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When his hotel's plumbing problems force Tom Coote onto the backstreets of Mombasa he's beset by hustlers and hookers. Forget the standard safari in a pop-top matatu: this is where he meets Kenya's alpha predators.

During his travels in Egypt, from Cairo to Aswan, David Kingsley maintains a cultural cool. This all rather falls apart in Luxor, when he runs into some Aussies on the razzle.

There are corners of Africa where tourism has yet to plant it's heavy foot. On a remote Ugandan lake Sam D'Cruz discovers a gentle society (tribal wars apart) and a remarkably beautiful natural environment.

One of West Africa's most isolated communities is found where Mali's Bandiagara Escarpment blocks off tarmac through routes. Christian Cummins treads sandy trails to reach the Dogon people and experience, first-hand, their rich local culture.

What African tourist boards call their 'Green Season' the locals call the rains. But a wet-season safari can still be fun, says Liz Watkin: it certainly keeps away the crowds.

Forget Marrakesh. Morocco's real highlight is the ancient city of Fez. Armed with a sprig of mint, Gayle Bentham sets out to explore.

Bonnie Lynn tackles Africa's greatest set of rapids, the Zambezi down from Victoria Falls, and survives to tell the tale.

There's nowhere quite like Marrakesh, finds James Connolly on a gap-year quest to sample new experiences. Well, some of them, at least: there are limits.

In downtown Monrovia Christopher Varady is struck by the indomitable spirit of one of Africa's poorest and most war-torn countries. But can their restless energy translate into economic growth?

When hyenas attack a black rhino calf in Tanzania's headline National Park, safari guide Sadock Johnson faces a dilemma. It's illegal to intervene - at best a fine, at worst the loss of his guide license - and legally, he should just watch... 

To any sensible traveller, upcountry Algeria has been effectively off-limits for 20 years. Tom Coote is among the first intrepid travellers to venture back - and he walks into a wholly unexpected welcome.

In Morocco's most visited city, Steve Rudd is impressed by the sophisticated linguistic skills and subtle sales techniques applied to even the humblest backpacker. And one of his friends finds that a humble block of chalk, in the Djema el Fna, becomes surprisingly valuable.

Among the many adventures available at Victoria Falls and Livingstone, the two towns straddling the Zimbabwe/Zambia border, the most thrilling and frightening is the day-long rafting trip down the Zambezi. Bonnie Lynn casts caution to the winds.

A chance tea-tent encounter gives Gregory Kruse a vivid insight into the hidden world of daily life in the harsh, unforgiving environment of the High Atlas mountains.

In Senegal, Tamara Braunstien finds socialising with the locals a very different experience to tapping into the expat community. She finds the two Tamaras have to be kept well apart.