In Photos: Amazing Africa

Africa is rich in natural beauty and abundant in wildlife such as zebras and crocodiles. View some of our favourite pictures of African animals and natural landscapes.

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Crocodile skin

Published: Thu 11 Oct 2012

A close-up of crocodile skin. (c) Lonely Planet
Sand dunes

Published: Thu 11 Oct 2012

The great red sand dunes of Namibia, southern Africa. (c) Lonely Planet
Two stallion zebras

Published: Fri 12 Oct 2012

Two stallion zebras fighting in a desert. (c) Lonely Planet
Witch doctor in Kenya

Published: Fri 12 Oct 2012

A witch doctor from the Kikuyu tribe, Kenya. (c) Lonely Planet
Sand dunes in the Sahara

Published: Fri 12 Oct 2012

Camels walk over sand dunes in the Sahara Desert in north Africa. (c) Lonely Planet
Zebra stripes

Published: Fri 12 Oct 2012

A close-up of a zebra's stripes. (c) Lonely Planet
Encrusted pool, Ethiopia.

Published: Thu 15 Nov 2012

Encrusted pool and barren landscape, 116m below sea level in Dallol, Ethiopia.

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Crocodile skin

Sand dunes

Two stallion zebras

Witch doctor in Kenya

Sand dunes in the Sahara

Zebra stripes

Encrusted pool, Ethiopia.