Location: East Africa. Time: GMT + 3. Area: 582,646 sq km (224,961 sq miles). Population: 34.7 million (CIA estimate 2006). Population Density: 59.5 per sq km. Capital: Nairobi. Population: 2.5 million (UN estimate 2003). Geography Kenya shares borders with Ethiopia in the north, Sudan in the northwest, Uganda in the west, Tanzania in the south and Somalia...Read More
Area: 945.000 sq km (mainland Tanganyika 884.000 sq km, Zanzibar Archipelago 2.000 sq km, water (lakes) 59.000 sq km); Location: Eastern Africa, just south of Equator; (Longitude between 29 degrees and 41 degress East of Greenwich, Latitude 1 degrees and 12 degrees South of Equator); Bordering Uganda and Kenya in the north; Democratic Republic of Congo,...Read More
Zanzibar, a part of the United Republic of Tanzania, is a series of many islands, the main ones being Unguja and Pemba. The more populated of the two main islands, Unguja, is better known as Zanzibar Island and is home to Stone Town (also known as Zanzibar Town or Zanzibar City), a historic, bustling city...Read More
As avid Africa fans, we see plenty of reasons why Africa is the best place to travel to in the world. But, to get you started, here are three excellent reasons to visit Africa rather than anywhere else. Africa is an enthralling continent. It will never be dull or boring. Not even in the quiet moments. Quite...Read More
Home to the world’s greatest variety and concentrations of large mammals, 1,500 bird species and thousands of colourful insects and reptiles, East Africa is the ultimate safari destination. But there is more than wildlife. Bisected by the magnificent Great Rift Valley, this landscape encompasses lakes large enough to swallow a small European country, extinct volcanoes...Read More
