12 Greatest Places to Visit in Africa, Part 1
This is the first instalment of two guest posts from Jade Scully about the 12 greatest places to visit in Africa. We have been to several of these locations and agree, they are some of the greatest sites in Africa. Stay tuned next Friday for part two. 6 More Greatest Places to Visit in Africa.
The African continent enjoys a vast and ever-changing landscape from lusciously fertile jungles through to the hot, arid desert. If you are visiting anywhere in Africa or better yet traveling through, there are some breath-taking places you won’t want to miss out on. Below are the first 6 great places to visit in Africa.
Egypt’s Abu Simbel:
Historically moved from their original location the two temples at Abu Simbel are an impressive sight to behold. They were carved out of the sandstone cliff near the River Nile over three millenniums ago – during the reign of the great Pharaoh, Ramesses II. The temples were built to honour the Pharaoh and the Egyptian Gods.
Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro:
This is not just an afternoon hike up Table Mountain; Mount Kilimanjaro (Kili as it is affectionately known) is the highest mountain in Africa, and at 19340ft its not surprising that summiting this impressive mound is a difficult and sometimes grueling task. The highest peak, Uhuru, can be reached by those with a moderate to high level of fitness, and if you can summit you’ll be able to say you reached the point of the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.
More on Mount Kilimanjaro – Mount Kilimanjaro, How Hard is it to Climb
Zambia & Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls:
The thousands of tones of water gushing downwards is the site of the “largest curtain of falling water on the earth”. Victoria Falls is a grandiose waterfall on the Zambezi River at the Zimbabwean-Zambian border. The “Mosi-oa-Tunya” (smoke that thunders) columns of water spray can be seen from miles away and the sound elaborates to visitors just how powerful the water-flow is. On the Zambian side there are relatively-safe natural pools to swim in so don’t forget to bring your costume (and your camera of course).
More on Victoria Falls – Victoria Falls Adventures, Top 5 Adventures in Victoria Falls
Egypt’s Great Pyramids at Giza:
The Egyptians have such a rich and decadent cultural history, and the Pyramids are an important cornerstone in that regard. The triangular architecture of the Pyramids has become the icon most famously synonymous with Egypt, and most of them (there are over 100) were built as tombs to preserve the mummies of Pharaohs and their family-members.
More on Pyramids of Giza – Great Temples and Monuments of Egypt, Discovering Egypt, A Photostory
Namibia’s Fish River Canyon:
After the Grand Canyon of America, the Namibian site of the Fish River Canyon is the most spectacular in the world. With a 160km ravine which measures at about 27km wide and 550 metres deep in some places the Fish River flows in the belly of this giant spectacle. Here you’ll enjoy wide open spaces that allow you to breathe the fresh air easy and take in the vast scenery.
More on Fish River Canyon – Last Day in Namibia, Final Stretch
The Maasai Mara and Serengeti’s Wildebeest Migration:
Arguably one of the most amazing natural events in the world, the Wildebeest Migration is an impressive movement to witness. The migration takes place among the open plains as hundreds of thousands of the magnificent wildebeest and zebra move towards greener pastures. The mass movement is a tense journey for the herbivores as they are followed closely by various predators hoping to benefit from the stragglers’ weaknesses.
Photo credit for Migration: UpHaa.com
Bio:
“Jade Scully is a copywriter, blogger and online marketing enthusiast who has published her work on a series of online publications and websites including Leeulekker who provide a range of travel and touring information for southern Africa travelers.”
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Tanzania has been #1 on my dream destination list for what seems like forever! I NEED to make it happen!!!
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Africa hasn’t been much in my thought in the past but since I have discovered your blog and reading your archives it has moved up to the top. This is a great resource when I can convince Mr. Rojo to step out of his comfort zone and plan the trip. I’m looking forward to part 2!
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Wow! This place looks spectacular! I really love to travel in Africa. There are a lot of things to check out in africa.
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These pictures are incredible. It’s just so eye-catching. I really like the collection of pictures. Tanzania such a great place.
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Awesome! I am in Egypt now and just went to Abu Simbel yesterday. It was amazing! The internet over here is not so great though! Amazing places. Hope you guys are doing well.
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Awesome that you are in Egypt. We did enjoy it immensely there. Get yourself to a McDonalds in Luxor, (if that is your next stop) It has free high speed wifi: pathetic I know, we always seek out the high speed wifi.
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Beautiful pictures, I really like!
Wow what amazing photos. You guys have traveled so much its fantastic. I hope to travel to all these places one day. Another great place to travel to is knysna on the garden route of South Africa. It has great accommodation. you can book your knysna accommodation through accommodation-in-knysna.com
Definitely recomend a Kili climb! Did you make it to Uhuru?
I have personally visited all of these site I would also all Cape Hope, Table Mountain and Kurger National Park.
Excellent piece and a fantastic collection of beautiful places everybody should visit. The photographs on this page are stunning.
A trip to the Victoria Falls is a splendid way of indulging yourself in extreme adventure. This heavenly allurement is either reaches by flights to Zimbabwe or by going through Zambia as stated above. Whichever African beauty you choose the journey to the Victoria Falls will surely be one to remember.