The aim of this work is to show the development of tourism in Africa, that is on the continent that faces the external and internal constraints, and on the other hand has numerous possibilities for tourism development. Analysis of the work is focused on the undiscovered and unused Africaꞌs potential for the development as a tourist destination. Africa is a destination on the rise and there is a great opportunity to catch up and overtake the position of the successful tourism destination at a global level, which is shown in this work trough the analysis of the specific features of this continent and trought the description of the destinations. Pernament unstable political and economic situation,large regional disparities represent the important coustraint in future development. Insufficient development of infrastructure had a major negative impact on the development of tourism, as well an the development of the countries in the African continent. African states achieve competitiveness in the tourism market mainly because of its natural beauty and rich history and historical sites, but it is not sufficient for the further development of tourism. Management in a sustainable manner should become a priority for holders of tourism development. The main priorities of the strategy for tourism development are precisely the development of necessary infrastructure and the development of the legal framework that will facilitate investment and the creation of new companies, which will also contribute to an increase in employment and the development of individual countries. In the future, African tourism has a lot of potential, as confirmed by the predictions of the UNWTO. Africa as a tourist destination is also not able to fulfill all the needs of the modern tourists, but as pointed out there are very significant opportunities. Trends like spending time in nature, the development of the need for exploring natural, undiscovered areas and active recreation during the trip are the segments in which Africa can compete very well with respect to its unspoiled nature, richnes in flora and fauna and high predisposition to offer a variety of and to differentiate from other tourist destinations.