Top 5 Emerging Africa Destinations for 2019

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As hopefully, you will have seen from the Tailormade Africa website not only do we offer well-known destinations such as South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya, but we actively promote and are passionate about supporting countries where tourism is not as advanced, but have all the attributes of rewarding an intrepid traveller. We say visit these countries before everyone else does!

We actively encourage people to consider a trip to one of the emerging countries we offer and are experts in. If people are prepared to travel with an open mind, relaxed attitude and have a sense of explorer in them then we are confident they will find their trip highly rewarding. Not only will you enjoy this sense of exploration, you will be making a positive and long-lasting impact on the development of local tourism, conservation and job creation and we are positive you will leave with memories to last a lifetime!

Here are our top 5 emerging destinations in Africa for 2019 and just a few highlights:

Rwanda

Track mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park
Hike to the source of the Nile
See the reintroduced lions of Akagera National Park
Pay your respects at the Kigali Genocide Museum
Experience a traditional Intore dance performance
Visit the ancient palace of King Mwami at Nyanza

Ethiopia

Marvel at Lalibela’s UNESCO-listed rock-hewn churches
Find the endangered Ethiopian wolf in Bale Mountains National Park
Spend time with the animist tribes of the Omo Valley
Wander the winding streets of Harar’s 1,000-year-old Old Town
Explore the palaces of Gondar
Visit the ancient stelae of Axum

Sierra Leone

Track the endangered pygmy hippo on Tiwai Island
Laze on white-sand beaches that rival the Caribbean
Visit a world-respected chimpanzee rehabilitation centre
Pay your respects at Bunce Island slave fort
Climb Mount Bintumanu – West Africa’s highest mountain
Spot rare rainforest birds at Gola

Madagascar

Explore Rova – the fortress-palace built from 16 million eggs
Walk among giants at Avenue des Baobabs
Discover Bara burial sites inside Isalo National Park
Laze on the beaches of ‘Perfumed Isle’ Nosy Be
Go whale-watching at Ile Sainte Marie
Tour a cocoa and clove plantation

Ghana

Track elephant on foot in Mole National Park
Laze on palm-fringed beaches at Busua and Kokrobite
Visit the UNESCO-listed fifteenth-century St George’s Castle
Get a monkey’s perspective of Kakum National Park on a treetop trail
Shop for batik, bracelets and more at Kumasi’s bustling Kejetia Market
Explore the vibrant-yet-poor Jamestown neighbourhood of Accra