🚂 Zimbabwe's stunning 80km safari train
Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation
Zimbabwe
The Elephant Express is a specialised safari train operating across an 80-kilometre route in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. Travelling between Dete …
🏛️ Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae: Stone quarries and obelisk
Archaeology & Antiquity
Egypt
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
☄️ Vredefort Dome: The stromatolite/basal fault plane site
Earth Sciences
South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🏛️ Roman Amphitheatre: Carthago
Archaeology - Ancient Rome
Tunisia
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
⛪ Abu Mena
Archaeology & Antiquity
Egypt
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🏛️ Temple of Amun (Oracle Temple)
Archaeology & Antiquity
Egypt
The Temple of Amun is a sanctuary located in Aghurmi village within the Siwa Oasis that occupies a rocky outcrop overlooking the settlement approximat…
🏔️ Black River Gorges National Park
Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains
Mauritius
Black River Gorges National Park is the largest nature reserve in Mauritius, encompassing diverse forest ecosystems across the island's southwestern h…
🏛️ Roman Amphitheatre: Thysdrus
Archaeology - Ancient Rome
Tunisia
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🏛️ Edfu
Archaeology - Ancient Rome
Egypt
Edfu, known in antiquity as Apollonopolis Magna, is one of Egypt's best-preserved temple complexes. The site centers on the Temple of Horus, construct…
🏜️ Tamanrasset
Lifestyles & Culture
Algeria
Tamanrasset is an oasis settlement in the central Sahara Desert located within the Ahaggar Mountains of southern Algeria that serves as the administra…
🌍 Andrefana Dry Forests: Parc National de Mikea
Parks, Hills & Mountains
Madagascar
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🕌 Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
Lifestyles & Culture
Ethiopia
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🌿 Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains
Madagascar
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🏛️ Roman Amphitheatre of Theveste (Tebessa)
Archaeology - Ancient Rome
Algeria
The Roman Amphitheatre of Theveste is a 2nd-century arena in Tebessa, Algeria that demonstrates Roman entertainment architecture in provincial North A…
💀 Skeleton Coast
Lifestyles & Culture
Namibia
The Skeleton Coast is a remote Atlantic shoreline in northwestern Namibia that remains largely inaccessible and ecologically preserved through a combi…
🏜️ Taghit Tkoutt Oasis
Adventures & Experiences
Algeria
Taghit Tkoutt Oasis lies in the Sahara Desert near the town of Taghit in Béchar Province, southwestern Algeria. The oasis is fed by underground water …
🏛️ Great Zimbabwe
Archaeology & Antiquity
Zimbabwe
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🌿 Gola-Tiwai Complex
Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains
Sierra Leone
The Gola-Tiwai Complex comprises one of the largest remaining intact blocks of the Upper Guinean Forest in West Africa. Located in south-eastern Sierr…
🏛️ Roman Amphitheatre: Avitta Bibba
Archaeology - Ancient Rome
Tunisia
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🦩 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Parks, Hills & Mountains
Senegal
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🪶 Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi
Archaeology & Antiquity
Uganda
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
⚒️ Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso
Archaeology & Antiquity
Burkina Faso
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
☄️ Vredefort Dome: The pseudotachylite (quarry) site
Earth Sciences
South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
🏛️ How a country reclaimed its rightful name
Curiosities
Eswatini
On 19 April 2018, King Mswati III of Swaziland announced that the kingdom would officially reclaim its indigenous name, eSwatini. The declaration occu…