A Journey in Pictures

In 2005, Niamh O Riordan and Malachy Harty, two Irish travel writers and photographers, decided to spend eight months in Africa. Their trip brought them through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Africa. These are their photos.

Malachy and Niamh before their departureMalachy and Niamh visit the pyramids of EgyptExploring the fertile Nile Valley in EgyptDiving in the Red SeaNiamh, travelling with a local farmer in the Nile ValleyAdmiring the stunning Feluccas on the River NileA Cairo NativeMosqueLuxor, EgyptMalachy and Niamh at Mount Sinai, EgyptWhirling Dervish in a state of ecstasy in Northern SudanAn improvised bridge in SudanThe Camel MarketTwo villagers from the town of Wadi Halfa in Northern SudanThe train from Wadi Halfa to KhartoumWhen conditions are cramped, it makes sense to travel by train roof topTravelling by shared bus in KhartoumSufi dancer in SudanGondar, EthiopiaAn Ethiopian food marketNiamh O RiordanWhite water rafting on the NileThe tribes of the Lower Omo Valley in EthiopiaNiamh O RiordanNiamh O Riordan at the EquatorNiamh O RiordanNiamh O Riordan trekking for gorillas in the Democratic Republic of CongoNiamh O Riordan ascending Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaNiamh O Riordan ascending Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaNiamh O Riordan ascending Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaNiamh O Riordan ascending Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaNiamh O Riordan ascending Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaNiamh O Riordan ascending Kilimanjaro in TanzaniaMalachy Harty and Niamh O Riordan at Gilman's Point on Mount Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaMalachy Harty and Niamh O Riordan at Gilman's Point on Mount Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaMalachy Harty and Niamh O Riordan at the Cape of Good Hope in South AfricaNelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island in South AfricaNiamh O Riordan Victoria Falls, ZimbabweNiamh O Riordan at Table Mountain, Cape Town, South AfricaVictoria Falls, ZimbabweeVictoria Falls, ZimbabweVictoria Falls, ZimbabweNiamh O Riordan taking a micro lit over Victoria Falls, ZimbabweNiamh O Riordan taking a microlite over the Victoria Falls, ZimbabweSossusvlei, NamibiaSand dune at Sossusvlei, NamibiaSand dune at Sossusvlei, NamibiaSossusvlei, NamibiaThe dead trees of Sossusvlei in NamibiaMalachy and Niamh in Ballycotton prior to their departure