Newsletter - January 2005

We wish all our Subscribers, our partners in travel and our friends in Africa and around the world a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2005.

TRAVEL CENTRE

With the festive season behind us - many of you will now be planning your annual holidays. If you are planning on travelling during July/August September of 2005 then we do recommend that you book early , as during 2004 many were left disappointed, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania where safari lodges were booked up early in the year.

Our Travel Center is the perfect place for you to have a browse through to get some ideas and make some enquiries. There is the choice of over 500 individual itineraries - with a full range of tours, safaris, adventure activities, overland trips, resort holidays, from budget to sheer luxury, offered by many different tour operators throughout the African continent.

Most popular destinations for 2004
	South Africa Safaris Such diversity... experience the landscapes, lifestyles, cultures, wildlife and adventure of South Africa. Climb Table Mountain and admire the views of Cape Town, visit world reknown Kruger National Park, Scuba Dive at South Africa's best dive sites. All options available: luxury, lodges, private, budget, participation camping, hotels.
	Kenya Safaris Famous for its birdlife in the lakes in the Rift Valley, it's wildlife viewing opportunities, and as a beach destination, Kenya is a top choice for a combination safari and beach holiday. We have a full selection of itineraries including budget camping safaris, luxury lodge safari, fly in safaris and for the more active Climbing Mt Kenya.
	Tanzania Safaris Explore the Serengeti & Ngorongoro and Southern Tanzanian game parks. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, fitness and physical levels vary from an easy trek to hanging off a cliff face by your fingertips, yikes!!. and then relax on the tropical beaches of Zanzibar
	Egypt Tours Enjoy the historical sights of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan; Pyramids, Sphinx, Karnak, Luxor temples, Valley of Kings & Queens, experience a Nile Cruise. Scuba Dive, snorkel and end your holiday relaxing by the Red Sea. Many Egypt tours available specifically for wheelchair users.
	Namibia Safaris Namibia tempts you with a "taste" of everything - from the abundant wildlife found in Etosha National Park, one of Africa's largest, through the stunning scenery of Sossusvlei with the worlds highest sand dunes. Itineraries also include Fish River Canyon, Koakaland, Damaraland, the romantic Germanic coastal town of Swakopmund and the rugged Skeleton Coast Park. Also visiting the Nomads land of The Hoba Himba tribe.
	Botswana Safaris A number of different itineraries that provide the opportunity to explore the Okavango Delta' and extraordinary wildlife experiences of Chobe, Savute and Moremi reserves. Safaris also include Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari Desert and many itineraries include a visit to nearby Victoria Falls... a must whilst in the area!
Family Safaris
	Family Safaris Children friendly family safaris - specifically designed with flexibility and activities to keep younger family members interested and happy. Introduce your family to a real safari adventure with people that know what a family needs on holiday, no stress, no fuss.
Holidays in Africa for the Adventurous
	Overland Safaris If you have the time and are of an adventurous nature - why not consider an Overland Safari. The duration of an Overland trip can be from 14 days travelling in two or three countries, up to 6 months - taking in the whole route from North to South. It is an affordable way to travel through the different countries, experiencing the highlights each country or region has to offer.
	Motor Cycle Tours Pure motorcycling adventure tours. Have some serious fun dirt bike off-roading combined with exploring some of the culture, history and beauty that Africa has to offer.
	Get On Your Bike Cycling can be a very rewarding way of travelling, you get to see and experience the scenery/wildlife/people first hand at your own pace and in Africa you never know what you might come across. Equipment is supplied for you, just bring your sense of adventure.
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New Itineraries for 2005 Tours for Disabled Travellers
	Cairo & Nile Cruise Special for the disabled - Egypt 3 Nights Cairo + 4 Nights Nile Cruise The one and only wheelchair accessible and equipped Nile cruise in Egypt 4 Nights Cairo, 3 Nights Luxor, 7 Nights Hurghada
	4 Nights Cairo, 3 Nights Luxor, 7 Nights Hurghada - Egypt Visit the Pyramids, Sakkara, Egyptian Museum, El Khalili Bazaar, Karnak, The Citadel, Valley of the Kings and relaxing at the Red Sea and much more - Special assistance for the disabled travellers
Click to browse through all itineraries specifically for disabled travellers
	Escorted Cape Town, Garden Route and Big 5 Safari - South Africa Escorted 11 day tour that features the best of South Africa; Cape Town one of the world’s greatest cities with a great nightlife, excellent inexpensive restaurants and famous shopping opportunities. The Garden Route, where you have the chance to sample some fine South African wine and have a tour of the vineyard. Topped off with a visit to the Addo Elephant National Park where all the BIG 5 can been seen
	Zambia Mobile Safari, Real Africa - Zambia 14 days - This semi-participation mobile safari covers Zambia's premier national parks, South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi, plus providing canoeing on the Zambezi River and a visit to Victoria Falls.
	Ghana Adventure - 4 days tour - Ghana Visit the land of the Kente origin, the Ashanti in and around Kumasi, Kakoum National Park and the World Heritage Sites of Elmina on the Cape Coast. Plus a sightseeing and shopping tour of Accra– Ghana’s political and administrative capital. A typical African city with a blend of colonial and modern images in the form of colourful markets and some impressive architecture.
	Senegal Adventure Tour - 7 days - Senegal The most Westerly country in Africa gives us the opportunity to explore a magnificent wildlife park, many nature reserves, one of the great rivers and to experience Senegalese hospitality and culture. Includes a 6 hours pirogue (West African – Rivercraft) ride through the waterways along the western side of the National Park - a must for Ornithologists' to experience the fantastic birdlife of the Delta.

We have had so many more new itineraries for 2005 recently been added to our Travel Center. Unfortunately, we can't add them all in the Newsletter. So please have a browse through the Travel Center where you can search by country, price, number of days, activities and national parks.

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NEW PHOTOGRAPHS
	We have added in a few more of our own photographs from our recent Kilimanjaro Climb Tanzania Safari Zanzibar holiday Browse through our extensive Photo Library with images from all over Africa

We hope you have found our Newsletter useful, if there is anything you would like considered for future issues then please let us know

Finally, if you have a friend or colleague who is thinking of visiting Africa, I'm sure they'd thank you for telling them about The Africa Guide - they are able to find all the information they need to plan their travels in one place.

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