Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / December 2005

AFRICAN DIASPORAN JOURNEYS & "ROOTS" TRIPS
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Can anyone advise on the likely weather conditions during May in
Capetown area. Also along the Capetown to Port Elizabeth route.
I know it is getting into the early winter, but is it a good time to
visit these areas. Also thinking of visiting the Shamwari Game Reserve

I'm comparing prices for renting a car for a 23d journay through South
Africa.  Up to now "National Car Rental" and "Drive South Africa" gives
interesting rates.
Is there someone who does have experience with these compagnies.

...or less.
Spent the month of October in Kenya/Tanzania/Rwanda.  My pictured won't
be up on the web till February probably.
Notes:

my wife and i are planning to visit namibia in july/august 2006.
at present we are checking the brochures/catalogues of the operators that
offer 'non-expedition' trips to namibia.
we have never been there, would like to do a 17-20 days' organised tour,

does anybody have any experience with the
tour operator Siyabona in Africa ?
I would be grateful for a reply,
please only posts and no mail.

I'm at Dahab but heading south to Hurghada (a ferry is available i
think) with the intention of going overland to Marsa Alam, some 270 km
at least.
There is certainly a coast road on the map

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We are pretty close from the departure date and I'm still hesitating about
the car.
Do we need a 4WD to visit the most beauty spots of Namibia ???
We want to spend as much time as possible in the nature, to camp, ...

Is there anybody who can tell me the price of one liter of diesel and petrol
?
Thanks in advance,
Pino.

Anyone tell me how good the trains are in Egypt ?
I want to travel along the coast towards the Libyan
border.
H.

I've finally managed to get the pictures up of a tour I did with the Ryans
from Australia.  This page has lots of animal pics.
www.africanbush.co.za/Ryan.htm
Catherine

Would anyone know the email for the Carlton Hotel in Cairo central. The
LP guide says
carlton@menanet.net, but it bounces back.
Thanks

I live in the UK and am going to Malawi in Africa soon.  Does anyone
know of any Malawi maps I could install on my phone, which is running
tomtom mobile 5?
I think tomtom only do maps of europe and the usa, although I wondered