Video: Diving near Dahab, Egypt

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Egypt's historical and cultural heritage attracts many adventure tourists from the World. Egypt is also a major destination for diving in the Red Sea. Let's go to Dahab, a small city situated in Egypt.

Dahab is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately 80 km northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh. Formerly a Bedouin fishing village, Dahab is now considered to be one of Sinai's most important diving destinations.

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Video: Trekking and Hiking in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

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We consider trekking and hiking in the Simiem Mountains is Ethiopia's signature adventure. Having an epic adventure travel in Ethiopia without going to the Simien Mountains doesn't worth it.

The Semien Mountains (Amharic: ስሜን ተራሮች), in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar in Amhara region, are part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Simien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaus separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles. The tallest peak is Ras Dejen (4,550 m); other notable heights include Mounts Biuat (4,437 m) and Kidis Yared (4,453 m). Because of their geological origins, the mountains are almost unique, with only South Africa's Drakensberg having been formed in the same manner and thus appearing similar. Notable animals in the mountains include the walia ibex, gelada, and caracal. 

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Video: Paragliding Adventures in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia is becoming a more popular destination for adventure outdoor activities, such as trekking, hiking and climbing, in Africa. We present videos from adventurers doing paragliding in Ethiopia. Imagine the excitment adventurers are feeling when they do this activity in Ethiopian place such as the Simien Mountains. They're seeing Ethiopia from sky and they like getting adrenaline, testing their courage while discovering Ethiopia. Furthermore, the country offers to adventure travelers outdoor activities fans extreme landscape like mountains, volcanoes and desert depression. For any paragliding activities, the "Roof of Africa" is an ideal place.

During adventure journeys, courageous travelers can discover Ethiopia nature, while doing spectacular paragliding activities.

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Photos of the Month: Montagnes District, Côte d’Ivoire

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We consider the western region of Côte d'Ivoire as a potential great place for adventure travel activities such as trekking, climbing ans others, in Côte d'Ivoire. We present pictures from the Montagnes District (Mountain District), one of the 14 districts of Côte d'Ivoire.

The Mountain District is located in the west of the country and borders Guinea. There are two ecoregions, the Guinean mountain forest on the heights and the Sudanese western savannah on the plain. It includes the region of Guémon, Cavally and Tonkpi with the main cities: Man, Danané, Duekoué, Guiglo, Biankouma, Bangolo, Toulépleu. Man being the chief town.

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Video: Climbing Mount Toubkal in Winter, Morocco

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Toubkal is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 m, it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa and the Arab World. Located 63 km south of the city of Marrakesh, and visible from it, Toubkal is an ultra prominent peak, the highest for over 2,000 km. For climbers it is "the most popular mountain objective in the Atlas mountains".

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Photos of the Month: Castles in Gondar, Ethiopia

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Ethiopia has built its touristic reputation thanks to its impressive historical and cultural heritage. A friend of ours sent us pictures from a journey to the city of Gondar. Situated in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Tana Lake on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains. Gondar is famously known to holds the remains of several royal castles, including those in Fasil Ghebbi (the Royal Enclosure). It's rightly considered as the "Camelot of Africa".

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