HIS fabled African country promises a world of adventures and is just five hours away.

Tunisia: Sidi Bou Said proves an ideal winter tonic. Take in bustling Tunis from the clifftop resort in an exotic land with twice the appeal

A country with charms as plentiful as they are diverse, from the dramatic Drakensberg and Kruger National Park and beyond

These glorious islands are the choice of the super-rich but they are also within reach of the budget traveller if you choose your accommodation wisely

Children running wild on holiday is every parent’s worst nightmare but, as we discover on an educational yet relaxing Bush Kids safari in Zambia, there are some places where it’s positively encouraged

THEY may bless the rains down in Africa, as the band Toto memorably put it, but the lioness sheltering with her cubs in an unseasonably sodden thicket just 30 yards away, looked as disgruntled as a duchess in a downpour at Ascott.

THE open-topped 4x4 is purring like a contented lion as we bounce along on the ultimate off-road adventure.

With luxurious hotels, guaranteed winter sun and a flight time of only six hours, the Gambia is just waiting to be discovered.

Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, near Bangui. Though located within Ombella-M'Poko prefecture, it is ...

It was Winston Churchill who described Uganda as ‘the pearl of Africa’, and so it is.