This is the only country in the world that has 1,200 km of coastline on the beautiful Mediterranean in the north as well as 1.5 million sq km of the "real" Sahara in the south. Algeria, which is probably the least visited country in the world, is a land that contains a living history from the days of ancient Rome to the even more ancient Numidia. On top of that, we find reminisces of the Vandals, Byzantine, Islamic Algerian and Ottoman civilizations in this unique region. The country is filled with pleasant surprises, majestic beauty and extremely hospitable people. Most westerners never think to visit this part of North Africa, but a journey to Algeria, where you are a special invited guest, will be one that you will never forget.
Welcome
to Benin Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Benin
For detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Benin..
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture.
The
West African Experience is an artistically tailored
journey that allows us to immerse in this richness
and to appreciate a region of Africa that is so
little known of.
Welcome
to Botswana Travel & Tourism page
Botswana
Tours & Safaris
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following Botswana Tours..
Botswana
is a land-locked nation centred in Sub-Saharan Africa
with an impressive biodiversity comprised of both
desert (the Kgalagadi / Kalahari of central and
western districts) and wetlands (the Okavango Delta
and Chobe). Botswana is one of the few remaining
destinations in Africa that still provides a good
sense of the adventure of safari. Its expansive
game parks and preserves, while offering wildlife
as diverse and abundant as that found anywhere else,
are still largely undeveloped and untamed.
Come experience Africa on one of our Botswana tours.
Welcome
to Burkina Faso Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Burkina Faso
For detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Burkina Faso..
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at 1.800.663.0844.
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture.
The
West African Experience is an artistically tailored
journey that allows us to immerse in this richness
and to appreciate a region of Africa that is so
little known of.
Welcome
to Egypt Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Egypt
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Egypt...
A
cultural tour of South Africa, Namibia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia,
Djibouti, Eritrea & Egypt
Egypt multi-image presentation video
Egypt Video
- Photo Gallery
In the fifth
century BC Herodotus wrote that 'nowhere
are there so many marvellous things' as in Egypt,
'nor in the world besides are
to be seen so many
things of unspeakable greatness' - this still applies
today. Since antiquity travellers have been drawn
to this extraordinary country. From the Sahara t
o
the shores of the Mediterranean, the Nile Valley
and its delta are flanked by arid wastes, the latter
as empty as the former are teeming with people.
This stark duality between fertility and desolation
is fundamental to Egypt's character and has shaped
its development since prehistoric times, imparting
continuity to diverse cultures and peoples over
the millennia.
In Egypt you get the a sense of permanence
and timelessness, which pervades every aspect of
life in this fascinating country. Today most people visit the pyramids, the Sphinx,
the great monuments of the Nile Valley, the legacy
of the Greeks and Romans, the churches and monasteries
of the early Christians, combined with a few days
spent exploring the souks, mosques and madrassas
of Islamic Cairo. However, possibilities for Egyptian
travel also encompass snorkelling and diving along
the Red Sea coasts, remote oases and camel trips
into the mountains of Sinai, or visits to the Coptic
monasteries of the Eastern Desert.
Welcome
to Eritrea Travel & Tourism
page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Eritrea
Our
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Eritrea...
Ethiopia
is the only country in Africa that has never
been subject to a colonial power and its people
have a proud tradition of fighting for their
independence. The country is also unusual
for its rich Orthodox Christian heritage,
which the Ethiopians maintained even at a
time when all of its neighbours embraced Islam
in the 7th century.
Wander through rock-hewn churches, the awe-inspiring
landscape of the Rift Valley and meet people
who will make you feel welcome.
Welcome
to Ghana Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Ghana
For detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Ghana..
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture.
The
West African Experience is an artistically tailored
journey that allows us to immerse in this richness
and to appreciate a region of Africa that is so
little known of.
Welcome
to Kenya Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Safaris in Kenya
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Kenya...
This
is one of the most beautiful lands in Africa and
a satisfyingly exciting and relatively easy place
to travel, whether on a short holiday or an extended
stay. The Swahili word safari (literally, journey)
wouldn't mean much to most people if it wasn't for
this East African adventure land. Revered by anthropologists
as the 'cradle of humanity', Kenya boasts the most
diverse collection of wild animals on the continent.
On the Indian Ocean coast, the palm-shaded strands
of beach and almost continuous, reef-protected lagoons
await you. You'll find a rewarding degree of openness
and curiosity in Kenya's towns and villages. Out
in the wilds, there is an abundance of authentic
scenic glamour - vistas of rolling savannah dotted
with Maasai and their herds, high Kikuyu moorlands,
dense forests bursting with bird song and insect
noise, and stony, shimmering desert.
Welcome
to Libya Travel & Tourism page
Libya
Tours
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following Libya tours...
The
Libyan people enjoy a well-earned reputation for
kindness and hospitality toward visitors, and the
country's streets and souqs are free of the hassles
of touts and their hard sell. Tripoli is as urbane
as any place in Africa; the Jebel Akhdar region
to the east is a lot more verdant and hidden amongst
the dune fields of the Sahara Desert, are stunning
oases and awesome mountains decorated with ancient
rock paintings. Your guides are the blue men of
the desert, the Tuaregs, people who understand this
inhospitable land. At Ghadames you will see an ancient
Saharan trading oasis with a unique heritage. Further
north are the vast Roman and Greek cities of Sabratha,
Leptis Magna, Apollonia and Cyrene.
With the lifting in 1999 of UN sanctions, Libya
has now opened her doors to foreigners, but with
few visitors at the sites, this is perhaps the best
time to explore this vast country on one of our
Libya tours.
Once
West Africa's greatest merchant empire, Mali
conjures up a spirit of adventure, of tiny
villages and encounters with tribal peoples.
Visit the fabled oasis of Timbuktu, once a
famous centre on the lucrative trans-Saharan
caravan route, wealthy from trade in cargoes
of gold and salt.
Explore the Dogon country, a wilderness of rock, shrub and barren sands,
with its typical villages, where characteristic flat-topped and cone-roofed
houses are stacked tightly together in tower-like constructions, below the
great yellow sandstone cliffs of the Bandiagara Escarpment. The Dogons are
ruled by the supernatural and magic, which is perhaps best seen in funeral
celebrations and spectacular masked dances.
Wonder through the narrow alleyways and mud-brick Afro-Arab architecture
of the old trading port of Djenne. The Grand Mosque here is the tallest dried-earth
building in the world.
Welcome
to Mauritius Travel & Tourism
page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Mauritius
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours
we offer to Mauritius...
A
cultural tour of the Madagascar, Comoro, Mayotte, Mauritius, Rodriguez, Reunion & Seychelles
Mauritius
will enchant you, will uplift your soul, making
you feel that you belong to the chosen few.
Every visitor enjoys personal attention. Every
encounter is an opportunity to discover a friendly
face. Behind each smile lies the promise of
a unique holiday. The contrast of a multitude
of colours and tastes, the island, set in its
turquoise sea, is an oasis of peace and tranquillity.
Mauritius, a melting pot where past and present
are smoothly blended together, offers an essential
beauty that will compel to return to its shores
time and time again. May your stay with us
remain engraved in your memory forever.
Welcome
to Morocco Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Morocco
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we
offer to Morocco...
Morocco is a land of extreme contrasts - from the commanding kasbahs and lush oases of the Draa Valley, to the forbidding landscapes of the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara. From the four imperial capitals of Fes, Meknes, Marrakesh and Rabat to the newer colonial towns of Casablanca & Tangier, the country has architectural jewels hardly matched anywhere on Earth.
Take a stroll around the Kasbah des Oudaias in Rabat. Spend time in the old Moorish city of Meknes, wandering around the sites and medinas and exploring the impressive remains of Roman Volubilis and the holy city of Moulay Idriss. Discover the exotic town of Fes where we explore the souks and crowded alleyways of the Medina that bring you back to the Middle Ages.
Spend time in Marrakesh with its lively Djemma-el-Fna Square, where you get to see amazing street entertainment; Berbers and Arabs come to exchange news, haggle and trade in jelabahs, carpets and spices - a scene straight out of one the thousand-and-one stories of the Arabian Nights!
Welcome
to Namibia Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Namibia
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Namibia...
Rwanda
- a country that is engulfed between Uganda, Burundi,
Tanzania and Zaire has been green and fertile for
many thousands of years. This has been recorded
even during the last ice age, when part of the Nyungwe
Forest was above the ice sheet. It is not known
when the country was first inhabited, but it is
thought that humans moved into the area shortly
after that ice age, either in the Neolithic period,
around ten thousand years ago, or in the long humid
period which followed, up to around 3000 BC. The
earliest inhabitants of the region were the Twa,
a group of aboriginal Pygmy forest hunters and gatherers,
who still live in Rwanda today.
Archaeological excavations conducted from the 1940s
have revealed evidence of sparse settlement by hunters
in the last stone age, followed by a larger population
of early iron age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_age
settlers.The later groups were found
to have manufactured artifacts, including a type
of dimpled pottery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery,
iron tools and implements. Today Rwanda, which better
through a bitter genocide in 1994 is now a peaceful
state and is opening up for tourism. The main attractions
are the gorilla and the chimpanzees viewing along
with the culture of the many tribes including the
pygmies.
Welcome
to Senegal Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Senegal
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Senegal...
A
cultural tour of South Africa, Swaziland, Zululand & Egypt
South
Africa is a very diverse and culturally rich area.
With such things as adventure, wild life, beautiful
flora & fauna, enchanting scenery of everything
from white sand beaches to the sand dunes of the
desert, all in a relatively small region, this has
been a long sought after destination.
South Africa's excellent infrastructure draws
favourable comparison with countries such as Australia
or the United States. Good air links and bus networks,
excellent roads and a growing number of first-class
hotels B&Bs make South Africa a perfect touring
country.
Welcome
to South Sudan Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to South Sudan
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to South Sudan...
Step
out into the vast open plains that dominate much
of Tanzania to meet one of the largest, wildest
animal populations in the world. Wildebeest, monkey,
antelope, lion, cheetah, crocodile, gazelle, flamingo
- you name it. Tanzania offers some of the best
wildlife spotting opportunities on the continent
in famous parks such as the Serengeti, the mysterious
crater of Ngorongoro and Mt Kilimanjaro. You can
also explore Zanzibar, one of several islands off
Tanzania's coast, a former spice centre that still
reflects bygone days of exotic trade.
Welcome
to Togo Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Togo
For detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Togo..
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture.
The
West African Experience is an artistically tailored
journey that allows us to immerse in this richness
and to appreciate a region of Africa that is so
little known of.
Welcome
to Tunisia Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Travels to Tunisia
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Tunisia...
Few
visitors venture beyond Tunisia's Mediterranean
beaches, but we find this ancient part of the African
Maghreb fascinating for its natural beauty and historical
diversity. Explore exquisite ruins such as Carthage,
the Roman cities of Sbeitla, Dougga and Bulla Regia
with its superb mosaics.
Visit Kairouan, Tunisia's holiest city, with the
Great Mosque and fascinating Medina, situated just
outside Tunis. Discover the crenellated walls of
Sfax and visit the huge Colosseum at El Djem.
Stay in the troglodyte village of Matmata before
exploring the dunes of the Northern Sahara to feel
the silent mystique of the world's largest desert.
Welcome
to Uganda Travel & Tourism page
Cultural
Tours and Safaris to Uganda
For
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Uganda...
Africa Tours
This is the only country in the world that has 1,200 km of coastline on the beautiful Mediterranean in the north as well as 1.5 million sq km of the "real" Sahara in the south. Algeria, which is probably the least visited country in the world, is a land that contains a living history from the days of ancient Rome to the even more ancient Numidia. On top of that, we find reminisces of the Vandals, Byzantine, Islamic Algerian and Ottoman civilizations in this unique region. The country is filled with pleasant surprises, majestic beauty and extremely hospitable people. Most westerners never think to visit this part of North Africa, but a journey to Algeria, where you are a special invited guest, will be one that you will never forget.
Botswana
is a land-locked nation centred in Sub-Saharan Africa
with an impressive biodiversity comprised of both
desert (the Kgalagadi / Kalahari of central and
western districts) and wetlands (the Okavango Delta
and Chobe). Botswana is one of the few remaining
destinations in Africa that still provides a good
sense of the adventure of safari. Its expansive
game parks and preserves, while offering wildlife
as diverse and abundant as that found anywhere else,
are still largely undeveloped and untamed.
Come experience Africa on one of our Botswana tours.
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture. 
Our
detailed itineraries, prices and dates, please
select from the following cultural tours we offer
to Eritrea... 
Ethiopia
is the only country in Africa that has never
been subject to a colonial power and its people
have a proud tradition of fighting for their
independence. The country is also unusual
for its rich Orthodox Christian heritage,
which the Ethiopians maintained even at a
time when all of its neighbours embraced Islam
in the 7th century.
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture. 
This
is one of the most beautiful lands in Africa and
a satisfyingly exciting and relatively easy place
to travel, whether on a short holiday or an extended
stay. The Swahili word safari (literally, journey)
wouldn't mean much to most people if it wasn't for
this East African adventure land. Revered by anthropologists
as the 'cradle of humanity', Kenya boasts the most
diverse collection of wild animals on the continent.
The
Libyan people enjoy a well-earned reputation for
kindness and hospitality toward visitors, and the
country's streets and souqs are free of the hassles
of touts and their hard sell. Tripoli is as urbane
as any place in Africa; the Jebel Akhdar region
to the east is a lot more verdant and hidden amongst
the dune fields of the Sahara Desert, are stunning
oases and awesome mountains decorated with ancient
rock paintings. Your guides are the blue men of
the desert, the Tuaregs, people who understand this
inhospitable land. At Ghadames you will see an ancient
Saharan trading oasis with a unique heritage. Further
north are the vast Roman and Greek cities of Sabratha,
Leptis Magna, Apollonia and Cyrene.
Once
West Africa's greatest merchant empire, Mali
conjures up a spirit of adventure, of tiny
villages and encounters with tribal peoples.
Visit the fabled oasis of Timbuktu, once a
famous centre on the lucrative trans-Saharan
caravan route, wealthy from trade in cargoes
of gold and salt.
Mauritius
will enchant you, will uplift your soul, making
you feel that you belong to the chosen few.
Every visitor enjoys personal attention. Every
encounter is an opportunity to discover a friendly
face. Behind each smile lies the promise of
a unique holiday. The contrast of a multitude
of colours and tastes, the island, set in its
turquoise sea, is an oasis of peace and tranquillity.
Mauritius, a melting pot where past and present
are smoothly blended together, offers an essential
beauty that will compel to return to its shores
time and time again. May your stay with us
remain engraved in your memory forever.
Morocco is a land of extreme contrasts - from the commanding kasbahs and lush oases of the Draa Valley, to the forbidding landscapes of the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara. From the four imperial capitals of Fes, Meknes, Marrakesh and Rabat to the newer colonial towns of Casablanca & Tangier, the country has architectural jewels hardly matched anywhere on Earth.
Rwanda
- a country that is engulfed between Uganda, Burundi,
Tanzania and Zaire has been green and fertile for
many thousands of years. This has been recorded
even during the last ice age, when part of the Nyungwe
Forest was above the ice sheet. It is not known
when the country was first inhabited, but it is
thought that humans moved into the area shortly
after that ice age, either in the Neolithic period,
around ten thousand years ago, or in the long humid
period which followed, up to around 3000 BC. The
earliest inhabitants of the region were the Twa,
a group of aboriginal Pygmy forest hunters and gatherers,
who still live in Rwanda today.
South
Africa is a very diverse and culturally rich area.
With such things as adventure, wild life, beautiful
flora & fauna, enchanting scenery of everything
from white sand beaches to the sand dunes of the
desert, all in a relatively small region, this has
been a long sought after destination.
Step
out into the vast open plains that dominate much
of Tanzania to meet one of the largest, wildest
animal populations in the world. Wildebeest, monkey,
antelope, lion, cheetah, crocodile, gazelle, flamingo
- you name it. Tanzania offers some of the best
wildlife spotting opportunities on the continent
in famous parks such as the Serengeti, the mysterious
crater of Ngorongoro and Mt Kilimanjaro. You can
also explore Zanzibar, one of several islands off
Tanzania's coast, a former spice centre that still
reflects bygone days of exotic trade.
Africa
is an immensely rich and culturally diverse continent.
Whilst each region offers it’s own individual
peculiarity, we also find the countries that form
the region all also offer again a very diverse
culture. 
