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Africa’s natural history alone would make a dozen visits worthwhile –
where else on earth can you fall asleep to the sound of lions roaring,
or watch a million flamingos take off from the waters of a remote soda
lake? Parts of Africa boast scenery so spectacular they’ll damn near
blow your mind, but the essence of this incredible continent isn’t in
any desert, mountain or lake. It’s the spirit of the people – pushing,
shoving, sweating, dancing, singing and laughing – that infects so many
visitors with a travel bug so powerful they’ll never stop coming back,
sometimes against all sense or reason.
Debate with venerable merchants among the cool,
narrow streets of an Arabic medina, dance to the thumping reggae beats
coming from a West African market stall, or shoot the breeze with
fishermen under Indian Ocean palm trees, and you’ll be struck more than
anything else by the honesty, warm-heartedness and vitality of the
African people.
Africa’s not always an easy place to travel in. It
can be frustrating and challenging at times. Hardships and logistical
disasters can happen. But don’t believe everything you see on TV:
Africa’s not a hell hole full of civil war, plague, famine and violent
crime. It’s a fantastic, enlightening, surprising and intriguing
continent. Try it once, and we guarantee you’ll dream about coming back
for the rest of your life.