Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania

1. Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania

2. Madagascar

3. The People of Madagascar • The Malagasy are descendants of settlers from Borneo and East Africa • Their common language, also called Malagasy, is most closely related to a language spoken in southeast Borneo. • A majority of the population—80 % of which is estimated to live below the poverty line—depends on subsistence farming for survival.

4. Tourism in Madagascar • Despite a high potential for tourism, tourism in Madagascar is underdeveloped • Madagascar's tourist attractions include its beaches and biodiversity. The island's endemic wildlife and forests are unique tourist attractions. • Since 1990, the number of tourists in the country has grown at an average rate of 11% each year. • 60% of its tourists are French • With over 70% of the country living in poverty, tourism is seen as a way to reduce poverty and provide economic growth • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZm3EEhDHw 2:41

5. Tsingy de Bemaraha – The Stone Forest • This Nature Reserve is a UNESCO site • The Tsingy rise up to 70 meters from the ground. At these heights, the tops are bare and razor sharp • Some areas are completely inaccessible to people. • The park is home to seven lemur species.

7. Because of how difficult this area is to access, there are undiscovered animal and plant species living there

8. Avenue of the Baobabs • The Avenue of the Baobabs is a group of trees lining a dirt road • The trees are up to 800 years old • They once were part of a dense tropical forest • Over the years, the forests were cleared for agriculture, leaving only the famous baobab trees.

9. Andasibe-Mantadia • Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is home to eleven lemur species, • Located near Madagascar’s capital city of Antananarivo, Andasibe-Mantadia is one of the easiest parks to visit.

10. Madagascar’s Problems • Deforestation - Since 1953, half of the remaining forest has been lost. • Poaching – animals are being captured either to sell as bush meat delicacies, or sold overseas as exotic pets • Poverty – it has one of the lowest HDIs, 70-80% live in abject poverty

11. Madagascar’s Unique Wildlife • Approximately 95% of Madagascar’s reptiles, 89% of its plant life, and 92% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth. • There are no giraffes, lions, hippos, zebra • The island has developed its own distinct ecosystems and extraordinary wildlife since it split from the African continent an estimated 160 million years ago.

12. Lemurs • The largest is the Indri lemur • The best known is the Ring-Tailed Lemur • They only live on Madagascar

13. Other mammals • Aye aye • Flying fox • Tenrec • Fossa

14. Chameleons • They mostly live on Madagascar • The Brookesia Chameleon is one of the world’s smallest reptiles

15. Other reptiles, amphibians • Flat-tailed geckos • Satanic leaf-tailed gecko • Tomato frog • Mantella frog

16. South Africa

17. Tourism in South Africa • South Africa is a popular tourist destination and the industry accounts for a substantial amount of the country's revenue. • It supports 10.3% of jobs in the country. • It has everything from picturesque natural landscape and game reserves, diverse cultural heritage and highly regarded wines. • Some of the most popular destinations include the expansive Kruger National Park, the coastlines and beaches, and the major cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

18. Johannesburg • Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city • It began as a 19th-century gold-mining settlement. • It's known for Soweto township, a sprawling jumble of African workers’ houses that was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. • Mandela’s former residence is now the Nelson Mandela National Museum.

19. Cape Town • A port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. • The notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela is now a living museum.

20. Boulders Beach • The large boulders shelter the cove from large waves and strong currents making it safe for all ages. • The penguins have been known to share beach towels and dart between legs while visitors take a dip in the ocean. • You may also see whales, seals, sharks, and dolphins in the bay.

21. Great White Shark diving tours • South Africa was the first country to protect the great white shark in 1991. • They refused to hunt them, and instead the government decided to collect revenue from cage diving.

22. Not South Africa, but want to see the world’s largest great white shark? Her name is Deep BLue • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150814-sharks-great-whites-animals-science-biggest/

23. Namibia

24. Tourism in namibia • Tourism in Namibia is a major industry • Annually, nearly one million travelers visit Namibia, with roughly 1 in 3 coming from South Africa, then Germany and finally the United Kingdom, Italy and France. • The country is among the prime destinations in Africa and is known for ecotourism which features Namibia's extensive wildlife. • In 2010, it was named the 5th best tourist destination in the world in terms of value

25. Sossusvlei Dunes • Sossusvlei means "the gathering place of water” • The dunes have developed over millions of years • Climbing the red dunes yields breathtaking views, including the Deadvlei, a ghostly expanse of dried white clay punctuated by skeletons of ancient camelthorn trees. • “Big Daddy” is the world’s tallest dune at 300 m

26. Fish River Canyon • Some 500 meters deep and more than 160 kilometers long, this great rift is second only to the United States' Grand Canyon in size • During the dry season there are beautiful turquoise pools of seasonally-flowing water

27. Skeleton Coast • A fog-shrouded desert wilderness of ferocious seas, apparently lifeless interior and its own fare share of visual oddities. • Desert tours, sea kayaking and scenic flights are complimented by a host of adventure activities including quad biking, paragliding, sandboarding and skydiving.

28. The Bushmen of the Namibian interior called the Skeleton Coast "The Land God Made in Anger", while Portuguese sailors once referred to it as "The Gates of Hell". • Since European navigators first discovered it, ships have wrecked on its off-shore rocks, or run aground in the blinding fog. • The coast is littered with scores of shipwrecks, some are barely recognizable, other are still in remarkably good condition.

29. Kalahari desert • Home of the San Hunter-Gatherers, the Kalahari is not without its share of wildlife including lions, oryx and meerkats

30. Windhoek • Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia • It is surprisingly modern, are lots of German people living here

31. Tanzania

32. Tourism in Tanzania • Approximately 38 percent of Tanzania's land area is set aside in protected areas for conservation. • Travel and tourism contributed 12.7% of Tanzania's GDP and employed 11% of the country's labor force in 2013. • The sector is growing rapidly • In 2012, 1,043,000 tourists arrived at Tanzania's borders compared to 590,000 in 2005.

33. Zanzibar • A semi-autonomous part of Tanzania • It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kim off the coast • Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism • In particular, the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. • For this reason, the islands, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, are sometimes called the Spice Islands

34. Mt Kilimanjaro • 19,340 ft, is the tallest mountain in Africa • It is popularly known as Kili • Unusually for such a lofty peak, the highest point, Uhuru, is accessible to anyone who is moderately fit, and many make the pilgrimage to climb Kili every year. • The mountain is home to an incredible variety of ecosystems: its arctic summit sitting above the slopes of the alpine desert, rugged heathland, a rain forest and even cultivated agricultural areas. • That said this eclectic environment is under threat from climate change – with some scientists saying that the peak could be ‘ice free’ within two decades.

35. Dar es Salaam • The largest city of Tanzania and the largest city in eastern Africa • It is Tanzania's most prominent city in arts, fashion, media, music, film and television • Has the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) • Is the largest Swahili speaking city in the world.