Africa
Plan your journey to Africa with the 120 published guides below. Open a guide for its route, transport, places to stay and food suggestions.
Senegal travel guide: choosing a branch from Dakar
After Dakar and Gorée, choose Saint-Louis or Saly and Sine Saloum with practical bases, meals, transport and regional advice.
Antsiranana Guide: Rue Colbert and Place Kabary
Explore Rue Colbert and Place Kabary in Antsiranana, with flight planning, Rue Richelieu accommodation and a zebu entrecote dinner at Le Village Diego.
Robertson: the current museum annex and a separate Bonnievale producer day
Seek town memory in the current annex rather than the collapsed former building, with separate producer transport, concrete meals and a three-night plan.
Stellenbosch travel guide: historic homes and botanical garden
Two city days for the Village Museum and university botanical garden, with seasonal access, central accommodation, bobotie and braaibroodjie meals.
Sousse city guide: mosaics, the Ribat and two coastal days
Two different days for the Kasbah and Ribat, borghol sahli meals, medina versus coast accommodation and practical transport choices.
Worcester: a town base for plant displays and habitat observation
Separate plant-form and habitat questions at Karoo Desert garden with a real regional meal, town base and checked access arrangements.
Riebeek-Kasteel guide: museum and olive table
A two-night town plan linking the former church museum with olives, oil and tapenade; no October harvest-tour promise.
Swakopmund city guide: museum, library and coastal days
Two Swakopmund days linking the museum and Sam Cohen Library with coastal pauses, kabeljou, arrivals and rooms.
Algeria travel guide: six days in Algiers and Tipasa
The Kasbah, Hamma garden and Tipasa coast: a six-day northern route, transport, accommodation, couscous and visa preparation.
Dakar city guide: three days for Plateau, Gorée and the coast
Four nights with Théodore Monod, a separate Gorée day, a coastal base and a ceebu jën meal.
Gaborone city guide: two days for urban memory and visual arts
Capital days beyond safari: Main Mall, confirmed museum access, Thapong and seswaa meals.
Planning Angola: Luanda, the coast and regional choices
A conditional first-visit framework covering current regional advice, a Luanda base and Angolan food.
Meknes city guide: two days for gateways and music
Bab Mansour and El Hedim, Dar Jamaï National Museum of Music, chestnut tagine, trains and a three-night base.
Swellendam: two days of Drostdy heritage and craft
Plan two quiet cultural days in Swellendam, connecting the Drostdy, Ambagswerf, domestic displays and local bread-and-cheese breaks.
Fes city guide: Al Batha, woodcraft and two urban days
Plan three nights in Fes with two cultural days, a pastilla meal and manageable medina returns.
Agadir city guide: rebuilding, Oufella and urban memory
Two urban days linking the new Reconstruction Museum and Oufella with Talborjt, amlou, transport and room choices.
Douala city guide: two days of Bonanjo, art and culture
City days with arranged doual’art guiding, confirmed institute access, ndolè and mbongo’o tchobi.
Essaouira city guide: museum, medina and working harbour days
Two days from craft collections to harbour observation, with sardine-ball tagine, medina bases, arrival connections and closure checks.
Photography routes: plan light, distance and access
Photography trip ideas for Agra, Florence, Seattle, the Maasai Mara and Berlin through light, access and composition.
Kigali city guide: three days for remembrance, Nyamirambo and markets
A city stay separate from a country safari circuit, with age-appropriate remembrance, a community walk and market meals.
Choosing a summer route: Tirana, Tbilisi, Budva or Marrakech
Town, lake, coast or medina: compare separate summer outlines at one base in four countries.
Pretoria city guide: two museum days, domestic memory and transport
A Pretoria stay separating Kruger Museum and natural history, with a confirmed Melrose House option, meal choices and practical Gautrain connections.
Robert Sobukwe / Graaff-Reinet: two museum days
Connect Reinet House and the Old Library, their different visiting days and a Karoo lamb meal in a thoughtful two-day town itinerary.
Francistown city guide: two days for the museum and history walk
Supa Ngwao, a reserved history walk, seswaa and bogobe: two cultural days in Francistown, with rooms and safe transport.
Cairo city guide: three neighbourhood days and a separate Giza option
A compact plan for Tahrir, Old Cairo and the bazaar with local meals, transport buffers and one accommodation base.
George travel guide: two days of timber and transport museums
George Museum, Transnet collections and short city pauses, with checked transport planning, accommodation, boerewors and koeksister meals.
Johannesburg travel guide: Soweto, Rosebank and a thoughtful city route
Plan two or three days in Johannesburg around Constitution Hill, Mandela House and Emmarentia, with district choices, transport and meals.
What to eat in Johannesburg: braai, pap and a Soweto lunch
A Johannesburg food plan with braai, pap and chakalaka, a Soweto lunch, a Rosebank evening and practical portion and transport choices.
Rwanda travel guide: Kigali, a cultural road and one nature branch
Choose a first Rwanda route between Kigali, Nyanza, Nyungwe, Karongi and Akagera, with bases, meals, transfers and current border advice.
Banjul city guide: two days for museum questions, streets and market
Two capital days separating history and trade, with benachin, domoda and a choice of base.
Saint-Louis city guide: photography and glass painting
Two Saint-Louis culture days comparing MuPho photography and Kër Guillabert, with ceebu jën, island walks, arrivals and rooms.
Paarl: two days of language history,bread and cheese
Plan the weekday Taalmuseum,separate monument access and a Fairview bread-and-cheese meal; the bistro closure remains visible.
What to eat in Casablanca: rfissa, tagine and market pauses
Turn curiosity about rfissa, tagine, couscous and tea into an unhurried Casablanca food outline around markets, the medina and coast.
KuGompo City / East London: two collection days
Two days for East London Museum, Ann Bryant, urban elevations and Nahoon, with umngqusho, accommodation and the King Phalo connection.
Madagascar travel guide: forest, baobabs or an island?
An Antananarivo and Andasibe start, a Morondava or Nosy Be choice, useful bases, Malagasy meals and current travel advice.
Casablanca travel guide: medina, city centre and Atlantic coast
Discover Casablanca through the medina, Hassan II Mosque and Atlantic coast with transport, accommodation choices and a flexible two-day outline.
Marrakech Travel Guide: The Medina, Gardens and a 3-Day Plan
Plan Marrakech around the medina, Jemaa el-Fna and Jardin Majorelle, with riad choices, ticket checks, transport and shopping advice.
What to Eat around Kilimanjaro: Moshi Coffee and Materuni Lunch
A Moshi and Materuni food plan with coffee, machalari, mtori and pilau, combining village lunch, transport and accommodation choices.
Where to go? Five city choices for different interests
Compare Bruges, Yerevan, Salzburg, Bristol and Marrakech through central detail, book culture, music, harbour history and a local meal.
Kilimanjaro Region Guide: Moshi, Marangu and Materuni
Explore the Kilimanjaro region through Moshi, Marangu forest, Shira and Materuni, with day outings, accommodation, transport, coffee and local food.
El Jadida travel guide: Mazagan, Afifi theatre and harbour
An exterior heritage walk through Mazagan, a separate Afifi theatre stop, harbour surroundings, a seafood meal and a town base.
Mozambique travel guide: eight days around Maputo and Tofo
A southern route with regional warnings, Maputo, Inhambane, Tofo, transport, accommodation and mathapa.
What to eat in Marrakech: tanjia, square stalls and tea pauses
Explore Marrakech food through tanjia, Jemaa el-Fna, dried fruit, juice and tea with a flexible meal and neighbourhood outline.
Botswana travel guide: a seven-day Okavango and Chobe plan
Plan a first safari around Maun and Kasane, with delta and river experiences, accommodation choices, local food and practical safety checks.
Seychelles travel guide: a calm Mahé, Praslin and La Digue itinerary
Plan a Mahé coastal base, Praslin forest and La Digue day with sensible ferry connections, stays and Creole meals.
Nairobi travel guide: museums, Karura and wildlife planning
Plan two or three days in Nairobi around the National Museum, Karura, Giraffe Centre and National Park, with accommodation and transport choices.
What to eat in Nairobi: ugali, nyama choma and a meal route
A Nairobi food guide to ugali, sukuma wiki and nyama choma, with Westlands evenings, Karen meal planning, portions, budget and transfers.
Alexandria travel guide: two days of Qaitbay, culture and coast
Arrange Qaitbay, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Montaza and Stanley in western and eastern days, with train, hotel and meal planning.
Lesotho travel guide: six days around Thaba Bosiu and Semonkong
History and waterfall days via Maseru, with mountain-road planning, accommodation, papa and moroho, security and border preparation.
Sharm el-Sheikh Travel Guide: Bays, Nature and Egyptian Food
Plan Sharm through Naama Bay, Ras Um Sid, Ras Mohammed and Nabq, with accommodation choices, transfers, the Old Market and Egyptian meals.
Tulbagh: earthquake memory and Church Street lives
Separate earthquake memory and household interpretation across two full days, with a bobotie break and a practical town base.
Zambia travel guide: Livingstone and South Luangwa route
Plan a balanced first trip combining Livingstone waterfall walks, South Luangwa safaris, sensible connections, accommodation and nshima meals.
Lomé cultural guide: two days for the Palais and National Museum
Two distinct institutions, historical questions and Togolese meals beyond the market circuit.
Durban city guide: KwaMuhle, the port and two culture days
Read municipal history and maritime labour through two museums, with bunny chow, room choices and dependable transport.
Tunisia travel guide: a first Tunis, Carthage and Kairouan route
Connect Tunis medina, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and Kairouan with considered transport, stays and regional meals.
Tetouan city guide: archaeology, embroidery and two urban days
Explore two museums through different questions, with a compact medina walk, regional Jben pause and practical arrival and room choices.
Gabon travel guide: Libreville and one nature extension
Choose Loango, Lopé or Lambaréné as a main extension, with a useful capital base, park preparation, the Ogooué and nyembwe meals.
Kisumu city guide: Luo heritage, museum and lake meals
A Kisumu cultural day: museum and Ber Gi Dala, tilapia and omena, a conditional Dunga pause, accommodation and dependable transport.
Malawi travel guide: eight days around Cape Maclear and Liwonde
A practical lakeshore and Shire River plan with Lilongwe transfers, accommodation, nsima and current health sources.
Tunis city guide: three days for the medina, Bardo and modern centre
A capital stay distinct from a Tunisia tour, with a medina walk, museum, park pause and local meals.
Sierra Leone travel guide: a first week in Freetown and the peninsula
City history, two bases, coastal rest and conditional Banana Islands, local meals, Lungi transfers and Tacugama access checks.
Kumasi city guide: two cultural days for the fort and palace
Two days comparing Kumasi Fort and Manhyia museums, with fufu and nkate nkwan, one room base and practical connections.
Ceres: freight wagons and memories of displacement
Compare freight systems and community memory during one complete Togryers Museum day, with a real peri-peri meal, appointments and an Oranje Street base.
Abidjan city guide: three days for Plateau, Banco and Cocody
Four nights in the lagoon city with a forest morning, area-based accommodation and an attiéké meal.
Ghana travel guide: Accra, coastal history and a Kumasi option
Build an Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina and Kakum route, with a Kumasi option, fufu and banku meals, transport and regional advice.
Namibia travel guide: an eight-day desert and coast route
A measured route through Windhoek, Sesriem–Sossusvlei and Swakopmund, with accommodation, road preparation and local food.
Hermanus guide: old harbour and coastal memory
Two nights and one full cultural day: Old Harbour, photographic memory, a short coastal walk and a concrete seafood meal.
Mahébourg town guide: two days for waterfront and cassava
Mahébourg waterfront and streets, Rault cassava biscuits, the National History Museum closure, and three nights for terminal and airport planning.
Franschhoek: two days of motoring and bread heritage
Connect a booked Motor Museum visit with La Motte Mill Walk and botanical bread over two days at separate addresses.
Mauritius travel guide: six days of beaches, Port Louis and nature
Beach, city and nature days from a western base, with transport, local food, accommodation and official entry sources.
Gqeberha city guide: South End memory and two heritage days
Two days with South End Museum, a compact Donkin section, a fish meal, Humewood or Summerstrand bases and practical transfer choices.
Livingstone city guide: museum, streets and a nshima meal
A city day around Livingstone Museum, Mukuni Park and a Highlands meal, with transport, accommodation and historical photographs.
Pietermaritzburg travel guide: two museums and city memory
Two city days for KZN Museum and uMsunduzi Museum, with correct addresses, Sunday differences, accommodation, reliable journeys and curry meals.
Windhoek city guide: two days for history, crafts and kapana
A capital stay separate from a desert circuit: central history, a Katutura meal, accommodation and reliable city transport.
Prince Albert: fossil traces, domestic memory and Guernsey products
Build one complete town day around Fransie Pienaar Museum and a real producer’s food, with correctly counted nights, room choice and separate shop conditions.
Bloemfontein city guide: two days of natural history and art
Two distinct collection days between the National Museum and Oliewenhuis, with closures, regional food, accommodation and Bram Fischer arrival.
Benin travel guide: a southern coast, lake and culture route
Choose Cotonou, Ganvié, Porto-Novo, Ouidah and Abomey, with useful bases, dakouin and abla meals and regional travel advice.
Kampala city guide: two days around Namirembe and Nakasero
Two full capital days with Namirembe, Nakasero, a rolex meal, Entebbe transfers and a practical accommodation base.
Mossel Bay: two days of maritime and plant interpretation
Separate maritime and garden interpretation at Dias Museum, preserve the boarding closure and plan a real hake meal from a town base.
Côte d'Ivoire travel guide: Abidjan and Grand-Bassam
Give the lagoon city, Banco forest and Bassam history separate days, with attiéké meals, practical bases and regional travel advice.
Tangier city guide: Kasbah and Villa Harris
Two Tangier days linking the Kasbah Museum and Villa Harris with Grand Socco, grilled sardines, train planning and rooms.
Lusaka city guide: two days for museums and craft visits
A capital stay beyond a connection night, with the museum, Kabwata, a nshima meal and practical city transport.
Oudtshoorn: town days for feather trade and domestic history
Read trade and household use separately at CP Nel, then connect historic facades with a real ostrich meal and a town base.
Kimberley travel guide: two days of the Big Hole and museums
A two-day Kimberley plan for the Big Hole, McGregor Museum and Belgravia, with transport, accommodation and South African meal ideas.
Tamale travel guide: an SCCA art day and a meal near UDS
Plan two nights in Tamale: SCCA art in Kpambegu, banku and grilled tilapia near UDS, flight connections and a suitable accommodation base.
Cotonou city guide: two days for art and a Ganhi table
Two full days in the economic capital with Cotonou LAB, Ganhi ingredients and a single base.
Montagu: domestic materials and congregation memory
Read Joubert House and the Old Mission Church differently, with a sample-menu evening, a Long Street base and careful weekend planning.
Port Louis city guide: labour history and neighbourhood meals
A three-night capital stay with Aapravasi Ghat, a separate market day, Chinatown food and practical urban connections.
Monastir city guide: two days for the Ribat and remembrance
Two town days for the Ribat, Bourguiba surroundings, medina and fishing harbour, with charkaw couscous, accommodation and actual connections.
Libreville city guide: museum, contemporary culture and urban meals
Two capital days with confirmed museum access, French Institute programming, Mont-Bouët context and nyembwe meals.
Planning Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, coffee and regional advice
A conditional capital-based framework with current conflict and access warnings, local food and coffee.
Rabat city guide: Oudayas, art and two capital days
Connect adornment collections and modern art with the kasbah, a tea pause, tram travel and accommodation in Morocco’s capital.
The Gambia travel guide: Kotu, Tanji and river heritage
One coastal base, a Tanji fishing day, Banjul market and a conditional heritage extension, with useful meals and transport planning.
Piketberg: domestic objects, synagogue and a historic town route
Compare domestic arrangements and community memory, with a Winkelshoek roosterkoek start, weekday museum access and selected historic exteriors.
Safi city guide: ceramics, potters and a coastal meal
Two days in Safi with the current Cité des Arts museum address, Bab Chaaba surroundings, a regional sardine meal and practical transport decisions.
Planning Cameroon: a city base, Kribi and local tables
Plan a Yaoundé or Douala base and conditional coastal option with regional warnings kept explicit.
Mombasa city guide: Fort Jesus, Old Town and Swahili meals
Two cultural days in Mombasa: fort and neighbourhood architecture, mahamri and pilau, centre or Nyali, rail connections and current safety considerations.
Port-Gentil city guide: two days on Mandji
A Mandji urban base with daylight orientation, a confirmed coastal component and nyembwe, plus rooms, flights and changing roads.
Beaufort West: medical science, home and congregation memory
Read the Donkin Street museum complex during one full day, with a real bobotie meal, weekday access and correctly counted nights between road journeys.
Wellington South Africa: education and an Egyptian collection
Read Western Cape Wellington through education and Egyptian objects, with a real boerewors-pap meal, appointment rules and the correct town base.
Lagos city guide: island culture, Lekki and three days from one base
Freedom Park, Lekki nature, area-based accommodation and local meals with dependable daylight connections.
Darling guide: domestic memory and station satire
Two nights and one full town day: Darling Museum, Evita se Perron and concrete producer rusks and toffee options.
Togo travel guide: a southern route through Lomé and Kpalimé
Six nights of markets, crafts, a guided waterfall day and Togolese meals, with current advice and northern areas excluded.
Hurghada travel guide: three days of sea, streets and history
Three days in Hurghada with a flexible sea outing, Al Mina, old-town streets, museum hours, a real hotel and a steak dinner.
Kairouan city guide: two days for basins and Raqqada
Separate days for the Aghlabid Basins and the Raqqada collection outside town, with mosli allouche, maqroudh, accommodation and return planning.
Nampula guide: museum, cathedral and a city day
Plan a Nampula city visit around the ethnographic museum, cathedral, accommodation and an arrival meal, with official sources and practical checks.
Velddrif and Laaiplek guide: museum, bokkoms and coastal work
A distinctive two-night coastal plan: fisheries museum, Bokkomlaan, salted dried fish and moskonfyt with honest access conditions.
Beira city guide: two days for the cathedral, station and Macuti
Two Beira city days: cathedral architecture, railway station, Macuti coast, xima and matata, with rooms, vehicles and current regional advice.
Eswatini travel guide: five days of Ezulwini, Mantenga and nature
Mantenga, Mlilwane and Malolotja from an Ezulwini base, with stays, transport, pap and official entry sources.
Accra city guide: three days for Jamestown, the museum and Osu
Four nights with a lived-in neighbourhood, the National Museum, a suitable base and a banku meal.
Lüderitz city guide: maritime history and Kolmanskop
Two Lüderitz days with the Maritime Museum, permitted Kolmanskop, Bergstraße, rock lobster, road planning and rooms.
Bulawayo city guide: Natural History Museum and an urban science day
A Bulawayo day separate from safari: Natural History Museum, Centenary Park, a sadza lunch, an urban base and current transport checks.
São Tomé and Príncipe travel guide: two bases and an unhurried island route
Plan São Tomé town, roças and the southern coast in a week, with separate choices for Rolas and Príncipe, local meals and practical places to stay.
Maputo city guide: two days of natural history and contemporary art
A city plan around the Natural History Museum and CCFM, with mathapa meals and Polana versus Baixa bases.
Cabo Verde travel guide: choose islands for history, valleys or coast
Choose Santiago, São Vicente–Santo Antão or Sal with practical connections, base decisions and a cachupa meal stop.
Sfax city guide: two days for the medina and Kasbah
Building and domestic culture in Sfax medina, the Kasbah, charmoula and fish couscous, Dar Jellouli access differences, rooms and rail planning.
Planning Comoros: one island base and local tables
A conditional five-day Grande Comore framework, with a Moroni base, coast choices, Karthala conditions and local food.
Toamasina city guide: old neighbourhoods and a conditional Ivoloina plan
Flexible Toamasina/Tamatave city days: boulevards, markets, meals and a verified environmental-education option, with demonstration and post-cyclone access warn
Knysna: two days of maritime and timber-town history
Separate Old Gaol and Millwood House collection days, then connect lagoon-side breaks, oyster provenance and transport from one town base.
Zimbabwe travel guide: waterfall and safari or a stone-city route?
Seven nights for Victoria Falls and Hwange, a separate Great Zimbabwe and Matobo choice, sadza, camp selection and official sources.