Description
| Product ID: | 9781784779085 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Title: | Africa Overland |
| Subtitle: | plus a return route through Asia - 4x4· Motorbike· Bicycle· Truck |
| Authors: | Author: Bob Gibbons, Sian Pritchard-Jones |
| Page Count: | 392 |
| Subjects: | Travel and holiday guides, Travel & holiday guides, Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Africa Overland Travel Guide - expert travel information and advice including overland routes, vehicle selection, organised tours, guides to over 50 countries, wildlife hotspots, safety and visas. Also featuring comprehensive maps, national parks and game reserves, accommodation, eating and drinking and public transport. Bradt''s Africa Overland is the result of over 40 years'' experience on the roads of Africa, Asia and South America, combining everything you need to know about the Africa with all the practical advice needed for tackling long-distance journeys under often challenging conditions, be it by 4X4 or public transport. A massive amount of background detail is included, from suggested routes for reaching Africa - including via Asia or Saudi Arabia - to selecting and shipping your vehicle, budgeting, equipment and spares, organised tours, public transport, red tape and heaps of information about issues likely to arise on the road: driving and recovery techniques, maintenance, motorbike driving, bureaucracy, borders and police checks.This new, fully updated edition covers over 50 countries, as well as offering a focus on aspects such as geography, vegetation and climate, natural history and conservation, cultural interaction, religion and festivals. There''s lots of guidance about where to find all the latest information both before you depart and while you''re on the road, plus a guide to countries on the return route through Asia and Europe: India, Nepal, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. African highlights include the Atlas Mountains and Sahara fringes in Morocco, desert expeditions in Chad, River Nile culture in Egypt and Sudan, the equatorial rain forests of central Africa, East African game parks, and Victoria Falls on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. In southern Africa, there''s Angola, the Namibian desert, and the Cape and diverse coastline of South Africa.As the authors say: ''Africa is addictive. It is also changing fast, but a trip now will still be a revelation.'' |
| Imprint Name: | Bradt Travel Guides |
| Publisher Name: | Bradt Travel Guides |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-19 |
