Product Description: This indispensable guide offers all the information you need to get the most out of wildlife watching in East Africa. Accessible and beautifully illustrated, this revised secondedition of Bradt's much praised guide to East African Wildlife will appeal toboth the first-time visitor and to the serious naturalist seeking a compactvolume to carry around...read more

Product Description: Mounting concern for the state of the environment has led to a substantial increase in the collection of environmental data in the past two decades. This trend raises issues with regard to the quality assurance and quality control of the data gathering process, from sampling to analysis...read more

Product Description: Small in size but rich in African character, The Gambia and its resort-dotted coastline offer perhaps the closest English-speaking ‘winter sun’ destination from Europe. The interior, dominated by the lush jungle-fringed Gambia River, is home to plentiful birds and monkeys, time-warped traditional villages and mysterious megalithic sites...read more

This newly updated edition of Mozambique will whet the appetite of independent travelers. After uncertain years of war and natural disaster, this guide encompasses the changes that have taken place. Southern Mozambique is only a days' drive from Johannesburg, with the capital Maputo lying just over the border, making it an easy extension of a visit to South Africa. The south coast of Mozambique is exceptionally beautiful; beaches lined with palm tree and world-ranking snorkeling, diving, and game-fishing locations are all highlighted, along with listings of exceptional restaurants and resorts. For backpackers exploring off-the-beaten-track Africa, the challenges of getting to and around northern Mozambique are described. Also detailed is Ilha do Moçambique--a small coral island and Cultural Heritage Site boasting a formidable fortress and claiming to be the oldest European settlement in East Africa.

Product Description: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands will lead you straight to the very best this region has to offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the best nightspots, this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion...read more

A comprehensive guide for ecotourists, gorilla trackers, and all visitors to this troubled but beautiful African nation.

Product Description: Bradt’s Ethiopia provides the most comprehensive coverage of any English-language guidebook on the market, with in-depth coverage of hotels and tourist facilities and more detailed information on wildlife, national parks and trekking routes than any other book...read more

Product Description: The only stand-alone guide to Ethiopia's top visitor attractions, Ethiopia Highlights condenses Philip Briggs’ extensive knowledge into a concise handbook for short stay visitors. Top sites include the world’s tallest monolithic stelae at Axum, the 2,500-year-old ruined temple at Yeha, the mystical and mediaeval rock-carved churches of Lalibela, the decorously painted monasteries of Lake Tana, and the Camelot-like castles of Gondar...read more

Product Description: Little known to the outside world, Somaliland has much to offer the truly intrepid traveler. This pioneering guidebook introduces one of the world's least chartered travel destinations. It covers everything from the low-key capital Hargeisa and mediaeval port of Berbera to peerless rock art sites such as Las Geel, and the scenery and wildlife of the Daallo Escarpment, towering 2,000m high above the pristine reefs of the Gulf of Aden...read more

Product Description: South Africa has one of the world's most diverse tourist offerings. Attractions range from stately Cape Town with majestic Table Mountain, to the scenic winelands around Stellenbosch, and the world-renowned Kruger National Park and adjacent private reserves...read more

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Kenya will lead you straight to the best attractions this country has to offer. Packed with full-color photography, illustrations, and maps, this updated guide explores Kenya's many dynamic features, from the spectacular wildlife and breathtaking national parks, to the lively nightlife and cultural attractions of Nairobi. Features include a comprehensive illustrated guide to Kenya's habitats and wildlife, information on game reserves and safaris, and detailed maps of Kenya's national parks. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Kenya provides all the insider tips visitors need with listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, as well as the entertainment, beaches, markets, and festival options listed town by town.

Product Description: Ghana is packed with national parks, forest reserves, scenic waterfalls and cultural sites, yet is free of the trappings of mass tourism. It’s an ideal destination for first-time visitors to Africa: rich in little-visited national parks, forest reserves, cultural sites and scenic waterfalls, blessed with bleached white beaches and lush rain forests of the Atlantic coastline...read more