Africa – Touriza

Continent: Africa

Base camp for the High Atlas, an hour from the medina.

A mountain in the middle, two oceans either side.

A walled medina with the Atlas on the horizon.

A delta that flows inland and evaporates into the Kalahari.

Rock-hewn churches, a 13-month calendar and the origin of coffee.

The oldest desert on earth, running straight into the Atlantic.

Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti and the spice islands offshore.

Three capitals, eight biomes and a wine route beneath a mountain.

The great migration, plus a coast most safari-goers skip.

Five thousand years of monuments along one very useful river.