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The Ultimate African Safari Experience

FunHunter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:03:42 +0000

Africa is the place to be this holiday season. The continent elicits very mixed reactions from would-be tourists. Festivals, costumes, jungles and cultures are inherently African.

Africa is one of the remaining places in the world that is known for its natural beauty; beauty that is both scenic and truly exotic. A true travel [...]

The Truth behind African Carnival Costumes and Masks

FunHunter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:30:35 +0000

All African communities know all about the significance of tribal masks and costumes. No African Festival can be complete without these forms of decorations. Sometimes spiritual overtones also contribute to the interpretation of the influence of these items.

African traditions are both interesting and intriguing in equal measure. For instance, most of the African [...]

The Sporting Thrill of Knysna Oyster Festival

FunHunter — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:23:06 +0000

The Knysna Oyster Festival was started in 1983 in Western Cape, South Africa. The initiator was the late Dick Ginsberg, a successful local businessman. The inaugural ‘Knysna Winter Festival’ organized by the Knysna Publicity Committee drew huge audiences and participants who made the marathon, golf, rugby, and bowls tournament an instant success.

During the [...]

The Hermanus Whale Festival Rocks South Africa

FunHunter — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:56:53 +0000

This African festival that is planned to take place from the 23rd to 26th September this year. It is an amazing performance that is always accompanied by many eclectic performances that suit the tastes of everyone in attendance. Hermanus in South Africa is the best place in the world for whale watching and this [...]

Oppikoppi: The Ultimate South African Music Festival Experience

FunHunter — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:20:40 +0000

Oppikoppi is the name given to the annual music festival which has always been held in Limpopo province, South Africa since 1994. The only genre at the inaugural festival was rock music. Today, the Oppikoppi music festival has a complete mix of music genres that define the world of music as seen through an [...]

Festival in the Desert

FunHunter — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:46:49 +0000

It takes three days of sailing along the Niger River to reach Timbuktu, the town that is nearest to the venue of the Festival of the Desert. African culture is manifest everywhere; along the Niger River, in Timbuktu, along the two-hour drive across sand dunes from Timbuktu to Essakane, and during the three days [...]

African Festival Culture Keeps the Continent Alive

FunHunter — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:11:51 +0000

African culture is renowned for festivals. There is something about the African festival culture that makes the activities of these festivals original and exotic. The Nigerian Ogba community holds the New Yam Festival annually while the Tuareg are culturally attached to the Festival in the Desert.

The New Yam Festival among the Ogba people [...]