Africa Travel

Go2Africa is the place to go to learn about a trip to Africa. You can book flights and hotels here, but the site is particularly useful when it comes to suggestions about an Africa vacation; a section called "We Recommend" features malaria-free safari holidays in South Africa, among other suggested journeys and travel tips. The site also recommends vacation itineraries, and provides great interactive maps. With all of the offerings, you could spend a lot of time here.

The Africa Guide deserves a look from anyone traveling to Africa. Learn about any African country, and explore wildlife, living accommodations, safari and tour packages, African recipes, national anthems, and more. The site also touches upon diseases, and provides a list of charities working to improve the living conditions in various African countries. In addition, you'll find valuable travel insight here: consult links to Africa travelogues, and visit forums with plenty of first-hand travelers' responses.

Africa Travel Guide is a part of the BootsnAll Travel Network, an online resource for independent travelers. The site provides a lot of practical and honest material for visitors. (Be advised that some material is missing because the site is still under development.) The best aspects of the current site are the personal stories and brutally honest tips. For example, you can read about travelers who bribed African officials, or about climbers scaling Mount Kilimanjaro. The site won't answer all of your questions, and its design is not the best, but you'll get a lot of interesting anecdotes and tidbits.  

GetawaytoAfrica.com is a helpful travel guide focusing primarily on the southern African region, although information on all countries is provided. Once you click on a country from the drop-down menu, the site lists places to stay, things to do, travel blogs, holiday packages, and recommended travel agents, to name a few features.

Lonely Planet is always a reliable source for travel guides. Learn about each country in Africa by clicking on its place on the map. You'll get historic facts, information about weather, people, government, transportation, money, and more. If there are any travel warnings, notifications are promptly displayed. Hover your mouse over the map and the country below your cursor is highlighted and named-this helps you identify the name and location of any country on the continent.

ATTA (African Travel & Tourism Association) is one of the best places to find reputable companies offering tours in Africa. Click the country and activities you want, and you'll get brief descriptions of companies, along   with contact information. 

Travel Africa magazine highlights all that is great (and not so great) about traveling to Africa. Plenty of articles and features on the site are accessible and free, even without a subscription. One interesting feature, the "Safari Planner," lets you plan an unforgettable safari, tailored to your specific interests.

National Geographic provides an interactive map of Africa; click on a country to obtain information. You could spend a long time on this site, perusing each country's corresponding articles and multimedia features, each full of vivid photography. Visit the "Multimedia" section for an even richer view of some African topics. There are also many articles on the native wildlife here.

PBS based this interactive Web site on a four-part Africa series made for its TV channel. A unique feature is the inclusion of eco-related information on various regions. Browse by region to learn about traditions, folklore, recipes, and music, topics detailed in "The People" section of each location. A link for kids includes African crafts, stories, and songs, as well as photo albums created by African schoolchildren.

Stanford University has an extensive guide to Web resources called "Africa south of the Sahara." Information is organized by country and topic, and suggested sites are listed in alphabetical order, with short descriptions of what each includes. This site is most helpful when you know what you're looking for-use it to look up specific countries or cultural customs, for example. Otherwise the myriad choices can be a bit overwhelming.