Africa · 54 cities
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Top 10s across Africa
From Cape Town and Marrakech to Zanzibar and Victoria Falls, 54 African cities, each distilled to ten things worth your time, mapped and filmed.
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Quick answer · where to go in Africa
The best African cities to visit right now are Cape Town, Marrakech, Cairo and Zanzibar for first-timers, while Kigali, Accra, Stone Town and Windhoek reward the curious. Seasons vary widely, aim for the local dry season.
54 African city guides
Sorted by what travelers are saving this month.
Cape Town
South Africa$$$
Marrakech
Morocco$
Essaouira
Morocco$
Algiers
Algeria$
Oran
Algeria$
Constantine
Algeria$
Cairo
Egypt$$
Luxor
Egypt$
Aswan
Egypt$
Siwa Oasis
Egypt$
Zanzibar
Tanzania$$
Nairobi
Kenya$$
Accra
Ghana$$
Kumasi
Ghana$
Kigali
Rwanda$$
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe$$$
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe$
Windhoek
Namibia$$
Swakopmund
Namibia$$
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia$
Lalibela
Ethiopia$
Gondar
Ethiopia$
Harar
Ethiopia$
Tunis
Tunisia$
Djerba
Tunisia$
Sousse
Tunisia$
Lagos
Nigeria$$$
Kinshasa
DR Congo$$
Chefchaouen
Morocco$
Arusha
Tanzania$
Fes
Morocco$
Gaborone
Botswana$$
Port Louis
Mauritius$
Victoria
Seychelles$$$
Mindelo
Cape Verde$$
Gqeberha
South Africa$$
Ouarzazate
Morocco$
Yaounde
Cameroon$$Douala
Douala
Cameroon$$
Asmara
Eritrea$$
Nouakchott
Mauritania$$
Maputo
Mozambique$$Freetown
Freetown
Sierra Leone$$
Lusaka
Zambia$$
Malabo
Equatorial Guinea$$$
Cotonou
Benin$$Mbabane
Mbabane
Eswatini$$
Banjul
The Gambia$$
Lilongwe
Malawi$$
Djibouti City
Djibouti$$Entebbe
Entebbe
Uganda$$
Yamoussoukro
Ivory Coast$Maseru
Maseru
Lesotho$$Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis
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