Destination Guides
Country and city guides across Africa — what to see, when to go, and how to plan the trip.
Seychelles Honeymoon & Private Island Guide
Seychelles shows up on nearly every honeymoon destination list, and its granite-boulder coastline and genuinely remote private islands are a big part of why. Here's what actually sets it apart from Mauritius and the Maldives, and how to plan around it.
September 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Goree Island & Saint-Louis: Senegal's Heritage Day Trips
Two of West Africa's most significant historic sites sit within reach of Dakar -- Goree Island, a short ferry from the capital, and the former colonial capital of Saint-Louis further north. Here's how to visit both with the seriousness they deserve.
September 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Praslin and La Digue: Seychelles Island Guide
Praslin and La Digue are both a short ferry ride from Mahe, but they couldn't be more different from each other -- one built around beaches and a UNESCO-listed palm forest, the other famously car-free. Here's how to decide which one, or both, fits your trip.
September 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Best Beaches in Mauritius
Mauritius's reef and trade-wind geography mean its beaches genuinely differ by coast, not just by which resort sits behind them. Here's a region-by-region look at where each one excels.
September 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Best Day Trips from Tunis (Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, and Sahara Tours)
Tunis sits within easy reach of some of North Africa's best short excursions, and within striking distance of the Sahara proper if you're willing to give it more than a day. Here's how to plan both.
September 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Zanzibar Travel Guide: Best Beaches, Stone Town, and When to Go
Zanzibar's beaches earn the hype, but the island rewards a bit of planning — which coast you pick changes the trip more than most first-time visitors expect.
September 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Morocco Travel Guide: Marrakech, the Sahara, and the Atlas Mountains
Morocco packs medieval medinas, desert dunes, and mountain villages into a country small enough to cover in a single well-planned loop — here's how to route it.
September 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Ghana Travel Guide: Accra, Cape Coast, and the Year of Return Trail
Ghana has become one of West Africa's most visited countries for a specific reason — heritage tourism tied to the transatlantic slave trade — and it rewards visitors who build their trip around that history rather than skip past it.
September 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Rwanda Travel Guide: Gorilla Trekking, Kigali, and Lake Kivu
Rwanda's gorilla trekking is the most expensive single wildlife encounter on the continent per hour — here's what it actually costs, what to expect, and how to build a full trip around it.
September 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Egypt Travel Guide: Pyramids, the Nile, and the Red Sea Coast
Egypt fits an unusual amount of history into a single, well-worn route along the Nile — here's how to plan it, including when to go and where to add a Red Sea coast extension.
September 9, 2026 · 5 min read
South Africa Travel Guide: Cape Town, Kruger, and the Garden Route
South Africa is arguably the easiest country in Africa to build a first-time itinerary around, because Cape Town, a safari, and a coastal road trip are all genuinely combinable in a single well-paced trip.
September 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Kenya Travel Guide: Safari, Beaches, and Nairobi for First-Timers
Kenya is where the modern safari industry was born, and it's still one of the most complete trips on the continent — wildlife, coastline, and a genuinely dynamic capital city, all reachable within a single well-planned itinerary.
September 9, 2026 · 6 min read