Botswana Country Profile
Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. Also Formerly known by its British protectorate name Bechuanaland. It adopted its new name Botswana after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. Since its independence botswana has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy, with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections. […]
Molly Lock, 95-Year-Old Grandmother Becomes The Oldest Adventurer After Flying Over Victoria Falls: See Pics
Molly Lock, a 95-year-old mother, grandmother and great-grandmother proved today, that you are never too old to have fun! Molly became the oldest adventurer to do a Wild Horizons Flying Fox. Molly was born in Harare in 1920 and is a mother of 6, grandmother of 20 and great-grandmother of 2. Here’s to many more […]
600 000 Fewer Tourists Since South Africa Introduced Visa Regulations
In the Portfolio Committee on Tourism today, it became clear that there have been 600 000 fewer tourists since the introduction of visa regulations. The regulations have clearly made it harder for people to come to South Africa. According to industry experts, 1 job is created for every 12 tourist arrivals. In a country with […]
Want to Travel to Rwanda? – Here Are 8 Mistakes to Avoid as a Tourist
You know what I like? Being a tourist. Yes. A good old tourist. It does not matter where I am, I will act like a foreigner visiting the place for the first time (even in my home town!). It is like walking around with a dollar sign on your forehead. The locals assume you have […]
Awesome Marine Creatures At Ethiopia’s Lake Chamo
Imagine yourself, for an indulgent moment, sunbathing and observing marine life at sunning Lake Chamo. Green trees and giant view of the water animals along the stretch of golden sand; the sparkling Chamo beckons the best close up view of the fishes, birds and crocodiles and hippos as some of the few things the wildest […]
After a weeks-long political crisis, Gambian tourism officials are eager to lure foreign visitors
“It seemed like the entire world was coming to an end,” recalls Abdoulie Hydara, director general of The Gambia’s tourism board, bringing to memory the country’s recent protracted political crisis. The Gambia, a tiny, tourism-reliant country in West Africa, typically averages about 4,000 visitors a week during its peak month of January. Yet, last month almost […]
Nyangani Mountains makes one think twice before embarking on the journey
you have gone on a holiday trip with your family in a mountain. Your husband decides to dare a little distance further up and he disappears for good . . . never to be seen again even with the help of experts armed with helicopters and binoculars. Or a boulder falls from a mountain top […]
Zimbabwe is by far the most expensive tourist destination compared to other destinations in the Sadc region
Zimbabwe is by far the most expensive tourist destination compared to other destinations in the Sadc region and beyond. But for the benefit of all and sundry, let me restrict this instalment to the Sadc region. The effect of the high price regime has been that the country, despite being among the most attractive in […]
Fire Guts Kyambura Game Lodge in Kicwamba Sub County Uganda
Fire has gutted Kyambura Game lodge in Kicwamba Sub County in Rubirizi District. The fire is said to have started from the nearby Queen Elizabeth National park before spreading to the cottages in Kyambura Game lodge on Wednesday evening. The fire managed to spread fast to the lodge because of the thicket that was preserved […]
Tanzania Jailed Over 200 People in 2016 in Anti-Poaching Crackdown
The government has recorded tangible achievements in its anti-poaching drive after winning many cases in court of law as over 200 people have been convicted and sentenced to more than 20 years in 2016. The convicts have also paid 800m/- and they still owe the government 164bn/- as unpaid fines due to poaching activities, including […]
