Backpacking in Africa

• Africa is perhaps the continent where backpackers face the greatest challenges and experience the most beautiful adventures. More than in the other continents, you are often pulled completely out of your comfort zone and you travel as journeys were once intended.
• Characteristics: lots of adventure, lots of local contact, lots of music, lots of wildlife and sometimes some setbacks.

Traveling in Africa

• Nothing or no one can prepare you for the wonderful world of Africa. From the pyramids of Giza in the Egyptian desert to the annual migration of wildebeest in search of water in the Serengeti National Park (Tanzania). The trips with a Spotting nature: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe, Zambia), the West African Sahara, the safari areas in East Africa, the surf spots of Guinea or South Africa.
• Spotting animals: from lions to elephants and from rhinos to penguins.

Internship and study in Africa

• Studies: in principle, all subjects and forms of education can be found.
• Study and internship cities: Cairo, Cape Town, Kigali, Mombasa, Zanzibar.
• Internship competencies: patience, perseverance.

Volunteer work in Africa

• Volunteer projects: mainly in the social sectors, education, healthcare and animal care.
• Animal projects: protection of monkeys, elephants, penguins, sea turtles, among others.
• Features: volunteer work possible from 1 or 2 weeks to several months.

Working in Africa

• Jobs: temporary work can mainly be found in tourism and healthcare.
• Work competencies: involvement, empathy, patience, perseverance.

Working as a digital nomad in Africa

• Favorite cities and islands: Cairo, Dahab (Egypt), Cape Town, Kigali (Rwanda), Marrakesh, Nairobi, Port Louis (Mauritius), Zanzibar (Tanzania).

Living in Africa

• Language: English or French is spoken almost everywhere.
• Living environment: varies enormously per location, but in general life in some African countries is a bit more adventurous than in most other regions.
• Care in Africa: ask for advice about insurance policies that provide sufficient coverage for the right care and also repatriation in the event of an emergency.