First trip tips
Health, bribes, scams, solo travel and overlanding.
Ten Tips For African Travel
Africa is a huge part of the modern world. It is also one of the most exciting outfield destinations for the contemporary traveler left on the planet.
Sahara Desert Facts
The Sahara Desert is a great desert area in North Africa that extends from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past the Red Sea to Iraq.
Affordable Trips
Africa Travel Guide is currently updating its database with a whole host of options for backpacker trips around Africa. We have great deals on Mt.
15 Myths of Bicycling and Travel In Africa
by David Mozer International Bicycle Fund Introduction It is interesting to watch the reaction of people when they pickup literature on bicycling in Africa.
Bribing 101 some basic tips to save your money
I will never forget my first encounter with a police bribe in Africa. I had heard about it from other Africa travelers, but was never sure if I was going to experience it.
The Best of Africa is Free
It might shock you. You might not believe it to be true. The best of Africa is free  it always has been, and it always will be. How do you find it? Where do you go? Keep reading.
A Solo Travelers First Steps
When a solo traveler finally commits to traveling through Africa on their own, one of the first questions that comes into his or her mind is, ÂWhere to go? ItÂs a daunting, almost mind boggling…
Staying Healthy
One of the most common concerns for travelers headed to Africa is how to stay healthy. There is a misconception that Africa is loaded with awful diseases, many of which are fatal. You will be fine.
Understand Organized Chaos - Changing Your Mentality
Organized chaos is difficult for the average westerner to understand because itÂs a contradiction of terms. Can anything really be organized and chaotic at the same time?
Africa Traveler Profiles
The tourist with the tan safari hat, the Birkenstock-wearing aid worker who speaks only the local language, the Texas missionary coming to Africa to help spread the word of god.
Commonly asked questions for first-time travel to Africa
Traveling to Africa is usually a difficult first step for many people. ItÂs a big continent, with so many diverse places and people; itÂs almost overwhelming to know where to begin.
Introduction to Camping in Africa
Traveling and camping through Africa can be great fun. The chance to hear the sounds of animals on safari, a mosque broadcasting the morning prayer, or local women singing as the sun rises can be…
Big Brother's African Brother
Given up the security of their jobs, Penny and Tom Raylott's decided to overland travel through 9 countries in Africa and disappear into the bush for 11 weeks.
Introduction to Overlanding
Overlanding through the bumpy roads of Africa has been a form of tourism for many years. The overall concept is simple although it has evolved commercially over the years.
Introduction to Solo Travel
Ever since the first explorers traveled into the exterior of the then called ÂDark Continent, there was a true appetite for adventure and not knowing what to expect throughout Africa.
Basic Facts & Figures
Africa is the second-largest of the seven continents on Earth. Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean on the east, the Mediterranean Sea on the north, and the Red…