Great African Adventures: A Guide to the Mother Continent’s Ultimate Outdoor Adventures - Softcover

Marais, Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1770072799 ISBN 13: 9781770072794

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa, 2008

Synopsis

Africa may rate as uncharted territory to the majority of mainstream travellers, but an advance guard of intrepid adventurers has long been exploring this intriguing continent. If you have yet to experience the countless adventures brimming between Cape Town and Cairo, this D.I.Y. guide contains all the information you need to trip confidently onto the Mother Continent.

Tales of high adventure, in-your-face photography, destination overviews, maps and contact details make this the ultimate adventure primer to Africa. Join the author and a handful of respected contributors as they river-board the Nile, climb Mali’s Hand of Fatima and run the ‘Marathon des Sables’ in Morocco, to name but a few of the adventures. An edgy style, up-to-date content and award-winning photography make this a must-have book for everyone from armchair adventurers to card-carrying members of the outdoor tribe.

About this title

About the Author

Jacques Marais is a respected adventure writer and extreme sports photographer, and was selected as one of only 50 finalists in the prestigious Red Bull Illume Sports Photography Competition. He regularly contributes to premium travel magazines around the world, and this is his fifth book on outdoor adventure. He shares a house on the Cape Peninsula with his wife, two boisterous children, a ragtag of rescue pets and a serious selection of adventure toys.

Review

"This beautiful book completely changed my impressions of Africa. Although Westerners think of it as third world dark continent ONLY, there are many, many modern travel adventures of highly sophistocated nature, just waiting for the bold traveler to grab. Marias, who thrives on adrenaline pumping adventures of the extreme extreme, lives in Africa and writes about his own adventures and experiences in every kind of sport you can imagine, especially those which test endurance, strength, and brave hearts. Only a few of the adventures and photographs are from other contributors. The sports include running, mountain biking, paddling, climbing, sailing, swim racing, trekking, rafting, skiing, water sports, snowboarding, game tracking, canopy walks, zip lines, abseiling, mountain climbing, rock climbing, kiteboarding, hot air ballooning, paragliding, shark cage diving, kayaking, dirt road tripping, donkey trekking, elephant riding, running rivers... How does one person excel in and find time and strength to do so many adventures?? The maps, survival guides, and information about finding the best outfitters and guides for each sport cover over twenty places all over the continent. The author is not only a respected adventure writer, this being his fifth book, but also and incredible photographer who stops action with his perfectly sharp photographs that you'll enjoy on every page of this book. This is terrific, even if you could never do one of the extreme sports yourself. Enjoy!" (Bonnie Neely Real Travel Adventures)

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1770072799
• ISBN 13: 9781770072794
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 215