Africa
The continent of Africa attracts travelers to its natural beauty and wildlife, with safari adventures in Kenya and Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana’s Chobe National Park, Kenya’s Masai Mara, Uganda’s Kibale Forest National Park, and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and mountain gorillas. South Africa offers beautiful cities, vineyards, and safari adventures as well as mountains and beaches. Visitors travel to Africa to explore Egypt’s wonders, to cruise the Nile, to experience Madagascar’s wildlife, and Morocco’s cities.
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