Africa's Top Wildlife Countries

by Nolting, Mark W.; Butchart, Duncan

• ISBN13: 9780939895090
• ISBN10: 0939895099
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Global Travel Pub

Summary

-- A complete guide to planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip

-- Provides II custom charts, including the best time of year to go for game viewing, what wildlife is best seen where, and safari options

-- The entirely updated text includes 25 percent new information and more maps and photos

Table of Contents

Call of the Wild	p. 13
How to Use This Book	p. 17
What Is a Safari Like?	p. 20
Dispelling Myths about Travel on the Dark Continent	p. 22
Ecotours	p. 22
Security	p. 23
Choosing Accommodations	p. 23
Food on Safari	p. 28
Game Viewing	p. 29
Types of Safaris	p. 31
Safari Activities	p. 40
Cost of a Safari	p. 52
Language	p. 53
Wildlife	p. 53
Temperature	p. 58
Rainfall	p. 59
East and Central Africa	p. 67
Tanzania	p. 69
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 74
The North	p. 75
The South	p. 128
The West	p. 134
The Coast	p. 138
Kenya	p. 145
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 151
The South	p. 153
The West	p. 172
The Mount Kenya Circuit	p. 175
The Rift Valley	p. 183
The North	p. 188
The Coast	p. 197
Uganda	p. 205
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 210
Northern and Western	p. 211
Southern	p. 219
Rwanda	p. 227
Democratic Republic of the Congo	p. 271
Burundi	p. 291
Southern Africa	p. 301
Botswana	p. 305
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 308
The North	p. 311
The South	p. 341
Zimbabwe	p. 345
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 351
The West	p. 352
The North	p. 368
The East	p. 380
The South	p. 384
Zambia	p. 389
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 394
The North and Northeast	p. 395
The South and West	p. 409
Namibia	p. 423
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 428
The North and West	p. 429
The Caprivi Strip	p. 450
The South	p. 453
South Africa	p. 455
Wildlife and Wildlife Areas	p. 460
Gauteng	p. 462
Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces	p. 466
North West Province	p. 479
The Cape Provinces	p. 482
KwaZulu-Natal	p. 507
Malawi	p. 519
Swaziland	p. 535
Lesotho	p. 549
Seychelles	p. 561
Mauritius	p. 577
Safari Pages	p. 591
Safari Glossary	p. 633
Latin/Scientific Names of Mammals & Retiles	p. 637
Suggested Reading List	p. 641
Places and People Index	p. 651
Animals and Plants Index	p. 654
Accomodations Index	p. 660
List of Maps	p. 667
List of Charts	p. 667
List of Animal Profiles	p. 667
Photo Credits	p. 668
Acknowledgements	p. 670
About Mark Nolting, Author & Africa Expert	p. 671
Bush Tails	p. 675
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