Your very first step on any visit to Busch Gardens Africa is to pause near the main entrance and pick up a copy of the park map along with a separate sheet of paper listing the times of the various shows and the schedule of Meet the Keepers sessions.
As you will see by perusing the map, Busch Gardens is divided into eight “themed areas” (nine if, like me, you count Land of the Dragons as a separate area), most of them named after a country or region of Africa. Each area is relatively compact but the entire park is quite large (335 acres), making covering the entire place a bit of a challenge.
In describing the nine areas, I will start with Morocco, the first area you encounter as you enter the park, and proceed clockwise around the park, ending with Egypt. I am not suggesting that you tour Busch Gardens in this order (although it would be the most direct route if you were to walk the entire park). Use the descriptions that follow, along with the suggestions given above, to pick and choose the attractions that best suit your tastes and that you can comfortably fit into the time available. Remember that you can use the Skyride between Stanleyville and Crown Colony to cut down on the walking.
In addition to the attractions listed below, Busch Gardens features a number of strolling musical groups playing peppy music designed to put a bit of bounce back in your step as you stroll the grounds. The Mystic Sheiks of Morocco are a brass marching band outfitted in snappy red and black uniforms that make them look like a military band from a very hip African nation. They are most frequently sighted in Morocco and Crown Colony. The Men of Note offer up the kind of close harmony, a capella doo-wop music more associated with the streets of Philadelphia than the souks of Morocco. Still, they can often be found entertaining departing guests there or holding forth at the Marrakesh Theater.
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