The Regions of Africa

Yes, there are a number of countries that make up the continent of Africa, some more popular and talked about than others. These regions include:

• Central Africa (Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe)
• East Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda)
• North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara)
• Sahel (Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan)
• Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
• West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)

As you can see, it might take you more than one trip to explore all of these countries. But there are better ways to explore the country and to begin to truly understand the lands and the attitude of the people.

How to Get Around Africa

Now, the continent of Africa is certainly filled with roads and with accessible features so that a tourist can begin to create their own experience during their trip. This will help you to move from one place to another, but only in the bigger cities. When you get into the bush, you’re going to need more help. It’s actually a better idea in these cases to schedule yourself with a tour group. This way, you will not only have security to help you in the wilder parts, but you will have the proper equipment to get through the jungle.

You might also want to bushwhack your way through the countries, but you need to have a bit of experience and a big machete, which most people don’t have.

Things You Need to See in Africa

Ideally, when you go to Africa, it’s a good idea to make sure you are hitting certain sights, not just everything in Egypt and South Africa because they’re so modern.

• Aksum
• Dogon Country
• Kruger National Park
• Leptis Magna
• Mount Kilimanjaro
• Serengeti National Park
• Valley of the Kings
• Victoria Falls
• Volcanoes National Park

Getting to see a natural wonder of the world as well as the ruins of great Egyptian and Roman leaders is just a part of what Africa has to offer. This majestic and huge land is filled with things to explore, things you can not see anywhere else.

Try to spend a long time in Africa, if you can afford it. This will help you to see the wonders of unspoiled land and begin to understand where we all came from.