Gondar

gondar
Gondar often known as the ‘Camelot of Ethiopia' is known for its massive historical remains. The Emperor Fasilides and his successors built the picturesque royal enclosure known as the Fasil Ghebbi in the 17th century. It's a place full of palaces libraries banqueting halls and castles for the Ethiopian aristocracy built under the influence of the European Baroque brought here by Portuguese missionaries.
marvel at the world's most colossal waterfall

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musanze in rwanda

Home to the country's famous endangered mountain gorillas Rwanda's Musanze district is full of lush bamboo forests luxury lodges and volcanic views. Visitors to the region sign up for gorilla trekking

pyramids of giza egypt

The most famous of the structures at Giza near Cairo the Pyramid of King Cheops was built around 2650 BC from 2.5 million blocks of limestone. Its sides are oriented exactly to the north south east an

sossusvlei

You might not have heard of the Sossusvlei but its iconic landscape is often seen in film. It lies in Namibia in the southern Namib Desert a region of dry lake clay pan and orange and red sand dunes.