Sunday, November 16, 2008

travel africa



Kenya
is undoubtedly one of the best places in the world to view wildlife. the soda lakes,of the great Rift valley support vast population of birds. the amboseli national park, animals with photogenic backdrop of snow-capped mount kilimanjaro, the roof of africa. the city of nairobi with its high altitude, healthy climate, fertile soil, and many parks and gardens. visiting city market, parliament building,the national museum and snake park.

Tanzania
Dar es salaam the relaxed city, originally a small fishing village, it was developed as a port and trading centre. there is Ngorongoro crater, the largest in the world, a vast amphi theatre of wildlife, Olduvai gorge, where the remains of the earliest humans were discoverd. as well as being home to chimpanzees, rarely seen elsewhere in the world.



botswana
the huge sweep of kalahari deserts,the swamp and floodplains of the chobe river;1.5 millions hectares of okavango delta(where the okavango river flows in from angola and namibia to itself in the sands)the okavango alone, one of the wildest and most starklybeautiful reserves in the world.is home to 500 bird and 1000 plant species. as wel as crocodile,hippo,buffalo, zebra,wildebeest,lion,graffe,elephant and kudu.

Namibia
Etosha national park, one of the most ecologically important game reserves in the world. has a bleak landscape with a desolate beauty all its own etosha is also home to four rare,endengered species, namely the black rhino, black faced impala, hartmanns mountain zebra, and the tiny damara dik-dik. namibia is home to the largest consentration of cheetah still in existence.



zimbabwe
amidst some of the most magnificient landscapes in africa,countrys leading attractionis of course,victoria falls-across the savannah,in the game parks,roam lion,elephant,buffalo and rhino, in the mountain country of the eastern highlands are wooded valleys,peacefullakes,and some of the lovliest vistas in africa.