11 Amazing Ways To Experience Africa From The Air. (CNN) -- Africa from the air is a breathtaking sight -- vast herds, sprawling wetlands, snow-capped peaks and rising cities. Thanks to creative safari outfitters, aerial views of the continent are a lot more accessible than they once were. africa vacation, safari on Africa by air, safari on Africa by train, beautiful places in africa, best places to travel in africa, best places to travel around the world, best places to visit in the world, beautiful place in the word, travel, travel guide, The 11 options below showcase the best aerial tours of Africa. 1. Huey helicopter flights at Victoria Falls (Zambia) Based in Livingstone on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls (the falls form a border between Zambia and Zimbabwe), United Air Charters introduced 20-minute flights in a "Huey" helicopter -- the widely used military helicopter -- in 2013 as a radical way to experience Africa's largest waterfall. 2. Private flying safari (Namibia, Botswana) Little trumps the glamor of a private flying safari in southern Africa, which takes visitors over the Kalahari Desert and Okavango Delta and delivers them to some of the most exclusive and expensive safari camps on the continent. 3. Table Mountain Cableway (South Africa) Table Mountain Cableway opened in 1929 as a vertigo-inducing way to rise from Cape Town to the 1,084-meter (3,558-foot) summit of the giant, flat-topped peak. In the late 1990s, the vintage cable cars were replaced by new pods that can carry 65 passengers and rotate 360 degrees. 4. Nile High Bungee (Uganda) It took European explorers hundreds of years to come into contact with the source of the Nile. Now it can be done in a matter of seconds at Nile High Bungee. Located in the town of Jinja near the spot where the Lake Victoria turns into the world's longest river, the jump is 44 meters (144 feet) from platform to water. 5. Skydiving (Kenya) An hour's drive south of Mombasa, Skydive Diani offers a year-round slate of tandem skydives, full training courses and solo jumps for qualified skydivers. Most jumps are over a permanent drop zone at Diani Beach, but the company runs tandem operations on the coasts of Malindi and Kilifi and in the central highlands outside Nairobi. 6. Climbing the West Face at Mulanje (Malawi) Rising 1,700 meters (5,500 feet), the hulking West Face of Chambe peak on the Mulanje Massif is one of Africa's greatest rock-climbing challenges. The wall features two distinct sections -- a 610-meter (2,000-feet) Lower Face and a 1,067-meter (3,500-feet) Upper Face. 7. Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 8. Busanga Plains hot air balloon trip (Zambia) 9. Microlight flights over Kruger National Park (South Africa) 10. Cairo Tower (Egypt) 11. Tsitsikamma zipline (South Africa) 11 Amazing Ways To Experience Africa From The Air. africa vacation, safari on Africa by air, safari on Africa by train, beautiful places in africa, best places to travel in africa, best places to travel around the world, best places to visit in the world, beautiful place in the word, travel, travel guide, . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kar3krmW3sE

• published: 13 Nov 2014
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