Africa Travel Articles

"Packed into a corner of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia, you'll find the magnificent Victoria Falls and Botswana's Chobe National Park. Dominic Chadbon finds out why this makes such a great package."

""One weekend, that's not very long," I thought as I glanced at my itinerary. But that was before zipping over a gorge, riding an elephant and floating down the Zambezi."

"Africa is Earth's second-largest continent, and the birthplace of the human race. Its most famous places include sites of great beauty, some of the natural wonders of the world, and the relics of ancient civilisations rich in history..."

"The Lower Zambezi is said to be one of the top tiger fishing spots in Africa. We climbed into a very small plane and headed off to see if we could catch some big fish."

"It's not the longest or the most important river in the world, but it's certainly one of the greatest. The Zambezi, surrounded by myth and never quite tamed by man, runs 2700 kilometres (1680 miles) from its source in north-west Zambia to the coast of Mozambique. Alison Westwood paid the Zambezi a visit to see what adventures it has in store..."

"A huge river, an even bigger cliff, microlights, rafts, bungi cords and a whole lot of wildlife thrown in for good measure: this is the Victoria Falls. We'll help you choose your own adventure in the adventure capital of Africa."