Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / December 2004

Anyone stayed in Djenne recently?
Any recommendations for Guide/drivers
from Mopti or Bamako?

Can anyone recommend an opperator that offers 2-3 week trips from Cape
Town or Jo'burg to Vic Falls and back. Suitable for young personable
femail on a budgetwho has asked for my advice.  3 cornered trip from
Cape Town via Namibia and return to Jo'burg via Botswana (Or vice ...

I got my injections today. Got two: (1) hepatitis (2) typhoid.
I don't like injections so I was a little nervous. But these ones were a
breeze. Small needles that hardly penetrate the skin. No problems. Why
didn't someone tell me?

I'm off to Tanzania in the New Year and it'll be my first time to
Africa.
Now - I know about the importance of drinking only bottled, boiled or
treated water, but what I want to know is this....

I will be living in Cape Town for 6 months in the spring.  I have som
people coming to visit me for 10 days.  They want to go on a shor
safari 3-4 nights.  I know there are not alot of parks near cape tow
so we were thinking of doing a fly in safari somewhere.  Does anyon

Thousands of men are eaten every year by lions, elephants or giraffes.
Crocodiles are a big danger, too.
So better don't go to Africa or you'll be eaten !

Hello to all.  My wife and I are contemplating a safari to trip to
Africa this coming year. This will be our first time there. I've done
some reading in the newsgroup and the overwhelming response seems to be
to visit either Kenya and/or Tanzania for the first time.  I had

We're going on a pure camping safari (no lodges) to tanzania next year
and are wondering which safari company to go with. We have narrowed it
down to Footprint Adventures, Bobby Safari, and Tanzania Adventure.
Any thoughts on these?

May I solicit your opinion of two tour destinations? I have taken groups to
northern Tanzania twice and loved it. I am pondering going back a third
time, perhaps adding some areas that we haven't visited. We've visited
Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Manyara. Alternatively, ...

Can anyone recommend a good book for my forthcoming safari in Kenya?
Cheers.
Bobby

I am looking for an active e-mail address for Zara International.  I
want to ask about prices etc... directly to the company not the middle
man (website= http://www.kilimanjaro.co.tz/)
Thanks

Hi group.
I just booked my flights for a short break in Marrakech 19-23 Feb. I
will go with my wife only (a small celebration of our 30 years of
knowing each other...). Now that I have the tickets, I am starting to

I would like to take an excursion from Kasane in Botswana to Vic Falls,
Zambia side.  Officially one must have a yellow fever certificate to
re-enter Botswana, yet some say it is not asked for.
My wife cannot have the vaccine and we would like to see the falls from

I keep reading conflicting statements about the availability of ATMs in
Zanzibar, some web site reports claim that the nearest one is in Dar, while
others refer to one (1!) functional at Barclay Bank in Stone Town. Anyone
with recent info? Should we bring traveller's cheques just ...