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Archive for the 'West Africa' Category

Mali

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Mali is the true West African Adventure. The ancient cities of Timbuktu and Mopti are early African civilization centers. The Dogon and Tuareg tribes are fascinating to travel with.

ArcticTropic currently features 3 Malian destinations, with room for many more. Click HERE to visit the Mali page directly.

Mauritania

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Mauritania is mostly flat desert with some mountains in Adrar. The Atlantic beaches are completely undeveloped, except for a few fishing villages.

ArcticTropic currently features 3 Mauritanian destinations, with room for many more. Click HERE to visit the 3 Mauritania page directly.

Gambia

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

A tiny sliver of a country connected to the rest of the world via Senegal, and flights from London. The footage looks remarkably like the ArcticTropic footage from the coast of Orissa, India. We have 2 beach destinations in Gambia right now.

Gabon

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Gabon is quickly becoming a new frontier for African Safaris. The Loango Region is spectacular – with jungle wildlife along the pristine Atlantic Coast. There are daily flights from Paris. ArcticTropic has three links to Gambian destinations right now.

Cote d’Ivoire

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Abidjan is only 6 hours from Paris . The country still lives up to its’ name with a small population of elephants. At the moment ArcticTropic has only one listing, a modern hotel in the capital. We welcome new listings, please comment below.

Congo Brazzaville

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Just across the Congo River is Congo-Brazzaville. Amazing jungle adventures await intrepid explorers. ArcticTropic is open to any suggestions for exploration leaders.

Congo

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

A drive into the Heart of Darkness. The Congo is one of the few areas of the world that is becoming LESS developed , as the jungle reclaims Colonial development – hence all the better for exploration. ArcticTropic is open to any suggestions for listings of exploration leadership enterprises.

Cameroon

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Cameroon, a vast land of jungles,mountains,volcanic (some poisonous) lakes stretching from the Atlantic coast to impenetrable jungles inhabited by pygmy tribes is an easy flight from Paris. Right now ArcticTropic has one provider, others are invited to list by commenting below.

Burkina Faso

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Burkina Faso ,which means ” Land of Upright Men ” in the Bobo langugage ( one of hundreds in the country) is linked to the outside world.by only a few dirt roads and a weekly flight to Paris. Right now ArcticTropic has only one link – in French.