Africa is the birthplace of humanity and at school-info4u.com we promote the fact that all family trees lead to Africa, the motherland.
The maternal ancestor of every human being on earth is an African woman who lived 200,000 years ago.
This is a scientific fact, but the legacy of slavery has kept us from discovering our true history, identity, and cultural traditions. It has also prevented us from uniting as a people.
Africa is such an interesting paradise to explore. It has many vibrant cultures and a rich history. The sight of all the clean, un-spoilt beaches and the mind-blowing landscapes will amaze you.
The waterfalls are magnificent and the people are so hospitable. A trip to the motherland will help your child to understand Africa.
Visiting the African motherland
There are 54 African countries to experience; if you are unsure where to go you can start with the west coast:
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Gambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Tunisia
- Ivory Coast
- Morocco
- Mali
- Algeria.
You will have a wide variety of African holiday packages to choose from:
African cultural/heritage holiday package
This kind of holiday package will coincide with many cultural West African festivals; some of these are listed below:
Ghana
Aboakyir festival- May each year.
Panafest- July/August.
The Homowo Festival- August/September.
The Hogbetsotso Festival- 1st Saturday of November every year.
Ivory Coast
Bouake Carnival- 1 week long- towards end March- April.
Fêtes des Masques- Festival of Masks- November.
Fête du Dipri- April.
Mali
Crossing of the cattle - December.
Music Festival- January.
Fête des Masques- April.
Festival on the Niger- February.
Nigeria
Durbar Festival – November.
New Yam festival- August.
Arugungu Fishing Festival- Februaruy/March.
Morrocco
Mousseum of Sidi Mohammed Ma al-Ainin- May.
Date festival- in honour of the desert fruit- October.
Camel festival- July.
National festival of popular arts- 2 weeks long- June.
Fete du throne- 3rd March.
The Marrakesh film festival- Date changes every year.
Independence Day- 18 November.
Tunisia
Festival of the Sahara- December.
Festival of the Sparrow Hawk- May.
International Festival of Carthage- July/August.
International Festival of Jazz- June/July.
International Festival of Dougga- July/August.
International Festival of Testour- July.
* Please check with your tour operator for the exact date of festivals before you book your holiday.
African leisure holiday package
You will be able to relax and enjoy yourself in the refreshing atmosphere and take advantage of the many activities available. These include:
- Historical tours.
- Wildlife safari tours.
- Water sports.
- Boat cruises.
- Shopping tours.
- Entertainment and eating out.
- Events and Festivals.
African restaurants
African food is simply delicious and very reasonably priced.There are lots of grilled chicken and suya spots and many outdoor restaurants too, some overlooking the rivers and sea.
Nigerian restaurants often provide live African music for their guests and the atmosphere is very warm. African art may be on sale in selective restaurants as well.
African food
You can find out so much about African culture by eating out and enjoying the tasty and healthy food on offer.
Some African foods:
Jollof rice, kenkey, pepper soup, moi-moi, banku, fufu, kelewele, tola, fried plantain, ogbono Soup, peanut soup, ukazi soup, pounded yam, palava sauce, spicy oxtail, yam, bitter leaf, fried fish, couscous, bitter leaf, black-eyed peas, chicken yassa, palm butter stew, several goat meat selections, eba, gari, okra soup, egusi soup, potato leaf, crain-crain, cassava leaf stew etc
African markets
African markets are always bustling with activity and you can buy things like natural foods, spices and seasonings, clothes, books, jewellery, CD’s, DVD films and African masks.
African hotels
If you're on a limited budget there are some very nice, cheap hotels in Africa. Take your time to choose the right hotel as this can make the difference between a great trip and a not so great trip.
There are a number of travel sites on the Internet and you will be able to browse according to the country you are visiting and the number of rooms you require, the facilities and price that you can afford.
African hotels are given a star rating and you will be able to look at photographs of the hotel and rooms, as well as read some customer reviews by people that have already stayed there.
A visit to the motherland will give you and your child the opportunity to
get a REAL look into life in modern Africa.
You will see that Africa isn’t anything like it’s often portrayed in the media.
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