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A Different Kind of Holiday by Dalene
How about doing something different this holiday? How about leaving the Pina Coladas and warm hand towels for the adventure-dead and take the road less travelled. Venture out on a trip where you re-discover your independence, where you free yourself from the conformity of urban living. Travel off the beaten track.
Morocco: Ride a camel. Get sand in places sand shouldn’t go. Check out the Todra Gorge and Gorge Du Dades. Camp with the Berbers. Find out what ‘Berbers’ are. Explore Marrakech. Visit the famous Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou. Drink bottled water.
Ghana: Seven days, one mission: discover a different culture. Visit the largest market in West Africa and explore the rainforest searching for mona-meerkat, pygmy elephants, forest buffalo and civet cats (they are there). Check out historic monuments and take loads of photos.
West Africa: From Ghana to Timbuktu. Seriously – Timbuktu is a real place. On the journey, explore beaches, walk through the rainforest, mission over sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. A 21-day exploration high: pupils dilated – so much to see!
South Africa: Follow the path of the 18th century Afrikaans Voortrekkers. Beaches, telescopes, bush, and then more bush (aka national parks), comedy, culture, seafood and one horse towns (where the horse died 25 years ago). A trip along South Africa’s western coast, on a cultural and wildlife exploration.
Egypt to Jerusalem: If this tour had its own sound track, it would be a flute ensemble similar to that used to coax cobras into baskets. Ogle the Pyramids at Giza and other awesome highlights of Egypt. Go: Red Sea, Dead Sea, Mount Sinai, Masada: a journey taking you into the heart of Jerusalem.
I must warn you. Once you’ve taken an adventure off the beaten track, when picking your next adventure, Pina Coladas and warm-hand towels will be as appealing to you as a rabbit pelt scarf to a PETA supporter. Start the adventure.
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