Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / October 2006

Are Nelspruit Airport (NEL) and Kruger Mpumalanga
International Airport (MQP) the same place?  If not, I've found one
airport marked on a map south of the town where is the other - and
which is which?  Thanks

How long is the drive?
Ideal to stop off for a couple of nights?
Thanks.
Richard

Can anyone recommend a play to stay in Africa - nice beach, warm, not
windy, pleasant surroundings, decent hotel - that's within say 4 hours
flight time of London.   We've got £1,000 to spend between 2 of us for
a week in early/mid December.   The more specific the better.  Many

I am planning my first trip to Africa. What is a better choice,
Kenya/Tanzania or South Africa/Botswana? I want to see animals in the
wild and beautiful scenery....
Cheers,

I am getting into active research for a possible trip to South Africa.
I am primarily interested in observing wildlife (the big five, etc.) I
have purchased Frommer's South Africa and Fodor's South Africa.  Are
there other good books that will help me decide where to go and when?

I am planning a trip to Tanzania, leaving in two weeks, November 4.  W
are going to be camping and I am trying to figure out how to handle th
stove and fuel issue.  We can't bring fuel on the plane, so we need t
bring a stove for which fuel is readily available in Tanzania.  I woul

Is Chobe anythıng compared to the Kenyan reserves (Chobe across the
border in Botswana from Livingstone in Zambia).
Planning a short trip now.
Geir

Being an amateur astronomer, I've always wanted to see the Southern
night sky, which of course means travelling South of the Equator. It
doesn't have to be very far South, though - just a few degrees would be
OK.

Can any one help me?
I am going to do a year long project in South Africa and i am trying to
decide what to do about anti malarials, all the reading says take them, wear
long sleves etc. However, i have come accross people and articles that say

Next year we want to make a trip to Ghana.
We think about visiting Digya national park.
In guidebooks and on the internet I have found some (dated) information,
and it seems that you should have your own transportation in the park.

Just tried to repeat an earlier flight virtually in Google
Earth, by means of the GPS track record, and it works fairly
well.
If you like to experience that too, please open

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I want to travel round Egypt a bit.  How much am I likely to be able to
get the cheapest smallest car for?
I would probably be hireing it in Cairo or Sharm el Sheikh.  I would
want it for 7 to 14 days.  I am willing to barter, and take a risk of

I am from just outside of Toronto, Canada and was just hired by the
Canadian goverment to work for a small organization in Cape Town.  It's
pretty much volunteer work, with travel and living expenses funded by
the Canadian goverment.  I'll be living there for 5 months starting at

I and my partner will be in South Africa from September 6th to the 16th. We
will be traveling from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and back. Our stops along
the way include Hermannus, Oudtshoorn, Addo, Tsitsikamma, Wilderness, De
Hoop, Boulders Beach, and a few other places.