The continent of Africa attracts travelers to its natural beauty and wildlife, with safari adventures in Kenya and Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana’s Chobe National Park, Kenya’s Masai Mara, Uganda��s Kibale Forest National Park, and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and mountain gorillas. South Africa offers beautiful cities, vineyards, and safari adventures as well as mountains and beaches. Visitors travel to Africa to explore Egypt’s wonders, to cruise the Nile, to experience Madagascar’s wildlife, and Morocco’s cities.

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Kwin looking at a memory of elephants grazing at Amboseli National Park.
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Two men exploring the streets of Lomé, Togo
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A guide gestures from a safari vehicle as a plane lands in the distance on a dirt airstrip
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Table Mountain visible across the beach with beachgoers in the foreground and blue sky above, Cape Town, South Africa
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Aerial view of Voaara Madagascar
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A man walking along a beach in Gabon.
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villa at Maradiva Mauritius
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Elephants in Maasai Mara National Reserve
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rooftop pool at JW Marriott Nairobi
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Elephants in Amboseli National Park
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Bisate Reserve in Rwanda
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Gorillas laying in the brush of Uganda
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A woman in front of a tent at Cherero Camp in Tanzania
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A woman poses on a brown chair; an interior of a store with home goods and clothing on display
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Aerial view of the Rovos Rail in Africa
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Lions at Chobe National Park
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Three elevated lodge buildings surrounded by trees with a hilly landscape in the background
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The main entrance area of Cape Town International Airport featuring trees and modern architectural elements
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Colorful buildings on a rocky beach
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View of Cape Town, South Africa, and Table Mountain
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A group of men harvesting rooisbos in Africa.
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Stargazing at a safari in Africa.
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town
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Statues along the street of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town
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The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa
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Father of Vanessa Wilkins on safari in the 1990s
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Aerial view of Sea Point, a wealthy suburb on Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard, In the background are Signal Hill, Lion's Head and Table Mountain. South Africa.
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