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The Best
of Africa:
Natures Attractions:
The
Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls are situated on the
Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia
and Zimbabwe, The falls are part
of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
in Zambia and Victoria Falls National
Park in Zimbabwe They are
one of Southern Africa's major tourist attractions. They are also
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mt
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, formerly Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze,
is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania.
Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the
world. Kilimanjaro is a giant stratovolcano reaching an elevation
of 19,335.6 ft. (5,895 m). Other names for this volcano are: Kilima
Dscharo, Oldoinyo Oibor (white mountain in Masai), and Kilima
Njaro meaning shining mountain in Swahili. This volcano's highest
and youngest cone is named Kibo. Shira to the west and Mawenzi
in the east are older cones that make up Kilimanjaro. Kibo has
not been active in modern times, but steam and sulfur are still
emitted. At the top of Kibo's summit is a 1 1/2 mile (2 1/4 Km)
wide crater.
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Kenya
Gorilla
Tracking
The mountain gorilla is the rarest of all the apes, and there
are only about 600 left in the mountainous region that straddles
Uganda, Rwanda
and the DRC in East Africa. This is the last fragile environment
in which they are able to survive; they’ve never been reared successfully
in captivity and there are none in zoos. There’s only one mountain
gorilla for every ten million people on earth. Only a few have
been habituated for humans to visit, which makes tracking these
elusive apes both a privilege and an exhilarating adventure. Be
prepared to hike through some rugged country: steep hills, thorny
trees and tangled vines. Discovering that you are sitting only
five metres from a gorilla in the undergrowth is a spine tingling
experience.
Top Safari Destinations:
South
Africa
Botswana
Tanzania
Kenya
Historic:
The Pyramids in Egypt
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