Top 9 Places to Visit In Africa Before You Die
Africa is the second largest and most beautiful continent in the world. It hosts some of the best tourist attraction places that you would probably love to visit before you die. You will surely love these places after you read and know more about them.
Masai Mara-Kenya
Masai Mara is one of the greatest wildlife reserves in Africa. It is located in the Kenya’s southwest and is also a part of the northern section of the Serengeti national park. Serengeti National Part is widely known for the large quantity of the big cats, leopards, lions, cheetahs and more so for the migration of zebra to and from the park every year from July to October.
The best time to visit Masai Mara is between June and August every year since it is during this period that the wildebeests migrate from the Serengeti National Park to Masai Mara in search of water and green pastures. The Masai Mara also has the most Luxurious camps where tourists can relax and mix nature. These camps include BaseCamp, Governors, Olmoran and many others.
Victoria Falls, Zambia-Zimbabwe Border
This is a waterfall that is situated on the Zambezi River at the Zambia-Zimbabwe border and is well known for being the largest waterfall on earth. Surely The Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful sites in Africa that you must see before you die not only because of its beauty but also because of its unusual fall and the diversity of the wildlife around it. It is possible to swim safely in the pools at the top of the falls on the Zambian side.
Pyramids of Giza-Egypt
There are over 100 pyramids in Egypt and most of them build as tombs to preserve the bodies of the dead pharaohs. In these tombs the pharaohs’ bodies will continue receiving food offerings long after their death. The greatest of these pyramids is the tomb of pharaoh that is in Giza.
Etosha National Park in Namibia
It is one of the most important and best game reserves in Africa, it houses a wide variety of mammal, bird, reptile and amphibian species. Tourists can camp here and enjoy a wonderful game viewing even at night, bird watching and also enjoy game drives.
Chode National Park
Chode National Park supports a large variety of wildlife which can only be found in this park and nowhere else in this world and it also has one of the Africa’s amazing rivers. Visitors can take a river cruise; undergo extra ordinary bird watching of over 400 bird species and also encounter different type of animals in their safari trip.
Virunga Mountains in Uganda/ Rwanda/ DRC borders
This is a chain of volcanic mountains found along the borders of Uganda, DRC and Rwanda. Apart from their beauty, the forests of the Virunga Mountains are the only remaining homes of the endangered gorillas. Visitors will also find some other interesting animals like chimpanzees, the okapi and the forest elephants.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and also the world’s tallest standing free mountain. The area around Mount Kilimanjaro is a home to some of the Africa’s premier wildlife parks and reserves. This is why Mount Kilimanjaro is a must place to visit in Africa.
Cape Winelands, South Africa
Cape Winelands is the largest region in Western Cape that produces a higher percent of the world’s finest wines. Cape Winelands hosts some of the most renowned hotels and restaurants in South Africa, romantic gateways and spas where tourists can explore and also go for the world’s famous wine tasting.
Bazaruto
It is known for being the point of attraction of Indian Ocean. Bazaruto is a conservation area that is now being protected along with the coral reefs that surrounds the island. Visitors can enjoy a wonderful bird watching and experience a first rate diving.
