Algeria is the largest country on the African continent and the 10th country in terms of total area. Located in North Africa, one of the main tourist attractions is the Sahara, the second largest desert in the world. Some sand dunes can reach 180 meters in height.

The territory of Botswana, a landlocked southern African country, is defined by the Kalahari desert and the Okavango delta, which during the seasonal floods becomes a thriving habitat for wild animals. In the wildlife reserve of central Kalahari, with its fossil alluvial valleys and undulating savannah, numerous animals live, including giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs.

Ivory Coast is a West African country with seaside resorts, rainforests and a French colonial heritage. Abidjan, on the Atlantic coast, is the main urban center of the country. Its modern monuments include La Pyramide, a concrete zigurrat, and St. Paul’s Cathedral, a complex structure connected to a massive cross. North of the central business district, the Banco National Park is a rainforest reserve with hiking trails.

Its tourism assets and its nearness to South Africa, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, Mozambique has the lowest tourist numbers of all its neighbours except Malawi. Tourism was a very profitable industry in the pre-independence period. In the Quirimbas Archipelago, a 250 km stretch of coral islands, mangrove-covered Ibo Island has colonial-era ruins surviving from a period of Portuguese rule.

Namibia, a country in southwest Africa, is distinguished by the Namib Desert along its Atlantic Ocean coast. The country is home to diverse wildlife, including a significant cheetah population.

South Africa is  on the southernmost tip of the African continent with several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.

North African country bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert. In the capital, Tunis, the Bardo Museum has archaeological exhibits from Roman mosaics to Islamic art. The city’s medina quarter encompasses the massive Al-Zaytuna Mosque and a thriving souk. Often seen as simply a beach destination, Tunisia has a bucketful of surprising tourist attractions and things to do for those that venture off the sandy shores.

Zimbabwe boasts several tourist attractions, located in almost every region of the country. The Victoria Falls National Park is also a tourist attraction in this area and is one of the eight main National Parks. On the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls make a thundering 108m drop into narrow Batoka Gorge, where there’s white-water rafting and bungee-jumping. Downstream are Matusadona and Mana Pools national parks, home to hippos, rhinos and birdlife.