Luderitz, Namibia
Shark Island
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
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Luderitz, Namibia
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Garub, Namibia
Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Namibia
Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Windhoek, Namibia
Welded sphere dropped from space.
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.
Tanzania
Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.
Diani Beach, Kenya
Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.
Mombasa, Kenya
This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.
Malindi, Kenya
Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Kenya
Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”
Nairobi, Kenya
Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.
Nairobi, Kenya
The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.
Nairobi, Kenya
This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.
Nairobi, Kenya
Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'
Nanyuki, Kenya
The memorial honors the lives of rhinoceroses killed by poachers.