How do you capture the essence of Africa on paper without using up every cliche in the book? No other continent comes close to it for scale, variety and pure, raw impact. Africa offers a travel experience a thousand kilometres from the well-backpacked, air-conditioned tourist trails of Southeast Asia or the cash-cow theme parks of Australia or Europe.
Africa’s natural history alone would make a dozen visits worthwhile - where else on earth can you fall asleep to the sound of lions roaring, or watch a million flamingos take off from the waters of a remote soda lake? Parts of Africa boast scenery so spectacular they’ll damn near blow your mind, but the essence of this incredible continent isn’t in any desert, mountain or lake. It’s the spirit of the people - pushing, shoving, sweating, dancing, singing and laughing - that infects so many visitors with a travel bug so powerful they’ll never stop coming back, sometimes against all sense or reason.

　　Watch the sun set over the Niger at Mopti, where Malians trade fish for salt with the desert Tuareg, p403.
　　Wake up to the tug of a trunk as elephants wander through your campsite in the Serengeti National Park, p770.
　　Dig your oar quietly into the Okavago Delta as you drift towards a pride of lions lounging on the water's edge, p848.
　　24 authors, 49 countries, 1 delicious giant rat
　　Covering more countries then any other Africa travel guide
　　Feature chapter on Africa's development by veteran Africa journalist and best-selling author Michael Wrong
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The Authors
Getting Started
Itineraries
Snapshot
History
The Culture
African Music
Environment
Africa’s Wildlife
Africa & Development: What Gives?
North Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Africa Directory
Transport in Africa
Health
Lanquage
Glossary
Behind the Scenes
Index
World Time Zones
Map Legend

The Authors
Getting Started
Itineraries
Snapshot
History
The Culture
African Music
Environment
Africa's Wildlife
Africa & Development:
What Gives?
North Africa
　Algeria
　　Algiers
　　Northern Algeria
　　Central Algeria
　　Southern Algeria
　　Algeria Directory
　　Transport in Algeria
　Egypt
　　Cairo
　　Around Cairo
　　Sinai
　　Suez Canal
　　Red Sea Coast
　　Mediterranean Coast
　　Western Desert
　　Nile Valley
　　Egypt Directory
　　Transport in Egypt
　Libya
　　Tripoli
　　Northern Libya
　　Southern Libya
　　Libya Directory
　　Transport in Libya
　Morocco
　　Rabat
　　Around Rabat
　　The Mediterranean
　　Coast & the Rif
　　The Atlantic Coast
　　Central Morocco &
　　the Atlas Mountains
　　Morocco Directory
　　Transport in Morocco
　Sudan
　　Khartoum
　　Around Khartoum
　　Northern Sudan
　　Eastern Sudan
　　South of Khartourn
　　Sudan Directory
　　Transport in Sudan
　Tunisia
　　Tunis
　　Northern Tunisia
　　Central Tunisia
　　Southern Tunisia
　　Tunisia Directory
　　Transport in Tunisia
West Africa
　Benin
　　Cotonou
　　Southern Benin
　　Northern Benin
　　Benin Directory
　　Transport in Benin
　Burkina Faso
　　Ouagadougou
　　Southern Burkina
　　Faso　
　　Northern Burkina Faso
　　Burkina Faso
　　Directory
　　Transport in Burkina Faso　
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Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa