Africa

Park life: Safari tourists get close to the elephants on a trek in the Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Pot yourself an ethical safari in Africa

Firms are making it possible to see wildlife in comfort, and keep a clear conscience. Mark Rowe reports.

Inside Africa

Tunisia unlocked: Another dimension to the Mediterranean

Saturday, 12 June 2010

New flights are opening up an eastern outpost of Tunisia, where travellers have long been welcomed on their way to or from the Sahara

A traveller's guide to the World Cup (especially for England WAGs)

Sunday, 6 June 2010

Rustenburg doesn't often figure in the itineraries of visitors to South Africa. Will the football change all that? Raymond Whitaker went to find out

Kenya: Embark on a safari in suburbia

Saturday, 5 June 2010

With sprawling plains 20 minutes from downtown, Nairobi National Park offers a unique wildlife experience.

The Hedonist: Johannesburg

Saturday, 29 May 2010

Formerly a destination reserved for international business travellers, things in Jozi are finally kicking off

Summit special: Climbing Uganda's highest peak requires stamina, an armed guide... and a pair of Wellington boots

Saturday, 22 May 2010

"Bring your right leg up to that little ledge. Come on, it's just one small step." Our guide, Joel, was doing his best to encourage me, at nearly 5,000m up Uganda's Mount Stanley, that the summit was within reach. It may have been a small step to Joel, but to a rock-climbing novice like me, it required a leap of faith to expect one spike on my crampon to support my weight as I clung like a limpet to a four-metre wall of sheer, icy rock.

The Hedonist: Marrakech

Saturday, 1 May 2010

What to see and where to be seen

South Africa: Barefoot hero saves me from the hippos – and cleans my car

Saturday, 24 April 2010

So here we are, stuck in the mud, front wheels of our small car spinning pointlessly as a fine drizzle fell from a grey sky. We'd crossed the river bed earlier that morning, but as we were slipping and sliding along the road we'd decided to head back. The return journey over the sludge proved less successful.