There are the charming, amazing tombs of the Pharaoh of Egypt and mighty  temples of the Nile River Valley – a hypnotic old parade  in Luxor,the sightseeing heaven. Then as if  designedly formed by nature for  convenience is the perfect  contrastive beaches of the Red Sea. You will notice the idyllic sands  and astonishing plunging on offer at glitzy Sharm El Sheikh, the  crystal-clear waters of Hurghada, the family-oriented magic of  Makadi Bay or even the luxurious seclusion of Taba. The  Mediterranean and Red Sea coast present opportunities for relaxation  and fun on Egypt holidays. Popular pastimes include diving and  snorkelling in the warm coastal waters that teem with the colourful  marine life swimming among the coral.

In addition, Egypt offers  nature and  desert treks, great scuba diving and even golf, fishing and  birding  expeditions. One may choose to relax on the wondrous Egypt Red Sea or  Sinai coasts, take in the high culture of Cairo, or even leisurely  float down the Egyptian Nile on a luxurious  river boat.

In distinction the Makgadikgadi is the biggest salt pans Africa containing a large prospect of vast unbroken disc of pewter coloured sand, ostensibly barren and undistinguished, shimmering with atmospheric tension. The isolated Tsodilo Hills guards are the greatest concentrations of rockart in the world, some huge and obvious, others tiny, delicate and almost secretive.

Much of the country is covered with ancient windblown Kalahari sands and the fossilised remains of a former desert. Landlocked, and roughly central to the southern African sub-continent, Botswana extends through nine degrees of latitude. A very flat country with hilly areas along the Limpopo valley in the east, Botswana is semi-arid with rainfall figures of between 600 mm in the north to 200 mm in the south-west.