Footprint South Africa Handbook (6th Edition) - Softcover

Sebastian Ballard; Lizzie Williams; Francisca Kellett

9781903471029: Footprint South Africa Handbook (6th Edition)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903471028 ISBN 13: 9781903471029

Publisher: Footprint Handbooks, 2002

Footprint's 60 guides cover more than 120 of the world's most exciting destinations. This latest edition of their South Africa Handbook brings travelers updated information on this rapidly changing, vast, and diverse region. This guide features comprehensive information on planning a trip — including the best times to go and getting around by train, bus, car, or air — and covers such practicalities as how to stay healthy while there, the best places to shop, listings of accommodations for every budget, sporting events, and how to be a responsible traveler. Thorough background information on the country's rich history, culture, music, dance, and climate is provided. A 32-page color wildlife section includes an animal location chart, and a double-page full-color front map illustrates the highlights of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, and the National Parks and Game Reserves. The areas covered include Cape Town and the Western Cape as well as the Garden Route; Eastern Cape and Port Elizabeth; Durban and KwaZulu Natal; Johannesburg and Kruger National Park; Northern Cape plus Kalahari Gemsbok National Park; Lesotho; and Swaziland. Contains over 200 maps.

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About the Author:

SEBASTIAN BALLARD After living in Africa for eleven years Sebastian went on to take a degree in African and Asian Geography at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. FRAN KELLETT Fran Kellett has written extensively for a huge variety of publications and websites on everywhere from France to South India. After travelling extensively across India, Nepal, Australia, Southern Africa, Morocco, Egypt, North America, Europe and Brazil, Fran now lives in Cape Town. LIZZIE WILLIAMS Lizzie 'Indian Jones' Williams long ago left the urban jungle of London for the excitement of Africa. She has led overland truck expeditions throughout Africa and the Middle East. She has written for various magazines in SA, Zimbabwe and UK and contributed to several adventure travel websites.

Review:

"Invaluable - full marks to Footprint!" Travel Africa, UK

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