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Antananarivo is the capital of the World’s fourth largest island, Madagascar. Most visitors come here to see some of the island’s remarkable, endemic species of flora and fauna, and they almost all arrive at the international airport here. Built on the hillsides and summit of a long, narrow ridge, roughly in the centre of the [...]
South Africa’s busiest port, Durban was also for many years its most popular tourist destination, although more international tourists now head for Cape Town. It has a subtropical climate and stunning beaches. Although Vasco da Gama had landed in the area in 1493 and named it Natal, Durban’s foundations date back only to the 1820s. [...]
Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi is a relatively recent invention, and its success is largely due to its location. Situated at 1,661m above sea level, approximately halfway between Mombasa on the coast and Kampala, capital of Uganda, it enjoys one of the most benign climates in the world. With temperatures rarely rising above 25°C, and never [...]
