At top Africa events, plus major Travel Expos in USA and Canada. Adventures Adventures in Travel Expo IATOS Travel Show, Chicago African Advertisers Embassies Exhibits Ministries Tour Offices Profiles Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Cote d' Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The Ghana Guinea Guinee Kenya Madagascar Mali Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Senegal Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe Adventures in Travel Expos. Join Africa exhibits January in Chicago, New York, Washington. Canada's Adventure Travel and Vacation Shows. Join Africa exhibits February in Vancouver and Toronto. April in Calgary. .. Namibia's Kalahari Desert Bushmen Adventures by Karen B. Hoffman. Photos from ATA 21st Congress Guide. Images by Namibia Tourist Office. Ecotourism: Intu Afrika. A rare opportunity to learn from the Bushmen themselves about their hunter-gatherer traditions and the ecosystem of the Kalahari desert awaits travelers to INTU AFRIKA'S Kalahari Game Reserve in Namibia. For thousands of years, Bushmen were an integral part of the ecosystem of the Kalahari. As the area was colonized, the Bushmen were driven out and forced to live outside their traditional hunting areas. No longer able to hunt, the Bushmen were reduced to living on government handouts. (More->) ADVENTURES IN TRAVEL EXPO NAMES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD Milford, CT: In an ongoing effort to provide the highest quality education seminars for adventure and travel professionals, Unicomm, organizers of the highly successful Adventures in Travel Expo (ATE), have now raised the bar yet again with the formation of the Adventures in Travel Expo Advisory Board, boasting some of the foremost authorities in this exciting travel arena. "Having firmly established ATE as the world's premier adventure and travel forum and attracting industry leaders and professionals from throughout the adventure travel spectrum, we're now building on the spectacular lineup of educational seminars and workshops that we offered last year, says ATE Executive Director, Jim Cohen. "This new Advisory Board will better enable us to present the cadre of speakers and informational presentations that are of greatest interest and importance to travel and adventure industry professionals and to the consumers who attend our expanded ATE events." The new ATE Advisory Board will be headed by Richard Weiss, who is well-known in the industry after a 25-year career in active/adventure travel. Richard has a long history of success promoting and operating international travel programs, having been CEO of Mountain Travel-Sobek, COO of Backroads, president of the eco-adventure platform of Grand Expeditions, and European Operations director for Butterfield & Robinson. Joining Richard on the ATE Advisory Board are Jim Sano, President of Geographic Expeditions; Helen Nodland, Principal, Adventure & Exotic Travel/Nodland Travel Enterprises and noted travel industry speaker; Olaf Malver, CEO, Explorers Corner; Tom Stanley, President, TRAVCOA; Martha Honey, Executive Director of The International Ecotourism Society, and Sharr Prohaska, Undergraduate Program Director, Tisch Center.More-> Franco-Ethiopian Railway on the Horn of Africa by Jerry W. Bird Given Aladdin's 3 wishes, I would restore Emperor Haile Sellasie's 'Lion of Judah' railway engine, hook it up to the prized set of French and British coaches, and operate luxury excursion tours on the Franco-Ethiopian Railway. Built in the 1930s, the 482 mile line stretches from Addis Ababa, via Nazaret, the Rift Valley and Dire Dawa, to Djibouti, a French protectorate on the Gulf of Aden. In a 5-minute BBC interview, hoping my message would cause a spark, I said, "Think of the much needed income such a tour would generate for the Ethiopian economy." I've followed the last decade's amazing railway renaissance.(continued) Expedition on the Small Nile When it comes to Adventures on the 'Rivers of Africa,' one of the standout personalities we've met is Maurizio Melloni of Wonz Dar Expeditions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Maurizio exudes the quiet confidence of a true professional, and has earned respect as a first class outfitter. We hope that Maurizio will join our Road Show in North America later this year. Photos of the Blue Nile pastoral scene, near Lake Tana, and Tisisat Falls are courtesy of Mr. E. Dorsett of New York. Others are by Wonz Dar Expeditions. (continued) Expedition on the Small Nile When it comes to Adventures on the 'Rivers of Africa,' one of the standout personalities we've met is Maurizio Melloni of Wonz Dar Expeditions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Maurizio exudes the quiet confidence of a true professional, and has earned respect as a first class outfitter. We hope that Maurizio will join our Road Show in North America later this year. Photos of the Blue Nile pastoral scene, near Lake Tana, and Tisisat Falls are courtesy of Mr. E. Dorsett of New York. Others are by Wonz Dar Expeditions. (continued) Wonz -Dar Expeditions, Ethiopia Exploring the Nile and other great rivers of Africa.PO Box 19913, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Marizio Melloni, Tel. (251) 1 757 604 fax (251) 1 751-377. River Rafting, Trekking, 4 WD Tours, FIT wonzdar@telecom.net.et Safaris to National Parks of Tanzania - and More! Unique Safaris is a mid-size in-bound tour operator working with a significant number of US travel companies, non-profit organizations and independent travelers. The company was licensed in 1990 and specializes in photo safaris, mobile tented camping and off-road travel in the larger Tanzania parks. All travels are in 4-wheel drive vehicles, all owned and maintained by Unique Safaris. All vehicles are equipped with high-frequency radios for communication and emergencies and our driver guides are among the best in Tanzania. Most importantly, all revenue is received into Tanzania and declared to the Government rather than sheltered in other countries. In this way, your support for Unique Safaris produces more taxable revenue for the country, allowing tourism dollars to benefit beyond just the national park system. The safari will begin with with a flight from Zanzibar to Arusha on Coastal Air in the morning. Your plane will be met by Unique Safaris for lunch at a mobile camp that has been set up for your inspection. Meet the driver guides and staff of Unique as you enjoy a gourmet bush meal. You will continue to drive to Tarangire, Tanzania's 4th largest national park and home to the second largest migration of animals in East Africa. Enjoy game drives in the park and you will then continue to Ngorongoro Crater for two nights at the Serena Lodge. You will have on full day down in the Crater with a game drive and picnic lunch. Continue into the Serengeti for two days of game drives in this vast park. You will then drive back through the Crater Highlands for a delightful afternoon and overnight to relax at Plantation Lodge, before driving back to Arusha on December 1 to connect your flight back to Zanzibar. Price for the seven days, all-inclusive, is $996 pp, which also provides you with flights to and from Zanzibar allowing you to return on December 1. Unique Safaris 651-405-6683 megunique@comcast.net Majestic Mountains, Romantic Kasbahs and Deserts by Habeeb Salloum For two days we had explored Fez, Morocco's historic city, glorifying in its ancient section which remains enclosed within its ancient ramparts. Inside no auto is allowed. Only donkeys contest with humans the few feet wide medieval streets. Seemingly, we had traveled back a thousand years in time. It was a fabulous beginning for the trip we intended to take across the Atlas Mountains to the land of kasbahs (mud castles) and deserts. Continued •Travel Services • Web Score •Place an ad •Subscribe •Find an airline •Find adventure •Find a career •Find a city •Find a country •Find an event •Find a hotel •Find business •Find currencies •Find dining •Find photos •Find mail rates •Find real estate •Find a railway •Find world time •Join the ata •Join a cause •Join a safari •Your letters Services Directory 1. Services A-M 2. Services N - Z 3. Countries A-M 4. Countries N-Z 5. 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