SOUTH AFRICA

Places of interest: Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain, Tugela Falls, Kruger National Park, Sun City, Germiston (largest gold refinery in the world)

Major cities: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Springs, Bloemfontein, Soweto

MAURITIUS

Principal attractions: Port Louis, Curepipe, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens, Moka (Mahatma Gandhi Institute Folk Museum); activities including windsurfing, kayaking, 'undersea walks', diving, snorkelling, swimming, deep-sea fishing, hiking and trekking

Major cities: Port Louis, Vacoas, Curepipe

KENYA

Principal attractions: Mount Kenya, Lake Turkana, Lake Victoria, Nairobi, Amboseli National Park, Lamu, Masai Mara National Reserve, Mombasa; activities including trekking, game-fishing, white-water rafting, ballooning, diving, windsurfing and beaches

Major cities: Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Malindi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Meru, Thika, Kitale

MOROCCO

Principal attractions: exotic cities, landscapes, colourful people, excellent beaches, trekking, shopping; the Sahara desert, Ziz Valley; the Kasbah Route between Errachidia and Ouarzazate; Todra and Dadès gorges; Atlas mountains; kasbah at Aït Benhaddou; Roman ruins at Volubilis

Major cities: Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Fès, Tangier, Agadir, Beni Mellal