Here is a fantastic blog written by an inspiring woman who has traveled Africa solo quite a bit.

http://www.heleninwonderlust.co.uk/2014/08/tips-for-women-travelling-alone-in-africa/

While she focuses on a woman traveling alone, much of her advice applies to men as well. Some words of wisdom:

“…you know that old saying “If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders”? Well, my mind goes to Africa.”

“When I tell people I go backpacking in Africa, some think it’s pretty cool but then quite often people just ask “Isn’t it dangerous?” Well, have you ever looked at an Africa map? Africa is huge. There are dangerous places, just as there are dangerous parts of Europe, Asia, South America, North America etc! But there are 54 countries in Africa, yet the entire continent gets lumped into this ‘Africa is bad’ bracket and I wanted to see for myself. It’s now over six years since I first stepped foot on African soil and I’ve never regretted travelling there solo, in fact it turned out to be the best decision of my life.”

Helen, you are an inspiration!