The interior of the Church of St Mary Korkor in Ethiopia ©Corbis Apr 7, 2012

High church

In the mountaintop churches of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, Easter is still a week away, writes William MacNamara

Feb 10, 2012

Desert rose

A luxury safari company is about to launch holidays to Sudan, a country known for its hardship and bloodshed but which is also rich in history

Max Hastings on horseback with tribesmen in Kenya Jan 20, 2012

My winter retreat

After 40 years of visiting Africa, Max Hastings has found the perfect place to write and relax – not a hotel but a Kenyan ranch for rent

Migrating wildebeest in the Masai Mara national reserve ©AFP Sep 9, 2011

Beauty and the wildebeest

A series of mobile camps in Tanzania allows you to get closer than ever to the greatest wildlife show on earth. By Lucia van der Post

A walking safari in South Luangwa National Park Jul 1, 2011

Alternative African safaris

Guidebook author and tour operator Chris McIntyre picks five offbeat adventures

Riders on Benguerra island Jun 24, 2011

Exiles in paradise

Evicted from their Zimbabwean farm, one couple has created an equestrian idyll on Mozambique’s white sands

The Giza pyramids ©Getty Jun 3, 2011

A tourism revolution

A visit to Egypt in the wake of the uprising shows the ancient sites in a thrilling new light, with a sense of history-in-the-making that extends to its most far-flung destination

A camp in Kenya Apr 8, 2011

A safari camp where kids can run wild

Forget crèches and kids’ clubs – Sophy Roberts visits a camp in Kenya where the children are cared for by Samburu warriors

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