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Contents Zambia Expects Tourism Growth page 25 Nairobi, Convention Capital page 38 Walk With the Lions, Really page 44 Namibia’s Coastal Region Shines page 57

Travel Industry News 7 Travel Africa 19 Golf Africa 58

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Features7 Travel Industry News16 Africa’s Top Lodging19 Travel Africa Where to go, What to

do

23 Hotel Review Mashariki Palace Hotel,

Zanzibar, Tanzania

25 Tourism in Zambia Tourism and Arts

Minister Sylvia Masebo reports

26 Evo-Tourism Site Winner

Maropeng, South Africa

28 A Journey to the Motherland

South Africa

38 Kenya Sites ›Lake Nakuru Lodge ›Heart of a Lion ›Kenyatta International

Conference Center

44 Walk With the Lions Victoria Falls,

Zimbabwe

49 I’m Black and I Travel Follow these travelers via Twitter and Blogs

53 Cruise Report ›West Africa Cruise Includes Social Service in

Sierra Leone55 Snow Day 2013

Johannesburg!!57 Visit Namibia’s

Spectacular but Fragil Coastal Region

58 Golf Africa

Culture13 Folk Tale The Creation of the

World

28 Nsolo, Traditional African Game

66 African Cuisine Chef Marcus

Samuelsson explores the African Palate

69 Book Review Yes, Chef: A Memoir

by Marcus Samuelsson

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Earl “Skip” Cooper, II - Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Black Business News GroupSarah Harris - Associate EditorNarishima Osei - Production ManagerSarah Harris, Phallu Morgan - GraphicsLa Sandra Stratton - Content AdministratorLion Communications - Layout/Typesetting

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From the Publisher...

Thank you for the positive response to the Pre-miere issue of Black Business News Group’s Travel Africa publication. We have incorporat-

ed many of your suggestions and ideas in this second issue. Please continue to help us provide you with an interesting and worthwhile publication.

There are more listings of highly rated hotels, resorts, lodges and camps in this issue to help you plan getting away from the crowd in style. We have two stories of humanitarian service tours - one to the Repubic of Cameroon and one to the Republic of Ghana.

The Black Business News Group will support the intent of the African Union’s call for Africans in the Diaspora to be united with Africans on the continent through the information and news in our publications. Travel Africa will strive to entice those of you who have not visited the continent to take the plunge and to encourage those of you who have traveled to visit some place(s) new to you. There are 55 nations to explore.

Another fi rst-person travel story describing an African journey will be included in the next issue. We would like to include your story in the future. Send your story to us at [email protected].

We hope Black Business News Travel Africa contributes to the upward growth of that important industry.

Earl “Skip” Cooper, IIPublisher/Editor-in-Chief

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Special ContributorWilma Newchurch

Journey to the Motherland

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Travel Industry NewsNew Survey Reveals New Survey Reveals New Challenges for New Challenges for

Meeting IndustryMeeting Industry

A survey of international meeting professionals reveals the top 10 challenges the industry will

face over the next decade. The study of 877 professionals from 68 countries across six continents was conducted by Fast Future and was released at the IMEX-Frankfurt trade show in Germany. The challenges identifi ed: • creating a distinctive industry per-

sona, separate from tourism;• establishing universal economic im-

pact models; • proving relevance and value;• thinking and acting strategically; • nurturing agility and fl exibility; • personalizing and deepening the

learning experience, and capturing learner outcomes;

• experimenting with business models and revenue streams;

• adopting value-chain thinking;• acquiring, retaining and developing

talent, and embracing diversity; and • developing tomorrow’s leaders and

managers. Lisa A. Grimaldi May 30, 2012 M&C

GBTA Africa CreatedGBTA Africa Created

The GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel

Association, is expanding Project

ICARUS, the travel sustainability program it acquired from the U.K.’s Institute of Travel and Meetings. To broaden the reach of the program, the foundation has formed a global advisory board, made up of buyers, suppliers, academics and sustainability experts from around the world --

including company representatives from PwC, Cranfi eld University, Sabre Holdings, Wireless Advocates LLC and the Australian Federal Police. Recognition and awards programs will reward the sustainability efforts of leading organizations.

The association also announced the creation of GBTA Africa. The affiliate will have the support of the Institute of Travel & Meetings Southern Africa, which will help develop the organization throughout the region. GBTA will create a joint conference with ITMSA this September 2012, and will introduce education and training programs from the GBTA Academy. “With a strong, local, buyer-led partner, and Africa predicted to boom in 2020, the creation of GBTA Africa makes perfect sense,” noted Michael W. McCormick, GBTA COO and Executive Director.

www.meetings-conventions.com/article_ektid48678.aspx?cid=eltrMidWeek

Delta Airlines Still Delta Airlines Still Growing Africa LinksGrowing Africa Links

Delta Airlines now operates fl ights to six African destinations including Monrovia, Liberia

(Roberts International Airport); Accra, Ghana (Kotoka International Airport); Lagos (Murtala Mohammed International Airport) and Abuja (Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport), Nigeria; Dakar, Senegal (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport); Johannesburg, South Africa (OR Tambo International Airport). Delta has plans to serve Cairo, Egypt; Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Nairobi, Kenya; and Luanda, Angola.

These routes save customers a signifi cant amount of time on fl ights. Customers traveling between Atlanta and Johannesburg, for example, save an average of six hours each direction compared with connecting through Europe.

Hilton to Open Two Hilton to Open Two

Properties in EgyptProperties in Egypt

Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement with long-standing business partner, Egyptian

Touristic Resorts LLC, to introduce two new premium Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties to Cairo and Alexandria.

The dual signing for the 390-room Hilton Giza Pyramids and the 195-room Hilton Alexandria King’s Ranch Resort represent the 19th and 20th Hilton Worldwide properties to open in Egypt.

In an announcement, Rudi Jagersbacher, president, Hilton Worldwide, Middle East & Africa said: “Hilton Worldwide has proudly served Egypt for over 50 years and today’s announcement is testament to our commitment and confi dence in the country. The two signings will add signifi cant value to our current, extensive network of hotels and reaffi rm our position as the country’s foremost hospitality company.”

Hilton Giza Pyramids will include 18 suites and the property will feature amenities including a large function room, two boardrooms, four meeting rooms, a business center, a health club plus spa, and an outdoor swimming pool. The property will also host several restaurants including all day dining and three speciality options as well as a lobby lounge and destination bar. The hotel is expected to open in 2016.

Hilton Alexandria King’s Ranch Resort will feature a large function room, four meeting rooms, a business center, and an outdoor and indoor pool. On site dining facilities will include a speciality restaurant and an all-day dining option as well as an executive lounge, a destination bar, and a lobby lounge. Hilton Alexandria King’s Ranch Resort is the brand’s second hotel in Alexandria and is expected to open at the end of 2013.

Mohamed Ragab, Owner, Egyptian Touristic Resorts LLC said: “Hilton


see Travel Industry News on page 9

Safari Supreme

Born in Lansing, Michigan, Julien Dothard took to his heels early on in search of miraculous

journeys to foreign countries.His journeys have taken him to

North America, South America, many countries in Europe, and Africa.

Starting out as a buyer for an importing business in Los Angeles in the early 1980’s, he has since created one of the most exciting foreign travel companies for African travel. With over 18 years of experience and a dozen African countries under his belt, he has become a wizard in safari travel.

From the plains of the Serengeti, the waters of Victoria Falls, the slave castles of Ghana, and the mountains of Rwanda he has travelled extensively, building lasting relationships with tribes, business leaders, politicians, and traveling clients. Julien Dothard has been given a title worthy of his journeys, a true world traveler.

To begin planning your next safari contact:

Julien DothardP.O. Box 1736

Hollywood, Ca 90078Email: [email protected]

Phone: (818) 419-8639

An adventureof a life time.

Bring a friend,share a memory.

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Worldwide has proved to be an exceptionally good professional and productive business partner and we are delighted to continue our association

by bringing two new quality hotels to the Egyptian market.”

Hilton Worldwide’s 20 hotels in Egypt will comprise 19 Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded properties in nine locations across the country including Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh, Taba, Marsa Alam, Alexandria, Dahab and Nuweiba. The company also operates Conrad Cairo in the capital.

www.lodgingmagazine.com/News/News/Hilton-Worldwide-Expands-Egypt-

Portfolio-1864.aspx

Four Seasons to Four Seasons to Manage Tanzanian Manage Tanzanian

Safari LodgeSafari Lodge

The Bilila Lodge (http://bililalodgeserengeti.com), a resort in the Serengeti National

Park, Tanzania, is now managed by Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. The property, which has 60 rooms, 12 suites and five villas, is being renovated and will be renamed the Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Tanzania, when it debuts this fall. “The responsibility of taking over such an irreplaceable asset within the Serengati National Park is one that we take very seriously,” said Scott Woroch, vice president of the hotel’s

Travel Industry News, con’t.

worldwide development program. The lodge has a gym, a spa and an infinity pool that overlooks an active watering hole that regularly attracts local wildlife.


Travel Leaders Travel Leaders Corporate Launches Corporate Launches Meetings DivisionMeetings Division

Travel Leaders Corporate (www.travelleaderscorp.com), a travel management company,

has launched a new division called Connections -- Meetings & Events Company. Connections offers one-on-one assistance in budgeting, planning and executing events. Among the offerings are the ability to book group air through TLC’s agents, and software covering registration, surveys, room blocks and meeting-manager reporting. Connections also can handle hotel negotiations. TLC planned more than 180 corporate meetings in 2011, as well as numerous domestic and international incentive trips for its clients.

At the same time, Travel Leaders Corporate has expanded its Travel Leaders Global platform with a new partnership with RADIUS (www.radiustravel.com), Travel Leaders Corporate reports. The partnership enables Travel Leaders Corporate to provide its clients with access to the RADIUS agency network in 80 countries under the Travel Leaders Global brand.


Delta Air Lines, Delta Air Lines, Expands to World’s Expands to World’s

Largest Wi-Fi Largest Wi-Fi Equipped FleetEquipped Fleet

Delta Air Lines starts offering early 2013 in-fl ight Internet services on its international

fl eet with more than 150 aircrafts. The expanded Wi-Fi service uses satellites to provide international coverage and complements the existing air-to-ground service for aircraft fl ying within the U.S.

Delta is already the world’s largest Wi-Fi equipped fl eet provider with more than 3,000 fl ights per day, including its 552 domestic aircrafts. More than 800 Delta aircrafts are equipped with in-fl ight Wi-Fi connections, allowing more than 390,000 passengers per day access to the Internet above 10,000 feet. When the expansion is completed in 2015, Delta will operate approximately 1,000 Wi-Fi equipped aircrafts worldwide.

www.delta.com

PreCheck Expanding PreCheck Expanding to 27 More U.S. to 27 More U.S.

Airports This YearAirports This Year

The Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck initiative, which is currently


from page 7


Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti


available to certain passengers at eight U.S. airports, will be expanded to 27 additional airports over the course of 2012, the TSA announced recently.

At the moment, the voluntary program is open to some frequent fl yers from Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, as well as certain members of the Customs and Borders Patrol Trusted Traveler programs such

as Global Entry, SENTRI and NEXUS.Participants must be U.S. citizens

and meet a variety of eligibility requirements. Airports already in the system are Atlanta (Delta only), Dallas (American only), Detroit (Delta only), Las Vegas, Los Angeles (American only), Miami (American only), Minneapolis and Salt Lake City (Delta only).

American Airlines will begin offering the service at New York City’s JFK International Airport on Feb. 28 and at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in March; Delta will launch service at Ronald Reagan Washington (D.C.) National Airport in March, as well.

O t h e r a i r p o r t s scheduled to begin o f f e r i n g the service this year i n c l u d e

Baltimore/Washington, Boston Logan, Charlotte Douglas, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Denver, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Houston’s George Bush, Honolulu, Indianapolis, New York City’s LaGuardia, Lambert-St. Louis, Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Luis Munoz Marin in Puerto Rico, Newark Liberty, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (Ore.), San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma, Tampa (Fla.), Ted Stevens Anchorage (Alaska) and Washington Dulles (Va.).


from page 9

The TSA plans to expand the program to include additional airlines and airports as it becomes operationally ready to do so. For more information, go to www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/escreening.shtm.

Source: www.meetings-conventions.com/article_ektid46474.aspx?cid=eltrMidWeek

GBTA Recognizes Five GBTA Recognizes Five Sustainability Leaders Sustainability Leaders

The Global Business Travel Association’s GBTA Foundation awarded fi ve

Project ICARUS Gold Medal awards to companies that are actively integrating sustainability efforts into their travel programs. The InterContinental Hotel Group, Symantec Corp., Sabre Holdings, Enterprise Holdings and PwC received the top honor from the global Project ICARUS program. Recognized as “Committed” companies for their efforts were Dominion, the Carbon Accounting Co., Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, United Airlines, Barclays PLC, Portman Travel, Microsoft and Carlson Wagonlit. These companies are working toward Gold Medal status, according to the GBTA. More information on the program and awards can be found at gbta.org/icarus.


Loews Offers Global Loews Offers Global Entry Enrollment to Entry Enrollment to Platinum MembersPlatinum Members

Loews Hotels & Resorts is offering complimentary enrollment in the U.S.

government’s Global Entry program to its premier loyalty-club members. For a 60-day period beginning Monday, September 24, 2012. Loews YouFirst Platinum members are able to enroll in the Global Entry program, with the hotel company covering the $100 application fee. Global Entry, which is administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, allows expedited clearance for pre-screened, pre-approved international travelers upon arrival in the U.S. Its members can use automated kiosks upon arriving in the country, instead of waiting in line for screening by an immigration offi cer. U.S. citizens approved for Global Entry automatically qualify to

participate as well in the PreCheck expedited screening program, which is run by the Transportation Security Administration. That program, being offered at a growing number of U.S. airports, allows pre-approved passengers to pass through security more quickly. Loews is the fi rst hospitality company to coordinate such a program with these government initiatives. “We are dedicated to improving our guests’ complete travel experience, from airport security checkpoints to hotel check-ins,” said Loews CEO and president Paul Whetsell in a statement.

www.meetings-conventions.com/article_www.meetings-conventions.com/article_ektid50536.aspx?cid=eltrMidWeekektid50536.aspx?cid=eltrMidWeek

Room Key Signs New Room Key Signs New



Hotel Chain PartnersHotel Chain Partners

Hotel search engine Room Key has partnered with three more hotel companies. The newest

partners -- La Quinta Inns & Suites, Millennium Hotels & Resorts, and The Leading Hotels of the World -- will double the number of properties on the site when their inventories are added later this fall. The new partners

join founding members Choice Hotels International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International and the Wyndham Hotel Group. Room


Key reports that its website, which launched in January, is getting 14 million visits per month, according to Google Analytics.


United Airlines United Airlines Debuts First Boeing Debuts First Boeing

DreamlinerDreamliner

United Airlines has announced preparations to fl y North America’s fi rst Boeing 787

Dreamliner from Seattle to Houston. This aircraft delivery is just the fi rst 787 Dreamliner from Boeing of the 50 United has ordered.

“As the North American launch customer, we are delighted to be getting our fi rst 787 Dreamliner. As we continue to build the world’s leading airline, we are excited for our customers and co-workers to experience this game-changing aircraft,” said Jeff Smisek, President and CEO, United Airlines.

Arriving in Houston later this week, the Boeing Dreamliner will begin a month-long training and certifi cation program which will include non-

commercial fl ights to multiple United Airlines domestic hubs. Initially, the Dreamliner will be based in United’s Houston hub and is expected to start its domestic service in November while its international service will start in December. United expects the Dreamliner’s inaugural fl ight to be conducted from Houston to Chicago on November 4th at 7:25 am.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner offers customers 36 United BusinessFirst seats, 70 in United Economy Plus and 113 in United Economy.

“The Dreamliner will revolutionize the fl ying experience for United customers and crews while delivering unprecedented operating effi ciency, comfort and lower emissions,” said United Airlines in an offi cial statement. “Customers will experience greater comfort with improved lighting, bigger windows, larger overhead bins, lower cabin altitude and enhanced ventilation systems, among other passenger-friendly features.”

www.businessreviewusa.com/business_leaders/united-airlines-debuts-

first-boeing-dreamliner?utm_campaign=northamerica%2Boct2012&utm_

source=northamerica%2Boct01-12&utm_medium=newsletter

from page 10


Boeing Dreamliner

Cost $6,295.00 The cost of $6,295.00 is perperson, and a 4% discount is offered to groups of four or more.The Safari fees are base on double occupancy. For those who desire single lodging an additional $150.00 per night fee is required.Prices are subject to change without notice until a deposit or full payment is made. Money orders and Checks excepted. Visa/Master cards are excepted with a 3% bank processing fee applied.

Price includes roundtrip airfare. Transportation between countries,

Lodging, Fees into national parks, and Most meals are included.

A deposit of $3,000.00 is due no later than June 15th, 2012. The balance is due before September 15th, 2012.

Kenya and TanzaniaOctober 16th through 30th, 2012

Kenya Sites Masai Mara National Game

Reserve, Lake Naivasha, and a city tour of Nairobi’s favourite sites.

Tanzania SitesNgorongoro Crater,

Lake Manyara,and Tanrangire National Park

For more information or full Itinerary contact:

Julien Dothard at safari Supreme(818) 419-8639

email: [email protected] or

Write to: Julien Dothard P.O. Box 1736 Hollywood, Ca 90078

Come join us on October 16th through October 30th,2012 for some of nature’s greatest wonders. An adventure of a life time, bring a friend, and share a once in a life time memory.

Fly on the world’s best airlines. Stay at some of Africa’s finest safari lodges. Adventure Africa with one of Africa’s best safari guides, Julien Dothard, with over 18teen years of experience.

We offer the finest in safari travel, with some of the lowest rates in the industry.

Julien DothardSafari Supreme1-818-419-3639

[email protected]. Box 1736

Hollywood, CA 90078 USA


Emirates! In-flight Emirates! In-flight calls are no problemcalls are no problem

Emirates says that passengers will be allowed to use their mobile phones on A380

aircraft.The Dubai-based airline has

announced that passengers onboard an A380 have leave to talk away on their phone — either to the delight of business travelers, or perhaps the chagrin of others who are catching a night fl ight.

The service will work on standard phones through a partnership wit OnAir, the company that supplies Wi-Fi capabilities to the airline’s craft. Passengers will be able to make or receive calls using EDGE or GPRS connections as normal through their service provider.

However, in adherence to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), phones cannot be used when passing over United States soil — so the service is shut down when an aircraft is within 250 miles of the country, according to AllThingsD (http://allthingsd.com/20121008/for-better-or-worse-emirates-passengers-can-now-yammer-on-their-cell-phones-in-fl ight).

“Beginning in 1993 with fi rst passenger satellite phone service to last year with our A380 Wi-Fi system, Emirates has always taken the approach that providing the latest in infl ight service and connectivity is a key part of our passengers’ journey,” Patrick Brannelly, Emirates Vice President of Corporate Communications Product, Publishing, Digital and Events said in a statement.

“Emirates continues to invest in the most innovative technology possible and promises to keep pushing the boundaries of the in-fl ight innovation for the benefi t of our passengers.”

Naturally, Emirates believes this

next step to be a boost for in-fl ight connectivity and passenger comfort, but if you’re stuck in economy next to someone shouting into their cell for an hour, I’m not so sure.

www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/flying-emirates-in-flight-call-no-

problem/1956?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660

MPI, GBTA to Partner MPI, GBTA to Partner for Educationfor Education

Meeting Professionals International and the Global Business Travel Association

announced a joint venture on Monday to co-create new education and training programs. The organizations are forming a limited liability company with an executive steering committee to operate and manage the new

educational curriculum, scheduled to debut in 2013. The program will consist of senior-level education derived from the GBTA’s Strategic Meetings Management Certifi cation and MPI’s Certifi cate in Meetings Management program. Each organization will continue to recognize the current designations as well, according to a press release. That said, GBTA ceased offering the SMMC designation when it established the GBTA Academy last year. “GBTA believes MPI is the right partner to reach the meetings-management industry and marketplace,” said GBTA executive director and COO, Michael W. McCormick, in a statement.

www.meetings-conventions.com/articles/mpi-gbta-to-partner-for-education/c51086.

aspx?cid=eltrMidWeek


from page 11

The Creation of the World: A Yoruba

Myth

This is the story of how the world was created according to the

Yorubas of West Africa. The entire world was fi lled

with water when God decided to create the world. God sent his messenger Obatala to perform the task of creating the world. Obatala brought along his helper, a man named Oduduwa as well as a calabash full of earth and a chicken. Then they began their descent to earth from a rope.

Along the way, they stopped over at a feast where Obatala got drunk from drinking too much palm wine. Oduduwa, fi nding his master drunk, picked up the calabash and the chicken and continued on the journey.

When Oduduwa reached the earth, he sprinkled earth from the calabash over the water and he dropped the

chicken on the earth. The chicken then ran around spreading the earth in every direction he moved until there was land. Oduduwa had now created earth from what used to be water.

Later when Obatala got out of his drunken haze, he discovered that Oduduwa had already performed his task and he was very upset. God however gave him another task to perform – to create the people that would populate the earth.

And that was how the world was created in a place now called Ile-Ife. www.allfolktales.com/wafrica/yoruba_

creation.php

create

Winning Meeting Enhancement Softwareby Michael J. Shapiro

BOBtv, the universal online content platform under development by BXb Online

(www.bxbonline.com), took top honors for this year’s EIBTM Technology Watch.

A panel of judges scored the entrants based on innovation, completeness of concept and the value of the product to the meetings industry. BXb has been developing BOBtv with the support of industry organizations ASAE (www.asaecenter.org), CEIR (www.ceir.org), IAEE (www.iaee.com), PCMA (www2.pcma.org) and the Virtual Edge Institute (www.virtualedgeinstitute.com). The platform is designed to be a technology-agnostic hub for hybrid meeting content — a home for


educational video content that may be streamed either live during an event or on-demand after the fact. Bxb fi rst announced the initiative during the January 2012 PCMA Convening Leaders meeting and hopes to launch the site in early 2013.

Five additional fi nalists received honorable mentions from the Technology Watch judges: ATIV Software (http://ativsoftware.com), for its Event Pilot mobile app; Mera Labs (www.meralabs.com), for the NiceMeeting platform that streams presentations directly to mobile devices during face-

to-face meetings; EventMobi (www.eventmobi.com), for its use of HTML5 in event mobile apps; Zerista (http://zerista.com), for its multifaceted event-specifi c social networking platform; and Sherpa (www.sherpa-solutions.com), for its ultrasound-based WaveLocator indoor positioning system.

EIBTM (www.eibtm.com) takes place Nov. 27 - 29 at the Fira Gran

Via in Barcelona, Spain. A BOBtv presentation will take place Nov. 28.



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Monrovia, Liberiawww.rljkendejaresort.com

First-class amenities catering to international leisure travelers. For the business minded traveler, the RLJ Kendeja Resort & Villas offers full service business amenities along with meeting and function space for

business and personal events. Amenities include ocean front beach, pool, spa, dining room, and relaxing bar.

Travel+Leisure Best Hotels in the World - 2012

The following hotels, lodges and camps are from the T+L 500 top hotels around the globe as selected by their readers taking the annual World’s Best Awards survey.

BOTSWANASavute Elephant Camp

www.savuteelephantcamp.comMombo Camp/Little Mombo Camp

www.wilderness-safaris.comEagle Island Camp

www.eagleislandcamp.comEGYPT

Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano

www.fourseasons.comFour Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza

www.fourseasons.comFour Seasons Hotel Cairo

at the First Residence

Travelogue

Africa’s Top Lodging…www.eagleislandcamp.com

Mena House Oberoiwww.oberoihotels.com

KENYATortillis Camp

www.tortillis.com&Beyond Kichwa Tembo

www.andbeyond.comFairmont Mara Safari Club

www.fairmont.com

Governons’ Campwww.governorscamp.com

Mara Serena Safari Lodgewww.serenahotels.com

OI Donyo Lodgewww.greatplainsconservation.com

Fairmont The Norfoldwww.fairmont.com

Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Clubwww.fairmont.com

MOROCCOLa Mamounia

www.mamounia.comSOUTH AFRICA

Cape Grace


see Africa’s Top Lodging on page 17

G ’ C

Eagle Island Camp


www.capegrace.comMount Nelson Hotel

www.mountnelson.co.zaOne&Only

www.oneandolyresorts.comTable Bay Hotel

www.suninternational.comLe Quartier Francaiswww.lequartier.co.za

Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spawww.saxon.co.za

Westcliff Hotelwww.westcliff.co.za

Lodolozi Private Game Reservewww.londolozi.com

MalaMala Game Reservewww.malamala.com

Royal Malewanewww.malawane.com

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve-Bush Lodge

Africa’s Top Lodging…from page 16

www.sabisabi.comSingita Kruger National Park

www.singita.comSingita Sabi Sandwww.singita.com

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

www.andbeyond.comTANZANIA

&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodgewww.andbeyond.com

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodgewww.serenahotels.com

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

www.sopalodges.comKirawira Tented Campwww.serenahotels.com

Serengeti Migration Campwww.elewana.com

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodgewww.serenahotels.comSerengeti Sopa Lodgewww.sopalodges.com

Westcliff Hotel

Eagle Island Camp


Travel AfricaWhere To Go, What To Do

AlgeriaTamanrasset Camel TrekkingSahara Dune Skiing The Turquoise Coast CAPITAL: Algierswww.algerie-tourisme.dz

AngolaFort Sao Miguel Slave Depot Calandula WaterfallsPalmeirinhas Beach CAPITAL: Luandawww.angola.org

BeninLake Village of GanvieNakoue LagoonPendjari National ParkCAPITAL: Porto-Novowww.benintourisme.com

BotswanaOkavango DeltaCentral Kalahari Game ReserveTransfrontier Park (Kgalafadi National Park)CAPITAL: Gaboronewww.botswanatourism.co.bw

Burkina FasoInternational Arts and Crafts Fair, Oct-NovRanch de Nazinga game reserve Mare aux HippopotamesCAPITAL: Ouagadougouwww.ontb.bf

BurundiChutes de la Kagera waterfallLake TanganyikaCraftwares Village at GihetaCAPITAL: Bujumburawww.burunditourisme.com

CameroonMandera Mountains (hiking, climbing)Bouba Ndjidah National ParkFestival National des Arts et de la Culture (FENAC) in DecemberCAPITAL: Yaoundéwww.cameroun-infotourisme.com

Cape Verde Baia das Gatas FestivalScuba Diving and Snorkelling at Boa VistaUNESCO world heritage old fort site at Cidade VelhaCAPITAL: PraiaMinistry of Tourism, Praia, Santiago: +238 615 697

Central African RepublicBoali WaterfallsManovo-Gounda St Floris National ParkLobaye RegionCAPITAL: [email protected]

ChadCamel racing in the Tibesti MountainsGalawa Beach on Grande ComoreLake ChadCAPITAL: N’DjamenaOffi ce du Tourisme, Tel: 01 45 53 36 75

The ComorosClimb Mount Karthala (active volcano)

see Travel Africa on page 20

Nzwani IslandHot Sulphur Springs at Lac SaléCAPITAL: MoroniComoros National Tourist Board Of-fi ce, Tel: 269 73 3044

Democratic Republic of the CongoFrère Gillet Botanic Gardens world-famous rare orchidsRuwenzori RangeVirunga National ParkCAPITAL: KinshasaMinistère des Affaires Foncières, Environment et Tourisme, Tel: (+243) 8802093.

Côte D‛Ivoire (Ivory Coast)The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, YamoussoukroMount Tonkoui (mountain climb)Comoë National ParkCAPITAL: Yamoussoukrowww.tourisme.gouv.ci

DjiboutiGulf of Tadjoura (snorkling/diving)Lake Abbé Lake Assal (windsurf on

Biking in the Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Mare aux Hippopotames, Burkina Faso



wheels)CAPITAL: Djiboutiwww.offi ce-tourisme.dj

Egypt (Kemet)Nile River Cruise, AswanTemple of Ranses II, Abu SimbelAlexandriaCAPITAL: Cairowww.tourism.misrnet.gov.eg

Equatorial GuineaArena BlancaPico Malabo Volcano (mountain climbing)Cascades of MocaCAPITAL: Malabowww.embarege-londres.org

EritreaDahlak Archipelago Tour of Eritrea (bicycle race)AkordatCAPITAL: [email protected]

EthiopiaRock Hewn Churches of Lalibela (New Jerusalem)Home of the Queen of Sheba, AxumAfrican Union Headquarters, Addis AbabaTOTAL Great Ethiopian RaceCAPITAL: Addis Ababawww.tourismethiopia.org

GabonCathedral of St Michael in LibrevilleLopé-Okanda Reserve National Park (gorilla)M’Bigou (gold mines/crafts)CAPITAL: Librevillewww.legabon.org

The GambiaDeep Sea Fishing, Atlantic OceanExhibition of the slave trade

at Albreda and JufurehMakasutu Culture ForestCAPITAL: Banjulwww.visitthegambia.gm

GhanaCape Coast Castle Slave FortressMount Afadjato and Togbo Falls (Volta Region)Kakum Nature Reserve (tree-top walkway and stay in a tree house)CAPITAL: Accrawww.touringghana.com

GuineaKindia (cloth market)Kinkon Falls Îles de LosCAPITAL: Conakrywww.ontguinee.com

Guinea-BissauBijagos ArchipelagoCantanhez Natural ParkMuseum of African ArtefactsCAPITAL: Bissauwww.guineabissautourism.com

KenyaMount Kenya National ParkTsavo West National Park

Watamu-Malindi Marine ParkCAPITAL: Nairobiwww.magicalkenya.com

LesothoBushmen Rock Paintings Ski Lesotho Highlands (www.afriski.co.za)Sehlabathebe National ParkCAPITAL: Maseruwww.ltdc.org.ls

LiberiaSapo National ParkKendeja National Cultural CenterFirestone Rubber PlantationCAPITAL: Monroviawww.micat.gov.lr

LibyaAkakus Mountains (prehistoric rock art)Ubari Lakes (dune surfing)Leptis Magna (tribute to African Roman Emperor Septimus Severus)CAPITAL: Tripoliwww.libyan-tourism.org

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see Travel Africa on page 21

Kakum Tree-Top Walkway, Ghana

Severan Arch, Leptis Magna, Libya



MadagascarFianarantsoa (Capital of Wine)Montagne d’Arbre National Park Queen’s PalaceCAPITAL: Antananarivowww.madagascar-tourisme.com

MalawiLake Malawi Marine ParkNyika National ParkLiwonde National ParkCAPITAL: Lilongwewww.malawitourism.com

MaliFestival in the DesertTimbuctouLa Boucle de Baoule National ParkCAPITAL: Bamakowww.le-mali.com/omatho/index.htm

MauritaniaParc National du Banc d’ArguinChinguetti, a holy city of IslamOualataCAPITAL: Nouakchott

www.tourisme.mr

MauritiusBlack River Gorges National ParkIle aux Aigrettes Nature ReserveRodrigues IslandCAPITAL: Port Louiswww.mauritius.net

MoroccoTodra and Dades GorgesTalassemtane National ParkEssaouiraCAPITAL: Rabatwww.visitmorocco.com

MozambiqueMaputo Elephant ParkGorongosa National ParkBazaruto ArchipelagoCAPITAL: Maputowww.futur.org.mz/index-en.html

NamibiaMahongo Game ReserveEtosha National ParkSkeleton CoastCAPITAL: Windhoekwww.namibiatourism.com.na

from Travel Africa page 20 NigerAgadez‘W’ National ParkIgouloulefCAPITAL: Algierswww.niger-tourisme.com

NigeriaCross River National ParkEmir’s Palace, Kano Benin City CAPITAL: Lagoswww.tourism.gov.ng

Republic of the CongoLoufoulakari FallsLoango (main embarkation port for slaves)Congo RapidsCAPITAL: BrazzavilleDirection Generale du Tourisme et des Loisirs, Tel: 830 953

ReunionPiton des NeigesPlaine d’Affouches Le Voile de la Mariée (The Bride’s Veil)CAPITAL: [email protected]

RwandaCards From Africa, KigaliParc National des Volcans Gorilla TrekNyungwe Forest Canopy WalkCAPITAL: Kigaliwww.rwandatourism.com/

São Tomé & PrincipeBom Bom Island Deep Sea FishingHumpback Whale WatchingAgua Izé PlantationCAPITAL: São Toméwww.saotome.st

SenegalAfrican Renaissance MonumentRetba (Pink) LakeMaison des Enclaves (House of Slaves), Goree IslandSkeleton Coast, Namibia



CAPITAL: Dakarsentouroffi [email protected]

SeychellesMarlin Fishing in DenisSt Anne Marine National ParkAldabraCAPITAL: Victoriawww.seychelles.travel

Sierra LeoneOutamba-Kilimi National ParkFreetown PeninsulaBunce Island, Slave Trading StationCAPITAL: Freetownwww.welcometosier-raleone.org

SomaliaHargeisa National Park Neolithic Paintings Las GeelIndian Ocean Coastal BeachesCAPITAL: Mogadishuwww.somali-gov.info/Tourism/index.html

SomalilandHargeisa National Park Neolithic Paintings Las GeelIndian Ocean Coastal BeachesCAPITAL: Hargiesawww.somalilandgov.com (Ministry of Tourism & Culture 252-225-7917)

South AfricaNelson Mandela Centre of Memory & Dialogue, JohannesburgGreat White Shark Festival, Cape Town/GansbaaiThe Elephant Coast, Zulu KingdomCAPITAL: Johannesburgwww.whitesharkfestival.org

from Travel Africa page 21 www.nelsonmandela.orgwww.zulu.org.zawww.southafrica.net

South SudanBoma National ParkNimule National ParkNile RiverCAPITAL: Jubawww.goss.org

SudanPort Sudan, The Red SeaGemmeiza Tourist VillagePyramids of Meroe CAPITAL: Khartoumwww.sudan-tourism.gov.sd/english/index.php

SwazilandMkhaya Game ReservePhophomyane Nature ReserveUsutu River (white-water rafting)CAPITAL: Mbabanewww.welcometoswaziland.com

TanzaniaBagamoyo Slave TrailKatavi Plains National ParkNgorongoro CraterStone Town, ZanzibarCAPITAL: Dodomahttp://tanzaniatouristboard.com/

Togo

Koutammakou (World Heritage Site)Whale Watching, Gulf of BeninFosse aux Lions (Lions’ Den) National ParkCAPITAL: Loméwww.togo-tourisme.com

TunisiaDesert Trekking from DouzMatmata (Star Wars film site)Sidi Bou SaïdCAPITAL: Tuniswww.tourismtunisia.com

UgandaMountains of the Moon (Mount Rwenzori National Park)Bwindi National Park (view gorilla)Source of the Nile,Owen Falls Dam, JinjaCAPITAL: Kampalahttp://visituganda.com/index.php

Western SaharaCity of El-AaiúnDakhla (surfing)CAPITAL: El-Aaiú[email protected]

ZambiaWalking Safari, South Luangwa National ParkMusi oa Tunya (Victoria Falls), LivingstoneZambezi White Water RaftingCAPITAL: Lusakawww.zambiatourism.com

ZimbabweGreat ZimbabweLake KaribaChizarira National ParkCAPITAL: Hararewww.zimbabwetourism.co.zw

Sources: www.worldtravelguide.net/africa

www.internationaltouristboards.comwww.worldtourismdirectory.com/direc-

tory/africa/index.html

Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan

An Historic Site Becomesa New LuxuryHotel

Mashariki Palace HotelStone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania


Ornately carved door frames and Arabian canopy beds adorn the 18 rooms in the 19th century manse in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Mashariki Palace is surrounded by many historic buildings including the House of Wonders.

Stone Town is exotic and mystical, evocative of the centuries of sultans, traders, adventurers and explorers who came to these magical isles of Zanzibar off the Swahili East African coast, leaving a cultural and architectural fusion which echoes its proud history of Persian, Arabian, Indian, Colonial and African infl uences.

The Mashariki Palace Hotel was created by the fi rst sultan of Zanzibar almost 200 years ago. The domicile of the Sultan’s religious councillor is now restored beyond its former magnifi cence into a privileged residence for travellers choosing refi ned hospitality in a historical setting.

ServicesAccommodation: All rooms include breakfast until 11 a.m. and are equipped with air conditioning, mosquito net, spring box mattress, baby crib, hair dryer, internal phone, minifridge, laptop safe, fl at screen tv, free wifi wireless internet access, anti-panic door lock and complimentary tea and coffee facilities. An “al fresco” lunch or “starlight” dinner is available on request.Tea Lounge: Daily, free, the pastry chef offers a selection of savouries and tea cakes to enjoy with Zanzibar traditional morning coffee or afternoon spiced teas.Solarium & massage: Treat yourself to a relaxing massage or hammam scrub, or have a nap on the sun beds in our open terrace.

www.masharikipalacehotel.com

The Terrace

The Kusi Bar The Canopy Bed


www.gov.rw

GOVERNMENT says the tourism and arts industry has the potential to

signifi cantly contribute to the economic growth of the country.

Tourism and Arts Minister Syl-via Masebo said in Lusaka recent-ly that the private sector should join hands with Government in exploit-ing the natural resources Zambia was endowed with.

The new minister was speaking in Lusaka when she offi ciated at

Tourism has Great Potential – Masebothe cel-ebrations for artists organised by the Z a m b i a Associa-

tion of Musicians (ZAM) for the re-alignment of the ministry.

This is in solidarity with Presi-dent Michael Sata’s decision to re-align the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism which has had the Tourism portfolio delinked from it to form the Ministry of Tourism and Arts.

Ms. Masebo said if the sector was well managed, it could expand and create more jobs for the locals.

The nation, she said, could ben-

efi t a lot from the contribution of artists.

Ms. Masebo said the re-align-ment shows President Sata’s pas-sion for the artists in the country.

The event attracted musicians, actors, comedians, painters and designers among others.

ZAM president Maiko Zulu said the onus remained on artists to work with the Government of the day in developing a fully-fl edged and self-sustaining art industry.

Mr. Zulu, a renowned Zambian musician said Government and other stakeholders would now ap-preciate the contribution of artists in the development process of the country.

www.times.co.zm/?p=4719


South Luangwa National ParkThe thing to do in South Luangwa is, of course, to go on safari. All lodges organize game drives, where a trained guide takes visitors around by a safari jeep. Safaris are typically arranged at the crack of dawn (wake-up call before 6 AM), in the evening past 4 PM when temperatures have started to cool, and at night after sunset when high-powered spotlights are used to locate nocturnal animals like leopards, hyenas and civets. High-end lodges include drives in the price.

Some lodges organize walking safaris, where you actually walk through the bush on foot and track animals with the help of a guide

— an altogether different experience. Walking safaris can be as short as 4 hours, but multi-day treks where you stay overnight in “bushcamps” (usually far more luxurious than you’d think from the name) are more rewarding.

(l-r) Maigo Zulu, President, ZAM, Tourism & Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo, Mulenga Kapwepwe, Chair-person, National Arts Council


Maropeng in South Africa Named a Top Evo-Tourism SiteBy Wilma den Hartigh, Media Club South Africa

Local World Heritage site, The Cradle of Humankind, has been ranked as one of the top 12

evotourism destinations in the world, making it the only site in sub-Saharan Africa to have made the list.

Evotourism is a new term, coined by The Smithsonian, to describe trav-el intended to promote awareness of evolution.

The Evotourism initiative functions as a travel information service to direct tourists to places and discoveries that have evolutionary signifi cance.

As part of the initiative, 12 world-class must-see Evotourism destina-tions were identifi ed. Every site on the list was selected independently.

According to Charles Kimberlin Brain, a South African palaeontologist and curator emeritus at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural His-tory (formerly known as the Transvaal Museum), South African caves have played a major role in the develop-ment of the world’s understanding of human evolution.The Cradle of Humankind

Being listed as one of the top 12

Evotourism destinations in the world is a great honour for South Africa. It also highlights the country’s contribution to research in the fi eld of evolution.

The Cradle of Humankind, which was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, is one of eight World Heritage sites in South Africa, and the only one in Gauteng province.

Tony Rubin, MD of Maropeng, the visitors’ centre situated in the Cradle of Humankind, says the listing has given Maropeng great international expo-sure.

“It has highlighted the importance of the Cradle of Humankind’s fossil record and what it tells us about our evolution,” Ruben says. “I believe we have a unique and world-class inter-pretation centre at Maropeng.”

The Sterkfontein Caves, also situ-ated in the Cradle of Humankind, are believed to have produced more than a third of all early hominid fossils ever found.

The most important and well-known of these fossils are “Mrs Ples”, a 2.1-million-year-old Australopithecus skull, and “Little Foot”, an almost com-

plete Australopithecus skeleton that is more than three-million years old.

Scientists believe that these fi nds, along with other important archaeo-logical discoveries at the Sterkfontein Caves, are critical for the understand-ing of the history of human develop-ment.Evotourism Gaining Momentum

In recent years, Rubin has noticed that travellers are showing more inter-est in heritage, sustainability and evo-lution.

Initiatives such as the Evotourism listing play an important part in en-couraging people to be curious about evolution.

“Listings such as these help to teach the general public about our past and the planet as a whole, thereby creating more interest in visiting places such as Maropeng,” he says.

“Since Maropeng’s opening, I be-lieve the public is far more informed about our palaeo-heritage, and con-stantly expresses an interest to know and fi nd out more.”

www.africagoodnews.com/brand-africa/travel-and-tourism/2854-ma-

ropeng-in-south-africa-named-a-top-evo-tourism-site.html


A Journey to the MotherlandBy Wilma R. Newchurch

A lifelong dream for Harold & Wilma Newchurch was realized when University Travel (http://

universitytravel.info, Chicago, IL) offered a trip to South Africa. Travel dates were arranged for September 13, 2011 – September 23, 2011 which is springtime in South Africa. The cities to be visited were Johannesburg (Joburg), Capetown and Pretoria South Africa. Our itinerary would include Table Mountain, Robben Island, an outdoor market, Nelson Mandela’s home, Winnie Mandela’s home, Lambano Sanctuary, Apartheid Museum, the town of Soweto, Hector Pieterson Museum, Freedom Park, African Craft Market of Rosebank, Sun City’s Palace Hotel, African Safari and Pretoria, the administrative branch of government.

Early morning on the thirteenth of September, the group met at O’Hare Airport to board United Airlines for Dulles Airport in Washington, DC. We arrived, to meet the remaining mem-

bers of the group and proceeded to the International Terminal to board the South African Airline. At the designat-ed booth, we noticed our fl ight number was unavailable. After three hours, an offi cial from the South African Airline announced the fl ight was cancelled due to a terrible storm in Senegal. Our Travel Agent, immediately sprang into action to secure transportation, hotel accommodations and food vouches for the group. Luggage retrieval was not an option, as all had been stored away for the next fl ight. The group was transported by van to Tysons West-park Hotel. The accommodations

were clean and the staff friendly. Across the street was a Mall consisting of res-taurants, shops and stores. Harold and I chose to walk to the Mall to have dinner and purchase some items for bedtime. After, returning to the hotel, our travel agent advised us of an early night as we would continue our journey in the morning.

Day1The group was extremely

excited about the continua-tion of our journey to South Africa. We boarded the huge jet, situating ourselves in preparation for the eighteen

hour fl ight. The fl ight attendants were of various hues of South Africans, very pleasant and accommodating. We were served numerous meals. We had an abundance of entertainment options, and plenty of sleep was avail-able. We were almost there.

Day 2The group disembarked in Johan-

nesburg and boarded another South African plane for Capetown. This time, all of our group members were placed in business class. What a wonderful

surprise? The trip was to take either two or four hours fl ying time. Finally, we arrived in Capetown, South Africa joyously happy and relieved.

Our bus arrived to take us to the Commodore Hotel, located near the

see Journey on page 29

Table Mountain Cable Car

Harold & Wilma Newchurch


beach, and situated in the heart of the business, restaurant and mall district. We joined with some of the group that decided to fi nd a restaurant. We walked to the mall to fi nd, a treat, an authentic African Food Court. Most of us selected either fi sh or chicken from the menu. We talked, laughed and enjoyed our meal, immensely. After closing the mall, we returned to the hotel. Our journey would continue in the morning.

Day 3Table Mountain is often described

as magical and mystical. This world-famous landmark is visible from al-most, any direction, in Capetown. It is also used as a beacon, by which, to fi nd direction. The mountain is home to some 1500 species of plants, in-cluding 250 varieties of daisies. Table Mountain’s unique ecosystem enables these plants to survive on the moun-tain.

The group received their tickets, so that they could ride the cable car across the mountain. The exhilarating ascent of the mountain was enough to take your breath away. For those athletic and energetic types, there were some 350 recognized paths to the summit, some undemanding and suitable for kids and some extremely diffi cult. We were strongly advised that we could not climb the mountain without an experienced guide. None of our group attempted that task.

On the summit, there was a restau-rant, and several souvenir shops. A short walk from the cable station took us through the fl ora of Table Mountain framed by the Atlantic Ocean. To the right of the mountain is Kloof Nek, a piece called Lion’s Head. Lion’s Head is an image of a lion’s back-side known as Signal Hill. The name comes from a time when the hill was used as a post for communication for ships at sea. It was from there, that a noon cannon was fi red every day. Af-ter dark, the hill is a popular site for couples to enjoy the sight of sparkling

city lights against the backdrop of a fl oodlit, Table Mountain.

Day 4Anticipation, excitement and in-

structional were the words to describe our next venture. We were traveling to Robben Island, the famous site where Nelson Mandela was impris-oned. The group arrived at the harbor by bus. Looks were quite deceiving, in that, the island is situated within a pla-za of upscale shops, restaurants and famous historical artifacts displayed on the grounds. Upon disembarking from our bus, we walked a few blocks to the center of the pier to board the ferry. Our travel agent informed us, as we were a bit, two hours early. She suggested we eat, at one of the res-taurants, of our choice and return at a specifi ed time to board the ferry. After looking around, a few of us spotted a delightful Dutch restaurant. The pro-prietors were very pleasant and hos-pitable. They showed us to a table where we sat down, we talked, we laughed, we ate and we drank. Soon it was time to return to the meeting place to join our group. We walked down to the pier and boarded the ferry. The fer-ry ride was about thirty minutes. From there, we boarded a shuttle which took us along several historic sites on route to the prison. The leper colony, a church designed by Sir Herbert Baker, the lime quarry, where political prison-ers endured lengthy hours of physical labor, a shipwreck strewn coast and the lighthouse were some the stops.

By the way, our bus driver was one of Mr. Mandela’s prison guards. He talked about his experiences with Mr. Mandela which included his change of heart, his compas-sion and his utmost respect that led him to believe in the cause of freedom. The last stop was the maximum security prison.

We disembarked from the shut-tle to meet the guides who were former inmates. They took the group inside, into the main lobby

where the prisoners are initially taken upon arrival. It’s a cold, gray, concrete place with cold, gray, concrete fl oors. We sat on benches to listen to the sto-ry of the political prisoners and Nelson Mandela, in particular, life.

About 1961, the Prisons Department took over and built an austere maxi-mum security prison. It was there that

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Nelson Mandela

Apartheid Museum Display of Many Phases of Mandela’s Life

Mr. Mandela was sent after receiving a life imprisonment sentence. Politi-cal and common-law prisoners were initially housed together. Contact with the outside world was limited to receiv-ing and sending two letters a year. Ten years later, the political prisoners were further isolated to the infamous B-section. Beatings, hard physical labor, prolonged solitary confi nement and insuffi cient food, bedding and clothing were endured for many years. Hunger strikes, legal action and international pressure eventually brought better conditions for the prisoners and the release of Mr. Mandela. We toured his cell which was very small and open. The other cells were locked. What an awesome experience?

Day 5We departed Capetown, for Johan-

nesburg (Joburg), South Africa by plane. We arrived and boarded our bus to the Da Vinci Hotel. It is lo-cated inside an upscale mall. There were shops, stores and restaurants surrounded by an outside garden. Beautiful plants and fl owers, outdoor lights, and brightly covered canopies make up this facility. We settled in with anticipating a full day of events on the next day.

Day 6The group left the hotel on route to

the Apartheid Museum. On the way,

we were able to see the past homes of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela. Finally, we arrived at the Muse-um. It is an extremely powerful exhibition in which the atmosphere overwhelms you. Upon entering, you are given an admission card. On the card is printed “White or Non-White” and with this you enter the exhibits, separated, and based on your card. The fi rst exhibit consists of rows of cages. Each cage contains an enlarged copy of identity books and cards and racially tagged passbooks. Moving along, are some very graphic images of the cru-elty imposed upon the South African people. One ex-hibit features 121 nooses hanging from the roof. These nooses repre-sent the number of political prisoners hung during the Apartheid era. An-other exhibit houses an armored truck which was used in many of the towns to further intimidate and drive the resi-dents to injure them. A small theater is used to show the footage taken from those events. Television monitors, in different exhibits show several political interviews, several speeches and fi lms retelling the story of the students killed in the town of Soweto. Another exhibit attempts to provide a layered glimpse of Mr. Mandela’s life. His life is ex-plored through seven themes; charac-ter, comrade, leader, prisoner, nego-tiator and statesman. In each theme, the narrative was presented from visu-al wall displays of photographs, fi lms and original artifacts.

Outside of the museum, maybe a block away is the area reserved for searching, identifying and torturing

prisoners. The process shown and the methods employed were both grue-some and brutal. The group departed the museum, in a sober fashion, re-fl ecting upon the reality of apartheid, refl ecting upon the horrors which led to the genocide of the African people.

We boarded our bus onward to view the site and monument dedicated to the children and students who lost their lives during the apartheid strug-gle in the town of Soweto. Soweto is a place of contrasts: rows of shan-ties, luxurious mansions, and piles of garbage offset by green fi elds and streams. Soweto is also, a melting pot of South African cultures within its own subcultures of young people. African American culture runs deep in their dress, their hair styles, speech and their sense of city life.

Freedom Square was our next stop. This is a place where the Freedom Charter was adopted as the guiding document of the Congress Alliance.




Museum Ticket

Image at Lambano Sanctuary

It’s very impressive, in that the docu-ment is carved from stone. There is an elderly gentleman sitting close by who relates the past in storybook mode to

all those who stop to listen. We board-ed our bus to continue on to the monu-ment. This monument is situated in a park surrounded by a group of tene-ment buildings. This area includes the Hector Pieterson Museum. Inside there is a wall size photo by Sam Mzi-ma of the dying Hector being carried by a fellow student. The police had


Journey from page 30 open fi red upon protesting students. Hector was killed at the age of twelve. By the end of that day, over fi ve hun-dred students were dead. The group boarded our bus to continue our travel to Mandela House which is 8115 Or-

lando West, S o w e t o . This was the house

where Mr. Mandela lived with his fi rst wife and son. They divorced and Mr. Mandela was joined in the house by his second wife Winnie. He did not spend too much time there because his role in the ensuring struggle was all consuming. Mandela House is a one story structure with several small rooms. There have been some reno-

vations, carefully researched to refl ect the history of the family living there. The house was subsequently turned into a museum with Mr. Mandela, as a founder trustee of the controlling body, the Soweto Heritage Trust.

Day 7Today, the group boarded the bus to

travel to Lambano Sanctuary, a fami-ly-based home for HIV/AIDS babies in South Africa. The aim of the Sanctu-ary is to accept, in their care, young children who have been abandoned or orphaned, especially those with HIV. There is also a hospice resident as well. We entered a brightly colored, extremely clean house. There was a

Lost Palace, Sun City





green front and back play yard sur-rounded by a tall fence. The staff was so friendly and so very warm. Some of the children were attending school. There was bus transportation for them. Three to four children could not attend school because of the severity of their illnesses. Our visit ended after a short time. Before departing, the en-tire group left a generous contribution. We returned to our hotel, in prepara-tion for a visit to an authentic African supper club.

Day 8“Legend Made Real” describes the

Palace of the Lost City at Sun City. It is the most exquisite piece of archi-tecture and art in a hotel of the world. The Palace is situated amongst the Pilanesburg Mountains. At the en-trance are two uniformed men, in tra-ditional African attire. Upon disem-barking, the smiles from the group, on each face were as wide as a river. We were met by hostess carrying a wel-come fruit drink.

Faux elephant tusks, sculptured

bronze and crystal fi xtures, richly wo-ven materials covering the walls and fl oors were the makeup of the lobby. The elegance was completed with two winding staircases surrounding the dining area. As the group received their individual room assignments, we hurried to see if our rooms were of the same elegance. Most of the rooms ei-ther faced the water or the manicured jungle. We opened our room door to a breathtakingly, beautiful sight. The main suite houses the sitting room with an elegant bed, complete with a sculp-tured headboard. On the mahogany table is a tea set complete with tea and condiments. There are two bath-rooms with marble fi xtures and fl oors. The main suite is covered with a richly woven carpet depicting jungle scenes.

Sun City is an environmentally, friendly resort. All guests are asked to follow some easy guidelines to en-sure a unique experience in the resort. Those guidelines were: Not to feed or tease the monkeys or baboons. Keep all doors and windows locked when vacating the rooms. Not to leave children unsupervised. The animals, mentioned are from the African Bush and should be treated and acknowl-edged as wild. The resort is surround-ed by restaurants, nightclubs, health spas, courtesy buses, BMW taxies and casinos. The magic of our stay, at the Palace will forever be remembered as one of God’s blessings.

Day 9This day’s activities were to include

an amazing journey on safari through the Pilanesburg National Park. The Park is made up with rolling plains, an extinct volcanic crater and creatures in their natural environment. The group boarded a canvas truck with a driver, fully armed. He then explained the rules for a safe trip. No loud talking, but whispering was allowed, remain in your seats at all times, if anyone sees anything unusual, for example, a herd running in different directions, alert the driver by passing the mes-sage in a whispered tone. At the fi rst



Elephant Encounter during Safari

Shanties in South Africa

checkpoint, there was a gigantic el-ephant moving toward the side of the road. He had the right of way. He turned very slowly toward our direc-tion. The driver being ever so cau-tious quietly reversed our direction. His left hand was resting on his rifl e as he drove. The group was as silent as the wind. No one spoke or breathed. The elephant suddenly stopped and

turned. He headed through the bush to the jungle. The driver waited un-til the beast was clearly out of sight. We proceeded slowly down the road looking for other animals. Off in the distance was a river where we saw a group of hippos, some water buffaloes and some crocodiles. Farther along was a herd of zebras, white and black rhinos and some giraffes. There were a couple of hyenas, along with a lion and lioness. The driver continuously talked of the animals we saw while adding the background history. He told us of the variety of bird species which makes the park, a perfect place for bird watching. Finally, at the close of our adventure, the driver explained



that the park has the largest game resettlement project in the history of South Africa. More than six thousand animals from other parks are resettled there. We returned to the Palace, tired, excited and happy over our sa-fari adventure.

Day 10On this day, the group was to be

on their own. Some chose to see the crocodile farm. Others chose to in-teract with the elephants at a nearby

Game Reserve. Still others chose to indulge themselves in a session of pampering at the hotel’s spa. Harold and I chose to sit and snooze, in the designated area for relaxing. This area was located poolside with the different cabanas offering beverages. As we relaxed, we refl ected upon the marvelous journey, the soul searching connections made with the South Afri-can people and God’s bountiful bless-ings that enabled us to travel. On to-morrow, we would depart South Africa after visiting Pretoria, the administra-tive city, to return to the United States.

Day11As the group boarded the bus, our

route would take us through Preto-

ria to the airport. Pretoria is a small city. Although, largely a government-based city, it is also a city of culture with museums, theaters and monu-ments. Pretoria is recognized as an academic, scientifi c and technological center of South Africa. It also has a highly developed research center. As we traveled, we saw the Voortrekker Monument, the University of South Af-rica, City Hall and one of city’s new-est monuments, Freedom Park. The

Union Buildings were impressive in that Mr. Mandela’s inauguration was held there. It is situated on Church Street which is the longest urban street in South Africa. As we approached the center of the city, we saw the African Window Museum, Church Square, the Palace of Justice, the Old Capitol Theater, the Paul Kruger stature and the General Post Offi ce. It has been said that while Johannesburg was the scene of many political incidents, Pre-toria was the focus where apartheid was actually administered.

We left South Africa, in awe, of its rich history and of its rich culture. We arrived safely, home.

Palace of Justice, Pretoria


Mathematical Analysis of the

Nsolo Zambian-African Game

by mtemboWith a little practice

before your next trip to the continent you may be ready to learn from and play with the experts.

The Nsolo Zambian an African traditional game is played in most parts of the continent of

Africa. Glimpses of it can be seen occasionally in African documentaries. These are scenes of men squatting and standing under a shady tree with dusty hands playing the game. There are various versions of the game. The easiest and most commercially lucrative is known as the Mankala. This is the small board game sold in toy stores. It is made out of small wooden boards with two rows of holes. When playing the game, marbles are moved and spread from hole to hole according to the rules of the game.

The Nsolo Zambian traditional ver-sion is more elaborate. In Zambia in Southern Africa, the game consists of digging a number of holes in rows and columns in a rectangular shape on a fl at ground in the dirt or soil. In some cases, some of the holes are made on a fl at cement concrete slab. There are always four rows of holes but the col-umns can range from as small as 4x 12, 4x18, 4x40 up to as large as 4x 100 or more. The opposing players or teams of players sit on the opposite of the rows of holes. Each side controls only the two rows closest to them.

How to Play NsoloTwo stones are placed in each of

the outside rows at the beginning of the game. The two sides fl ip a coin to determine who starts. The player can

then pick up any 2 stones from any of his h o l e s and drop one in each hole. Where ever the player lands with the last stone, they will then pick up all the stones in that hole and continue to distribute them again starting from the next hole. They only stop is when they land with 1 stone in an empty hole. The player then says aloud: “Chenti!” This signifi es that the player has fi n-ished their play and this prompts the opposing player(s) to take their turn. The stones are always and without exception moved from left to right. Normally, after 5 or 6 initial relatively routine harmless plays, they can now begin to score on each other. This is when serious mathematical strategy comes to play. Players have to count stones and holes and try to anticipate 2 to 3 or more moves ahead while the opposing player(s) will do and try to thwart, pre-empt or evade their oppo-nents’ next possible moves.Nsolo Rules and Terms

The winner of the game has more than one stone to play with while the loser is the team or side that runs out of stones to play with. The Nsolo game has a built-in culture of both teams discussing and arguing strat-egy very openly before each crucial play. Laughter, friendly teasing, ban-ter, bluffi ng an opponent, baiting, and feigning victimhood to trick or lure opponent(s) into over confi dence, are all part of the friendly game of Nsolo.

After each game is over, the players will laugh, comment, and reminisce about perhaps the one move that lost or won the just ended game.

The opposing player(s) have to agree whether the game is touch and go or not. If they agree that it is touch and go, it means that if the player be-gins play and half way they discover it is a bad move they cannot retract the play.

Chenti - a term said loudly to indi-cate that the player has fi nished their turn.

Sula - when you score on the op-ponent, you penalize them by confi s-cating or putting out of commission of play all stones from 1 or 2 holes depending on whether the score is marley or changena. This is perhaps one of the most important actions that players have to take and must take sometime to think carefully before they make their move.

Marley - when you score or strike the opponent such that you can con-fi scate all stones only from one of any of their strategic holes.

Changena - when you score or strike the opponent such that you can confi scate all stones from any 2 of their most strategic holes.

Para - this is when intentionally or by accident, a player forces the opponent(s) to have only single stones in all their holes. This is generally re-

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garded as dangerous or suicidal play. But it is not uncommon for players also to use it as a strategic move.

Kuwalata - a strategy in which during the course of play, the player spreads the stones in as many holes as possible. This reduces the player or team’s vulnerability while at the same time bolsters the player or team’s stra-tegic position.

Mphiri - since you can never play single stones until you have run out of a minimum of twos, mphiri refers to the unfortunate position of being stuck with a 2 stone hole-play towards the

end of the game. It is normally dis-advantageous for the player or team. The opposing player or team normally will capitalize on this condition of the opponent having or being stuck with a mphiri. The disadvantaged team will try their best to quickly get rid of their mphiri.

Mutu (head) - is a metaphor used to refer to the the front stone of the game that is used to strike the opponent as in excitedly saying during play: “Lets sula this hole to strike the head!”

Mchila (tail) - is a metaphor used to refer to the back or tail end of the game which is often the most powerful especially toward the end of the game. A player might say or suggest excited-ly: “Lets sula this hole to cut off the tail

to weaken them!”Nsolo General Strategies1. You have to kuwalata the stones

(see above) as much as possible during the game. Avoid as much as possible bunching too many stones in one hole

2. The more you kuwalata during play along both your 2 rows, the less changena opportunity the oppo-nent will have when they score.

3. You can shield you vulnerable stone(s) by escaping at an oppor-tune time to the safety of the out-side row.

4. Know when to stall, lay low, and wait to ambush your opponent as they are compelled to move toward you in a dangerous play.

5. Know how to sula (see above) so that you will maximize changena when you score again in the future.

6. Avoid to para (see above) as much as you can unless you are deliber-ately using it as a strategic move.

7. Know when and how to slow down an opponent.

8. Know when to use sacrifi ce play in order to gain and advantage in sub-sequent play.

Mathematical AnalysisThe Nsolo uses many mathematical

concepts. Some of the more complex may be beyond this article or are still to be discovered.1. The Nsolo game uses simple sub-

traction, addition, and multiplica-tion of stones

2. The game uses natural numbers as contrasted to whole numbers, as the concept of zero does not seem to exist. All the holes are always counted even though they may be empty. Since the game never goes backwards, negative numbers may be either inconceiv-able or the concept is merely ig-nored as a fundamental rule of the game.

3. It is unclear historically whether the ten base numbering system or what type of base system has ever been used as there are no fi xed number of holes for the game or standard number of stones as a

requirement for the game except for the 4 rows.

4. The counting, piling up, and add-ing stones strategically seems to mimic the use of exponentials. For example, a hole which has 3 stones suddenly becomes more powerful with the strategic addition of 1 more stone to make it 4 in or-der to score on an opponent.

5. The game has many elements of probability as well as condi-tional probability. This is because there are often numerous possible moves that depend on so many factors at once from the team play-ing and the team waiting their next turn. The choice of each one play depends on some luck combined with the nature of the skills for sula (if they had previously scored) the opponent made and may be the nature of their kuwalata.

6. The game seems to be linear as you never skip a hole and at the same time cyclical in structure.

7. The game may also have elements of infi nity as the two rows that each opponent is designated to play in, go around in a continuous circle.

8. It is uncertain whether the game can be subjected to one or a se-ries of moves based on known mathematical logical calculations and principles that would guaran-tee a win for the player. It seems as though there are too many un-predictable often disruptive fac-tors and moves to make such a scheme infi nitely complex.

9. It is often said that Chess may be the most complex game. But it is worth contemplating as to whether the 4 rows x 100 Nsolo Zambian game, for example, generates so many complex play combinations, on both defense and offence si-multaneously, that it may be more diffi cult or challenging for even a talented, gifted player or math-ematician to master the game eas-ily.

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Lake Nakuru LodgeGreat Rift Valley, Republic of Kenya

Situated in the Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru Lodge is an African Safari Accommodation

in Kenya. Within a wonderland which lies in the heart of one of Kenya’s most densely animal populated wetland national parks (Ramsar Site), only two hours leisurely drive on fi rst class roads from Nairobi, through some of the most exciting scenery to be seen anywhere in Africa. The 156 km Nairobi-Nakuru roads gives the visitor an unrivalled view of the majestic Great Rift Valley, winding through a series of lakes and forested

uplands all the way to the bustling market town of Nakuru. The views are equally impressive for the visitor who uses a charter aircraft for 25-minute fl ight to Lake Nakuru National Park airstrip situated at the southern side of the park at the Rhino Sanctuary Headquarters - Naishi. Situated in the South East Ecological niche of the park is Lake Nakuru Lodge, an


see page 39

oasis of comfort and excellent service, with commanding views of the lesser fl amingo dotted with the Greater Flamingo for which Lake Nakuru is justly famous. It is another world for the visitor, where one easily forgets the hustle and bustle of the city.

The lodge blends well with its surrounding and the animals often


browse peacefully close to the lodge and environs, much to the fascination of the visitors. There are accommodations for 180 people, either in family rooms, deluxe cottages, or suites. The service is unmatched anywhere in Kenya, a country renowned for hospitality.

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from Lake Nakuru Lodge page 38

Heart of a LionWhy not organise a holiday where you learn how to be Maasai warriors?

Whether you are looking for a non-traditional vacation or looking for an exciting

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The Bush Adventure camp is located about fi ve-hours drive from Nairobi, Kenya. During the day, Maasai warriors teach you the

essential survival skills needed to succeed and thrive in the Kenyan wilderness. You try your hand at archery, cattle herding, defense techniques against wild predators,


and selecting then grinding plants for medicines. During the evening gather around the fi re to exchange stories, enjoy a meal, discuss lessons learned, and appreciate the culture of the Maasai.

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Invitation From the Maasai Warriors

Kenya’s Maasai’s have become an icon for the richness and diversity

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The way we live now, even as so much is changing around us, the way our society is structured, the pride that binds us and keeps us strong, all of these look the same today as they

would have done to our ancestors long ago.

We are the warriors of our tribe, young men tasked with protection of our people and the safeguarding of our morals and traditions. We want to invite you to come and live and learn all of this with us, as guests of a unique new travel experience from Kenya’s own Bush Adventures.

We have been born and raised

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Teaching footprint types

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deeply entrenched in Maasai ways, and we want to show this to you, so that you can learn about our culture in an exciting, fun and entertaining new way. There will be plenty of opportunities to try new things, doing exactly what we do and living as close as possible to how we live, while not needing to sacrifi ce essential comforts.

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Luxury Safari Tent

Inside the tent

Bow and Arrow practice with Saita

from Heart of a Lion page 40


The Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), is a MICE

(Meetings, Incentive, Conferences & Exhibitions) venue in Nairobi, Kenya. It was purposely built for Conference Tourism. The 30-story land mark of Kenya’s skyline was built in 1969 and is the only building in the region with a helipad, boasts of a rich MICE heritage and has hosted high profi le conferences which have shaped the destiny of mankind in all sectors of the economy.

The facility has 8 meeting halls and exhibition areas. The meeting rooms are fully equipped with cutting edge, technologically driven installations.

KICC has ample parking and offi ce space for both delegates and event organizers. Similarly, the Centre has round the clock security surveillance to ensure maximum safety for its customers.

The Centre has hosted high profi le conferences like the ICANN Conference, AGOA Conference, 5th MIM Pan African Malaria Conference, 7th Global Conference on Health Promotions, the 2nd East African Investment Conference,

Kenyatta Conference Center see page 43

Kenyatt a Internati onal Conference Center“Africa’s Premier Meeting Venue”


World Bank, COMESA, World Women Conference, 3rd Global YES conference, 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, ISOCARP Conference, among others.

KICC is an icon and a landmark of Kenya. It offers a wide range of state-of-the-art conference, exhibition events facilities and catering services.

KICC offers state-of-the-art conference management system in the conference rooms complete with Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment and electronic voting system. The centre has outdoor facilities that offer a unique experience that is

both refreshing and revitalizing.The KICC view tower/helipad and

27th fl oor revolving restaurant gives delegates a unique panoramic view of Nairobi city in 360 degrees. It is also ideal for mini dinners and cocktails.

The KICC Corporation has professional and well trained Staff that always strive to surpass client’s expectations.

Facilities Overview

Amphi Theater-represents the traditional African hut ideal for symposia and seminars. This tiered seating has a capacity of 771 people, seated on three balconies surrounding the auditorium. Tsavo Ballroom-is ideal for large international meetings, exhibitions, banquets and receptions. It has observer galleries and its high ceiling is designed for elaborate decor, hoisting of banners and other promotional materials. Lenana & Aberdares-is ideal for medium-size conferences, meetings and seminars for 100 to 300 people. Shimba Hills-a spacious theatre with a sitting capacity of 100 people. Taifa Hall-is ideal for small discussion groups of 100 to 200. VIP Lounge-located on the 1st fl oor of the building is ideal for VIP receptions and meetings. Impala- this room is ideal for small discussion groups for about 70 people. Lake Turkana-also ideal for small discussion groups of about 70. Delegates Lounge-is suitable for tea/coffee breaks, cocktails and exhibitions. Batian-is ideal for small sized meetings and disscusions of about 30 people.

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Kenyatta Conference Center from page 42


Cultural Tourism

Walk With LionsWalk With The Pride......

Walk side by side with the King of the Jungle. You are invited to take a walk on the

wild side and interact with the rowdy adolescents as well as learn about the conservation issues on the walk with lions safari.No leashes, no collars......

Come walk with the Pride....no leashes, no collars, and the pride roam freely with you through the Afri-can bush.

All clients will be given equipment for their Walk with lions (stick). On a walk with lions safari there are three lion han-dlers plus a Trip leader. All Trip Leaders carry a .458 rifl e, and a communication radio plus a fi rst aid kit.Trips Include• Transport to

and from your hotel or ac-commodation

• Experienced, armed guides will accompany every walk with lions and carry with them a fi rst aid kit and communication radio.

• A safety talk introductions to the “pride” and how to behave around the King of the Jungle.

What To Bring• Cameras • Sun block • Hat • Neutral colour clothes • Comfortable walking shoes • Booking voucher What Not to Bring• No open sandals • No dresses or skirts • No white or bright colour clothing • No dandling objects or clothing that

would attract the lions to you

• Passports, jewellery and valuables should be left in hotel safes.

Age Restrictions• Minimum age 15 years for walk with

lions • Under 18 years will need to have

indemnity signed by legal guardian • Height restriction of 1.5 metres (li-

ons make that rule themselves) About the Shearwater Lions

Shearwater Adventures (www.shearwatervictoriafalls.com/safaris) operate their Lion Walks in their very own Victoria Falls Private Game

Reserve. Shearwater started operat-ing walk with lions at Victoria Falls in September 2005. The well being of the

lions in our care is a primary concern of the Shearwater team.

In recent times there has been considerable discussion and debate regarding the use of lions in the tour-ism industry and in particular relat-ing to the canned hunting industry. In view of this Shearwater would like to make their position clear to our valued agents and clients.

The lions that Shearwater use in their Walk with Lions activity at Victoria Falls come from, and belong to, The Lion Park in Harare.

This facility has been owned and op-erated by the Bristow Family for three generations. The park was started by

Mr. Ozzy Bris-tow in the 1960s when farmers, who had shot lions that were raiding their livestock herds, would bring him cubs that they had found. Ozzy had a passion for wildlife and in particular lions, and rather than let the cubs die he took them in

and cared for them. As the number of lions in his care grew it became ex-

WalkWith Lions see page 45

pensive for him to provide for them so in an attempt to raise funds he opened

the park to the paying public. Along the way the park was re-located just outside Harare and later Ozzy was approached by a number of fi lmmakers who needed trained lions for their fi lms. Subsequently the lions appeared in a large number of movies, documentaries, and television advertisements. This secured the future of the park and the welfare of the animals there. In addition the park focused on receiving school groups from urban and rural areas which gave them the opportunity to educate the children about lions and the importance of preserving their habitats.

In addition to operating the Lion Park the Bristow Fam-ily also operate the Pamuzinda Safari Lodge where they have offered lion walks to their guests for the last twenty years.

In early 2005 Shearwater were ap-proached by the Park with regards to setting up an operation at Victoria Falls. After a thorough feasibility study Shearwater and the Lion Park entered into a Joint Venture and the product was launched in September 2005.

The facts pertaining to the utilisa-tion of the lions includes:

1. All of the lions are owned by the


Walk With Lions from page 44 Lion Park.2. A portion of revenue generated at

Victoria Falls is paid to the Lion Park which helps them sustain their fa-

cilities. This has been a great help as the Park has generally fallen on hard times due to the lack of demand from the movie industry and as a result of the general economical downturn in Zimbabwe.

3. All the lions are bred in captivity and hand reared.

4. Generally the lions come to us at an age of around 3-4 months.

5. Generally the lions are returned to the Lion Park at an age of around 18 months.

6. Once the lions have outgrown the operation in Victoria Falls they are returned to the Lion Park in Harare where they are either used for adver-

tising and fi lm making purposes, captive breeding, or released into the Lion Park.

7. We are aware that a num-ber of other organisations are investigating the feasibility of re-leasing captive bred lions back into the wild. We support these efforts and if such a scheme can be a success we would not hesi-tate to seek the same for the li-ons used at Victoria Falls.

The lion walks which are op-erated by Shearwater are safe, exciting, informative, and enjoy-able experiences. They provide the perfect platform for educating tourists about the conservation challenges facing what remains

of Africa’s wild lions. The activity is enjoyed by a large

number of visitors each year the vast majority of whom thoroughly enjoy the experience. As a result, the funds raised for the Lion Park help to provide for the lions in their care, all of which are descendants of orphaned lions.

Shearwater would be happy to an-swer any further questions and the op-eration at Victoria Falls is open daily for morning and afternoon lion walks for those wanting to experience the lion walk at fi rst hand.

The UK’s Air Passenger Tax is the Highest in the World. Tell the Chancellor!

British Airways Campaigns to Reduce ADP


Dear International Traveller, As a frequent fl yer, you will

know as well as anyone that taxes on air travel are higher in the UK than anywhere else in the world - so I wanted to tell

you about a campaign aimed at changing that.In the last six years, Air Passenger Duty (APD) -

the tax paid by airlines for each passenger departing a UK airport - has risen more than 300 per cent on many routes - while infl ation has increased barely 20 per cent.

Some customers are now paying £184 for a single journey, while the cost for families taking their annual holiday has sky-rocketed: In 2006, a family of four fl ying from the UK to the Caribbean would pay £80

in APD - today they would pay £324 in World Traveller, or £648 in World Traveller Plus, Club World, or First.

This level of increase has no justifi cation and no international parallel. Yet the UK Government has fi rm plans to keep on raising APD every year to 2017.

This tax also acts as a brake on growth and jobs for the whole economy by making it more diffi cult for businesses to reach new markets, and making the UK less attractive to overseas visitors.

How can you help? Just take a few seconds to visit www.afairtaxonfl ying.org and click on “Not a UK Resident?”. This

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I’m Black and I Travel! …on the radar!

Greg Gross @imblacknitravel

This is a blog entry fromI’m Black and I Travel! Enjoy.

Black Enterprise recognizes “I’m Black and I Travel” as one of seven black travelers to

follow on Twitter. Makes me want to start packing again…for anyplace!

It looks as if the three years of toil that have gone so far into this travel

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Recently, the online edition of Black Enterprise magazine published a slideshow entitled “7 Black Travelers to Follow on Twitter.”

Guess who’s Number Two in the batting order? Yep!

“What makes Greg Gross’ Twitter stream so unique is the narrative and context he provides during his trav-els…”

I had no idea they were going to do that. I only found out through fellow Af-rican-American travelers on Facebook who happen to be friends of mine. Are we deep into social media or what?

Speaking of friends, the other six black travelers deemed worthy of fol-lowing on Twitter also happen to be friends of mine, and damned good

travelers, travel writers and bloggers in their own right:• Kiratiana Freelon @kiratiana• Mario Nicholas @MarioTravels• Andrea Adams and Teri Johnson @

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On behalf of all of us, thanks and much love to Black Enterprise for the social media shout-out. The only thing

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Travel Tips

Travel Fitness: A Few Exercises to Help You Keep Fit on the Go…

by Carl Germano, Celebrity Nutriti onist Improving Traveling Tips

Staying fi t may be one of the last things to cross your mind when booking a vacation or a busi-

ness trip but it should defi nitely not be forgotten. While a vacation should in-clude some breaks from your diet, to throw all of your hard work away would be a major mistake.

When you get to your hotel room, it’s time to get a real workout in. Obviously, if the hotel has a gym, use it but if not, no worries, we’ve put together a quick and simple workout that will keep your body on point while taking a break form reality. This 20-minute super set workout with no breaks in between will have you in a bikini or shirtless about 80% of your vacation, it’s designed to shred you up while burning fat at the same time.

Skiing Wall SquatRepetitions: 5 Rest: 30 Seconds Sets: 2

Lean against a wall, with your feet 18 to 24 inches away from it and shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees slightly and hold that position for 5 to 10 seconds. Bend deeper and hold. Repeat until you’ve hit fi ve different positions; go as low as you can.

Boot SlappersRepetitions: 8Rest: 30 SecondsSets: 2

Stand with your legs slightly wider than shoulder-width, squat down, slap the sides of your ankles, and then stand back up. Repeat 10 to 20 times.

Shadow BoxingRepetitions: 50 Punches Rest: 1 Minute Sets: 2

Throw punches while bobbing on your feet like a boxer: 10 right jabs, 10 left hooks, 10 right hooks, 10 left

uppercuts, 10 right uppercuts. Diamond Pushup

Repetitions: 10-12 Rest: 30 Seconds Sets: 2

Get into traditional pushup position, but place your hands directly under your chest with your index fi ngers and thumbs spread and touching; that’s the diamond. Keep your back fl at throughout the movement. Lower your body until your chest nearly touches your hands. Pause, and then

push your body back up to the starting position.

Reaching LungeRepetitions: 6-8 each legRest: 30 SecondsSets: 2

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. In one motion, take a lunging step forward as far as you can with your left foot and reach forward with both hands to touch the fl oor in front of you. Quickly reverse the motion to return to the starting position, then switch legs.

Bench/Chair DipRepetitions: 10-12 Rest: 30 Seconds Sets: 2

Place your hands behind you on the edge of a bench or chair and your feet on another bench or chair (or the fl oor) a few feet in front of you. Lower your body until your upper arms are nearly parallel to the fl oor. Pause, then press back to the starting position.

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West Africa Cruise Includes ‘Inspiring’ Visit to Sierra Leoneby Larry Bleiberg, USA Today

Looking for a change from the usual African tour?

An 18-day Zegrahm Expeditions voyage calls on little-visited West African nations, stopping at three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Cape Coast Castle, Ghana; James Island, The Gambia; and Gorée Island, Senegal.

The “Tracing the West Coast of Africa” voyage also includes an emotional visit to a clinic in Sierra Leone, where amputees will play a soccer game and meet with their visitors. The facility is run by the Seattle-based Greatest Goal Ministries, which provides training and health services to war victims and uses soccer to build self-confi dence. “Many of our guests said visiting the clinic and watching the soccer match was the highlight of the trip and was truly inspiring,” Zegrahm president Jon Nicholson said in a statement about the line’s inaugural cruise to the area in April.

Other highlights of the nine-nation small-ship journey include:• A traditional voodoo ceremony

in Togo and a chance to browse the talismans and potions in the fascinating fetish market.

• The fantasy coffi n shaped like fruit, animals, cars, and more in Accra, Ghana.

• The Abuko Nature Reserve in The Gambia, where more than 290 bird species have been recorded.

• A cruise through Africa’s largest lake village in Ganvie, Benin, which has wood and thatch houses on teak stilts.

• A chance to walk the longest and highest suspended rope bridge in the world at Ghana’s Kakum National Park.The cruise on the 114-passenger

Island Sky leaves from Douala, Cameroon, and ends in Dakar, Senegal. It runs from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15, 2013. Prices begin at $13,980 per person. For more information, visit zeco.com.

Zegrahm ExpeditionsZegrahm Expeditions (www.zeco.

com) was founded more than 20 years ago. Adventure travel, was – and remains – the company’s sole focus. You won’t fi nd crowded venues like Barcelona and Cabo San Lucas on Zegrahm itineraries. You will fi nd unfrequented Northwest and Northeast Passages, the great continent of Antarctica, Himalayan

treks, Botswana safaris, and in-depth sojourns in the islands of the South Pacifi c and Indian Ocean. Indeed, many of Zegrahm’s expedition cruises and land-based adventures are in areas so remote, they are rarely, if ever, visited. And therein lies the appeal of Zegrahm Expeditions: You travel as an inquisitive, fully-engaged explorer, rather than a casual-observer tourist.

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In the wake of the Jan. 13 foundering of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which took the lives

of 32 passengers and crew, several key cruise organizations have taken measures to bolster safety and standardize emergency procedures for the industry.

Earlier this year, members of the Fort Lauderdale-based Cruise Lines International Association, the European Cruise Council in Brussels and the London-based Passenger Shipping Association adopted a new mandatory muster policy requiring emergency drills for passengers to take place prior to departure from port. The mandate replaced existing legal edicts, which required drills to be held within 24 hours of passenger embarkation.

Last month, CLIA and the ECC adopted two additional safety policies: the Nationality of Passengers policy, which stipulates that the nationality of each passenger onboard a cruise ship be recorded and made readily available

Cruise Industry Tightens Safety Rulesby Lisa A. Grimaldi


to search-and-rescue personnel in the event of an emergency; and the Common Elements of Musters and Emergency Instructions policy, through which member cruise lines of both associations have specified 12 common elements to be communicated to passengers during muster drills and emergency instructions. The 12 elements are:• When and how to don life jackets;• Emergency signals and

appropriate responses;• The location of life jackets;• Where to muster following an

emergency signal;• How passengers will be accounted

for at training drills and real emergency musters;

• How updated information will be communicated to passengers and crew;

• What to expect if the captain orders an evacuation of the ship;

• Additional passenger safety information;

• Instructions on whether

passengers should return to cabins prior to mustering, and specific directions on whether they should gather medications, clothing and life jackets;

• Important safety systems/features;• Emergency routing systems and

emergency exits, and• Who to seek out for additional

information.Following the adoption of the latest

measures, Christine Duffy, CLIA’s president and CEO, said, “Our industry continues to actively identify a range of measures that will improve the safety of passengers and crew, which is the top priority of the cruise industry. We are fully committed to continuous improvement in shipboard operations and safety. We are taking a holistic look at safety, as has been evidenced by the breadth and scope of the numerous policies that have been developed and adopted this year.”

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The International Skiing Federation (FIS) is pleased to confi rm that following the fi rst

successful edition of World Snow Day 2012, the second global celebration of all things snow will take place on Sunday 20th January 2013.

Fantastic stories, news and accounts have reached the FIS office from many of the 225 events organizers in 39 countries around the world. Photos

and films are on display on the World Snow Day channels on Facebook (www.facebook.com/worldsnowday) and videos (http://world-snow-day.com/en/WSD/Videos).

World Snow Day 2012,

2nd World Snow Day in Johannesburg on20th January 2013

JohannesburgTo most, the hosting

of World Snow Day in Johannesburg in the middle of summer was a big surprise!

Sunday was a really hot summers day with temperatures reaching 32C and sadly for the organisers, followed by a massive thunderstorm in the

afternoon that kept many of our loyal snow supporters at home.

The day however was a success with the artificial ski slope bustling with children tubing followed by a ski and snowboard demo and free skiing session for the rest of the afternoon. It was also a great chance for the small South African ski community to meet and discuss upcoming plans for the local winter season.

World Snow Day was also the perfect platform to launch the first local Junior Snowboard development program and we found that the concept stimulated discussion and was a great talking point.

World Snow Day 2013, Johannesburg

It goes without saying that there is already great anticipation for an even bigger and more exciting 2nd World Snow Day on 20th January 2013. For more information visit www.world-snow-day.com and World Snow Day Johannesburg, Snow Sport South Africa, Norkem Park 1631, Johannesburg, South Africa. Contact via e-mail at [email protected].


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The Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project,

NACOMA, recently published an exceptional book on the coastal environment.

Titled “Namibia’s Coast: desert treasures”, it covers in depth, the many different spheres associated with a coastline that stretches 1570 kilometres from the Orange to the Kunene Rivers and is about 132 million years old.

The book, launched in June 2012, aims to bring all the information collected over the life of the Namibian

Coast Conservation and Management project and other published information from both the Namib and the Benguela in one publication highlighting the importance of the meeting point where the icy waters of the south east Atlantic meet the burning shores of the desert.

The book contains 192 pages and seven chapters of well illustrated useful content for multiple end users. It is produced by RAISON (Research and Information Services of Namibia); published by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, commissioned through its NACOMA project and authored by Tony Robertson, Alice Jarvis, John Mendelsohn and Roger Swart, the same authors responsible for the publication of the Namibian Atlas.

According to Rod Braby, Coordinator of the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management project, their objective is to improve awareness about


coastal biodiversity, e n v i r o n m e n t a l challenges and the exploitation of coastal resources. The ultimate goal is the design, implementation and monitoring of an Integrated Coastal Management system.

The book provides a broad introduction to the coast which is portrayed as a rugged, sometimes bleak or forbidding, and largely uninhabited area that is a fascinating and complex mix of richness and paucity. The warm and dry Namib desert stands in stark contrast to the cold waters of the Benguela current which is extremely biologically productive.

Although the coastal population is relatively small, its size has grown enormously in recent decades, with Walvis Bay becoming the second largest urban centre after Windhoek.

In 2010, the entire population of the coast numbered approximately 143, 000 residents, three-quarters of whom were in the central section of the coast. The coast is the heart of the economy. It is at the coast that high proportions of the country’s income are derived from mining trade through its harbours, marine fishing and fish processing as well as tourism. The last chapter of the book deals with the issues related to the future of the coast. External influences such as economic, climatic, oceanographic and political all have great impact on the coast. The major potholes, pitfalls or dangers associated with the coast are adressed in the last chapter.

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Namibia: Focus On a Fragile Coastby Hilma Hashange

Dunes from the Namib Desert meet the Atlantic Ocean

The Namib desert is considered to be one of the oldest deserts in the world. It is located on the South Western coast of Africa and stretching more than 1,000 miles.

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BayWindhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoekwww.windhoek.co.za

NigeriaIBB Golf Course, AbujaIITA Golf Club, IbadanIkeja Golf Club, Lagoswww.ikejagolfclub.org

ReunionGolf du Bassin Blue, St Gilles les HautsGolf Club de Bourbon, Etang Sale les Bainswww.golf-bourbon.com/spip/spip.php?lang=enClub du Colorado, La Montagne

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Sierra LeoneFreetown Golf Club, Freetown

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tate, Olifantsfonteinwww.bluevalley.co.zaBryanston Country Club, Bryanstonwww.bryanstoncc.co.zaCenturion Country Club, Centu-rionwww.centurioncountryclub.co.zaChampagne Sports Resort, Winterton

www.champagnesportsresort.comClovelly Country Club, Cape Townwww.clovelly.za.netCrown Mines Golf Club, Johannesburgwww.g-i.co.za/clubs/?c=274Darling Golf Club, Darlingwww.darlingtourism.co.za/sportdetail.htm#golfclubDe Zalze Winelands Golf Estate, Stellenboschwww.golfdezalze.comDevonvale Golf & Wine Estate, Stellenboschwww.devonvale.co.zaDurban Country Club, Durban

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www.royalcapegolf.co.zaRoyal Durban Golf Club, Durban

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This “cookbook” is a personal refl ection of Chef Marcus Samuelsson reconnecting with

the land of his birth—it focuses on the rarely highlighted cuisine of the African continent. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden by adoptive parents, the chef bridges cultures through his cooking.

His book features more than 200 recipes peppered with stunning photographs capturing everyday life. The project took fi ve years to compile and sent him from South Africa to Morocco, from the famous spice island of Zanzibar to the fi sh markets of Senegal. As Samuelson writes, “To understand African cooking, you have to understand Africa.”

Not an easy task in a continent comprising more than 55 countries with a panoply of indiginous tastes and techniques and those that arrived by way of Europe, India and Asia. Just as European cooking uses salt to give dimension to dishes, African dishes use spice blends and rubs to vary fl avors. Many spices found in African cooking are found in pantries around the world but a number of ingredients are out-of-the-ordinary such as fenugreek seeds, merguez sausage, morning glory and shiro powder.

A Few Recipes Ground Turkey Patties

with CouscousCouscous is a staple grain of North Africa. This recipe yields 4 servings.

Ingredients1 cup semolina couscous5 tablespoons olive oil1 onion, sliced2 garlic cloves, minced2 tablespoons mild chili powder1 cup stewed chopped canned tomato

1 egg1/2 cup raisins1 cup water 1 pound ground turkey 2 cups spinach salt and pepper

Directions1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until translu-cent, about 3 minutes, followed by garlic, and chili powder.2. Set half of the onion mixture aside in a mixing bowl for the patties.3. Stir in 3/4 cup couscous to the sauté pan and toast for 1 minute.4. Add tomatoes, water and raisins to the pan simmer for 10 minutes. Finish by fold-ing in the spinach and season with salt and pepper.5. Combine the cooled onion and garlic mixture, 1/4 cup couscous, 1 tablespoon olive oil and egg in a bowl. Whisk ingredi-ents. Add ground turkey. Season with salt and pepper. Using hands, mix the ingre-dients well. Shape mixture into four large patties. Tip: wetting hands with water will make this last step easier and prevent the patties from sticking to your hands.6. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan and sear patties on me-dium heat 2-3 minutes on each side.7. Serve patties on top of couscous.

Lime-Scented Poppy-SeedRice Pudding with Mango

This recipe honors the rice growers of Senegal and serves twelve.

Ingredients2 1/2 quarts whole milk 2 cups short-grain rice (14 ounces) One 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped 2 tablespoons poppy seeds 1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream Finely grated zest of 1 lime 6 ripe mangoes—peeled and cut into 1-inch dice

Directions1. In a medium enameled cast-iron casse-role, combine the milk with the rice, coco-nut milk, vanilla bean and seeds and the poppy seeds and bring to a simmer over moderately high heat, stirring. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, un-til the rice is tender, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. 2. Stir the sugar, heavy cream and lime zest into the rice and simmer, stirring oc-casionally, until the rice pudding is sweet and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, then cover tightly and refrigerate until chilled, about 2

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Ground Turkey Patti es with Couscous

Lime-Scented Poppy-seed

Rice Pudding

hours. Spoon the rice pudding into small bowls and top with the mango. Make Ahead: The rice pudding can be refrigerated overnight. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Spiced Nuts RecipeThis snack dish features Ethiopia’s Injera bread and many of the nuts grown in Af-rica. This recipe yields 1 bowl.

Ingredients1/2 teaspoon paprika1/3 teaspoon ginger powder1/3 teaspoon cinnamon powder2 teaspoons light brown sugar4 mint leaves, chopped1/2 cup sour dried cherries1/4 cup roasted Injera chips1 tablespoon oil1/2 cup cashews1/2 cup pecans1/2 macadamia nuts1/2 cup peanuts (optional)1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions1. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over low heat2. Then add the nuts, paprika and salt and roast until golden about 8 to 10 minutes3. Add the sugar and cook, stirring con-stantly, for another 3 minutes4. Take a sheet pan and spread the nuts in

a single layer with parchment paper and let cool5. Sprinkle with the mint6.T ransfer to a bowl and toss in the cher-ries and Injera7. You are ready to serve!

Injera ChipsThis snack food features Ethiopia’s Injera bread. This is the baked version. The sau-te version follows.

IngredientsBerbere spice to taste1/4 cup oilInjera Bread (day or more old)

Directions1. Preheat the oven to 275°. 2. In a small bowl, combine the oil and berbere in proportions to your liking, at least a tablespoon for every quarter-cup of oil.3. Tear a piece of injera in half and arrange it on one baking sheet and then do the same on a second baking sheet.4. Using a pastry brush, spread the oil and berbere mixture onto the injera.

African Cuisine 5. Bake for about 60 minutes (more for re-ally crispy, crunchy chips, less for chewier chips).6. Allow to cool before breaking into chips. Get creative with these chips and try other Ethiopian spices.(courtesy of The Berbere Diaries, http://theberberediaries.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/recipe-injera-chips)

Injera Strip Chips-Saute1. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. (The more cooking surface area, the better!)2. Add about 3 ounces of niter kibbeh (spiced butter).3. Add 1 large handful of stale edible in-jera bread that is cut into long wide strips.4. Gently shake the pan, so the injera does not stick. Toss and saute, till the injera be-comes toasted brown and crisp.5. Sprinkle 1 or 2 tablespoons of the ber-bere spice mix over the injera, while toss-ing the injera in the pan.6. Sprinkle sea salt over the injera.7. Use tongs to place the s p i c e d crisp injera on a plate. Garnish the plate with a cilantro sprig.(courtesy of Shawna’s Food and Reci-pe Blog, http://shawna3377.blogspot.com/2012/04/injera-strip-chips-snack.html)

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Good ReadsYes, Chef:

a Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson

with Veronica Chambers

The universal rule of kitchen work, Marcus Samuelsson says in his crisp new memoir, “Yes,

Chef,” goes as follows: “Stay invisible unless you’re going to shine.” That rule applies to writers too, especially to those who would write food memoirs. Because you like to put things in your mouth does not mean you have a story to tell.

Mr. Samuelsson, as it happens, pos-sesses one of the great culinary sto-ries of our time. It begins in Ethiopia, where he was born into poverty and where, at 2, he contracted tuberculo-sis, as did his mother and sister. The three of them trudged more than 75 miles in the terrible heat to a hospital in the capital city, Addis Ababa, where his mother died.

Mr. Samuelsson — at birth he was named Kassahun Tsegie — and his sister didn’t know their father. Or-phaned, they found themselves on an airplane a year later, adopted by a white, middle-class family in Gote-borg, Sweden.

You may know some of the later bits of Mr. Samuelsson’s story. In 1995, while cooking for the Scandinavian restaurant Aquavit in Manhattan, he became the youngest chef to receive a three-star rating from The New York Times. Eight years later the James Beard Foundation named him the best chef in New York City. In 2009 he cooked for President Obama’s first state dinner.

He’s now the owner and executive chef of Red Rooster Harlem, where he interprets Southern and other com-fort food standards. His fame extends, as it tends to these days in the food world, to reality TV. He was the win-ner of Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters” in 2010, where he was cool as a daikon radish under fire, blending Swedish and African influences into dishes like hamachi meatballs with berbere, an Ethiopian spice mix. He’s still only 42.

“Yes, Chef,” which was written with Veronica Chambers, chalks in the de-tails of Mr. Samuelsson’s story with modesty and tact. What lifts this book beyond being merely the plainly told story of an interesting life is Mr. Sam-uelsson’s filigreed yet often pointed observations about why so few black chefs have risen to the top of the culi-nary world.

“A hundred years ago,” he says, “black men and women had to fight to get out of the kitchen. These days, we have to fight to get in.”

Mr. Samuelsson and his sister had what he calls a mostly “quaint” up-bringing in Goteborg, a blue-collar

town he likens to “Pittsburgh by the sea.” He hiked, skied and fished, and he learned to cook from his Swedish grandmother, a retired domestic.

He’s funny about how she could “kill a chicken old-school style.” He describes her method this way: “Grab the bird, knife to the neck. Like, ‘Come here, boom.’ ” He’s amusing too about how, once in a while, he’d hear about “a family’s smokehouse blowing up like a meth lab.”

He had a happy childhood. “I have no big race wounds,” he admits. Still, a bully at school pounded him with a basketball, asking him why he wasn’t good at “negerboll.” (“Neger was the Swedish word for Negro,” he writes.)

Mr. Samuelsson was not much of a student; he didn’t attend college. He


was an excellent soccer player, how-ever, and hoped to play professionally. Told he was too small, he turned to his next great passion: food. He studied cooking at a vocational high school and then began arduously climbing the ladder, cooking on cruise ships and in increasingly good restaurants in Swe-den and Switzerland. In 1991, when he was 21, he arrived in New York City to take a low-level job at Aquavit.

“Yes, Chef” is a good book to give to the aspiring professional cook in your life because its abiding theme is the brutal and selfless work that must un-dergird culinary inspiration. As a low-ranking member in a good kitchen, he says, “you have to completely give yourself up.”

He adds: “Your time, your ego, your relationships, your social life, they are all sacrificed. It’s a daily dose of humil-ity.”

Over the course of “Yes, Chef,” Mr. Samuelsson, who was more or less classically trained, comes to real-ize that other ethnic foods, especially Asian, have “as much integrity and power as any French food I’d ever eaten.”

He travels to Ethiopia to connect with his culinary roots, and he meets his father, whom he’d long presumed was dead.

There’s a strong undercurrent of loneliness in “Yes, Chef.” In part this is because, he says, blacks are “shame-fully underrepresented at the high end of the business.” That loneliness is a part of Mr. Samuelsson’s reserve. We get close, but not too close, to him in this memoir. There’s always a bit of distance.

There’s a kind of alienation, finally, that can come from being an atypical black person. Like Barack Obama, whom he thanks in his acknowledg-ments, Mr. Samuelsson hasn’t had anything like what could be called a standard black American experience and has sometimes suffered for that reality. He’s too white for some, too black for others.

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