Lonely Planet: Victoria Falls named one of the Top 10 Regions 2014

The mighty Victoria Falls, located right on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, got voted 6th in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2014 - Top 10 Regions category. Congratulations! Best in Travel is produced annually as a guide to the top destinations, trends and experiences for the upcoming year. Other cities on the list include Sikkim in India (#1), the Kimberley in Australia (#2), Yorkshire in England (#3), Texas in the United States (#5) and the West Coast of New Zealand (#8).

Lonely Planet says that the reasons for selecting the Victoria Falls as one the Top 10 Regions in 2014 are the following:

• to experience the raw power of the Victoria Falls is an all-round sensory encounter with mother nature
• Vic Falls (Zimbabwe side) and Livingstone (Zambia side) were hosting the 2013 General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization and therefore got multibillion-dollar makeovers
• Since the US dollar replaced the much-maligned Zim$ in Zimbabwe, the economy has recovered from years of hyperinflation – making 2014 the best time to visit in 15 years.
• Laid-back Livingstone took over the the mantle as the falls’ premier tourist town

Malawi listed 5th in Lonely Planet's Top Countries for 2014

Congrats, Malawi! Lonely Planet named the southern African country one of the top countries in the world for travellers in 2014 in its Best in Travel 2014 publication. Malawi ranked fifth in the list headed by Brazil and Antarctica, but comes ahead of the likes of Mexico and Seychelles. Best in Travel is produced annually by Lonely Planet as a guide to the top destinations, trends and experiences for the upcoming year.
Lonely Planet says that the main reasons for selecting Malawi as one of the Top 10 Countries 2014 are:

• the Majete Wildlife Reserve, home to the famous Big Five, for an uncrowded game drive
• Lake Malawi for some high-visibility snorkelling
• Mount Mulanje for a hike over hazy peaks in an otherworldly moonscape
• the Viphya Plateau, a haunting wilderness of grasslands and whaleback hills that feels downright prehistoric

 

Lonely Planet: Cape Town named one of the Top 10 Cities 2014

Cape Town in South Africa just got named the third best city to travel to in 2014 in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2014 Top 10 Cities list. Best in Travel is produced annually as a guide to the top destinations, trends and experiences for the upcoming year. Other cities on the list include Paris in France (#1), Trinidad on Cuba (#2), Riga in Lativa (#4), Zürich in Switzerland (#5), Shanghai in China (#6), Vancouver in Canada (#7), Chicago in the USA (#8), Adelaide in Australia (#9) and Auckland in New Zealand (#10).

Lonely Planet says that the reasons for selecting Cape Town as one the Top 10 Cities in 2014 are that there is actually never a bad time to visit the city and, above all, that the Mother City will be the World Design Capital 2014. Enjoy Cape Town!