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Africa’s Hottest Destinations

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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.”

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Luxury Mountain Holidays

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Luxury In Zermatt, Switzerland: Mountain views from Chalet Zermatt Peak.

Fancy a luxury mountain holiday?  LiveTravelMountains.com has blogged about luxury mountain holidays worldwide.

Take a virtual mountain trip with this photo essay to some of these mountain resorts, hotels, chalets and holiday homes.

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Top Mountain Movies

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Cold. Photo via Mountainfilm.

Mountainfilm wrote this guest post on top film picks at this year’s festival.

Next week, Mountainfilm will kick off its 33rd annual festival in Telluride, Colorado, May 27-30, 2011.

Started in 1979, Mountainfilm in Telluride is one of America’s longest-running film festivals.

Through the years, in and out of trends and fads, the festival has always been best described by one unchanging word: inspiring. Far more than any other adjective, that’s how festival audiences describe their experience.

This year, the festival boasts a solid list of films, many focused on mountain-inspired themes. Here are two of our top picks:

Cold trailer.  Video via Mountainfilm.

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Christmas Holidays In Morocco

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Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco.

Fancy spending a holiday in Morocco?

Then take a look at Christmas at the Kasbah Tamadot in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.

Kasbah Tamadot is part of Virgin Limited Edition, a collection of unique retreats known for fun, style, luxury and service.

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3 Classic Mountain Trips

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Trekking on the Great Wall of China.

Fancy classic mountain trips?  Global trekking and adventure holiday company World Expeditions offers classic mountain trips in Africa, Asia and South America.

The company features 500+ itineraries from small group active adventures and expeditions to cycling and walking tours to cultural journeys.

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A Serengeti Adventure

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Fancy adventure on the Serengeti?   Orion Hotels has opened a new camp, Serengeti Bushtops, a sister camp to Mara Bushtops in Kenya.

Opened in June, the new camp features huge luxury tents which are adesigned by Drei Meta.   The company is now offering a special discount from July to November.

“Imagine yourself standing on the 120 square meter deck, gazing out over the stunning scenery of the Serengeti or watching the sun downer from your hot tub,” says the company.

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5 Great Ape Mountain Safaris

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Are you a primate and mountain lover?  Then you might fancy going on an African safari from Kamili’s Great Apes portfolio.

Kamili has some of the best lodges and camps for Africa’s great ape tracking safaris.  Their destinations range from the Mahale Mountains of western Tanzania to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

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Trekking South Africa

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South Africa is a hot travel destination in 2010.  If you’re planning a  trekking trip there, travel company Slackpacker South Africa offers multi-day trails, tours and day hikes.

Based in Cape Town, the company has an “affinity with the Table Mountain chain” but also offers trekking trips in other parts of South Africa.  Trips include qualified guides, local transportation, luggage transfers, meals and accommodation.

“South Africa is ideal hiking country with incredible mountain and safari options,” says Frank Dwyer of Slackpacker South Africa. “For a world-class hiking experience, come walk with us through a National Park that is fully contained within the municipal boundaries of a world-class city.”

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Cape Town.

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Trekking Morocco

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Organized trekking trips can be shorter adventures.   Take the Toubkal Weekend – The Ultimate Morocco Short Break offered by KE Adventure Travel.

This new 4-day trip will trek to the top of North Africa’s highest peak, Mount Toubkal.  From Marrakech, there will be a short transfer and a half-day hike through Berber villages to the Neltner Refuge, on Mount Toubkal.  Then the next day will be a challenging summit.

On this weekend adventure holiday, travelers will have options to extend their trip in Marrakech and other areas of Morocco.

For more info, check out KE Adventure Travel.

Image courtesy of KE Adventure Travel.