The highly successful “Globetrotter Travel Series”, which includes Travel Guides, Travel Maps, Road Atlases, Best Of Pocket Guides and In Your Pocket Language Guides, presently covers more than 90 destinations worldwide.”The Globetrotter Travel Map of South Africa” caters specifically for the needs of tourists who are new to a destination. The town plans of the major centres pinpoint key buildings and places of interest as well as where to stay. Distance and climate charts enable travellers to plan their visits in advance.

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Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to South Africa Lesotho & Swaziland, the ultimate guide to this stunning country. The full-colour section introduces the country”s highlights, from the game trails of Kruger National Park to the picturesque Garden Route towns of the Western Cape and seclusion of the Eastern Cape. With informed accounts and unparalleled coverage, clue-up on all the top sights and experiences from the colourful residential streets of Cape Towns Bo-Kapp district to the fine and affordable vintages of the wine routes. The guide takes a detailed look at South African history, literature, culture and wildlife with expert background on everything from Cape dutch architecture to Zulu traditions. There are plenty of practical tips and information on all the best accommodation, transportation and restaurants and lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs. Discover every corner of South Africa with the clearest maps of any guide.

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Africa is given a fascinating introduction in this volume of the Travel the World by Train series. The Morocco train departs from exotic Marrakesh, traverses endless plains of scorched earth, and stops at ancient Oujda, “The City of Fear,” whose labyrinthine bazaars evoke the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Carthaginian ruins enhance the journey through Tunisia, which ends at the azure Mediterranean resort of Djerba, refreshing travelers since the days of Homer’s Odyssey. The Egypt excursion follows the Nile River to the ancient pyramids of Giza and Luxor’s enigmatic City of the Dead. Riders departing Nairobi, Kenya, pass vast expanses of savanna in Tsavo National Park, where elephants, zebras, and ostriches run free. In the middle of nowhere, this train picks up Masai tribesmen, in full regalia, en route to market. Outside looms 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro. On one train in Uganda, the leather seat upholstery has been ripped out, t (more…)

(60min. 2008) East Africa hosts the greatest variety and abundance of wild animals found anywhere on earth. Enjoy up close the famous Big Five: elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard, as well as an impressive number of species including mammals, birds, reptiles and marine life. Witness one of the most exciting natural spectacles on earth, The Great Wildebeest Migration, along with other extraordinary scenes featuring East Africas spectacular wildlife in rare and unusual footage gathered from six years of professional filming in the region.Journey into the world of the Big Cats and their prey as they go about the business of survival. Witness scenes of lions interacting with cubs and pride members, hunting for buffalo and with their zebra kill, cheetah hunting and with kills, and leopard with a meal in a tree. Also be treated to classic safari images of river and water hole scenes with hippos, elephants bathing, dramatic migration river crossings, crocodiles with pr (more…)

Hiking, biking and flying amid craggy peaks and open plains, or watching a spectacular desert sunset, becomes possible with this guidebook. Watch wildlife in the savannah, engage in the vibrant cultures of San, Khoikhoi, Zulu and Xhosa or live it up in cities bursting with culinary, cultural and vineyard delights. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Unique Green Index to help you make your travels ecofriendly. Expanded itineraries take you from cape to coast or on the roads less traveled. Color wildlife chapter written by a natural-history expert.

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This guide to South Africa highlights information on game reserves, sports, wildlife and beaches. There is also a survival guide which shows you how to use local currency, public transport and telephones. Organized district by district with a systematic, thematic approach this book provides information on sights in each area and features in each major sight, to help you know what to look out for and how to make the most of your time.
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Accepts most U.S., British, European and Australian grounded or non-grounded plugs. Works with dual voltage appliances, power converters and transformers. Enjoy the convenience of your own appliances around the globe.”

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