This month's Best Pick for honeymooners.
Morocco, Ait Benhaddou, Kasbah
This continent looms in the imaginations of most travelers as a distant and untamed land. From the savannas of Kenya and Tanzania in the east, overflowing with game and guarded by Mt. Kilimanjaro, to the fertile valleys of South Africa, the exotic markets of Morocco and the ancient marvels of Egypt, Africa is a wonderland for the culturally curious. That's why it ranks #5 on our Hot Spots for Adventure list.
WHAT TO SEE
Wild game—there's no better stage for viewing it in the world. Book a safari to east Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) or the south (South Africa and Botswana), where you'll ogle elephants and giraffes by day and relax in luxe lodges or tented camps by night.
Visit natural spectacles like Victoria Falls (on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia) and man-made marvels like the Great Pyramids of Giza. Enjoy the cultural mosaic of Marrakech or the urban sophistication of Cape Town.
WHAT TO TRY
Go for South African wines (the whites, in particular) and Kenya's Tusker beer. Meat lovers should head to The Carnivore, a Nairobi eatery where you can sample taste sensations like spit-roasted ostrich, impala and zebra.
WHAT TO BUY
In Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa carved ceremonial masks and ornamental jewelry are hard to resist. You'll also want to pick up a Kenyan kikoy, a brightly colored woven sarong. In Morocco there's a carpet salesman in every alley of the medina, but hand-crafted metal and glass are prizes as well.
WHAT TO SEE
Wild game—there's no better stage for viewing it in the world. Book a safari to east Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) or the south (South Africa and Botswana), where you'll ogle elephants and giraffes by day and relax in luxe lodges or tented camps by night.
Visit natural spectacles like Victoria Falls (on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia) and man-made marvels like the Great Pyramids of Giza. Enjoy the cultural mosaic of Marrakech or the urban sophistication of Cape Town.
WHAT TO TRY
Go for South African wines (the whites, in particular) and Kenya's Tusker beer. Meat lovers should head to The Carnivore, a Nairobi eatery where you can sample taste sensations like spit-roasted ostrich, impala and zebra.
WHAT TO BUY
In Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa carved ceremonial masks and ornamental jewelry are hard to resist. You'll also want to pick up a Kenyan kikoy, a brightly colored woven sarong. In Morocco there's a carpet salesman in every alley of the medina, but hand-crafted metal and glass are prizes as well.
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