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Different types of adventure travel vacations you can enjoy in Africa -- from the almost heart-stopping X-treme sports, like bungee jumping, coming face-to-face with the fearsome white shark, and whitewater rafting to more sedate, relaxing beach vacations.
What to expect when you go on a vacation to track endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda, and mountain gorilla photos.
Types of African safaris to consider (there are several!). Which places/countries to visit to get the type of African safari best suited to your personal fantasies?
View African wildlife pictures and get more detailed information about the different animals such as African elephants, giraffes, and also the unusual okapi.
Sound, reliable holiday planning information and partner links to get the most out of your Africa vacation and much more!
Check out our sitemap, for a quick reference guide and easy navigation through the site. Take your time, browse through the pages, and find the various Africa vacations that interest you! Maybe it could be your start to an adventure of a lifetime...?
While in Central and East Africa the wildlife areas are being threatened by cattle grazing, in South Africa each year, about 500,000 hectares of land are being converted from cattle to wildlife reserves.
The Centre for Wildlife Management at the University of Pretoria estimates that there is more wildlife in South Africa today than at any time in the past 100 years.
Some of the many wildlife you will get to see on an African safari.
The lion is the largest carnivore (i.e. meat eater) in Africa. It is also the largest of the cat species in Africa, and the second largest with the tiger being the largest. Tigers are not indigenous to Africa. (More on Lions)
African elephants are by far the largest land mammals. Ivory poaching has severely reduced the elephant herd populations, so they are now classified as endangered species.( More on African elephants)
The African buffalo, an herbivore mammal, which is also known as the Cape buffalo, is the only species of buffalo that is natural to Africa. However, within this single species there are four sub-species. These sub-species are all found in conservation areas of Sub-Sahara.(More on the African buffalo)
African leopards are very solitary animals. They can be found throughout Sub-Sahara Africa particularly in the mountainous forests of Central Africa, the grasslands, and even the savannahs. In the summer heat, they can be spotted draped over a branch of a tree. (More on African leopards)
There are five Rhino species, of which two species can be found in Africa and three species in Southern Asia. The two African species are the black rhino and the white rhino. (More on African rhinoceros)
Cheetahs are known for their unique speed, the fastest among land animals with speed ranging 112 to 120 km/hour. They would typically cover distances of up to 1,500 feet in short bursts with a capacity to increase of up to 110 km/hour...(African Cheetahs)
Giraffes, with their exceptionally long legs, are by far the tallest mammals on earth.(More on African giraffes)
You can also indulge yourself in animal ecology and your conservationist passion, or special interests, with
a-once-in-a-lifetime experience, or an additional one, on a special interest African wildlife safari.
Some of these special safaris would include adventures such as:
tracking the mountain gorilla in the high mountains in Rwanda;
seeing the chimpanzees in the wild;
bird watching unique to Africa; and
whale-watching off the coast of Cape Town.
For those of you want an adventure with an adrenaline rush, Africa will not disappoint you.
You will get your adrenaline fix with any one of the following:
white-shark cage diving off the coast of Cape Town;
climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,
white-water rafting at Victoria Falls and in South Africa; and
bungee jumping, also, at Victoria Falls and in South Africa.
Enjoying what Africa has instore for your African wildlife vacation.
