Number 5: Among travel companions from hell, the whiners take the biscuit. These energy vampires will suck the fun out of your adventure with endless streams of complaints, leaving you drained and miserable.
Read MoreThe Indian Ocean city of Dar es Salaam may be a stopover for tourists journeying ahead to Zanzibar—the quaint archipelago a flight or ferry away—or going on safaris to national parks. But there’s still plenty on offer if you have 24 hours to spare.
Read MoreNairobi wins the prize for greenery with its acres of vegetation. Its verdancy is credited to the late environmentalist and Nobel prize winner Wangari Maathai, whose organisation Green Belt Movement planted tens of millions of trees.
Read MoreThe East African country truly lives up to its ‘Land of a thousand hills’ nickname. Enveloping Kigali, Rwanda's capital, and beyond, are verdant, terraced hills standing in juxtaposition with clear, blue skies as proof of nature’s majestic artistry.
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