The complete guide to The Rift Valley; The Great Rift Valley provides the eastern backbone of the African continent, an epic trail of jaw-dropping scenery, stunning safaris and changing cultures. Sarah Barrell uncovers the highlights.(Features)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: April 7, 2001| Author: Barrell, Sarah | Copyright information

The cradle of mankind, the backbone of Africa, the Rift Valley is a 4,000 mile-long string of superlatives, running from the Dead Sea to Mozambique. A phrase David Attenborough has surely intoned more times than "watch out for that lion", the Great Rift Valley is synonymous with the Big Five but offers travellers far more than big-game safaris.

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