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The eastern African nation of Kenya is the holiday destination for some one million tourists every year, most of them looking for a good combination of time on a warm beach and trips into the countryside on safari, hoping to see some of Africa’s incredible wildlife.

But right now, things are looking shaky for tourism to Kenya. With violence and unrest breaking out after the disputed presidential election recently, the current situation in Kenya, especially the capital city of Nairobi, has led to many travelers cutting short their vacations and heading for home. On top of that, the US government has issued a warning against non-essential travel to the whole country, with the British government issuing similar advice.

Some industry experts are already predicting that Kenyan tourism will suffer something of a collapse; it’s certainly true that once strong warnings have been put in place, it takes tourists quite a while to return to a destination - that’s what the Indonesian island of Bali went through after the Bali bombings a few years ago.

That might mean that other African destinations pick up the slack, and we’re tipping the south-western nation of Namibia. It’s already been put in hot trend lists for 2008 and it offers great animal watching opportunities, without the political unrest.

While many Europeans know the northern African country of Tunisia as a great place for beach holidays, the wealth of culture and history to be explored here is less well known. Tunisia is a safe nation to visit; it’s small and easy to get around; and it’s full of an incredible variety of places to see. It’s truly a something for everybody destination. Highlights include:

• Bardo Museum: In the capital, Tunis, this impressive museum houses many ancient artifacts and particularly a large collection of mosaics from Roman times.
• El Jem Amphitheater: Resembling the Colosseum in Rome, this amazing structure at El Jem in central Tunisia can almost make you feel a gladiator fight is about to take place.
• Sahara Festival: Held at the end of every year in Douz, south-east Tunisia, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. They hold camel races and cultural festivities. Douz is a great destination even without the festival as a base for treks into the desert.
• Sidi Bou Said: With the classic white and blue paint reminiscent of the Greek islands, Sidi Bou Said is located a short train ride north of the capital, Tunis. It has all the spirit and atmosphere of a classic seaside resort but without the overdevelopment.

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Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony, is located along the southeast coast of Africa, along the Indian Ocean. This nation of over 19 million residents stretches from South Africa up to Tanzania in the north. The nation is home to a spectacular coastline, a World Heritage Site, and some of the best diving in the world.

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While the Tugela Falls may not be a household name, they should be. At a total height of 3,110 feet (947 meters), these waterfalls in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa are the second highest falls in the world, after the Angel Falls in Venezuela. They are found in the Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park , near the eastern coast of South Africa. Because the falls are made up of five different tiers or layers, views from above or below are particularly impressive.

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Africa’s Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. “Discovered” and named by British explorer David Livingstone between during his journey between 1852 and 1856, the massive falls measures a little over one mile across and over 360 feet high, making it the largest continuous sheet of water in the world.

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