Africa by Road, 3rd; The Bradt Travel Guide

by Charlie Shackell and Illya Bracht

• ISBN13: 9781841620176
• ISBN10: 1841620173
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Summary

Detailed information on preparation is backed up by on-the-road strategies, from driving through rivers to coping with bureaucracy, plus an insight into the people to be met along the way.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	ix
PART ONE BEFORE YOU LEAVE	1	(106)
The Basics	3	(20)
The budget	3	(1)
Route planning	4	(14)
Planning a bicycle trip	18	(5)
Vehicle Selection and Preparation	23	(54)
Which vehicle	23	(5)
Vehicle preparation	28	(8)
Vehicle equipment	36	(5)
Food and cooking	41	(5)
Personal equipment	46	(1)
Spares and tools	47	(3)
Choosing a motorbike	50	(10)
Bicycle selection and preparation	60	(15)
Shipping your vehicle	75	(2)
Organised Tours	77	(10)
Practicalities	87	(20)
Paperwork	87	(5)
Visas	92	(1)
Embassies and consulates	92	(5)
Health	97	(5)
Money	102	(1)
Suppliers and useful addresses	103	(4)
PART TWO ONE THE ROAD	107	(50)
Your Vehicle	109	(16)
Driving techniques	109	(2)
Recovery techniques	111	(2)
Maintenance, breakdowns and repairs	113	(10)
Motorbike driving techniques and repairs	123	(1)
Bicycle troubleshooting	124	(1)
Bureaucracy	125	(8)
Borders and police checks	125	(1)
Visas and money	126	(3)
Post and telecommunications	129	(4)
Day-to-Day Issues	133	(24)
Where to stay	133	(3)
Food and drink	136	(5)
Health	141	(10)
Security	151	(1)
Women's issues	152	(5)
PART THREE AFRICA	157	(106)
A-Z Country Guide	165	(92)
Red tape	165	(1)
Which country?	165	(3)
Algeria	168	(2)
Angola	170	(1)
Benin	171	(2)
Botswana	173	(2)
Burkina Faso	175	(2)
Burundi	177	(1)
Cameroon	177	(2)
Central African Republic (CAR)	179	(2)
Chad	181	(2)
The People's Republic of the Congo	183	(2)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	185	(2)
Djibouti	187	(1)
Egypt	188	(2)
Republic of Equatorial Guinea	190	(2)
Eritrea	192	(2)
Ethiopia	194	(2)
Gabon	196	(2)
The Gambia	198	(2)
Ghana	200	(2)
Guinea	202	(1)
Guinea Bissau	203	(2)
Ivory Coast	205	(3)
Kenya	208	(3)
Lesotho	211	(1)
Liberia	211	(1)
Libya	212	(2)
Malawi	214	(2)
Mali	216	(3)
Mauritania	219	(1)
Morocco	220	(3)
Mozambique	223	(3)
Namibia	226	(2)
Niger	228	(2)
Nigeria	230	(3)
Rwanda	233	(1)
Senegal	234	(2)
Sierra Leone	236	(1)
Somalia	237	(1)
South Africa	237	(3)
Sudan	240	(3)
Swaziland	243	(1)
Tanzania	243	(2)
Togo	245	(2)
Tunisia	247	(1)
Uganda	248	(3)
Western Sahara	251	(1)
Zambia	251	(2)
Zimbabwe	253	(4)
Culture	257	(6)
Music	257	(4)
Literature	261	(1)
Art	262	(1)
Appendix 1 Language	263	(4)
Appendix 2 Documentation for crossing the western Sahara	267	(1)
Appendix 3 Further Information	268	(5)
Appendix 3 Checklist	273	(15)
Index	288