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Tuesday, 24 October 2006

A-list holiday spots

They expect the best, so surely it’s wise to follow in the holidaying footsteps of Cameron, Angelina and Kate…

Okonjima’s Grand African House and home of the AfriCat Foundation

Namibia This year’s most famous A-list holiday?
It has to be down to Brad and Angelina’s extended stay in Namibia. Not so much a holiday as an invasion - it generated more column inches for the country than years of tourist board activity could ever have achieved. As Brad pointed out, shortly before they left: "Namibia is Africa’s best kept secret – that is, until we came here!" So what’s the lure of this newly famous destination? For starters, it has amazingly diverse scenery, from the bleached sands and shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast, to the lush greenery of the Caprivi Strip, via the world’s most photogenic dunes at Sossussvlei and the spectacular Fish River Canyon. For wildlife-lovers, there are great safari opportunities, and if you just want to be alone, spaces here are as wide and open as they come. To top it all, the night-time displays of stars overhead are nothing short of awesome.