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Browse travel tips and advice for Africa. Plan your Africa trip by making sure you know all the facts before you go. Read tips and advice for Africa submitted by fellow travelers, or write your own review for a Africa travel tip.
#16 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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n8-hunter says:
With over 340 days of sunshine a year, Agadir is Morocco’s number one tourist destination. Thanks to its 8 kilometre sandy beach, palm-lined promenades and near guaranteed warm weather, the city entertains thousands of sun worshippers from all around the globe.
Offering a wide range of comfortabl...
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#17 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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Vagabondatheart says:
Standing atop the Uhuru (Freedom in Swahili) summit on Mt. Kilimanjaro, there’s a sense of accomplishment that you’ll probably not fully internalize until you’re back near sea level and looking back at the beautiful snow capped mountain. With more oxygen to facilitate your accomplishment, itâ...
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#18 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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tirsomaldonado says:
Eventhough this is totally up to you, I will give you a couple of hints. Most people in Tanzania and Kenia are very poorly paid. They get an average of 250$ per month so tips are important for them. In most of the hotels you normally tip 1U$ per person. For your guide is about 5US$ per person a day,...
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#19 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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Shashank says:
One thing I would strongly advise anyone visiting Serengeti is to have a fully charged mobile phone with a pre-paid sim card with enough call credit (US$10-20) with you before you embark on the journey. And DO NOT allow your driver to go off the marked road.
We were on our amazing Safari trip and f...
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#20 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in Egypt
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jadetamzin says:
I have recently come back from Egypt. I was having a wonderful time and loved the Egyptian people and there culture. But unfortunately my holiday was cut short and i flew home ten days early due to a horrific accident on a coach. This trip was booked in England before my departure. I was due to leav...
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#21 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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wermar says:
When you are in the small Saharan Berben village you can go to Erg Chebbi if you survived the desert storm. Take a ride by a camel to the highest and hottest dunes in the Sahara Desert of Morocco.
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#22 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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n8-hunter says:
Beautiful Moroccan Valley
Approximately thirty kilometres from the Imperial City of Marrakech, and spreading between the first foothills of the Atlas Mountains, the Ourika Valley is one of the most beautiful and best preserved valleys in Morocco.
With tiny villages clinging to the steep hillsi...
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#23 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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n8-hunter says:
Steeped in history and culture, Fes is one of the world’s oldest medieval cities where reality mingles inextricably with legend.
Thanks to its winding alleys, its splendid and unique architecture, and its venerable medrasas, fondouks, palaces, residences fountains and mosques, Fes entertains th...
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#24 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Egypt
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wiedemann says:
One of the most important things to have when you do a trip that is not part of an organized tour, is a cellphone... Egypt is on the GSM band and its service providers are vodafone and Mobinil... They are ultra reliable networks as opposed to the US you will have reception almost everywhere you go i...
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#25 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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Luvuyo says:
Khayelitsha is one of the largest townships in South Africa with a population of roughly one million residents. Like many of the townships in South Africa it is often viewed as a violent place where people, especially whites, should not go. I lived in this township with a host family for 5 weeks and...
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#26 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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llsmith05 says:
I know a lot of people come to Cape Verde. And I know a lot of them stay in Santa Maria, on the island of Sal. And I know a lot of them sit in their all-inclusive resorts and only hang out with other Europeans. And I know that this is a pretty lame vacation. I've been living here for about a year, a...
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#27 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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beerbiker says:
The last day of our trip to South Africa, we were leaving from Johannesburg airport. We Checked in at 8.30PM, our flight was scheduled to leave at 11.55Pm that evening.
Everything went great, untill we were ready to pushback from the gate. The aviobridge wich connects the terminal with the airplane...
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#28 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in Morocco
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Moqyra says:
On driving a car, solo woman traveling, roadblocks and staring:
Things to do before you go:
* Raid your husband’s closet and take all his cotton, long sleeve shirts that hide your curves
* While you are in his closet; steal his Swiss watch with a compass (sorry Chris:-)
* Put your make up, s...
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#29 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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wbatesy says:
My girlfriend and I have in recent years been trying to get to as many new places as possible, so much so, that when we go away on a quiet weekend break we always look to see if we can get across a border somewhere and find a new country to tick off! We were invited down to Gibraltar by family livi...
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#30 of 142 general tips & advice in Africa
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britton1981 says:
OK here it is when travaling in Chad it is very important. To have someone with you that knows where they are going at all times and that speaks French!!!!! A local guide would be great. Also if the locals don't know you they will rise the prices of everything trying to get every dime out of you. ...
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