Category: Overlanding Africa

Zambia wins UNWTO award | Times of Zambia. ZAMBIA has been declared winner of the African nomination of the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Vettor Giusti tourism poster competition.

Reuniting African families one at a time – The Park Record. Bridges to America helps to reunite African families that have been “separated by war, political unrest, famine, and other hardships,” and to conduct service missions in Africa.

Zimbabwe proposes R3bn “Disney-style theme park” at Victoria Falls – SA Commercial Property News | South African Commercial Real Estate Marketplace. Zimbabwe plans to build “Disneyland in Africa” at the world famous Victoria Falls to boost tourism, according to new plans unveiled by the Zimbabwean government.

Paul Theroux returns to his second birthplace. Soon after graduating from university in 1963, Paul Theroux joined the Peace Corps and went to teach in Malawi. In the intervening 50 years, his life and frequent travels to Africa have fuelled many books, both non-fiction and fiction.

Known as the home to Africa’s most spectacular national park Serengeti, and one of western world most preferred destination, Tanzania’s is blessed with diverse natural settings. via Ethiosports » Tanzania can become major golf destination in Africa.

Forget Paris, fall in love with Accra – CNN.com. With only a 45 minute flight separating Lagos and Accra, you’d think I’d have been to Ghana at least once in my 22-year existence. Unfortunately until July 2013, the concepts holiday and Africa have never gone together in my head.

Tourist precinct for Cape Agulhas – SouthAfrica.info. South African National Parks (SANParks) has opened a kilometre-long boardwalk linking the Cape Agulhas lighthouse with the southernmost tip of Africa – the point in the Western Cape where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/travel/agulhas-210813.htm#.UhW5SZLi58E#ixzz2cgC8nzhc

Virgin Atlantic adds daily direct London to Cape Town flight | News24. Cape Town – Virgin Atlantic is set to resume its seasonal non-stop service with daily flights connecting London and Cape Town on October 27.

A REMARKABLY diverse region fused by its prolific wildlife, breathtaking landscapes and remnants of a fascinating ancient culture, Southern Africa will etch itself on to your heart. via Fall for the rugged terrain of Southern Africa | Travel | Travel News and Holiday Deals | | Herald Sun.