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Zambia, 4th (Bradt Travel Guide Zambia)

Zambia, 4th (Bradt Travel Guide Zambia)
By Chris McIntyre

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Zambia is one of the best destinations in Africa for walking and river safaris, yet it is little explored by travellers. This fourth edition covers the prime attractions, including all national parks, from the lower Zambezi and Kafue to the famous Luangwa Park, host to several unique species and the top place for leopard-spotting. Advice for the independent traveler includes how to choose first-class bushcamps, lodges and/or hotels to organise memorable safaris.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #190819 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-04-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 544 pages

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‘… most comprehensive guidebook to the country’
Travel Africa

 
‘….the most comprehensive and well-organised book of the bunch and also…one of the best travel books ever published. I was very impressed.’
Jim Harris, Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa


From the Back Cover

Lured by the majesty of Victoria Falls and some of Africa's best national parks, visitors to Zambia will find prolific wildlife in the company of some excellent guides.  Off the beaten track, waterfalls plunge down the country's network of great rivers, wildebeest gather in their thousands on Liuwa Plain, and fruit bats flock to the Bangweulu wetlands. 
 
This fourth edition of Chris McIntyre's Zambia presents all the practicalities in the context of the country's environment, history and culture. It's an unbeatable combination for a great trip.
 
- National parks in detail, including Luangwa, Kafue and the Lower Zambezi
- Wildlife: when, where and what to see
- Victoria Falls: 'the smoke that thunders'

About the Author

Chris McIntyre runs one of the UK’s most successful specialist tour operators and thus has an unrivalled knowledge of travel in Zambia. He is also author of Bradt’s Botswana and Namibia.

Customer Reviews

The best option available5
I spent six weeks in Zambia in fall 2003. In preparing for the trip, I checked out all the available guidebooks and found two that were worth carrying along: the Lonely Planet guide and the Bradt guide. In all, Bradt was the best. It covered more territory, was stronger on areas of the country outside the major cities (Lusaka, Livingstone, etc.), had better coverage of safaris, and just generally seemed to be written by someone who knew the country -- not someone who had zipped in and out for guidebook purposes. There was almost never anything in the LP that wasn't in the Bradt; there were often things that were in the Bradt that weren't in the LP. Highly recommended.

top Zambia guide4
This guide is the most comprehensive guide you will find if you are going to Zambia. This country usually only gets a brief section at the back of guidebooks for neighbouring countries such as Malawi or Zimbabwe. McIntyre covers many aspects of travel to Zambia from flora and fauna to accomodation and transport. A good comprehensive guide covering the whole of Zambia with excellant maps especially of the national parks. On the down side there are very few photographs, these would add to this book, and would put some flesh onto the bones of the high standard of commentary.

Comprehensive4
I bought 3 books on Zambia before my trip - this one was by far the best. Very comprehensive, contained all that info that I needed. Some of the prices were off (the exchange rate vs. the dollar is now much better than at the time of printing which explains some of the difference (about 3700 kwacha to the dollar today, July, 2000) so the delta was always favorable). Two lodges were estimated to be about $200-$250/night, we found $100/night. Zambia, we learned as probably the best untouched reserves for gaming. Amazing, beautiful places, truly remote. Be aware that moving from one place to another in Zambia takes many hours on the road, and the roads are not good. I'd advise hiring someone to fly you to the remote airstrips rather than the typical 8 hour surface transfers. Also, remember to sit back and relax: the "Z Factor", as they call it locally, means that nothing happens on schedule : ) If you're prepared for this mentally, you'll have a most enjoyable trip!