The main stereotype associated with Africa: budget travel to the “Dark Continent” is possible only to Egypt. Everything else is too expensive and available only to wealthy tourists. The realities are somewhat different. If you are going to hunt rhinoceroses or lions, you will have to part with a very substantial amount. But if your goal is to visit magnificent national parks, a peaceful safari in the savannah, experiencing a unique culture and swimming in the ocean, then your trip will not require a large investment. Of course, the costs of the flight (and in this case only the flight is possible) will be more serious compared to European ones.

Traveling to Africa has undoubted advantages:

  • accommodation and food in most countries (receiving tourists!) is lower than in Europe;
  • the number of natural and cultural attractions is amazingly diverse;
  • ocean beaches are more luxurious than sea beaches, and the water is much cleaner;
  • African cuisine is an unforgettable adventure for every tourist;
  • exoticism at every turn - unforgettable experience guaranteed.

There are also disadvantages to such a journey:

  • travel costs are higher than for ;
  • insurance will cost more;
  • it will not be possible to completely do without the services of travel companies - Africa is an unstable region on the planet;
  • you will have to think about vaccinations (if you are going to visit South or Central Africa);
  • For family vacation Only Egypt is suitable for children (it’s not so much about the climate, but also about insects, the peculiarities of the cuisine, the peculiarities of African “comfort”).

Only one thing can be said with confidence: a trip to Africa will be an adventure that you can tell your grandchildren about!

North Africa: An Arabian Tale

The Arab North of the black continent has recently not been the most peaceful and stable place. If 10 years ago there were a huge number of travel opportunities, today you can only remain confident in your safety in Egypt and Morocco.

Egypt, which we already know well



El Gouna - tourist resort in Egypt on the Red Sea coast.

The budget tourist knows well the Land of the Pyramids and the resorts of Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh and Alexandria, which remain undiscovered only for a few. Entire cities consisting of hotels and entertainment centers, sandy beaches and coral reefs, camel rides and visits to the Pyramids, Luxor or Karnak temple complexes will surprise few people.

The average cost of a week-long all-inclusive tour will cost no more than 300 euros per person. In this case, you are completely freed from the hassle of finding a hotel and restaurants or cafes. Use of the beach and even a few excursions are included in the price. It's boring, but stable and confident.

Flying solo to Egyptian resorts is fraught with hassle. Most likely, you will have to fly with several transfers, which will not reduce the cost of travel. Another option to get to the Red Sea is charter flights, tickets for which are purchased by travel companies. You can contact the company with a request to sell a ticket. Often, charter planes remain half empty.

It is also better to book a hotel yourself, without resorting to the intermediary of companies. A double room in a mid-level hotel will cost 20-25 euros/day.

Morocco, a country not discovered by mass tourists

Of all the countries in North Africa, only Morocco was unaffected by the revolutionary wave and painful changes. Today it is one of the most stable countries in the region. They love tourists here (no visa required!) and offer them unusual attractions and entertainment:

  • majestic mosques and numerous royal palaces, open to tourists for a nominal entrance fee;
  • ocean beaches, although not flawless, are beautiful and comfortable;
  • the ancient Jewish city of Chefchaouen, with houses the color of the sky;
  • Mount Toubkal, on the top of which you can ski in winter;
  • the dyehouses of Fez - an ancient craft of dressing and dyeing leather, which has not changed over the past 500 years;
  • Sahara Desert - a camel or mule ride accompanied by an experienced guide - the most popular entertainment in Morocco;
  • traditional baths (hammam) in Marrakech - the rejuvenating effect of these baths is known all over the world;
  • a course of thalassotherapy (sea baths, seaweed rubdowns, mud therapy) in one of the hotels in Rabat or Tangier.

Friendly local people low prices, warm climate and exotic atmosphere - all this makes Morocco an attractive destination for budget tourists.


Let's look at the costs:

  • road: flight from Moscow to Casablanca or Rabat, Tangier and back - about 300 euros. The cheapest tickets to Morocco are sold by Qatar, Iberia, and AirFrance. All flights with a transfer in one of European capitals. Expensive time - about 8 hours;
  • accommodation: Double Room with breakfast in Marrakech, for example, you can find from 14 euros/day. In Casablanca - from 40 euros/day;
  • food: lunch in an average restaurant of three courses with drinks (in Morocco tourists can drink alcohol as much as they want!) - no more than 1.5-2 euros per person. If you eat in street cafes, you will hardly eat more than 2 euros for the whole day;
  • transport: the cheapest is the bus. There are many routes, tickets for the road from Casablanca to Marrakech are no more than 4-5 euros.

Traveling to Morocco will be a vibrant adventure. But every tourist must take into account cultural characteristics countries:

  • The concept of hygiene among local peoples is unique. It is advisable to drink only mineral water or drinks in restaurants. The smells will not be the most pleasant;
  • Morocco is a Muslim country. You can photograph people here with caution, but you shouldn’t photograph women at all;
  • Bargaining is necessary everywhere. “Three skins” are torn from Europeans in bazaars and shops. This applies to souvenirs and carpets - the main wealth of the country.

Central and Southern Africa: the jungle is calling!



National Park Kilimanjaro (Tanzania).

The most impressive exotics are hidden in the southern countries. National parks, visits to tourist villages, a visit to a sorcerer, a selfie with rhinoceroses in the background - everything is possible. And it's not always expensive. But if you are going to see the real Africa, then it is better to use the services travel company. There are several reasons for this:

  • the region is unstable. Every now and then there are revolutions and coups. This does not concern tourists; they are protected from trouble. But the travel agency agrees on security and escort. This is difficult to do in person;
  • the local population of a number of countries very negatively perceive the presence of any person of European appearance, they are unfriendly, and sometimes aggressive;
  • local cuisine is not well suited to the European stomach; tourists are prepared separately and not in all hotels and restaurants;
  • the low standard of living gave rise to a huge army of adventurers and scammers who preferred to “work” with Europeans.

A week-long tour of Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe will cost at least one and a half thousand euros per person, excluding the cost of air tickets. Not a cheap pleasure. If you are confident, speak English or French well, have good health and excellent communication skills, travel to Africa on your own. It's much cheaper.

Zimbabwe


Victoria is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in the Republic of Zimbabwe (Zambia).

In this country, every European gets the impression that civilization is nothing compared to nature:

  • walks through virgin forests, safaris, waterfalls;
  • unique fishing;
  • accommodation in ecological camps;
  • exotic animals at every turn.

In addition to natural beauty, the country has many cultural monuments:

  • ruin ancient state— Great Zimbabwe (the supposed capital of the Queen of Sheba);
  • colonial sights of the capital - Harare.

Travel expenses:

  • visa - 30 dollars (on arrival);
  • road: ticket Moscow-Harare and back - 625 euros (two transfers, about 20 hours on the road, airline ETIHAD, EMIRATES);
  • accommodation: from 63 euros for a double room, breakfast included;
  • meals: lunch in a restaurant - from 7 euros, street cafe - from 3 euros (traditional corn porridge and fruit);
  • trips around the country, excursions: 100 euros - one-day jeep trip through the national park, meeting with lions, etc. 30-35 euros - visiting cultural attractions for 5-8 hours (ruins of Zimbabwe, museums, etc.).

South Africa

In the homeland of Nelson Mandela, Europeans feel somewhat strange: on the one hand, there is real Africa all around, on the other hand, in this country you can quite feel at home.



Among the main attractions:

Travel expenses:

  • visa - 30 euros. Receipt is associated with a number of inconveniences and difficulties (translation of documents into English language, for example), it is better to entrust the work to professionals, paying an additional 30 euros;
  • road: Flight Moscow-Cape Town and back - 545 euros (travel time from 17 hours, 1 change, cheapest tickets - QATAR);
  • accommodation: double room in a hotel (half board) - from 30 euros/day (hostel - from 18 euros);
  • meals: breakfast in a cafe - 5-7 euros, lunch in a restaurant - 15-25 euros, dinner with wine - from 30 euros;
  • trips around the country, excursions: from 100 euros for a one-day trip accompanied by a knowledgeable guide; tickets to museums and galleries - 3-6 euros.

A week-long tour to South Africa with a travel company costs from 2,000 euros per person (air tickets separately).

Africa is very diverse and exotic. A trip to the Dark Continent will be an event of a lifetime. This is an adventure, a cultural experience, and an unforgettable experience. There are countries here (Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana) designed for wealthy tourists. But most African states will welcome a tourist who is not used to spending a lot, who is willing to endure minor inconveniences in order to get to know the most colorful continent in the world.

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The cradle of humanity Africa on the world map truly resembles a roughly hewn stone - the tool of labor of our distant and outwardly unattractive ancestors. It seems so convenient to take it in your palm a little lower than Nigeria, clasp Cameroon with your index finger, and place the middle finger on the ledge coastline Angola - and devote his days to turning grain into flour... in a word, slowly but steadily becoming homo sapiens.

And even though millions of years have passed since then, the bosom of Africa today is just as hot, no less wild and only a little more studied. Of course, airplanes fly to all corners of the continent, giant drills bite into the thickness of kimberlite pipes, Canon shutters click in the middle of the savannah, and the beaches Mediterranean coast chock full of half-naked beauties, but Africa for us is still a mysterious land of an alluring dream, a waking dream in the trembling haze of July, an eternal mystery and a sacred place of returning to normal.

In a tourist sense, Africa is a destination where it is impossible not to find something to do to your liking. Sun worshipers flock to the sandy beaches of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, lovers of historical “excursion” explore the Pyramids and ruins of Carthage, Brehm’s followers roam the expanses of the national parks of Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania, connoisseurs of European amenities accompanied by a tropical climate decorously stroll along the boulevards of Johannesburg and feel nostalgic in pubs Cape Verde, and those who prefer the echoing silence of the desert to all the melodies of the world, plunge into nirvana in Namibia or Algeria.

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Although the territory of the continent is divided between 55 countries (as well as 5 dependent territories and 5 more unrecognized states), for comfortable and, most importantly, safe tourism less than half are adapted. Alas, local conflicts and wars of one scale or another shake Africa with a regularity worthy of better use, not sparing even the well-known “breadwinners” of world tourism. However, one should not fall into pessimism: the inspiring trend of the last decade is the visible development tourism infrastructure in previously completely closed states, for example, Djibouti or Mali.

When talking about Africa, one cannot fail to mention the islands. Their tourist fate turned out to be much happier than that of continental countries - the sunny Canaries offer not only beach holiday, but also the best parties in the world, the “foot” of Madagascar attracts with its amazing wildlife and white sandy coastline, Mauritius invites you to the emerald green jungle, and the Seychelles, like no other, makes you believe that heaven on Earth, contrary to the statements of the Gnostics, exists.

General rules for a tourist trip to Africa: a long and expensive flight, the need to get vaccinated and take out special insurance (as well as the fear of Ebola, which is often completely vain and unjustified), not always easy acclimatization and the overall significant cost of travel. So a local tourist is definitely an “ideological” one, someone who is not stopped by obstacles. And really, what does it matter how long you spend hanging out in the belly of a Boeing if you can then watch the great migration of animals, listen to the roar of Victoria Falls or feed a sad-eyed lemur! This means that as long as human civilization exists, we will forever be drawn to Africa.

  • North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
  • West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena ( dependent territory, UK), Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • Central Africa: Angola, Gabon, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea
  • East Africa: Burundi, Galmudug, Djibouti, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mayotte (dependent territory, French overseas region), Malawi, Mozambique, Reunion (dependent territory, French overseas region), Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia
  • South Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eparce Islands (dependent territory, overseas region of France), Swaziland, South Africa

Africa is hot and distant, the second continent after Eurasia, which is washed by the Atlantic Ocean from the west and the Indian Ocean from the east and south, the Red Sea from the northeast and Mediterranean Sea from the north, it is on these seas that the main resorts of the mainland are located, a place of attraction for numerous tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

The most interesting countries for travel - these are South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, by the way, these same countries are more suitable for white people in terms of climate, there is at least a slight change in the seasons of the year, the heat is not so sizzling, but these countries also have characteristic social problems, primarily racial contradictions.

Africa is the place where the first people appeared, remember how, back in school, geography or history teachers told us about this and, to confirm their words, showed on the atlas the profile of Africa, which exactly looked like a roughly hewn stone, and each of us thought that it was very a killing stone to use to hammer something. For us, Africa is primarily Egypt, Morocco, Seychelles, Tunisia and South Africa; Kenya and Zimbabwe are even more exotic.

About one billion people live on the African continent, which is less than in Asia, but this is where life on earth originated. Africa is located on both sides of the equator from the northern subtropical climate zone to the southern subtropical and is thus unique place on the planet, which is limited by the extreme eastern wheelbarrow on Cape Ras Hafun and the western - Cape Almadi, southern extreme point- Cape Agulhas (Agulhas) and the northern outskirts - Cape Blanco (Ben Sekka, Ras Engela, El Abyad).

The name of the continent comes from the nickname Afri, which was given by the townspeople of Carthage to the people who lived in the neighborhood, afar, which means “dust”, another option is the word ifri, “cave” in Berber, because the ancient inhabitants were cavemen.

Europeans first came to Africa only in the 15th century, but by the end of the 15th century the Portuguese captured the western coast of Africa, profiting from the slave trade; a little later Germany, England, France, Denmark, Spain, and Holland became involved in this business, dividing almost all the countries among themselves Africa, this happened during the era of colonization by 1900, then only Liberia and Ethiopia remained independent.

Europe fully exploited the natural and human resources of Africa, the decolonization of Africa began after the Second World War, which liberated almost all African countries with the exception of Portuguese Madeira, french islands Eparce and Mayotte, Reunion, the UK retained the islands of St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha and the Chagos Archipelago, Spain Canary Islands, as well as Ceuta and Melilla in Morocco. It would seem that happy and joyful days will come after gaining independence, but no, try to write the word Africans in the search, and you will not like the result in the form of half-naked people with Kalashnikov assault rifles, horror and nothing more. The locals are somewhat exotic, it is difficult to imagine where these canons of beauty came from, it seems that Italian Renaissance paintings were not in fashion in Africa. Africa is a place that frightened us in action; it was not recommended as a place for walking for children. Don't go to Africa for a walk! In Africa there are sharks, in Africa there are gorillas, in Africa there are large crocodiles. They will bite you! Now AIDS, Embola and other incomprehensible misfortunes have been added to this list, and it is not clear where all this comes from, how viruses can live in such a dry and hot place as Africa.

Weather and climate in Africa

All of Africa is located in warm climate zones between the equator. In the north of Africa there is the terrible Sahara Desert, which affects even Europe, and in the south of the continent there is the Kalahari, in the southwest the Namib Desert. North and south of the subequatorial belts are the northern and southern tropical belts. with high temperatures without rain, which leads to the appearance of deserts. Interestingly, in Central Africa there is no change of seasons; there is heavy rainfall throughout the year. To the north and south of the equatorial belt there are subequatorial belts; in summer there is a rainy season in such places, and in winter there are tropical trade winds and a dry season.

The flora and fauna of Africa is probably the main thing that attracts foreign travelers, in addition to the above-mentioned horrors in the form of crocodiles and gorillas, tigers, lions and everything they chase live here. To the article, civilized humanity has come up with cars protected by glass and mesh; tourists can go on safari and with close range consider dangerous and seemingly harmless animals in their natural habitat.

Resorts in Africa

It’s hard to describe the portrait of a traveler heading to Africa, we mean real Africa, not Egypt with all-inclusive hotels. A trip to Africa is very expensive, a couple of weeks with a hotel with views of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania or in the national parks of Kenya or Rwanda will cost thousands of dollars, a separate group of tourists go to see the Victoria Falls and the picturesque shores of South Africa, they want to visit the desert or admire the unearthly landscapes in the very hot place on Earth, it’s interesting to visit hot Namibia and Algeria. It's good to get a tan without the risk of being eaten in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, but don't forget that the Red Sea is also fraught with dangers in the form of sharks and jellyfish.

Separately, we can talk about the African islands, meaning the Canaries, Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles. IN last years even previously closed countries can boast of the development of tourism infrastructure, luxury hotels for the rich with appropriate services can be found in different parts of Africa, the only point here is safety, which can only be guaranteed by proven tourism destinations, amateur activities and wild tourism are not welcome in Africa.

Africa is the second most populous continent, with more than 1.1 billion people living here. This is a huge number of nationalities, languages ​​and cultures. Among conflict-ridden and poor countries, there are also quite peaceful, safe and interesting ones for tourists. Many travelers are familiar with countries such as South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. And about where you can have a nice time south of the Sahara, publication Onetwotrip.com.


Sierra Leone

Perhaps the most unexpected state on this list is Sierra Leone, which not so long ago was torn apart by civil war for ten years. However, since 2002, Sierra Leone has undergone major changes and today it is already ranked among the peace-loving countries according to the Global Security Index (GPI). Sierra Leone is considered one of the most religiously tolerant countries in the world, and life expectancy local population is 57 years old, which is not bad by African standards.


There are many beautiful nature reserves here, such as the Gala rain forest or the Outamba-Kilimi National Park, clean beaches on the Atlantic coast, and its capital Freetown is oldest city in West Africa.


Botswana

Leader in security on the African continent. Whether this is due to the fact that peace and tranquility are one of the main characteristics of both the Tswana people and the Bushmen, or because the Botswanans understand the economic contribution tourists make, one way or another there is a very low crime rate.


However, no one promises that baboons will not attack you, so during a safari it is recommended not to feed these warlike monkeys or even smile at them. In general, there are a lot of animals in Botswana; for example, it is home to the largest population of elephants in the world.


One of the popular tourist attractions, along with safaris to the Kalahari Desert and visits to national parks, has been the search for ancient treasures hidden from the colonialists in the caves of Gchvihab since the 30s of the last century. No one has found the treasure yet, but the caves themselves with amazing stalactites up to 10 meters long are worth traveling to the north of the country for.


Ghana

In 2008, Ghana was ranked as the safest country in Africa by the Global Safety Index and has remained at the top of the rankings ever since. The country has rare internal conflicts and has peaceful relations with its neighbors. Tourists here are treated very friendly and speak English - this is the official language of Ghana.


Here you can visit numerous reserves with elephants, antelopes, monkeys and other exotic animals, visit the ruins of castles and fortresses of Cape Post and Elmina, listed World Heritage UNESCO, and spend time on clean, uncrowded beaches.


Namibia

This country in South-West Africa is an oasis of stability and security on a turbulent black continent. It was discovered quite late (in 1878) by Europeans, quickly emerged from all internal and external conflicts and is now one of the richest African countries.


Here is the most ancient desert on earth - the Namib, the legendary Skeleton Coast, many national parks, the site of the fall of the largest Hob meteorite, the second largest after the Colorado Canyon and much more.

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Namibia has good highways, and The Desert Express tourist train runs between the capital Windhoek and resort town Swakopmund, stopping at particularly noteworthy places along the way.


Uganda

Uganda is considered a safe country for foreigners by both GPI and public tourism opinion. This may be due to the fact that it is not customary here for traders and barkers to pester people, perhaps due to the fact that the proportion of the country's urban population is only 13%, and the main attractions are not in the villages.


Tourists in Uganda need to see a lot: one of the oldest in Africa, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Botanical Garden Entebbe, where the first Tarzan film was filmed, the Rwenzori mountain range - most likely, it was them that the ancient Egyptians called the Mountains of the Moon. Here they go sailing on Lake Victoria and rafting on the Nile, which originates in Uganda.


If local residents here they do not cause any particular disturbance to tourists, so you need to be careful with animals, especially if you see a mother elephant with a calf. By the way, Uganda is located on the main migration route of northern birds: eagles, cuckoos, swallows, kites and many familiar birds spend the winter here.

Cape Verde

Cape Verde or the Cape Verde Islands is an archipelago off the west coast of Africa. Calmness, tranquility, relative cleanliness and an acceptable level of service (in local tourism European companies are investing) are waiting for tourists here, in the homeland of the famous singer Cesaria Evora.


The islands have plenty of picturesque landscapes: extinct volcanoes, mountain ranges where you can go trekking, flowering meadows where you can just take a walk. But the main feature of Cape Verde is, of course, the ocean - it is used to its full capacity: starting from the beaches with black volcanic sand, continuing with dives to shipwrecks and ending with windsurfing, schools of which are on every island, but the island of Sal is especially famous for them.


Kenya

Kenya, country of the Maasai tribe and business card real African nature, very beautiful, welcoming and tourist developed. Mount Kenya is the second highest on the continent after Kilimanjaro. Throughout the country you can see schools of migrating birds, and views of the highest mountain Africa (Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania) from Kenya's Ambosseli Park is perhaps even better than the view from the mountain itself.


Tanzania

Residents of Tanzania are friendly and smiling, but, as elsewhere, travelers should not let their guard down - there are plenty of robbers here. But there are still many tourists in Tanzania who come here without fear. Here, in the homeland of Freddie Mercury, there is a lot to see.

Firstly, the Kilimanjaro volcano, to the top of which there are numerous hiking trails. Secondly, the island of Zanzibar - resort place, where the beautiful Stone City, founded by the Arabs back in the 9th century, is located. From here they go on spice tours, during which you can grind cinnamon and try unfamiliar spices. Thirdly, the famous Serengeti National Park, which occupies a huge area and is home to more than three million large wild animals.


Fourthly, the Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve, located in a colossal (21 km in diameter) crater extinct volcano. It is home to about 25 thousand different animals and has the highest concentration of predators in all of Africa.

Madagascar

Madagascar is a separate continent in miniature: it is so unlike Africa or any other place on earth. There are amazing landscapes here, and 80% of the living animals and plants are found nowhere else.

The island has many natural parks and protected areas. The largest reserve is Tsingy de Bemaraha, which, like many others, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The country is rich beautiful beaches; It is traditionally believed that swimming on west coast safer - there are fewer sharks there.


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Africa: it is here, on the border with Zambia, that famous waterfall Victoria. In Zambia, by the way, there are fewer tourists, so those who prefer a more secluded environment are recommended to admire the wonder of nature there.


Zimbabwe has a very good conservation structure and there are unusually many animals here even for Africa, so hunting is allowed in some places (almost everywhere on the continent is already prohibited).


In addition to countless national parks, there is also a unique historical site - the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe: pagan temple complex, built over a thousand years ago.

Tourists planning a trip to Africa must have all vaccinations; a list of them is usually available on the embassy website. Even in those countries where vaccination is not required for travel, you must take anti-malarial tablets, and start taking them before the trip. It is strictly forbidden to use raw water even for brushing your teeth.

Africa and tourism

Tourism has become widespread in those countries that are located close to the regions of Europe, Asia and Russia, these countries include Egypt, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Algeria, and other countries in northern Africa. This is the region of the continent closest to Russia, although the southern African region, with which Russia has established the strongest ties, is currently becoming increasingly important for Russia. Although relations in the field of tourism between Russia and the countries of the southern African region are in their infancy, mutually beneficial trips are being carried out with the help of embassies.
Russian-African relations are both bilateral and multilateral in nature. The natural conditions of the African continent, rich flora and fauna, mild climate, and the presence of a large number of excellent hotels, inns and campsites attract numerous tourists to the country from all over the world. Tourist sites include National parks, nature reserves, occupying most of Africa. To attract tourists in many countries, hotels are built, personnel are trained, roads are built, and ministries are involved in this Environment, Tourism, Industry and Trade, this work is also carried out through private companies. Their responsibilities include organizing tourism, including developing tourist routes, in particular, visiting various attractions, such as the dwellings of African aborigines: Bushmen, Maasai, Himba, Pygmies, Zulus; buildings of the peoples of the Niger-Kordofanian, Khoisan group and Bantu-speaking peoples. Travel companies are invited to cooperate in protecting flora and fauna, nature ecology, conservation historical places. Foreign tourists are attracted by fishing, the opportunity to see whales, the rich underwater fauna of the warm Indian Ocean in coastal cities: Port Elizabeth, Durban (South Africa), Maputo, Beira, Larde (Mozambique), Mtwara, Dar es Salaam, Tanga (Tanzania), Malindi, Mombasa, Lamu (Kenya), as well as the uniqueness of nature: here you can simultaneously see picturesque mountains and waterfalls, canyons and caves in their original form, savannas and jungles.
Among the national parks and reserves, the largest and world-famous reserve is the Serengeti National Park, which is located in Tanzania and is connected to the Kenyan Masai Mara Park; also in Tanzania there are famous, but occupying a smaller area, the reserves of Arusha, Selous, Mikumi, Ruaha, Tarangire. There are also other large reserves on the African continent, such as Tsavo in Kenya, Kruger in South Africa and Etosha, Namib-Naukluft in Namibia and Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls in Uganda. According to some reports, the Kruger Park, which is located in the northeast of the Transvaal in South Africa, has a larger area, but is not different large in number animals and the richness of nature, compared to other countries East Africa. Its area exceeds 19 thousand square meters. km. Here you can see 137 species of animals; these are elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinoceroses, including white ones, antelopes, more than 450 species of birds, 114 species of reptiles, including crocodiles, 40 species of fish, 33 amphibians and 227 species of insects (some endemic). On the territory of the park there are 20 year-round hotels with 7 thousand tourist beds. In addition to African exoticism, tourists are also attracted by low cost, European comfort and the well-known historical attractiveness of places where people from Europe live. Among the most frequently visited countries are Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia, Cape Verde, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, Gabon, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Uganda, Seychelles, Mali and Mozambique.
Madagascar has 4 main tourism centers: on the islands of Nosy Be (northwest of Madagascar), on the islands of Nosy Burah (near east coast Madagascar), in seaport Taulanaru (in the extreme southwest of Madagascar) and in the capital of the state - the city of Antananarivo. About a third foreign tourists combine holidays with business trips here. All these states are home to many Europeans who considered Africa their homeland. The development of tourism in these countries is one of the important tasks of economic policy; the stay of foreign tourists is provided not only by local companies, but also by a number of European travel agencies. In countries with access to Atlantic Ocean, clean sandy beaches, beautiful nature and favorable climate, large expanses of water, mountains covered with evergreen vegetation. The Sahara, Namib and Kalahari deserts are in demand among tourists with motorcyclists, camel riders, paratroopers and filmmakers. In these countries, national parks are organized, nature reserves are surrounded by many kilometers of electric barbed wire, behind which you can observe a variety of plant and animal world.
In Africa, you can drink tap water, since the lakes do not contain particularly dangerous chemical impurities. However, some Europeans do not trust the purity of this water enough and prefer to boil it. In Africa you will not find more than one village or settlement where local people drink boiled water; they know where to get water for drinking and cooking. In European travel companies telling customers not to drink tap water so that hotels can make money by providing water to people. Swimming is not recommended in Lake Victoria and the Nile River, Kavango; swimmers there risk being attacked by hippos, crocodiles or water snakes.
It should also be noted that there is some myth about Africa that was invented by people who do not know this continent, and we are offended that our rich culture is treated so carelessly. It's about about historical phenomena related to poverty, poverty, lack of water caused by drought. Famine in some African countries may be caused by severe drought or military conflict. Based on this incorrect interpretation, I would like to correct some unacceptable errors that I have noticed in many foreign media that influence the psychology of tourists and reduce the number of visitors to our mysterious continent. It should be noted that if one country or area is starving, this does not mean that all of Africa is starving. And if one country is at war, this does not mean that all of Africa is on the brink of war. Our modern society should not react only to sensations. It must be said that there is not a single country in the world where there are no wars, thirst, hunger, poverty or some other problems. History testifies to this Ancient world, the history of the Middle Ages, the history of modern times, and, especially, facts about the First and Second World Wars. A striking example is the problem of security and the fight against terrorism in the world, which also impedes the development of tourism in different countries.
In conclusion, I would like to say that Africa is located in a very convenient location, where you can find many treasures, unless, of course, you adhere to false opinions. Good climatic conditions have a positive impact on the image of African states, which contributes to the successful development of tourism.