Africa is an extremely interesting, promising, but the most poorly developed tourist region. Among the factors, favoring the development of tourism on this continent, we can note the following:
proximity to Europe and Asia;
warm weather and a lot of sun all year round;
the presence of beautiful beaches in many coastal areas of Africa;
exotic nature, including the unique wild fauna;
the diversity of cultural and historical attractions in North Africa.
The factors which restrain the development of tourism in Africa are:
the low economic level of most African countries;
poorly developed tourist infrastructure and transport network;
unstable internal political situation in some countries of the continent;
the lack of developed domestic tourism, which leads the way for international tourism;
governments of some countries pay insufficient attention to the development of tourism;
quite a few areas of the continent are characterized by adverse climatic conditions (extreme heat, dry hot winds, a long period of heavy precipitation.
As a tourist destination, Africa is very diverse.
The most popular and demanded are tours in the northern part of it, since it is close to Europe not only geographically, but also in spirit (because many North African countries are former European colonies).
Egypt has always been the most visited country in northern Africa. However, at present, when direct flights to the Red Sea coast – Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada – are currently not available, Tunisia and Morocco are the most visited countries of the North Africa.
Such types of tourism as beach, sightseeing, educational, pilgrim and shopping tourism are dominated here.
There are a very few direct year-round flights to Tunisia, So, charter flights to Tunisia are the most common and reliable way. The charter program begins earlier than others – at the end of March.
However, the other countries of the African continent have recently become more and more popular and demanded. These are mainly countries of eastern and southern Africa, characterized by relative economic and political stability, as well as exotic flora and fauna, unique natural sites, national parks: Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
These countries have their “own” tourist, who is not restrained by a long and expensive flight, the need to vaccinate, not easy acclimatization and the total significant cost of travel. They come here for perfect landscapes, wild nature, the opportunity to get acquainted with the life and culture of African tribes and peoples, ecotourism, hunting, safaris, as well as beach holidays and diving on the coast of the Indian Ocean in East Africa (Tanzania, Zanzibar) are popular here.
