The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour is South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country. Situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain
and set against a backdrop of sea and mountain views, it offers a
variety of shopping and entertainment options to visitors, intermingled
with office locations, the Somerset Hospital, hotels (such as the historical Breakwater Lodge - once a 19th-century prison) and luxury apartments in the residential marina.
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
Great Zimbabwe National Monument is approximately 30 km from Masvingo
and located in the lowveld at an altitude of some 1100 m in a sparsely
populated region of the Bantu/Shona people. The property, built between
1100 and 1450 AD, extends over almost 800 ha and is divided into three
groups: the Hill Ruins, the Great Enclosure and the Valley Ruins.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Republic of Malawi
Malawi , officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Malawi is over 118,000 km2 (45,560 sq mi) with an estimated population of more than 14,900,000. Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is Blantyre and the third is Mzuzu. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa".
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Ennedi Plateau - Sahara’s Secret Garden
Ennedi Plateau in the north-east part of Chad is one of the most
inaccessible region in the middle of Sahara. It rises out of the Saharan
Desert near the border with Libya and Sudan and is surrounded by the
sands on all sides, that encroach the deep valleys within the Ennedi
range. At one time only the nomadic caravans could manage to cross it
but now it is accessible by 4x4 vehicles though there are no regular
roads in the area.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Great Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert, after Antarctica and Arctic. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa,making it almost as large as China or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts,to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that composes the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa.
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