Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #518878 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 552 pages

From the Back Cover
Home to the spectacular Victoria Falls, Zambia offers an alluring range of attractions. The country that pioneered walking safaris has prolific wildlife around its great rivers, where well-established national parks are among Africa's best. Away from these, much of Zambia remains remote and relatively undiscovered. From the enigmatic Bangweulu Wetlands to the vast Liuwa Plain, Zambia is deepest, darkest Africa at its most enticing.
Africa-expert Chris McIntyre has extensively augmented and updated his definitive guide to Zambia. As a planning tool and a traveling companion, it remains unrivalled.

* Choosing where to visit, and where to stay
* Detailed coverage of national parks and illustrated wildlife section
* Safaris and how to organize them--walking, driving, and canoeing
* People and culture, including local festivals
* Adventure travel and adrenaline sports
* 45 maps with over 300 GPS coordinates

About the Author
Chris McIntyre is a director of a UK travel company specializing in southern Africa, traveling regularly throughout the region, including extended trips to Zambia. He is the author of Bradt's Namibia and Botswana guides and he contributes articles to several travel magazines.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Stalking lion on foot certainly focuses your attention. You think about where you walk; you see every movement; and your ears are aware of every sound.
It's now several years since I wrote the first edition of this guide--the first English guidebook to Zambia--and walking safaris still inspire me. I've been back to Zambia often, but no two walks are alike. One thing always reoccurs: the realization that the more you learn of the bush the more you realize you don't know.
It is the same with the country. The more you delve into it, the more fascinating it becomes. The old tourist board slogan, 'Zambia: the real Africa', still stands. Zambia is still 'real'. It's unsanitized, unpackaged, and still largely unvisited. Zambia offers the best of wild Africa, in a country with very few visitors. It gives an authentic taste of what the whole continent was like: wild, beautiful and slightly unpredictable

Customer Reviews

Zambia Safari
We just returned from a three week safari to Zambia, the book was invaluable; we used it frequently during the trip. We found the data in the book were accurate and provided us outstanding intelligence about each area of the country we visited.

If you are going to Zambia or thinking about going, this book is a must read.

Bill

Thorough, but very negative writer
I enjoyed this book but was extremely disappointed by the pessimism displayed by the writer. While he was extremely thorough in his examination of the many great places and activities in Zambia, his writing failed to get me excited about my trip. In fact, it made me dread going. Fortunately, once I got here, I realized that Zambia is a WONDERFUL country and the negatives are few and far

Unfortunately, there aren't that many alternatives out there for this book. I would recommend talking to people who have traveled there over purchasing this book. They can give you an accurate portrayal of what Zambia is really like. And trust me -- it is great.

Valuable resouce guide
I found this guide book extremely helpful and informative. I would highly recommend it to anyone planning a trip (especially for the first time) to Zambia. It was very thorough and comprehensive. It answered my many questions--almost before I had them, and made me feel much more confident about traveling to a new country. The author is knowledgable and well-versed. The information and tips included are pertinent and timely. Don't leave for Zambia without it!