African Safari – Best Attractions To Tour In Africa

After Asia, Africa is the second largest continent, with over 30.2 million square kilometres of land. Many of the world’s best natural attractions can be found on this huge continent. These amazing sites can be found scattered across many of Africa’s numerous countries, and draw tourists from all over the globe. What this means is that Africa is one of the world’s foremost tourist destinations. In this article we’ll look in further detail at some of Africa’s most exciting safaris.

The Table Mountains Found in Cape Town, in South Africa, are the Table Mountains, called so because of their flat top. Overlooking the legendary Robben Island, the Table Mountain National Park and False Bay, the Table mountains stand 1086m above sea level. The Table Mountains are considered to be national monuments to South Africa. The Table Mountains can generally be reached by cable car, depending on the weather. But tourists interested in adventure can hike, rock climb, or go caving at Table Mountains or venture into bio diversity Table Mountains National Park.

The Great Migration Dubbed the Great Migration, the riotous masai mara wildebeest migration that happens from July to October is a spectacle worth witnessing. During this time, over 1.5 million animals, the majority of which are wildebeest, travel the treacherous journey from the Serengeti over the Mara River which is infested with crocodiles, before reaching the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. So thrilling is the migration that it’s been named the Seventh Wonder of the World. The wildebeests, many of whom are recently calved, make this treacherous journey to find greener pastures. To best capture the migration lodges located in an area called the Mara triangle offer the best viewing locations.

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls in Zambezi River are shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe . The falls are some of the largest and most spectacular natural wonders in the world. The Victoria Falls are an incredible 1708 metres wide, and fall to a depth of between 90 and 107 metres, plunging over 500,000 cubic metres of water every minute. The falls wowed the explorer David Livingstone in 1860s have been named as World Heritage Site, the waters are also terrifying as they are a habitat for hippos and crocodiles on the upstream.

The Great Sphinx Egypt has the Great Sphinx at Giza Plateau on the West Bank; it is a statue of a mystical creature with a lion’s body and a human head. At 73.5 metres it’s the largest monolith statue in the world and the oldest known monumental sculpture; it’s believed to have been built by the ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom in the reign of Pharaoh Khafra. The Sphinx has been estimated to be between about 4568 and 4542 years old.

Mt Kilimanjaro For those interested in a safari to Tanzania, consider climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. At 5893 meters, Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro is Africa highest peak, and it’s also the fourth highest of the seven summits in the world, and the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Six routes up the mountain are available to keen mountaineers, the steepest and most scenic is the Machame route, which takes 6 to 7 days, while Rongai and Marangu are the easiest, and have huts on the way for weary travelers to rest in.

Go on an African safari and see its amazing attractions. One of the top attractions found in Africa is the Kenyan great wildebeest migration in Masai Mara.