This Year Experience Africa

Information, Tips and Insights that will make your Trip to Africa more fulfilling

African Images:  Those preconceived ideas regarding Africa.  It is good to find out what the real Africa is coming before you arrive here.  Africa has much to teach you, best you take some time and learn a bit about the continent.

African Trip Preparation:  The things one needs to do prior to coming here.  More an informational preparation that will allow you to experience Africa to the fullest while here no matter what country you are visiting here in Africa.

Africa News:  Get the latest news from Africa via BBC.  BBC provides some of the best news reporting from Africa.  Much better than CNN or most any news source covering the African Continent.  You can also listen to BBC Radio programs such as Focus on Africa on line.

Listening to Africa:  Listening for the sounds of Africa.  How to hear reports about Africa, where to find the them and getting a better understanding to the African continent and what is happening there presently.

Africa Travel - The Good-The Bad-The Ugly side of it:  The reality of Africa, unlike the movie "Out of Africa," the reality of the continent.  There is dust, heat and delays.  This is especially for the Safari Traveler.

Going to Africa - Prepare Yourself:  Helpful tips and advice which will help you while planning your trip to Africa.  Great advice based on personal experience while traveling across Africa. 

African Travel Tips:  Travel tips for sub-Sahara Africa.  Things that will keep you safe and healthy while traveling in Africa.  Part of your trip preparation for Africa, take a look.

How not to visit Africa:  A look at a visit by President Bush who certainly did no ge to experience the heart and soul of Africa.  He missed out on the real Africa and hopefully you will not.

Flying in Africa:  This is about flying within Africa, some of my own experiences are found here, with a bit of humor.  Most flying in Africa is quite comfortable and you can still receive old fashioned service.

Traveling to Africa in uncertain times:  This was written in 2003 but is quite applicable today regarding travel to Africa.  Some tips and advice and remember that when you read about Africa in the West, Africa always gets a bad wrap.

Keeping Time in Africa:  The time factor, we westerner get so focused on the time, Africans most often look at the relationship.  Understanding the African concept of time will make your visit to Africa much more enjoyable.

The Mountain Gorillas:  Uganda is the best country for Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Africa.  Over half the Mountain Gorillas in Africa are found in Uganda and most in the mysterious Bwindi Impenetrable Rain Forest in the southwest of Uganda.  Uganda's Mountain Gorillas are one of the main reasons why people visit Uganda.

Ugandan Wildlife -Gorilla-Primate-Birding Safaris:  Uganda is one of the premier destinations in Africa for the discerning traveler who wants to be off of the beaten path where you encounter more tourists than wildlife.  It is truly the pearl of Africa with half the Mountain Gorillas in the World, Chimpanzee and other primates, its abundance wildlife, 1040 species of birds and scenery that takes in snow capped mountains and the River Nile, savannas, genuine jungles, rainforests, volcanic mountains, the rift valley and besides the friendliest people in Africa.

Uganda Mini-Safaris:  From one to three days in length giving you a taste of Uganda.  Mountain Gorilla Tracking, One day wildlife safaris, 3 day exploring parks such as Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth Park and Kibale Forest have proven to be a winner with clients such as airline employees in Kampala for a layover.