Africa

Its name means sunny place in Berber language, but Africa can also be a synonym for breadth.

A great, huge, continent which includes over 20% of the available land on the planet. Africa is home to the largest desert in the world, its longest river, its warmer temperatures, and hundreds of dialects and cultures scattered among a billion of people.

But if the impact of this huge and diverse continent can give a sense of vertigo, at the beginning, you will be amazed at how, slowly, it will suck you into a vortex from which it will be hard to leave.
This is the last great frontier for adventurous and hardcore travellers.

The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the greatest simplification, for the sake of convenience, can we say ‘Africa’. In reality, except as a geographical appellation, Africa does not exist.” R. Kapuscinski

GENERAL INFORMATION

Visa – Some require Visa in advance others allow you to get in arrival. Please check with the Embassy in your Country
Vaccination – Most of them are mandatory, or at least highly recommended. Check this website out.
Travel Insurance – Highly recommended. I suggest WorldNomads.
Languages – Each country has its own language but English is widely spoken. In some countries, mainly west Africa and Mozambique, the main languages are: French and Portuguese

Average cost per day

Budget – US$ 30 per person (safari excluded)
Moderate – US$ 100 per person (escluso excluded)
Luxury – US$ 300 per person (escluso excluded)

Recommended books

A shadow in the sun
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A raimbow in the night
[easyazon_link identifier=”0316548189″ locale=”US” nw=”y” nf=”y” tag=”viaggiarelowc-21″ cart=”y” cloak=”y” localize=”y” popups=”y”]The Long Walk to Freedom[/easyazon_link] [easyazon_link identifier=”0061131539″ locale=”US” nw=”y” nf=”y” tag=”viaggiarelowc-21″ cart=”y” cloak=”y” localize=”y” popups=”y”]The White Masai[/easyazon_link]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B00DJFZJKE” locale=”US” nw=”y” nf=”y” tag=”viaggiarelowc-21″ cart=”y” cloak=”y” localize=”y” popups=”y”]I dreamed of Africa[/easyazon_link]