Product Description

Plan the African adventure of a lifetime with Lonely Planet's best-selling guide to East Africa; expanded coverage, from the foothills of Kilimanjaro to the volcanoes of eastern Congo; the best and most unusual places to stay from Zanzibar beach resorts to luxury tented safaris; insightful coverage of the peoples of the region; colour wildlife guide and up-to-the-minute information on gorilla trekking and safaris for all budgets; 120 easy-to-use maps.
Covers: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania

Get A Glimpse of wonderous wildlife with our 16-page color animal-spotting guide and dedicated Safaris and Mountain Gorillas chapters.

Go Your Own Way with our coverage of Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Get Active - detailed information on activities airborne, on-ground or underwater.

Get The Bacground - in-depth discussion of East Africa's poignant history, cultures and environment.

Hit The Road - detailed transport information and 120 user-friendly maps shows you where to go.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38220 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 672 pages

Review
Best for curious and independent-minded travelers' --Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher
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What We Believe
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Customer Reviews

Just ok, a bit out of date
I'm planning a trip to Tanzania, and though this book has some useful information, much of it is out of date. A couple of the websites recommended for safaris are obsolete. That, along with the fact that they mention how to take care of film for your camera (in the 2007 edition of this book), makes me question the freshness of any of the information. Things I would have like more information on:
- Tips on how to get a good airfare from the USA
- Voltages used (so I know what type of plug to bring for my digital camera)
- More detailed information on how to book safaris and/or mountain treks.

I'm glad I bought it because I didn't know anything before I started reading it, but this book could have been significantly better.

Very disappointed and Not recommended
I got this book right after it was published in 2006 before my 2 month volunteer mission to do HIV work in East Africa. My previous experiences was that the Lonely Planet was always the way to go and this was a COMPLETE disappointment. It didn't seem like they had done any updating at all despite that it was a new edition. I spent most of my time in Rwanda but also a bit in Tanzania. Everything on the maps was wrong, embassies had long moved locations, restaurants & shops had closed and inaccurate, and became more of a burden than a help.

STRONGLY recommend AGAINST this guide. The Rwanda, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide by Philip Briggs seemed much better....and at the time I had the older version.

See The Real Africa
We have relied on this book on two trips to Kenya and Zanzibar. It provides great tips on places that are off the well-beaten tourist sites and provide the traveller with a taste of the real Africa. Some of our best dining experiences in Africa were at the small local resteraunts identified in the Lonely Planet guide that we never would have known about. If you just want to look at wild game from your safari van and hang out with other tourists at game lodges, you don't need this book. However, if you want to experience the real Africa and have a meaningful cultural experience that will change your life, but this book!