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Mozambique, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide

Mozambique, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide
By Philip Briggs, Mark Whittington

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This newly updated edition of Mozambique will whet the appetites of travelers of all budgets and bring them up to date with the rapid changes that are sweeping the country, increasing its status as a new African tourist destination. Highlights of Mozambique featured in the guide include the new luxury lodges in the Qurimbas archipelago, the coral island of Ilha do Moçambique--a Cultural Heritage Site with a formidable fortress--the bustling Portuguese colonial cities of Maputo and Beira, and the exceptionally beautiful south coast.
 
Features include:

*Watersports, first-class diving, pristine beaches and resorts
*New information on the luxury island lodges of the north
*Sections on health and safety, planning and preparation, plus Mozambican Portuguese
*Getting around by public transportation

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #674930 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 288 pages

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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

From the Back Cover
Mozambique's pristine beaches, first-class diving opportunities and excellent fishing locations are fast cementing its growing reputation as one of Africa's jewels. Explore the bustling Portuguese colonial cities of Maputo and Beira, or the coral island of Ilha do Mocambique, which holds the oldest European settlement in East Africa. Mozambique: The Bradt Travel Guide should whet the appetites of all adventurous travelers. Relax in the relative comfort of the south or discover the remote regions of the north. This guide includes 39 maps and town plans, thoroughly updated to incorporate recent changes; information on traveling in the north; beaches, resorts and watersports; detailed coverage of the city of Maputo; Xai-Xai - the best place to view the total eclipse of December 2002; a language section, featuring Mozambican Portuguese. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 272 pages, color photos, maps, illustrations, charts)

About the Author

Philip Briggs, Bradt's Africa expert, is the author of six other Bradt guides--Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Northern Tanzania, Tanzania, and Uganda--and co-author of Bradt's Rwanda. He lives in Johannesburg.
 
Mark Whittington is a marine biologist who has lived and worked both out in the islands of Mozambique and the country's mainland. He currently lives in London, working for a marine environmental consultancy and training company.

Customer Reviews

Somewhat Disappointing3
I am a great fan of the main author of this book, Philip Briggs, and until now have found all Bradt guides written by him so good that I decided to buy any of his books without hesitation.

Unfortunately, this Mozambique guide is not quite the same quality as the others though.
To start with, it is pretty slim. For a huge country like Mozambique, it has almost the same page count as the guide to small Malawi, and is much slimmer than the guide to also smaller Uganda. As a consequence, it does not go into the same depth as other Bradt guides, and concentrates on popular beach spots and major cities/towns only.
Even Brigg's trademark detail on local fauna and national parks is conspiciously missing, with 2 of the country's (only) five national parks not even getting an entry in the book, other described very briefly in a few lines.
Nor will you find much info on remote regions or hiking.
Transport info is also spotty - detail on bus services is included for many small places, but not for several major towns like Beira or Tete! Almost no info on crossing to Mozambique overland from neighbouring countries either.
The list of recommended books for further reading seems almost a decade out of date, as do references throughout the guide to Zimbabwe as a popular tourist destinastion!

Oh well.
The info which is in the book is still interesting enough, and more than that contained in the other guide I carry, Lonely Planet's Southern Africa. I haven't had the chance to see LP's separate Mozambique guide, but I'd suggest you try and compare it with this book before deciding which one to buy!

Practical and informative4
The book contains a good overview of the history of Mozambique as well as useful hints for tourists in relation to money, customs, wildlife, etc. The provence by provence guide was very good.