Continent Guide
Africa Travel Guide
Explore 4 countries and 6 cities across Africa. Compare budget, mid-range and luxury travel options for every destination.
Countries in Africa
Featured Destinations
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo is the mother of the world — a 5,000-year-old metropolis where the pyramids of Giza meet 20 million people, Islamic architecture rivals any in the world, and the chaos of the streets is matched only by the warmth of the people.
Cape Town
South Africa
Cape Town is the most beautiful city in the world by many measures — Table Mountain rising directly from the ocean, the Cape Peninsula winding to the meeting of two oceans, world-class wine country 45 minutes away, and some of Africa's finest restaurants. The favourable rand exchange rate makes it extraordinary value at every tier.
Casablanca
Morocco
Casablanca is Morocco's largest city and economic capital — a cosmopolitan, largely modern city that bears little resemblance to the romantic image conjured by its name. The magnificent Hassan II Mosque, one of the world's largest and the only mosque in Morocco open to non-Muslims, sits on a promontory over the Atlantic. Art deco architecture from the French Protectorate era lines the boulevards, and the dining scene has become increasingly sophisticated.
Johannesburg
South Africa
Johannesburg — Joburg, Jozi, eGoli (City of Gold) — is Africa's most dynamic and economically powerful city. Born from the 1886 gold rush, it grew into a sprawling metropolis of five million that is the continent's financial engine. The Apartheid Museum is one of the world's most powerful historical institutions; the regenerated Maboneng Precinct and Braamfontein are thriving cultural hubs; the Soweto township contains Nelson Mandela's and Desmond Tutu's homes side by side on the same street. This is a city that demands engagement.
Marrakech
Morocco
Marrakech is North Africa's most seductive city — a labyrinthine medina of souks, hammams, and riads where the medieval and the modern collide. The scent of spices and orange blossom, the call to prayer echoing across the Djemaa el-Fna, and some of the finest boutique hotels on earth make this one of travel's great experiences.
Nairobi
Kenya
Nairobi is Africa's most dynamic capital — a city where you can breakfast with giraffes, go on safari in a national park that sits inside the city limits, experience a thriving tech startup scene, and eat some of the continent's most exciting food.