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Affordable Trips

Africa Travel Guide is currently updating its database with a whole host of options for backpacker trips around Africa. We have great deals on Mt. Kilimanjaro treks and safaris for both the northern and southern circuits. Email donovan at bootsnAll...

Sahara Desert Facts

The Sahara Desert is a great desert area in North Africa that extends from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past the Red Sea to Iraq. The entire desert, the largest in the world, is about 1600 km wide and about 5000...

Backpacker Safari

Backpackers Clive Gaby and his girlfriend Daniella recently returned to the UK after a couple weeks exploring northern Tanzania - and the beaches of Zanzibar. We recently interviewed Clive about a safari that BootsnAll helped organize. 1. Tell BootsnAll members...

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Have a question? advice? want information on a safari? have thoughts on how to improve Africa Travel Guide? Contact donovan at bootsnall dot com...

Interview with BootsnAll's Safari & Mountain Guide

At the age of 17, Nickson Moshi from Marangu village in East Africa, Tanzania, began as a porter on Mt. Kilimanjaro. He started carrying up to 35 kilos a trip, for more than 3 years as a porter. Since Nickson...

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

In June of 2004, 27 year-old Michelle Tsai from Michigan set off on a round the world trip for approximately one year. She managed to climb to the

Colorado Climber

Shelley, a 29 year-old instructor from Colorado returned from climbing the highest peak in Africa this year, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Here is her candid advice about climbing the fabled mountain. What country in Africa did you visit? For how many days?...