| SOUTH AFRICA MOUNT NELSON HOTEL Cape Town |
This magnificent, palm-ringed, pink structure at the foot of Table Mountain is one of the world's memorable hotels, rich in colonial elegance and attentive service. Charming lounges, patios, gardens and porches abound. Guest rooms are all air-conditioned and beautifully appointed, and no two are alike. Tennis and squash courts are open day and night. |
| GRACE AT ROSEBANK Johannesburg |
Set on a quiet, tree-lined street, this Victorian building is trimmed with limestone quoins. Mahogany doors open to a warm lobby, and a comfortable lounge offers leather furniture and books. The tasteful green color scheme in the guest rooms is enriched with textured rust, gold and burgundy fabrics. |
| NAMIBIA MOKUTI LODGE Etosha |
Each of the Mokuti Lodge’s thatched chalets is air-conditioned and has en-suite bathroom, TV, refrigerator and telephone. An open-air restaurant, swimming pools and floodlit tennis courts augment bird-watching, hiking and other activities at the adjacent park. |
| GHANA LABADI BEACH HOTEL Accra |
Adjacent to a palm fringe beach and tucked amid 15 acres of landscaped gardens, the hotel boasts newly refurbished rooms. On-site facilities include a health club, open-air terrace bar and restaurant, a large swimming pool and fountain. |
| TOGO MECURE SARAKAWA HOTEL Lome |
The hotel sits amid 60 acres of coconut palms and hundreds of tropical flower species. Guests enjoy the Olympic-sized swimming pool, three tennis courts, jogging track and petanque court. All guest rooms are air-conditioned and outfitted with modern amenities. |
| MALI HOTEL LA COLOMBE OR HOTEL HENDRINA KHAN Timbuktu |
These two properties offer the best accommodations in Timbuktu. The guest rooms all have private baths, televisions and air conditioning, and are furnished in simple local style. Each hotel has a restaurant and bar on the premises. |
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RELAIS KANAGA Mopti |
Built in 1981, this is Mopti's finest hotel, located on the Niger River near the center of town. Air-conditioned guest rooms are comfortable and all have private bathrooms with shower. The Kanaga features one of the few swimming pools in the country and a very good restaurant. |
| KENYA SERENA HOTEL Nairobi |
The fine downtown hotel is set amid ponds and lush tropical gardens overlooking Central Park. Decorated with clean, uncluttered pan-African themes, the Serena provides a cool, comfortable oasis from the bustling city beyond its double-glazed windows. Dining options are excellent, rooms have many modern amenities and relaxation opportunities include a health club with heated pool, jacuzzi, steam bath and sauna. |
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| GOVERNORS CAMP Masai Mara |
This camp in the heart of Masai Mara derives its name from the colonial governors who once had exclusive use of the area. Game drives, walking safaris and hot-air ballooning are favorite activities. The comfortable guest tents include baths with hot water, sumptuous breakfasts are prepared over blazing coals, and dinners are served by candlelight. |
| SWAZILAND ROYAL VILLAS Ezulwini Valley |
The Royal Villas are situated in a colonial oasis of gracious verandas, sweeping staircases, wide open spaces and a winding, tree-lined approach. Guest rooms combine modern amenities with African décor and fresh flowers, and recreational facilities include a pool, spa, golf course and casino. |
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Floral Region Protected Areas: Inscribed 2004
Robben Island: Inscribed 1999
GHANA: Ashanti Traditional Buildings: Inscribed 1980
TOGO: Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba: Inscribed 2004
MALI: Old Town of Djenné: Inscribed 1988
Timbuktu: Inscribed 1988
This serial site in Cape Province, South Africa, is made up of eight protected areas, covering 1.365 million acres. The Cape Floral Region is one of the richest areas for plants in the world. It represents less than 0.5% of the area of Africa but is home to nearly 20% of the continent’s flora. The site displays outstanding ecological and biological processes associated with the Fynbos vegetation, which is unique to the Cape Floral Region. The outstanding diversity, density and endemism of the flora are among the highest worldwide. Unique plant reproductive strategies, adaptive to fire, patterns of seed dispersal by insects, as well as patterns of endemism and adaptive radiation found in the flora are of outstanding value to science.
Robben Island was used at various times between the 17th and 20th centuries as a prison, a hospital for socially unacceptable groups and a military base. Its buildings, particularly those of the late 20th century such as the maximum security prison for political prisoners, bear eloquent testimony to its somber history. Robben Island and its prison buildings symbolize the triumph of democracy and freedom over oppression and racism.
Northeast of Kumasi lie the last material remains of the great Ashanti civilization, which reached its height in the18th century. The British easily colonized Ghana’s coastal peoples, but encountered fierce resistance for 70 years from Ashanti warriors. This fighting destroyed many of Kumasi’s traditional buildings, constructed of mud plastered onto timber framework and topped by tall thatched roofs. The white-painted buildings feature elaborate bas-relief geometric and animal designs whose meanings that have been handed down through generations.
The Koutammakou landscape in northeastern Togo extends into neighboring Benin and is home to the Batammariba, whose remarkable mud tower-houses have come to symbolize Togo and in fact reflect social structure. Many of the buildings are two stories high and those with granaries feature an almost spherical form above a cylindrical base. Some of the buildings have flat roofs, others have conical thatched roofs. They are grouped in villages, which also include ceremonial spaces, springs, rocks and sites reserved for initiation ceremonies.
Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market center and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centers for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional houses, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods.
Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a center for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age. Although continuously restored, these monuments are today under threat from desertification.
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