Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Matmata Underground Houses
Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
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Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
Tataouine, Tunisia
A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Entebbe, Uganda
An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.
Kumi, Uganda
Six rock shelters covered in abstract art created by ancient Ugandan tribes.
Kaabong, Uganda
This park is home to around 500 bird species.
Nyabushozi, Uganda
Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.
Bughendera, Uganda
Nestled in Uganda's Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve, is a one-of-a-kind safari lodge.
Jinja, Uganda
A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."
Kisoro, Uganda
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Harare, Zimbabwe
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.
Liwale, Tanzania
The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Tanzania
Stay in your own little bubble.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Sudan
All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."
Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
South Sudan
Every October, one of the largest migration of mammals in the world thunders through Boma National Park.