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December 2nd, 2008 | Cat: Africa News with 4 Comments | | Tags: , , , ,


You Know, there are facts about the fun in Africa travel you may experienced….

1. When you visit Eritrea’s capital Asmara, you can sip a perfect macchiato in an outdoor cafe and enjoy some lovely 1930′s, Italian architecture.

asmara pictures

2. Sudan has more Pyramids than Egypt. Than their Egyptian counter parts, the 223 pyramids are smaller and steeper, but the Nubians were obviously very busy people around 4 BC – 3 AD.

nubians pictures

3. It’s possible to take a hot air balloon ride over Luxor and the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

hot air balloon pictures

4. To get your open-water diving certification, Lake Malawi is the cheapest place in the world; enjoy more than 500 varieties of tropical fish while you’re learning.

lake malawi pictures

5. The original Star Wars movie sets in the deserts of Tunisia (a.k.a. planet Tatooine) are very well preserved and you can even stay in Luke Skywalker’s home.

planet tatooine pictures

6. Penguins at Boulder Beach in Cape Town, South Africa will literally sit on your beach towel and swim along side you given half a chance.

cape town penguins of boulders beach pictures

7. The Ethiopian calendar is 7.5 years behind the Gregorian calendar (which most of you reading probably use).

ethiopian calendar pictures

8. Skiing in Morocco is not just a bad joke, it does actually happen.

ski morocco pictures

9. Affectionately known as “the longest train in the world” the Nouadhibu to Zouerate train in Mauritania is 1.8 miles long (3 km). The trip takes 12 hours, covers about 430 miles (700 km) and passenger cars have finally been added to the freight cars, so you no longer have to sit on the roof or inside the iron ore carriages.

longest train pictures
longest train02 pictures

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