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Places to Visit in Africa in 2021: Africa has been a leading holiday destination for decades now because of the vast attraction accumulated in and unique services provided along pending your holiday. 2021 has been a holiday dream to most people that would like to take vacations because of long quarantine and they wish to spend their 2021 doing outdoor activities like Game drives, hiking, walking safari and other leisure outdoor activities.

African destinations are restoring and maintaining a good environment to have more guests in 2021 because of the high demand for the holiday from many people. Safarihub can serve you in different tour destinations within African in different countries. In 2021 these are the best tourist destination that you shouldn’t skip to enquire when you are about to take your breath-taking holiday.

Places to Visit in Africa in 2021:

 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK:

Serengeti National Park is the natural grazing ecosystem with huge herds of mammals. Serengeti is prevalent known due to various facts like the outstanding Great Migration that occurs each year, It also has unique Savannah ecosystem with more than big mammals, compromising essentially all the plain in East Africa. Serengeti is the best national park worldwide and visitors can have plenty of activities to enjoy like Game drives, Hot Air Balloon safaris, hiking through the savannah, visiting Hippo pools, watching the great migration. Serengeti is the best destination where you can also spot the big five and other animals.

 NGORONGORO CRATER:

The Crater is among the natural wonders in the world, Ngorongoro crater is a unique wildlife conservation site as it embraces multiple land use of integrating the protection of the local people and wildlife conservation. The site has several activities that a tourist can perform like Game drives, vising the Maasai cultural Boma, ascending in the crater which is seen as the main site where you can sight many different animals including buffalos, hippos, rhinos lions. Visiting the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Archeological site. In the crater, it is easy to spot many animals and black and white rhinos.

 MAASAI MARA:

Maasai Mara is a national Game Reserve in Kenya, the reserve is contagious with Serengeti National Park. The reserve is one of the important wildlife sanctuaries in Africa as it maintains ecotourism whereby tourism activities are conducted with high consideration of environmental landscape protection, protecting cultural attires and wildlife welfare. Maasai Mara has been a great destination for different leisure and tourism activities like game drives, cultural tourism whereby visitors can visit the Maasai bomas and experience their traditions and customs. Maasai Mara has also been seen as a special destination because it inhabits animals in the great migration of millions of wildebeest and thousands of Zebras from Serengeti National Park each year.

 ZANZIBAR ISLAND:

Zanzibar island is an astronomy region of Tanzania, Zanzibar island has been a dream beach vacation to many of the tourist because of the beautiful beaches, warm water and white sand. In Zanzibar there are two main islands which are Pemba and Unguja, they all have beautiful beaches and good resorts to serve you in your vacation. The islands have different activities that one can perform during their stay like swimming, diving, boat ride, fishing and also visiting different historical sites like a stone town where they used to sell slaves. The island also is the best place to experience the cultures and lifestyle of the Swahili people including their foods (mostly seafood), their religion which is Islamic and their dressing style.

 NAMIB DESERT:

The desert is found in Namibia along the Atlantic Ocean, some part of the Namib desert is honoured as the world heritage site and was registered by the UNESCO. Namib is among the driest desert in the world because of the little rain it gets throughout. The desert has so many things that have been attracting many tourists like the sand dunes, the beautiful and stunning views, plants and animals like jackals, Oryx, mourning doves and others. In the desert there are so many and attracting activities that tourist can do like climbing the dunes, biking the quads to both kids and adults, bird watching in Kunene river and in the banks of Kavango, camel riding and having a desert air safari. The desert is open throughout the year for tourism activities but there are best times to visit which are May to September because of the weather condition that is being less hot to the desert.

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 MOUNTAIN KILIMANJARO:

Kilimanjaro mountain is the largest and longest mountain in Africa with 5895, and the most standing mountain in the world. The mountain has three peaks which are Shira, Mawenzi and Kibo, Kibo peak is the highest of all. Mountain Kilimanjaro can be approached through different routes, where there are 5 routes that one can take to hike which are Marangu(the easiest route), Machame, Rongai, Lemosho and Umbwe which is the toughest route. Climbing Mountain Kilimanjaro, it might take 5 to 8 days depending with the route that you choose. Summiting the Kilimanjaro peak has been the dream of many hikers, let 2021 be your dream dates of summitting the Kilimanjaro peak.

 VICTORIA WATERFALLS:

Victoria Falls is among of the largest waterfalls in the world with the width of1708metres and the height of 108 meters, it is located on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Victoria Falls has been the home of many animals like the elephants, Hippos on the upper part of the flow. Both countries permit the entry to Victoria falls, though Zimbabwe has been the best because of the development of tourism facilities in the destination. The waterfall has the sound that can be heard 40 kilometres and can be seen 50 km from the falls, alongside you can also visit the nearby local people whereby you can experience the other side of African culture. 

 KRUGER NATIONAL PARK:

Kruger National Park is among the largest National Parks in the world with 19485 km2 and is located in Northeastern of South Africa. The park consist of large animals than any other park in Africa, all the big five are also be spotted and more than 517  of bird species. The park also inhabits a large number of vertebrates almost 217 species of reptiles like black Mamba, crocodiles. The game drive is the most activity in the park also crocodile watching at crocodile bridge, bird watching. Kruger can be visited throughout the year

 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK:

The park has been one of the best destinations in Africa that one be doing game dives and at the same time enjoying the view of the outstanding mountain in the world, Mountain Kilimanjaro. The park inhabits large herds of elephants and more than 80 animal species and over 400 bird species. Many activities can be done in the park including game drives, golf playing, bird watching.

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 ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK:

Etosha national park is found in Namibia, it is more popular because of a large population of animals it inhabits including lions, leopards, Cheetah, hyena, zebra giraffe springbok and more other can be found in the park. The park also has the salt pan that is largest in Africa. Etosha is one of the unique wildlife sanctuaries in Africa because it consists of a large number of black rhinos and other animals and animals can easily be spotted. The game drive can be enjoyed in Etosha because of the beautiful landscape.

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Most Endangered Animals in Africa – Endangered animals are kind of species that a large population of its range might be extinct in the near future. The species undergo extinction due to different reason but mostly is caused by human activities like Illegal poaching that is mostly done in African countries due to the demands of animal horns, skin and sometimes for food. Overharvesting of the species, loss of habitats which can be caused naturally or by human activities. African countries have drawn the biggest pride for being the home of wildlife by ensuring much protection and conservation to the wildlife resources in their National Parks, Controlled areas, Game reserves and other conservation sites. Despite such efforts that the African government inputs into wildlife conservation they also face threats that lead to some wildlife species become endangered. The following are the top 5endangered animals in Africa animals.

 Black Rhino: 

Among the highest endangered species in Africa are Black Rhinos, In Africa, they are mostly found in Kenya, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. They can be distinguished by the white Rhino by looking at their lip, whereby White rhinos have a square lip and Black rhinos have their Prehensile upper lip. Black rhinos are counted as critically endangered species as they go up extinct. Black Rhinos are mostly found at Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)Etosha National Park and Damaraland (Namibia) and Matobo National Park in Zimbabwe. Black rhino are in the high risk of being extinct because of high rampant poaching because of their demand on rhino horns that are being sold in International Trade Market.

 Pangolins:

This animal species are among the animals that are highly trafficked in Africa and traded in Asia where its scales are used in making medicines and its blood believed as a healing tonic. Pangolins were mostly found in Southern Africa and Eastern African countries. Pangolins have been listed by IUCN as endangered animals due to a rapid decrease in its population. They are now rarely to be seen in African countries because of high trafficking that has been done, even though they have some defensive mechanism (camouflage) like rolling themselves like balls, and also the nature of their habitats whereby they live in holes whenever they sense danger around them but that has been hard to protect them from human beings.

 Rothschild`s Giraffe:

A giraffe has a height of 2.6 to 3.5 shoulder and 3.9 to 5.5 m on top of the head and has the weight of 970to 1400 kg. Giraffes like dry Savannahs where Acacia and Terminalia are abundant trees. They are browsers and have been feeding over 100 species of plants. Rothschild giraffes are different from others because it has lard white dividing white lines than the reticulated Giraffes. The number of Giraffes has been rapidly decreasing in most of the wildlife conservation sites due to different reasons like loss of habitat, Human-wildlife conflict and illegal hunting. The giraffe can be highly spotted in few National Parks in Africa including Lake Nakuru Park in Kenya and Uganda in Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Vally National Park and Lake Mburo National Park.

 African Penguin:

African Penguin is also known as Black-footed Penguin This is another species that its number is decreasing, its extinction in the near future was declared in 2010 after the decrease of 60% of its population was experienced. Several factors have led to its extinction like environmental problems, Oil spills to the ocean and human activities that have led to many disturbances. They can highly be seen in South Africa. 

 African Wild Dogs:

The African wild dogs are mostly available in Sub Saharan countries like South Africa and Tanzania (Ruaha and Mikumi National Park and Selous Game Reserve). They are also known as Painted hunting dogs. These animal species are about to extinct. Previously the wild printed dogs were among of the species that had a large population in African countries especially in South Africa, but the number of wild dogs keeps decreasing due to some misconception with human beings which has been the main reasons of their killings (South Africa) also being consumed by predators especially lions this has lead to their loss in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Etosha National Park, Okavango.

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African Safari Under $1500: The African continent has been the leading best destination for many tourism activities in the world like safaris, Beach holidays, Train journeys, Desert Adventures, Mountain hiking and Cultural Tourism. Safarihub and their cooperative tour products suppliers are very delighted to let you be aware of the budgeted tour packages that are being offered in different countries across Africa. Most of these packages are being offered as group tours whereby one can join at affordable rice and resulting in a lifetime adventure memorable experience. The services can be extended and amended as a client want but at additional costs. All packages can be suitable for all people of different ages and sex.

Classic cheetah Safari -8Days (KENYA):

This is one of the Classic safaris that can be operated at low rates, The Safari takes 8 days in Kenya whereby you will be visiting several wildlife conservation sites including Samburu National Reserve in two days for the game drive,  Mount Kenya, Lake Naivasha and Maasai Mara National Reserve. The guests are going to spend their nights in mid-range lodges and in comfortable tented camps.

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Maasai Mara Flying safari-3Days (KENYA):

This is a short flying safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve, the safari will take three days to end. The tour will start in Nairobi and end in Nairobi. The tourists will be lucky not wasting time on roads instead they will have to take flights to the main destination for their 3 days game drive, Maasai Mara is famous for the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and thousands of Zebras, Cultural tours in Masai villages, Talek and Mara rivers.

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Tanzania Camping Safari-4Days (TANZANIA):

This package is originally intended to provide the authentic experience of camping safari adventure where you`ll get a lot of time to explore Lake Manyara National Park, the park that is famous for tree-climbing lions. Tarangire National Park, luckily you will be able to witness large herds of elephants and huge Baobab trees. Ngorongoro Crater, a Collapsed Volcano filled with wildlife animals and forest. In this safari package, the accommodation services will be camping on all nights. The tour price includes camping equipment on all days that will be spent.

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Through the rift valley-Days – (KENYA):

This is a short safari but worth one too. The tourist will be visiting Maasai Mara National Reserve for 2 days game drive then you also visit Lake Nakuru, the park is famous for birdlife, an easy spot of flamingos and home of Black and white Rhinos and Rothschild Giraffes. The park offers plenty of tourist attractions and a variety of leisure activities like game drives, boat rides. 

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Kili Safari- 6 Days (KENYA):

Another wildlife-based package that is more likely to wildlife lovers especially animals and luckily you can be able to see Mount Kilimanjaro from one of the destinations that you will be visiting. The wildlife sites that you will be visiting are Amboseli National Park for two days having morning and afternoon game drives, Lake Naivasha, where you can see flocks of Flamingos, Maasai Mara National Reserve for two-day game drives.

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Garden Tour Splendor-4Days (SOUTH AFRICA):

The package tour is mainly intended for people that love gardens and the authentic beauty of nature for unique scenic views. The tour will include visiting different destinations like the famous Garden where you’ll travel through Tsitsikamma forest. Featherbed Nature Reserve where you can view Pristine beach, Marshes Forests and luckily you can spot different birds. You`ll also visit Ostrich farm and  Cango Caves one of the most incredible natural wonders in South Africa.

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Discover Zimbabwe-3Days (ZIMBABWE):

The worth short safari package in Zimbabwe in 3days, it gives an opportunity to tourist to explore the major attractions in Zimbabwe in a short period of time and the reasonable price. Tourists will be able to visit one of seven natural wonders in the world and that is Victoria Water Falls, Having a great time viewing the waterfalls from different angles (Livingstone point view to Danger point). Boat cruise can also be performed in river Zambezi where you can see Hippos, Crocodiles and Birds and also the Safari cruise will be offered to Chobe National Park, The park boasts the Big five and the river teems with Hippos and Crocodiles which can be viewed from boats and safari vehicles.

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Kruger and Kingdoms-7Days (SOUTH AFRICA):

This is the seven days tour with a variety of spectacular experiences in a single tour package. The tourist will have more time for fun and visiting different tour destinations with different leisure activities including wildlife game viewing, Cruise, cultural tour. The tour destinations are Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Panorama routes, The kingdom of Swaziland, The Kingdom of Zulu, and Lake St Lucia and enrooting to Durban.

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Magnificent Garden route-4days (SOUTH AFRICA):

The tour package exists in four days where guests will have a good time to visit different garden routes that have a unique and authentic scenic. The package also includes visiting different historical towns like Matijiesfonten, a national heritage site, where there was a hospital for British officers during the Anglo-Boer War. Also visiting a Prince Albert village, the village is famous for its sun-ripened fresh and dried fruit, Olives, Vineyards and local cheese and paying a visit to George village that’s historic too. Several activities are also included like wine tasting, a tour to Cango caves, the great world`s natural wonders, Lagoon Cruise at Featherbed Nature Reserve and visiting Ostrich farms. 

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Majestic Victoria falls-3Days (ZIMBABWE):

This is one of the short days’ tours that gives you an opportunity to explore the great Victoria fall, that is among the great tourist attraction in Africa and in the world. The package has also be combined with several experiences like the cruising at river Zambezi, cultural tour at Zimbabwean villages where you can witness the old customs and learn their way of life.

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Luxury Train Safari in Africa – The African train safari is the most luxurious train safari for adventure and leisure in the world. Since its establishment, it has extracted its reputation as the leading luxurious train adventure globally. The main theme of this Adventure Safari is to ensure that the tour explores the whole beauty of African tourism attraction including Natural and cultural attractions that they vary in each of every country. The train safari is mostly based in the southern part of Africa, South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana. Most of the train Safaris commence from South Africa (Pretoria). There are so many packages of the train safari in Africa depending on the days that you would like to spend and places that you would like to visit. Train Safari is not just a journey, but it has a lot of different hidden gems in it.

Luxurious adventure From the train:

Train adventure in Africa gains its reputation from the tourism industry worldwide because it offers a unique and authentic train adventure while ensuring the provision of luxurious services during the trip from the train itself and other services along the way. The journey has been a dream holiday journey to many people in the world due to the rich exposure they get from different parts of Africa that give them stunning lifetime documentary and memories from this epic journey. The journey is a real worth breath-taking trip that you will experience a lot of places and things in only one package.

Overland Tour Packages:

The luxurious train safaris are also offering overland tour packages whereby the guests will cross several countries in the Southern part of Africa which is the most spectacular destinations, might be Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa. The aim is to give a high opportunity to guests that are interested in exploring the different wonders of Africa. The overland tour packages can take 10 to 15 days on rail journey and stopping over different countries and in different tourism attraction sites. 

Authentic Wildlife Experience:

The train safari guest has a high opportunity in experiencing the wildlife resources both flora and Fauna from different wildlife sites in Southern parts of Africa because on the way there are so many stopovers in different National Parks and Game Reserve, like Madikwe Game reserve, Kruger National Park Victoria Falls, Etosha National Park, Naukluft Park, Kalahari Desert, Sossusvlei and so many other places, whereby the train can stop and guest can have their game drives in different wildlife conservation areas and visiting other attractions on their way. This allows visitors to guests to enjoy wildlife sight-seeing from different sites of Africa.

It brings a combination of a unique experience:

The African rail safari brings together different wonders and the authentic African world into a single package that you can experience. The journey will over you to experience the extravaganza of real adventure travel. Tourists can experience a different combination of experience this includes Air Safaris, where you can have a stopover in one of the destinations and have air safaris example in Zimbabwe where you can be able to sight the Victoria falls from the sky. Game drives in different National Parks, Boat safaris, Rift valley, a train journey to different attractions, sunset, cities, mountains, mines in Kimberley deserts( Kalahari and Namib desert) and experiencing cultural values and norms from different counties and groups of tribes like the Maasai, Zulu and others.

Excursions and Short Safaris:

The train safaris also have several packages that are intended for people who would like to spend a day or few days like a 3-day safari between Pretoria and Durban, it includes game drives at Nambit Conservancy, a look at unusual African ceramics and a battlefields tour with a world-class historian. For excursionists, a train safari can be done on a circular trip around Pretoria or a one-way journey to any destinations for hours.

Special Interests Tour:

The train tours also offer the special interest tours to the customers like Historical tours, Bird shoot, family gatherings and also private functions can also be accommodated in different venues in the train like weddings, conferences and launches, were by short trips can be arranged like 3hour circular trip around Pretoria or a one-way journey to any destinations within hours from Pretoria. Different services are being offered during the trips.

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Namib desert covers an area of 1900 kilometers along the Atlantic Ocean. Namib desert is a natural attraction found in Namibia. Namib desert is scenic and very special, some part of the desert is among of the world heritages registered by UNESCO, and that is Sossusvlei. Sossusvlei has dunes, ancient Acacia trees, Fish River Canyon, Deadvlei where you can manage to see the Namibian Coastal towns like Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. Namib desert has been among the leading destinations that offer the adventurous to the tourists.

The national park offers numerous attractions and a lot of activities to the visitors and this has been a good competitive advantage to the Namib desert over other tourist destinations in Namibia. There are amazing facts that are hidden about the Namib desert, these include

Stunning scenery: 

Namib desert has a great view that is being excreted from different attraction sources like the dunes with their colorful character in different parts like Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Hiddenvlei. Great landscape view, highlights, scenic beauty, birds and animals and some of the plants available. The Namib desert offers a great scenic view to the tourists thus makes it greater.

Sand dunes:

The Namib dunes are the result of the sand carried by the wind from the Namibian coast 5 million years ago. The dunes are red in color because they contain iron oxide. Namib desert has many dunes and they are easy to climb. The dunes attract the tourist despite their beautiful colors also they do enjoy climbing them. There are so many dunes in the Namib desert but there are some that are more famous like Sand dunes, Big Daddy 45 dune, it is located 45 km from the gate, its shape and accessibility makes the favorable to many people. morning is the best time to climb the dune so as to watch the sunrise from vlei, its peak. The dunes are also known as star dunes because when the wind blows the sand forms a star shape.

Activities to be done:

In the Namib desert there are plenty of activities that can be done like Bird watching in the banks of Kavango and Kunene rivers, Climbing the Dunes and they are all climbable, experiencing thrilling Quad biking along the dunes (you can choose between Fully Automatic quad bike, Semi-automatic and Manual quad bike) kids can also enjoy using the small quads, Camel riding.

Flora and fauna: 

The Namib desert climate makes it difficult for animals and plants to survive though some of them are hardly surviving in it. In the Namib desert, you can spot different Birds that hardly live nomadic life like the seed eaters like Finches and Pigeons that have to move a distance to search for food and water. Animals like Springbok, Jackals, Plenty of Oryx, Flamingos, Mourning doves and Wild horse and different plant species that are harshly live during long dry periods like Acacia trees, Ball Cactus.

Desert Air Safaris:

One can choose to do an air safari, the package is expensive but much worth doing it. The flights show the scenery clear and an ideal watching some parts of the desert from the sky. The flights start from the Local airport, Windhoek. It is funny and enjoyable watching the Namib desert highlights, landscape and dunes from above.

Best time to visit the Namib Desert

Namib desert is open for tourism activities throughout the year, though there are best times that are suitable and favorable to visit the desert because of different factors. May to September is the best time to visit because of the weather condition that is less hot. July to November is high season, this time the desert gets busier because it becomes more congested and the season rates are applicable, visiting during this time is more expensive. December to June, it’s low season and, the area is not congested with a lot of people. May to October, these are the month with the best weather, the desert becomes very cool during day time and it is the best time to hike the Naukluft mountains. And November to April it’s the best time for birding and at this time the desert has beautiful scenery. You can choose the best month and season for you.

Namib Climate

Namib desert is among the driest deserts in the world, Namib has an extremely hot and dry climate because of little rainfall that it has in a year. The temperature can be above 38˚C/100˚F in summer from November to April. The Namib desert climate varies widely in altitude of different parts of the Park. The lower the altitude the higher the temperature it becomes(it gets very hot)like Sossusvlei, and the Higher the altitude the cooler it tends to be like Naukluft The desert has little rainfall around November to April and it becomes drier during winter which is around May to October the desert becomes hot in the middle of the day and cold in mornings and area becomes dry and the sky becomes very hazy.

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How Many Days does it Takes to Climb Kilimanjaro?

Mountain Kilimanjaro, This is among of the natural attractions in Kilimanjaro national Park found in Tanzania, the Park is responsible for the Protection and conservation of biodiversity. Tourism activity is another major activity that is conducted within the Park. Mountain Kilimanjaro which is the largest and longest Mountain in Africa it is 5895m.It is also the first standing mountain in the world. The mountain has three peaks which are; Kibo which is the highest peak with 5895m, it is covered by snow throughout the year. The other peak is Mawenzi with 5149m which is rugged, the top of its Western face is fairly steep with many crags, pinnacles, and dyke swarms. Only technical climbers are allowed in Mawenzi peak The third peak is Shira peak with 3,872, it collapsed about 1 million years ago, it was the highest mountain than the two peaks. After the eruption, it formed a plateau of outstanding scenic beauty on the mountain.

There are three main seasons in a year in Kilimanjaro which are; Wet season from March to May it rains around the mountain base and snow accumulates on its peak. The Dry season which is from late June to September during which the nights are cool and the days are completely clear. during the short rainy period of October to December it rains during the day where the nights and morning remains clear with excellent visibility, January and February are usually dry, warm and clear with brief rain showers that provide the good climbing condition.

There are about five routes (gates) that are being used to climb the mountain, and all take different days to summit the Mountain peaks. The following are the gates/routes that are used to climb mountain Kilimanjaro, with the number of days it takes to climb Kilimanjaro.

 MARANGU ROUTE: 

This route is usually done in 5 or 6 days to reach the Mount Kilimanjaro summit. Despite its popularity but it’s the easiest route to hike. Most experienced outfitters try to
discourage people from this route. It’s commonly known as Coca-Cola Route because each night is spent in a camp of permanent huts where snacks are available for purchase, the climb itself is not too difficult on this route and thus most experienced mount climbers and most prepared climbers reaches the summit in one day.

MACHAME ROUTE:

This route can be climbed in 6, 7 or 8 days. On this route, climbers sleep in tents instead of huts. This is the furthermost popular route recommended for experienced outfitters and those wanting to increase their chances of reaching the summit. Attitude is gained earlier on the climb, which gives climbers more chance to acclimate before the grueling summit day.

LEMOSHO ROUTE:

This is also another route used to climb the Mountain Kilimanjaro, it’s less popular compared to the two routes above. It is done in 7 or 8 days starting from a trailhead well west of the mountain. In this route, on the first day of the climb groups of people must be accompanied by an armed ranger due to the abundant wildlife through that first area. Starting on the fourth day Lemosho merges with Machame for the rest of the climb. Particularly the 8th-day version of Lemosho gives climbers the best chance of summiting due to the longer acclimation time.

RONGAI ROUTE:

This route is normally done in 6 days starting from heavily wooded areas. The Rongai Route is the least used of the main gates due to its remote starting location, where it is found in northern Kilimanjaro. On this route, the final two days visitors merges with climbers of the Marangu route.

UMBWE ROUTE:

This route takes 6 to 7 days to reach Uhuru Peak. The Umbwe route provides the shortest and the toughest, to the Southern Glaciers of Kilimanjaro and Western Breach Kibo. An ascent of Kibo by the Umbwe route is one of the finest non-technical mountaineering expeditions. It is a challenging route, unsuitable for the solitary or the inexperienced climbers, and it is the route of the beaten track.

ACCOMMODATION AND CAMPING SERVICES:

The park provides accommodation huts for mountain climbers through the Marangu route at Mandarah, Horombo, and Kibo. On other routes, there are designed areas for camping. Camping sites are also available at Horombo for climbers using the Rongai Route.

Also, several Hotels at Marangu, Kibosho, Moshi and Machame area can accommodate visitors before and after climbing the mountain. The big aim of having few huts and more camping sites is to ensure environmentally friendly by maintaining the nature of the environment through designing more campsite and not many buildings which can destroy the park.

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Here are the Top 5 Destinations For A Self Drive Safari in Africa.

 Tanzania:

Tanzania country is located in the Eastern part of Africa. The country is rich in various wildlife. 38% of its land has been set aside for conservation of the wildlife both Animals and plants. Tanzania has been the best and most awarded as the best tourism destination in the world. Tanzania has 21 tourism National Parks, 32 controlled Areas, and more than 30 Reserved areas, Dense forests, Mountains and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. All these are Natural resources that have been served as the tourism destinations that have been receiving many tourists all over the year. Tanzania is one of the best destinations that one can perform self-drive in most of its destinations. The tourist only needs to pay the conservation fee in the parks and other conservation sites, hire a car and book essential services like accommodation.
In Tanzania not only in Parks that one can have self-drive also in town and cities like Arusha, Mwanza, Dar es Salaam and other Island and Beaches in Zanzibar, cultural sites like Maasai Bomas, museums and curio shops, and visiting rural areas that are all over the country.

South Africa:

South Africa has also been recognized as the best destination that tourist can have their own self-drive in different tourism destinations. South Africa serves the tourist with plenty of attractions from wildlife, city leisure, cultural and beach. One can start their adventure right away after arriving at the Airport. All National Parks in South Africa allow self-drive activities to be performed like Cango caves one of the world`s great natural wonders, Mpumalanga, Kruger, and all the attractions like in cultural sites and island. Self-drive in South Africa cities like Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape town has been the best package too for people who would like to explore the urban places of South Africa.

Kenya:

The other good destinations for self-drive are Kenya, Experiencing adventurous in Kenya at your own pace is quietly amazing though it has to be done while taking high safety measures especially in town and cities. Visiting its natural attractions like the Maasai Mara Reserve, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli Park and so many of the wildlife conservative sites. Driving to the Mombasa, Malindi and Watamu Beaches by yourself will make you enjoy the beaches and sand without being guided and being monitored is very astonishing by enjoying the Swahili cuisine and seafood. Self-drive can also include visiting the cultural attractions that are found in Kenya like the Maasai societies this can make you experience the Maasai culture, food, dressing and other traditional norms that they uphold. Self-drive in Kenya can be done both in the bush, Indian Coast and culture sites.

Zimbabwe:

The next best destination for one to consider when needs to take self-drive is Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is one of the hidden adventurous destinations in Africa. The country is filled with many natural and cultural tourism attractions like Victoria Falls, Wildlife conservative sites like the National Parks and the Natural Reserves The tourist is free to move from one destination to another. For the tourist that would like to experience the remote lifestyle, The Boma restaurant for cuisine and the Zambezi lifestyle is the best and for the tourist that would like to explore the Zambezi country, Canoeing at Lake Zambezi is the best way. Zimbabwe is one of the African countries that the people and the environment is more friendly to accommodate visitors and tourists.

Uganda:

The other destinations in Uganda, Uganda is one of the best destinations in Africa that is rich in Apes, The visitors can easily watch the Gorillas and Chimpanzee from different National Parks that are found in Uganda. Self-drive can be done not only in the wilderness but also in the cities like Kampala. The stunning landscape, unique culture and wildlife make Uganda among the best destinations for self-drive with spectacular activities like game drives, trekking and cultural activities.

Self-drive trips will be more done in a relaxable and peace in the mind of the traveler if they have done the good decision of having prior arrangements on taking care of some services like booking good cars especially 4WD with pop up roof cars that can make them have easy access to the tourism destinations like the wildlife sites and good sightseeing of the attraction. Also booking the accommodations and having their itinerary set ready will make them enjoy more because they will be sure of the route whereabouts and also relaxations when they know where they will be resting, sleeping and eating after the adventures and long days game drives.

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Madagascar Family Holiday – Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world with 226,917 miles, Madagascar has got the vast authentic nature and cultural attractions for tourism purposes. Madagascar has a vast tourism interest in Beach and island tourism with many activities in Africa. The tourist attraction In Madagascar includes Biodiversity, Beach, and culture. A tourist has a lot of activities to entangle with during their holiday like the Game Drive, Hiking, Diving, Walking Safari, Beach activities and cultural tour.

Determine Your Interest:

When planning for a family tour it’s vital to recognize the destination that you can all enjoy. You need to research the activities that your whole family can cherish being there. As a family, you can also discuss before making the decision of booking the destinations so as to make the best choice for all family members. In Madagascar, there are plenty of attractions that you may like to visit like the Beaches, Wildlife Parks, Forests and Cultural Sites or you can select a few of them that can match as your favorites.

Determine Your Budget:

It’s important to know the amount that you have so as to get access to services that you can accommodate, this can help in the booking of the services that are in your budget either Luxury, Midrange, or Budget. Be open to your tour consultant about your budget so as he/ she can recommend and suggest what will be the best for both of you. Sharing your Budget this will be helpful to your Tour consultant in delivering good service but that matches your budget.

Be Open About Your Interest:

Before booking you Madagascar Family Holiday trip, never hesitate to tell the tour consultant on where you would like to visit and the activities that you would like to perform during your trip, you need to be free in displaying your favorites. Your tour Itinerary should base on your interested destination and not the consultant`s interest. It’s your holiday package you need to fill it with your own favorites so as to cherish your memory forever.

Seek For Tour Advice From Tour Specialist:

When planning for a Madagascar Family Holiday tour, you need to seek some advice especially when the tour involves children and older people, Because some of the tour packages have a restriction on Age like to kids and old people. Also, the tour consultant can have good planning of the Accommodation and Transport that can suit all people of different ages. You can also ask for some advice depending on the package that you are interested in so as to know the best time for you to visit.

Determine Your Time Frame:

There is a need to know the exact time that you would like to have your trips like month and year, and also the number of days that you would like to spend your holiday in Madagascar. This will help a tour consultant create a good tour itinerary that will involve all your interest with much consideration of your timeline. The time frame also helps in determining the cost of your tour package.

Expose The Number Of Tour Members:

A family tour mostly involves 2/3 people, it’s crucial for you to tell the exact number of people that will be taking the trip with you. The aim is to have the service depending on the number of tourists like food and accommodation, transport, and other services because not all services can be shared, others are offered on a Single supplement. It’s really important especially when booking.

Prior Booking:

It’s better to confirm your booking early like months before embarking for your holiday in Madagascar so as you can be 100% assured of your trip. Make sure all processes are well set up like Booking flight tickets for your trip, Accommodation, and attraction fees. Early payment is more suitable for both the tourist and the tour planner so as to have bookings before they are blocked by other tourists like the vehicles and accommodation

Family tour packages need much attention when preparing them so as to bring general tour aesthetic to all members of the tour who might have different interests. Prior tour arrangements for the tour is more vital. Earlier preparations like booking confirmation are more necessary this can help the tour planner organize the fine tour services like transport, accommodation.

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Self-drive is now the most enquired package that the visitors only require to hire a car and do the rest safari on their own without being guided. In Tanzania National Parks, self-drive is allowed and guaranteed throughout the year. Self-drive is superb to the tourist who really need the real adventure in the safari because no one will be there to guide you on where you should be, what to do, what to watch and so many things can be done in self-drive rather than in guided safari tour. In the National Parks and other conservations areas in Tanzania, self-drive is being operated and the tourist has to prepare some essential information/ tips that can be very helpful during the trip so as to avoid some misfortunes and keep their trip a very pleasant and memorable trip ever. Off guided trip.

Rent a car from a trustworthy company:

In Tanzania, there are companies that offer car rental services for self-drive to foreigners and some don’t. It’s important to look for a good company that provides cars with good standards that will suit your trip with no problems. Safarihub offers the best self-drive services that include cars of standard quality, can help in planning for your tour itinerary, and prepare bookings for your accommodations at a better rate compared to the one you’ll be offered when you book directly. The rental cars are 4WD with a pop-up rooftop.

Recharge your credit cards:

It is worth to have enough balance in your bank accounts, especially when some of your services are not paid yet like the Park entrance fees, Campsites, food and water and other extra stuffs. The credit card must be VISA or MASTERCARD, This can help you to access the bank services anywhere in the country. Enough balance will allow you to do other extra activities that have not to be included in your tour itinerary like Air balloons, Some of the drinks, and other extra stuff that you might need to buy.

International Driver’s license / International Driving Permit:

An international driving license will help a tourist get access to hire a car for self-drive and a permit of descending into the Tanzania National Parks and other Conservation Sites like the Controlled areas and Game Reserves. International Driving Permit (IDP) Is a legal document that validates your license internationally and can allow you drive in foreign country, it can acquired from the destination or a country that the tourist is coming from. IDP can be helpful if one has no an International Driving Licence and It is valid for 12 months. IDP and International Driving license are very crucial for this package because you will be the driver.

Mechanic skills & Navigational skills:

A tourist that enquires for a self-drive package is very important to have some necessary skills like mechanic skills and Navigational skills. In your trip no one will accompany you, having these skills will help. You should have understood on the basic mechanic, When the car has some small problem one can be able to fix rather than waiting for a Mechanic that might take some time to arrive, also having some necessary tools to fix any minor breakdown. Navigation Skills can help you take the exact route of your trip, having the navigational skills like the use of Global Positioning System (GPS), use of Compass, Magnetic Declination/variation and maps this can save you determine the right direction.

Health and Safety:

Before embarking your safari its important to be assured that you are in good condition. Never forget to take your basic medications and the first Aid Kit with all necessary tools that can help you treat yourself with minor treats or injuries like scrapes and cuts. Also the correspondent company needs to prepare you medical insurance before you take your trip, This will help you get the medical assistance anytime you need and anywhere around your trip destination.

Accommodation:

The self-driving package can be provided with extra services which are very crucial during the trip, Whereby some services can be prepared by the company that hosts you, they can be responsible for booking and preparing the whole schedule. Accommodation services can be booked prior to commencement of the safari whereby it can be lodges campsites or mobile tents depending on your choice. Having prior arrangements on accommodation can help you not be stressed about where you can have rest after the safari. All process of accommodation services can be well reserved for the company.

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Kenya is among the African country that has been affected by COVID 19, The government has been trying the best in ensuring the residents and non-residents are safe. Kenya Around Covid-19, most of the tourist locations in Kenya have been inspected and allowed to resume the operations. In July 2020, Kenya was fortunately awarded the Global Safety stamp by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as it has adopted Global health and hygiene standardized protocols. WTTC is responsible for recognizing regions and destinations that are safe from COVID-19 so as to help the tourist and other travelers to have decisions on the right and safe destination for holiday.

On 1st August the government of Kenya announced to resume the local and international flights from all countries and exemption of the mandatory 14 days quarantine to the Incoming visitors of some countries. Kenya has a good plan for resuming tourism activities in the country and to offer the best services like how it has been before the intervention of the pandemic.
There are several health protocols that have been released by the government of Kenya so as to avoid the spread of the Pandemic, these protocols are:

▶ All passengers arriving on international flights are required to quarantine for 14 at a governments-designed facility. Some countries have been exempted from the mandatory of 14 days (in the link below)
https://www.atta.travel/media/18784/exempted_states-2.pdf

▶ It’s mandatory for all passengers arriving in Kenya to complete the travelers Health Surveillance form by the ministry of health. The form should be completed online before disembarking ( The form is in the link below). The passengers will receive a QR code after completing the form and will be required to display it to the Port Health Officer to proceed through immigration.
https://ears.health.go.ke/airline_registration/

▶ All passengers on international flights must show a negative COVID19 certificate on arrival, obtained no later than 96 hours prior to departure from their home country.

▶ Body temperatures must test below 37.5 C (99.5 F) and visitors must have no persistent cough, no difficulty breathing and no other flu-like symptoms.

▶ Strictly infection prevention and control measures have to be followed like social distancing, Good hand hygiene, and regularly wearing the face mask.

The government of Kenya is ready to receive and host tourists with much consideration of their health and safety during their holiday in Kenya. All sectors that interrelate with tour activities have prepared a conducive environment for the tourists. In the midst of this Pandemic that the world is going through (COVID-19), all tour destinations and tour product suppliers in Kenya priories safety before anything else during their stay.

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Do check out the Safety Guidelines for Tanzania Safari in Coronavirus