Rent your own island
YOU, too, can holiday like a celebrity, writes Anthony Deceglie when you can rent a whole island off the coast of Africa at this price.
Africa
Gorillas in our midst
DEEP in the Rwandan jungle, Emma Kemp comes face-to-face with the gorillas who starred with Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist.
Move over Dubai
ABU Dhabi is where the Arabian action is, not Dubai, writes Toni Salama of the city widely regarded as the world’s richest.
Hustle bustle in the pink city
WITH its transvestite acrobats, snake charmers and monkey grinders: the romantic Moroccan pink city of Marrakech has a magical allure, as Helen Flanagan discovers.
Live the Dubai high life
WITH plenty of jobs, tax-free salaries and pristine beaches add a little Middle Eastern flair into your life and live the dream in Dubai.
Banksy graffs the Holy Land
BRITISH graffiti artist Banksy is trying to bring cheer and boost tourism in Bethlehem this Christmas with a series of subversive murals in the town revered as Jesus’ birthplace.
Terrified tourist survives elephant attack
A TOURIST who was trampled and gored by an elephant has revealed he survived the attack by pretending to be dead.
Giant polluter now a tourist attraction
ONCE an efficient power supplier in South Africa, Soweto’s Orlando Power Station is now one of the township’s top tourist attractions.
Grabbing tourism by the tail
A CONSERVATION program involving elephant relocation is drawing adventure tourists to Africa’s Malawi, as Chris Pritchard reports.
Desert fun in Qatar
CHRIS Pritchard tackles dune bashing and desert skiing in Qatar where the only rule is to hang on and have fun, before recovering in the emirate’s exotic capital.
Camel pageant a beauty
CONTESTANTS in this Saudi-style beauty pageant have all the features you might expect anywhere else, but with one crucial difference they are camels.
Men-free tourism island planned
IRAN plans a female-only island to boost tourism in a northwest province, the Tehran-e Emrouz newspaper, quoting a local official.
Tourists swarm Masai Mara
KENYA is facing a stampede of a new kind as tourists swarm the Maasai Mara to view the annual animal migration, writes Helen Nyambura-Mwaura.
Game on in nature’s heartland
WHAT price is a thirsty zebra willing to pay for a drink? asks Tim Swinstead from South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve.
Into the deep
AT $67, the dim sum is no steal at Dubai’s most extravagant restaurant but Al Mahara’s dramatic underwater setting is a real drawcard, writes Susan Kurosawa.
On the road to Damascus
IT may seem absurd to suggest Syria as a tourist destination in these troubled times, but Alison Cotes now counts it as one of her favourite holiday spots.
Eco-tourism thrives in the desert
THIS resort’s idea of eco-tourism isn’t always ecologically friendly but Al Maha is helping to protect the desert’s animals from Dubai’s rapacious development.
Islam at heart of Saudi tourism
SAUDI Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, hopes it can use its religious heritage to pull in not just pilgrims but tourists too, without compromising its way of life.
Mountain of the fallen gods
AS a tribute to man’s ego, and belief in his own immortality, the mountain altars of King Antiochus are up there with the Pyramids writes Elaine Potter.
Thrills and spills in Oman
OMAN is fast becoming a hot spot to visit, discovers Veronica Matheson after a sneak preview on a new luxury resort on a remote peninsula.
Sultans of the Sahara
IT’S not surprising that no one has coined the phrase ‘as energetic as a Moroccan’, writes Joe Hildebrand after a laidback trip through the cities and deserts of Morocco.
Fun with the Egyptian sun
LEIGH Dayton and the Egyptian president gather in the desert with 14,000 astronomy geeks to watch a total eclipse of the sun.
Get lost in Zanzibar
ANCIENT spice markets and friendly residents are just part of this island’s appeal, writes Vanessa Woods.
Play by the Saudi rules
SAUDI Arabia, until recently accessible to only a handful of non-Muslim tourists, is opening its doors , beckoning curious travellers to its hidden treasures.
Magic most fowl in Congo
IN Congo, voodoo is very much like house insurance. Not everyone believes disaster will strike, but it’s good to have protection, writes Vanessa Woods.
Uganda’s secret gem
IN the middle of Lake Victoria is an example of the rare tourism potential set to make Uganda a major drawcard, writes Vanessa Woods.
More to Bogart’s joint
FILM noir romance is only one story from the ancient nation at the top of Africa, says Mike Osborne
48 hours in Dubai
EXTREME heat, shopping and horse racing: welcome to Dubai, the Middle Eastern city evolving into a mecca for weary Western tourists.
Passport to nip ‘n’ tuck
SOUTH Africa has experienced a boom in tourists seeking a nip and tuck on the way back from safari.
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