Africa’s Hottest Destinations

A hiking and biking destination: the Drakensberg mountains, South Africa. Photo credit: Acacia Africa.

From Cape Verde holidays to Mount Kilimanjaro climbing expeditions, Africa is an ultimate adventure travel destination.

“Africa is certainly gaining in popularity, and the traditional gap year in Asia is being replaced by a much more eclectic travel map,” says Leanne Haigh, project development manager, Acacia Africa.

“Couples, 30+ solo travelers and more senior adventurers (are) choosing to quench their thirst for adventure, culture, and adrenaline on the continent.”

What are Africa’s hottest destinations for 2012? Here are Acacia Africa’s predictions:

• Zimbabwe:  “Over the last year, the country has had plenty of hardened adventurers beating down its less well-traveled paths. These intrepid travelers have put the country back on the mainstream map.”

• South Africa: “With adventurers looking to travel further and wider for less, KwaZulu-Natal, one of the Rainbow Nation’s up-and-coming provinces is tipped to be a 2012 hotspot. A stronghold of the Zulu tribe, the region is also home to South Africa’s oldest Big Five game reserve, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi.”

• Kenya and Tanzania: “These (countries) have enduring crowd appeal when it comes to the annual migration, the wildlife spectacle drawing hordes of tourists to East Africa.”

• Malawi: “Now being viewed as one to watch on the continent, the country has invested heavily in eco-tourism over the years. The yearly “Lake Of Stars” festival bring(s) the warm heart of Africa out of relative obscurity to centre stage.”

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