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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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