Golden rules and other Africa General Tips

Favorite Thing: These are the two golden rules for the ECO-tourist:
Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints.

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General Tips: Population Map

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Updated by Wafro

on Sep 3, 2005

Fondest Memory: Here on this map you can find the population density of the African countries.
As you can see, Nigeria, Rwanda, Burundi are the most dense populated countries.
And in the dessert areas as the Sahara you'll find almost no people.

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General Tips: Game Drive

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Written by Wafro

on Sep 27, 2005

Favorite Thing: Game drives are the most common way to observe the African wildlife. You can book an all inclusive safari and the drives will be conducted by experienced, accredited guides. But you can also rent your own vehicle and arrange a self drive Safari( which are much cheaper when you�re with a small group). In most of the African parks you�ll need to hire a local guide, but in the smaller ones you can go your own way. Most of the game drives start in the early morning or late afternoon and will last for 3-4 hours.

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General Tips: Walking Safari

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Written by Wafro

on Sep 27, 2005

Favorite Thing: Of all the different ways of doing a safari, the walking safari is the most exiting one. You encounter the local wildlife without the protection of a vehicle, but always accompanied by a well trained ranger, who knows the dangers of the bush. Most of the walks start early in the morning or in the late afternoon and they�re relatively cheap(for example, a walking safari in Ghana costs less than 1 euro/hour) compared with the other safaris.

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General Tips: Balloon Safari

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Written by Wafro

on Sep 26, 2005

Favorite Thing: You can experience the excitement of game viewing from a hot air balloon in the crisp air of dawn. Balloons lift off just before sunrise when the breeze on the plains is still cold, the balloon is blown by the prevailing winds across the landscape. The flight above the plains is quite silent, the only sound you�ll hear is the hiss of the burners. After a while you decent and have some champagne, you receive the bill(+/-350 euro/pers, this is one of the most expensive safaris!!!) and drive back to your sleeping facilities.

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General Tips: African writers

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Updated by Wafro

on Sep 3, 2005

Favorite Thing: Here you can find my top 10 of African writers.
Maybe you�re not alone interested in traveling.

KEN SARO WIWA
Moses Isegawa
Ben Okri
Sembene Ousmane
Breyten Breytenbach
Sietse Bosgra
Nguza Karl I Bond
Okot p�Bitek
Wole Soyinka
Chinua Achebe

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General Tips: Dangerous bugs!!!

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Written by Wafro

on Sep 24, 2005

Favorite Thing: Entomologists may like those little bugs, but they can cause you a lot of troubles.
Immunization isn�t possible against any of these diseases.
Don�t get bitten and you won�t get any of these lovely presents.
Mosquitoes � Malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever.
Ticks � Typhus, relapsing fevers.
Lice � Typhus
Sandflies � Leishmaniasis, sandfly fever.
Tsetse flies � Sleeping sickness
Blackflies � River blindness

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General Tips: Harmattan Winds

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Written by Wafro

on Sep 24, 2005

Favorite Thing: Harmattan means "North Wind" in Hausa.
Cool, dry winds which originate in the Sahara and blow throughout much of West Africa during the dry season(November->March).
They bring with them dust from the Sahara and make the air hazy and unclear.

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General Tips: Arabic language

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Written by Wafro

on Jan 21, 2006

Favorite Thing: For most of the people the Arabic language could be a major problem.
Luckily they translate almost everything.
Though most of the price labels are only in Arabic, but I know why!
You'd better learn the Arabic digits/ciphers before you leave, so you always know what to pay before you buy it.

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General Tips: Odours in the forest

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Written by Wafro

on Feb 29, 2008