The 50 Most beautiful place in Africa [pictures]

Home to 54 countries, Africa has something for everyone. From Algeria's bone-dry Sahara desert to South Africa's iconic urban skylines, the second-largest continent in the world, too, has landscapes as diverse as its animal kingdoms. Still not convinced? These 50 stunning locations should give you plenty of reason to travel to Africa right now.

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Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Bo-Kaap, South Africa

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Rhumsiki Rock, Cameroon

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Lake Naivasha, Kenya

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Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

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Abu Simbel, Egypt

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Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

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Lake Abbe, Djibouti and Ethiopia

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Giza, Egypt

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Bandiagara, Mali

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Chefchaouen, Morocco

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Blyde River Canyon, South Africa

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Hoggar Mountains, Algeria

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Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Fontainhas, Cape Verde

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Sossusvlei, Namibia

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Ganvie, Benin

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Namaqualand, South Africa

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Tundavala Gap, Angola

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Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

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Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

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Praslin, Seychelles

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Table Mountain, South Africa

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Lake Retba, Senegal

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Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana

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Maletsunyane Falls, Lesotho

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Lake Malawi, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania

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Tiébélé, Burkina Faso

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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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Franschhoek, South Africa

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Dougga, Tunisia

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Church of Saint George, Ethiopia

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Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion

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Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali

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Fez, Morocco

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Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

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Nabiyotum Crater, Kenya

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Nile River, Aswan, Egypt

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Skeleton Coast, Namibia

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Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar

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Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius

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Bwindi Forest, Uganda

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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Abuja National Mosque, Nigeria

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Sudd, South Sudan

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Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

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Bureh Beach, Sierra Leone

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Kakum National Park, Ghana

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