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Africa

From medina mazes to the Cape's wine farms. Safety advice here is specific, not generic.

Table Mountain across Table Bay at golden hour, with a thin cloud spilling over its flat summit and waves breaking on the beach at Bloubergstrand

South Africa

Cape Town

A flat-topped mountain in the middle of town, a cold Atlantic at its feet, and a city still reckoning with its own map.

Best Feb–MarFrom $50/day

Smoke rising from food stalls on Jemaa el-Fna at dusk, with the Koutoubia Mosque's minaret against a violet sky

Morocco

Marrakech

Riad courtyards, a square that becomes an open-air kitchen at dusk, and Atlas snow above the rooftops in winter.

Best Apr, OctFrom $40/day