Frommer's^® Adventure Guides : Southern Africa, 1st Edition

by The Automobile Association, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780764563584
• ISBN10: 0764563580
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

Written by veteran off-the-beaten-path travelers, these full-color guides combine true-life travel narratives with practical advice on putting together the perfect trip, whether it's an eco-tourist expedition for a hardcore adventurer or a trip for the whole family. Featuring all the big game parks, Frommer's Adventure Guides: Southern Africa, compiled by a well-traveled and extensively published group of authors and photographers, is sure to please travelers in search of adventure. Descriptions of activities, from diving off Zanzibar's exotic coast to rafting down the Zambezi or hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, give you the knowledge you need to try something different -- on foot, by jeep, by elephant, or by horse!

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(1)
About the Authors	8	(1)
How to Use this Book	9	(1)
Regional Map	10	(2)
Practical Matters	12	(4)
Travelling Safe	16	(2)
UGANDA	18	(20)
Rafting the Source of the Nile	20	(8)
Gorilla-tracking in the Impenetrable Forest	28	(10)
KENYA TANZANIA	38	(48)
Lake Turkana by Overland Truck	40	(8)
Walking with the Maasai in the Serengeti Region	48	(10)
Trekking to the Roof of Africa	58	(10)
Along the Swahili Coast	68	(8)
Exploring the Spice Islands	76	(10)
ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE	86	(28)
A Walk on the Wild Side	88	(8)
Canoeing on Lake Kariba and the Lower Zambezi	96	(8)
Victoria Falls	104	(10)
MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE	114	(28)
Kayaking on Lake Malawi	116	(10)
A Horse Safari on the Nyika Plateau	126	(8)
Seeking a Dive in Southern Mozambique	134	(8)
NAMIBIA	142	(32)
Driving the Skeleton Coast and Damaraland	144	(10)
The Heart of the Namib	154	(10)
Sand, Sky and Water---Hiking the Fish River Canyon	164	(10)
BOTSWANA	174	(28)
On Horseback in the Okavango Delta	176	(10)
Exploring the Surreal Makgadikgadi Pans	186	(8)
Trans-Kalahari Safari	194	(8)
SOUTH AFRICA LESOTHO	202	(36)
Shades of Orange	204	(10)
Call of the Kruger	214	(8)
Pony Trekking through the Kingdom of the Sky	222	(8)
Kayaking along the Garden Route	230	(8)
MADAGASCAR	238	(19)
Outrigger-sailing with the Vezo	240	(8)
In Search of the Lemur	248	(9)
Contacts	257	(33)
Activities A--Z	290	(22)
Index and Gazetteer	312	(8)
Acknowledgements	320