Source: The South African | Four Travel Destinations
If you have added travel as one of your 2020 New Year’s resolutions, these destinations would be a good place to start.
Travelling the world is a wonderful experience but not everyone is privileged enough to quit their day jobs and strike out on a trip around the World like Phileas Fogg and his trusty companion, Jean Passepartout.
If you’re looking for something closer to home, but still have that deep desire to cross a border into another country, look no further. Add one or all of these African destinations to you 2020 travel bucket list.
Four travel destinations:
1. Malawi
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2. Zambia
The Victoria Falls, one of the most spectacular natural wonders on Earth. It’s known locally as “Mosi-oa-Tunya” which translated to ‘the smoke that thunders’.
A visit to the Falls has to be the first thing on your agenda. The ‘smoke’ from the waterfalls can be seen up to 50 kilometres away, and the ‘thunder’ of the water can be heard from the surrounding areas.
You could, of course, also go for a swim in the Devil’s Pool. Guides are available for a trip to the pool, located right at the edge of the Victoria Falls. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience and safety are the guides’ number one priority.
Access to the Devil’s Pool is seasonal and can only be done when the water level of the Zambezi River is low enough. But fear not! From late August to early January is the perfect time for a visit, so book those tickets now!
3. Seychelles
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4. Botswana
Botswana is the perfect getaway. Not only is it home to the Okavango Delta, but it’s practically on our doorstep, bordering South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia; or Nambia, if you’re related to the president of the US of A.
Explore San history at the Tsodilo Hills or head over to the luxurious Jack’s Camp in the Makgadikgadi pans The camp is perched atop a marshy islet in the middle of the vast salt pan.
Let’s not forget the famed lion populations of Savuti that rule the grasslands, making it a prime area destination, or visit the Chobe Game Lodge situated at the Chobe National park.
If Botswana is on your road-tripping list, you’d be happy to learn that it’s only 340 kilometres from Johannesburg to Gaborone.