Madagascar: The Eighth Continent (Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature))
Madagascar is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. It is a place where creatures you may never have heard of—fossa and tenrecs, vangas and aye ayes—thrive in a true ‘Lost World’ along with bizarre plants like the octopus tree and the three-cornered palm. And where the ancestors of the Malagasy, as …
Uganda – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Once notorious for the tyranny of Idi Amin, immortalized in the film The Last King of Scotland, Uganda has, for the last twenty-six years or so, struggled to overcome its negative image. It has largely been successful. Rated the best country to visit in 2012, it was one named of the best tourist destinations of 2013 by National …
Zambia is one of the best destinations in Africa for walking and river safaris, hot springs, and waterfalls. This fifth, fully updated edition leads visitors through all the prime attractions—set in their historical and environmental context—from the newly declared Ngonye Falls National Park, through the Sioma Ngwezi National Park to the famous Luangwa Park, host to several unique …
• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Travel MapNational Geographic’s Morocco AdventureMap is designed to meet the unique needs of adventure travelers with its durability and accurate information. This folded map provides global travelers with the perfect combination of detail and perspective, highlighting hundreds of points of interest and the diverse and unique destinations within the country.The map includes the …
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Malta and Gozo is your pocket guide to the very best of Malta and Gozo. Make the most of your trip to Malta and Gozo with our Top 10 Travel Guide. Take spectacular island walks and drives to experience the area’s natural beauty; tour charming towns and villages, or visit fascinating …
Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England, but every summer she was dragged back to visit her father in Nigeria a country she viewed as an annoying parallel universe where she had to relinquish all her creature comforts and sense of individuality. After her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed there, she didn’t return for several years. …
Whether you want to scale the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro, enjoy spectacular game viewing on safari, or simply lie on a beautiful beach, you can do it all in Tanzania and Zanzibar. This book has been fully overhauled by an expert Africa author and is packed with stunning new pictures bringing this breathtaking country and its people to …