Fodor's complete guide to African safaris : with Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia & Victoria Falls
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- ISBN: 9781640975071
- ISBN: 1640975071
- Physical Description 528 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm
- Edition 6th edition.
- Publisher United States: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands, [2023]
- Copyright ℗♭2023
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General Note: | Subtitle from cover. Statement of responsibility from page 526. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Experience an African safari -- Planning a safari -- Kenya -- Tanzania -- South Africa -- Rwanda -- Uganda -- Botswana -- Namibia -- Victoria Falls. |
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Fodor's the Complete Guide to African Safaris : With South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Victoria Falls
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Table of Contents
Fodor's the Complete Guide to African Safaris : With South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Victoria Falls
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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1 | Experience an African Safari | 1 |
What's Where | 18 | |
Finding the Big Five | 20 | |
Animals You'll See on an African Safari | 32 | |
Birds You'll See on an African Safari | 36 | |
Plants and Trees You'll See on an African Safari | 38 | |
Best Bets | 40 | |
Safari with Kids | 41 | |
What to Read and Watch | 43 | |
2 | Planning a Safari | 45 |
Know Before You Go | 46 | |
Getting Here and Around | 48 | |
Essentials | 52 | |
Safari Planning Timeline | 67 | |
Packing for a Safari | 68 | |
Vocabulary | 70 | |
Why Go With an Operator | 73 | |
Tour Operators | 77 | |
Contacts | 84 | |
3 | Kenya | 85 |
Welcome to Kenya | 86 | |
Country Snapshot | 88 | |
Planning | 90 | |
Masai Mara National Reserve | 98 | |
Amboseli National Park | 105 | |
Near Amboseli and Tsavo West | 110 | |
Tsavo West and East National Parks | 111 | |
Laikipia Plateau | 116 | |
If You Have Time | 120 | |
Gateway Cities | 132 | |
Beach Escapes | 140 | |
4 | Tanzania | 155 |
Welcome to Tanzania | 156 | |
Country Snapshot | 158 | |
Planning | 160 | |
Serengeti National Park | 166 | |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 172 | |
Lake Manyara National Park | 177 | |
Mount Kilimanjaro | 180 | |
Nyerere National Park | 184 | |
Gombe Stream National Park | 189 | |
Mahale Mountains National Park | 192 | |
If You Have Time | 193 | |
Gateway Cities | 198 | |
Beach Escapes | 212 | |
5 | South Africa | 231 |
Welcome to South Africa | 232 | |
Country Snapshot | 234 | |
Planning | 236 | |
Kruger National Park | 244 | |
Sabi Sand | 251 | |
KwaZulu-Natal Parks | 259 | |
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 267 | |
Madikwe Game Reserve | 272 | |
If You Have Time | 276 | |
Gateway Cities | 288 | |
Beach Escapes | 314 | |
6 | Rwanda | 315 |
Welcome to Rwanda | 316 | |
Country Snapshot | 318 | |
Planning | 319 | |
Volcanoes National Park | 322 | |
Akagera National Park | 325 | |
Nyungwe Forest National Park | 328 | |
If You Have Time | 331 | |
Gateway City | 334 | |
7 | Uganda | 339 |
Welcome to Uganda | 340 | |
Country Snapshot | 342 | |
Planning | 343 | |
Bwindi impenetrable National Park | 347 | |
Kibale National Park | 353 | |
Queen Elizabeth National Park | 357 | |
Murchison Falls National Park | 362 | |
If You Have Time | 365 | |
Gateway Cities | 369 | |
8 | Botswana | 377 |
Welcome to Botswana | 378 | |
Country Snapshot | 380 | |
Planning | 382 | |
The Okavango Delta | 387 | |
Moremi Game Reserve | 393 | |
Chobe National Park | 397 | |
Kwando Reserve | 399 | |
Linyanti Reserve | 402 | |
If You Have Time | 403 | |
Gateway City | 411 | |
Beach Escapes | 416 | |
9 | Namibia | 417 |
Welcome to Namibia | 418 | |
Country Snapshot | 420 | |
Planning | 422 | |
Namib-Naukluft Park | 428 | |
Damaraland | 441 | |
Etosha National Park | 447 | |
If You Have Time | 453 | |
Gateway City | 461 | |
Beach Escapes | 467 | |
10 | Victoria Fails | 479 |
Welcome to Victoria Falls | 480 | |
Country Snapshot | 482 | |
Livingstone, Zambia | 484 | |
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 504 | |
Index | 515 | |
About Our Writers | 527 | |
Maps | ||
Distances and Flying Times | 66 | |
Masai Mara National Reserve | 100 | |
AmhoseN National Park | 108 | |
Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks | 114 | |
Laikipia Plateau | 118 | |
Nairobi | 136 | |
Kenya Beach Escapes | 145 | |
Serengeti National Park | 167 | |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 173 | |
Lake Manyara National Park | 179 | |
Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park | 181 | |
Nyerere National Park | 185 | |
Gombe Stream and Mahale Mountains National Parks | 190 | |
Dar es Salaam | 202 | |
Arusha | 211 | |
Zanzibar | 214 | |
Stone Town | 220 | |
Kruger National Park | 248 | |
Sabi Sand Game Reserve | 252 | |
KwaZulu-Natal Parks | 260 | |
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 270 | |
Madikwe Game Reserve | 274 | |
The Big 5 | 21 | |
The Great Migration | 123 | |
African Art and Culture | 405 | |
The Namibia Dunes | 435 | |
Victoria Falls | 493 | |
Johannesburg | 290 | |
Cape Town and the Winelands | 300-301 | |
Volcanoes National Park | 324 | |
Akagera National Park | 329 | |
Nyungwe Forest National Park | 332 | |
Kigali | 336 | |
Bwindi impenetrable National Park | 350 | |
Kibale National Park | 354 | |
Queen Elizabeth National Park | 360 | |
Murchison Fails National Park | 364 | |
Entebbe | 372 | |
Kampala | 374 | |
Okavango Delta | 390 | |
Moremi Game Reserve | 395 | |
Chobe National Park | 396 | |
Kwando Reserve, Linyanti Reserve, and Selinda Reserve | 400 | |
Maun | 414 | |
Namib-Naukluft Park | 432 | |
Damaraland | 444 | |
Etosha National Park | 449 | |
Windhoek | 464 | |
Swakopmund | 470 | |
Livingstone | 490 | |
Victoria Falls (town) | 510 |