Lonely Planet Botswana & Namibia (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)
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    Lonely Planet Botswana & Namibia (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)
    Paula Hardy , and Matthew Firestone
    Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 1741047609

    Book Description

    Make peace with your creator and jump out of a plane over the dune fields at Swakopmund p319. Brace yourself against the wind and fog on the Skeleton Coast p305. Reconnect with your food by diving finger first into a steaming-hot plate of stew and pap p81. Get a face-first view of the Namib Desert as you slide down a dune on a greased-up masonite board p319. Scope some serious bling at Jwaneng, which produces 10 million carats of diamonds annually p86. Two dedicated authors, 146 days of in-country research, 84 maps, 41 Windhoek Lagers Victoria Falls special chapter, colour wildlife section. Incorporating 412 traveller tips and suggestions.
    Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Northern Kalahari, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Northern Kalahari, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide
    Chris McIntyre
    Manufacturer: Bradt Travel Guides
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    ASIN: 1841621668

    Book Description

    The Bradt guide to Botswana concentrates on the prime regions for travelers in the north of the country, with the essentials on the gateway cities of Gaborone and Maun. The Okavango Delta is a wetland paradise and one of the top destinations in Africa for wildlife enthusiasts, who will delight in the thorough descriptions of the unique ecosystem and its multitude of bird and plant life. Other key regions covered in depth are the Chobe National Park--an important conservation area--the Linyanti Swamps, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and Tsodilo Hills with their wealth of bushman rock art.
    Features include:
    *In-depth coverage of national parks and game reserves, with details of where best to see each species
    *Unrivaled guidance on safari camps and lodges for this major destination for up-market safari visitors
    *GPS points for bush navigation catering to fly-drive visitors
    *Background to the culture and people of the region

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars This book was incomplete.......2007-08-18

    This travel book of Botswana does not cover all of the wildlife viewing areas of the country. We will be traveling to the Tuli reserve on the Eastern edge and wanted to see some information on the private parks in that area as well as the lodges. The book didn't cover any of that, which was pretty disappointing.
    Adventuring in Southern Africa: The Great Safaris and Wildlife Parks of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Verbose and superficial: a waste of money
    • Outstanding and thorough book about South Africa
    • Outstanding and thorough book about South Africa
    • Most comprehensive book on southern Africa
    • A must if you plan to visit Southern Africa
    Adventuring in Southern Africa: The Great Safaris and Wildlife Parks of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland
    Allen Bechky
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    ASIN: 0871565935

    Book Description

    Southern Africa - long famous for the oldest and best-managed game parks on the continent - is becoming increasingly popular as an adventure travel destination. In the 1990s the number of visitors to the region nearly doubled, to more than 6.5 million tourists per year, as adventure travelers abandoned traditional safari sites in Kenya and Tanzania for the world-class national parks of Botswana and Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia. Favorable political changes have inspired an increase in tourism to South Africa, and the pristine wilderness areas in the smaller nations of Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland have become favorites with budget travelers in search of adventure well off the beaten track.
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    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Verbose and superficial: a waste of money.......2001-01-13

    ...I bought this book to make plans for a trip to Zambia but the chapter about this country is only 40 pages long, both verbose and superficial. Don't get fooled by the "Adventuring" in the title, unless your idea of adventure is to hop by plane from lodge to lodge at $200 or $300 a night. More importantly, except for the park entrance fees, this book doesn't list any price at all (I got them from two other, excellent, travel guides). Comments on cheaper accomodations are few and disenchanted. The maps are equally few and over-simplified (the roads don't even appear!...) Finally, I looked at the chapters about the other countries and it certainly didn't change my opinion about this book. Note also that the date of the last edition (October 97) makes it relatively outdated.

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding and thorough book about South Africa.......2000-03-16

    This book is an outstanding resource to be read prior to traveling to South Africa. It covers many different aspects of what the experience will entail. These include the history, etiquette, positives and negatives of each type of travel, various diseases and safety precautions one should take. In addition, he thoroughly delivers every aspect of each south african country...ie. countryside, animals, weather, and history. This book in interesting, exciting, and educational!

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding and thorough book about South Africa.......2000-03-16

    This book is an outstanding resource to be read prior to traveling to South Africa. It covers many different aspects of what the experience will entail. These include the history, etiquette, positives and negatives of each type of travel, various diseases and safety precautions one should take. In addition, he thoroughly delivers every aspect of each south african country...ie. countryside, animals, weather, and history. This book in interesting, exciting, and educational!

    5 out of 5 stars Most comprehensive book on southern Africa.......1999-10-23

    This book is full of interesting and pertinent travel information; it is a MUST for anyone interested in game-viewing and travelling in southern Africa. The author gives best times to travel depending on what you want to see, and for each country, lists brief history/present politics, places to stay--easily accessible to remote--and how to get there and what you may see. He also gives a comprehensive packing list, medical info, and tips on game viewing. Out of the 4 books I bought on southern Africa, this is the one I referred to most often. This book, coupled with The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals, is an invaluable southern Africa traveller's necessity.

    5 out of 5 stars A must if you plan to visit Southern Africa.......1999-04-17

    Prior to my trip, I purchased 4 travel books on Southern Africa then found this guidebook at the Miami airport. It was by far the most accurate and contained all the "need to know" information. Unlike the others, it contained excellent hotel and activity descriptions plus gave detailed information on each region. Sure you want to know some local history but I'm more interested in where to stay, where to eat and what things I can do. At the end of the trip, I left my first 4 guidebooks in Botswana and brought this one home!
    This Is Botswana (This Is)
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      This Is Botswana (This Is)
      Peter Joyce
      Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers Ltd
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      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 1845371461
      Southern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Southern Mozambique (Traveller's Wildlife Guides)
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        Bill Branch , Chris Stuart , Tilde Stuart , and Warwick Tarboton
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        ASIN: 1566566398

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        From the world-famous Kruger National Park in South Africa to Botswana's Okavango Delta, Namibia's Etosha National Park, and Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, ecotravellers want to experience African savannahs, forests, deserts, and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of some of the world's most spectacular wildlife: hornbills and parrots, monkeys and big cats, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. This book provides all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Southern Africa's magnificent animal life. - Identifying and location information on the most frequently seen animals. - Up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the animals. - More than 500 full-color illustrations of Southern Africa's most common amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammal-the species you are most likely to see. - Information about and photos of Southern Africa's major habitat types. - Descriptions and photos of Southern Africa's most frequently visited parks and reserves. Easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated-you will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.
        The Rough Guide to Zimbabwe 4 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Don't forget this book in your hand luggage!
        The Rough Guide to Zimbabwe 4 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
        Barbara McCrea , and Tony Pinchuck
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        ASIN: 1858285321

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        Introduction

        Easy-going, safe and infinitely hospitable, Zimbabwe is a perfect introduction to Africa - it's hard to imagine not having a good time here. With an extensive tourist infrastructure and good transport links, it remains a straightforward place for visitors to negotiate, despite economic troubles - the country suffered a currency crash in 1998 and inflation levels are high. Many people combine a trip to Zimbabwe with a visit to Botswana's Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta which are, for that reason, covered in this guide. Zimbabwe is best known for its excellent and accessible game reserves and the Victoria Falls - the adventure-sport capital of Africa, which draws backpackers and adrenaline junkies from across the globe. For unadulterated excitement, whitewater rafting below the Falls is a must, but there are numerous other ways to scare yourself witless, including bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls bridge, skydiving or riverboarding. Elsewhere in the country, you can track big game on foot with an armed guide, and there's some superb mountain hiking in the Eastern Highlands. In terms of game viewing, Zimbabwe, along with Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta, can hold their own alongside South Africa and Kenya and, if it's elephants you're after, the region can't be beaten. While elsewhere in Africa elephants are seriously threatened, in Chobe and Hwange parks they are present in a superabundance of tens of thousands. You'll also find the rest of the Big Five - lions, leopards, buffalo and rhinos - in respectable numbers (though black rhinos hang on only in intensively protected areas). Between them, Zimbabwe and Botswana possess virtually all of Southern Africa's 291 recorded mammal species, and birdwatchers will find six hundred species to get to grips with. The Okavango Delta in Botswana is unquestionably one of the world's greatest eco-tourism destinations, combining the unique setting of an inland delta with terrific game viewing.

        Human culture in the region goes back tens of thousands of years. Zimbabwe has the greatest concentration of prehistoric rock art in the world; finely realized paintings of animals and people in everyday life, ritual and myth, are scattered about the granite rock formations that pepper the country, seen most easily at the Matopos Hills near Bulawayo. The fact that you can see in the wild the very animals that feature in murals from 10,000 years ago greatly enriches the experience. Also worthy of exploration are the stone ruins from the ancient states that once held domain on this great plateau - Great Zimbabwe is just the best known of several hundred complexes.

        Physically, Zimbabwe is divided by the central highveld plateau, which is covered by massive granite outcrops called kopjes (pronounced like copies). Because of its malaria-free moderate climate and prime lands, the highveld became the white-dominated political and economic hub of what used to be Rhodesia. Rising from the plateau for 350km along the Mozambique border are the Eastern Highlands, peaking at 2400m in the narrow belt of the Nyanga and Chimanimani mountains. To the north and south, the plateau falls away through the intermediate middleveld plateaus, lying between 900m and 1200m, to the lowveld regions, which descend in the north to the Zambezi River Valley on the Zambian border and in the south to the Limpopo and Save River valleys on the South African border. These two lowveld regions share a similar climate and vegetation, quite distinct from that of the highveld; they have lower rainfall and are hotter. On Zimbabwe's dry western flank, the tree savannah of the Hwange area runs across the border to merge with the Kalahari sands of Botswana. It's in these low-lying areas that the major game parks are located, and where malaria is a problem. Across the border from Hwange is Botswana's Chobe Park, and west of here the country is watered by the vast Okavango Delta: 15,000 square kilometres of channels, oxbow lakes, flood plains and islands. Zimbabwe has well-maintained, lightly used roads which, combined with its relatively small size, make it a perfect country to tour by car. Otherwise, you'll find an inexpensive network of buses, trains and planes, with easy access from neighbouring South Africa or on to Botswana. Neither Zimbabwe nor Botswana is overrun by tourists, but in the last ten years Zimbabwe has developed a growing tourism infrastructure with good-quality accommodation for all budgets, ranging from well-run backpackers' lodges and self- catering cottages to bed and breakfasts and topnotch safari camps. There are also rewarding opportunities for staying with African families in villages. Good budget transport exists from South Africa and Victoria Falls to Maun, the launch pad for the spectacular Okavango Delta, as well as to Kasane, on the edge of Chobe Game Park.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Don't forget this book in your hand luggage!.......2003-01-23

        A highly practical guide, informative and entertaining to read, sadly out-of-date now because of Zimbabwe's changed situation. But despite the current petrol crisis tour companies are still operating and well managaged, hotels still giving the renowned Zimbabwe welcome despite food shortages -- e.g. sustaining English breakfasts and local wines for dinner. It was an invaluable companion to an archeological trip to the stunning eastern higlands, indispensible in finding the way around Harare, with useful potted histories for most rural locations.
        Zimbabwe and Botswana: The Rough Guide, Second Edition (3rd ed)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Zimbabwe and Botswana Bible
        Zimbabwe and Botswana: The Rough Guide, Second Edition (3rd ed)
        Barbara McCrea , Tony Pinchuck , Lucy Phelan , Michael Philips , and M. W. Ilse
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        ASIN: 1858281865

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        Zimbabwe and Botswana boast stunning wildlife and a diverse array of cultures. With the Rough Guide, you can catch the roots and rhythms of Zimbabwean jive (popularized by the Bhundu Boys) and watch lions and elephants in some of the world's best parks. The Rough Guide's complete listings take you from Botswana's Kalahari Desert to Zimbabwe's coast, stopping at villages and cities along the way to find great restaurants, bars and hotels to suit your budget and needs. 16 pages color photos. 50 maps.

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        5 out of 5 stars Zimbabwe and Botswana Bible.......2000-03-26

        The best book I know of for traveling in Botswana and Zimbabwe. We used it and the Lonely Planet guide to get around these countries and found the information in the Rough Guide to be much more in depth and well written. The book also provided a nice balance between dirt cheap, moderate, and expensive lodging and dining options. Good maps, park information, and a lot of valuable cultural information on history, arts, music, etc. too.
        Southern Africa: A Concise Guide for Independent Travellers to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Thornton Co)
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          Southern Africa: A Concise Guide for Independent Travellers to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Thornton Co)
          Richard Cox
          Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books
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          Botswana - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (Culture Smart!)
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Knowledgeable and Entertaining
          Botswana - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (Culture Smart!)
          Michael Main
          Manufacturer: Kuperard
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          ASIN: 1857333403
          Release Date: 2007-01-02

          Book Description

          Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

          Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include


          * customs, values, and traditions
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          * business practices
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          "Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

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          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable and Entertaining.......2007-09-19

          We have recently returned from Botswana and had the very good fortune of spending three days in the Kalahari with Michael Main. He is extremely knowledgeable, entertaining and most importantly very well informed - just as he is in his book about the culture in Botswana.

          For those travelers who are going to Botswana and are interested in more than just seeing the "Big Five" this book is for you. After all, the people are just as much, if not more, a part of the travel experience and Michael Main knows the people of Botswana.
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          Peter Allison
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          Book Description

          A hilarious, highly original collection of essays based on the Botswana truism: “only food runs!”

          In the tradition of Bill Bryson, a new writer brings us the lively adventures and biting wit of an African safari guide. Peter Allison gives us the guide’s-eye view of living in the bush, confronting the world’s fiercest terrain of wild animals and, most challenging of all, managing herds of gaping tourists. Passionate for the animals of the Kalahari, Allison works as a top safari guide in the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta. As he serves the whims of his wealthy clients, he often has to stop the impulse to run as far away from them as he can, as these tourists are sometimes more dangerous than a pride of lions.
          No one could make up these outrageous-but-true tales: the young woman who rejected the recommended safari-friendly khaki to wear a more “fashionable” hot pink ensemble; the lost tourist who happened to be drunk, half-naked, and a member of the British royal family; establishing a real friendship with the continent’s most vicious animal; the Japanese tourist who requested a repeat performance of Allison’s being charged by a lion so he could videotape it; and spending a crazy night in the wild after blowing a tire on a tour bus, revealing that Allison has as much good-natured scorn for himself.
          The author’s humor is exceeded only by his love and respect for the animals, and his goal is to limit any negative exposure to humans by planning trips that are minimally invasive—unfortunately it doesn’t always work out that way!

          Peter Allison is originally from Sydney, Australia. His safaris have been featured in National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, and on television programs such as Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures. He travels frequently to speaking appearances, and splits most of his time between Botswana, Sydney, and San Francisco.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Whatever you do, don't run.......2007-10-15

          Loved it!! Laughed all through this book while also being able to visualize what he was describing and remembering my own safari a year ago.

          5 out of 5 stars nearly late for work!.......2007-10-08

          I was a bit hesitant about this book at first because of the very different style. Not in-your-face, nor condescending, not pretensious. Peter Allison is very funny and refreshingly self effacing. Humble, to use an old fashioned word.

          But it was the adventure, the outrageous tourists, and the really unexpected turns of events that had me up way past midnight on a working day. So I was a bit out of it with clients. It was worth it!

          Superb!

          5 out of 5 stars If you feel like laughing.......2007-10-02

          Mr. Allison's, WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T RUN is filled with hilariously funny sometimes irreverent stories about his experiences as a safari guide in Botswana. The title is what drew me to his book, only food runs! You can't put it down, it is laugh out loud funny and you don't want it to end. Please write more! I can't wait for your next installment.

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