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Africa (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guides) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: 23 July 2010 | Series: Lonely Planet Multi Country Guides
Whether you're a hardened African veteran or a wide-eyed first timer, this is a continent that cannot fail to get under your skin. Our 12th edition takes you on a Serengeti safari, reveals the best spot to view Victoria Falls and tells you where to see surfing hippos. Whether you're after big-name highlights or lesser-known adventures, this guide has got it all covered.

- The only guidebook that covers the entire African Continent
- Wildlife guide reveals the continent's top spots for animal encounters
- Explore with itineraries covering Cairo to Cape Town and everywhere in-between
- Green Index: helps to make your travels more eco-friendly
- Contains essential phrases but a Lonely Planet Africa phrasebook is also recommended

We know because we go: every Lonely Planet guide is 100% researched and updates by our authors on-the-ground

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  • Paperback: 1184 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd; 12th edition edition (23 July 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1741049881
  • ISBN-13: 978-1741049886
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 4.8 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 103,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Barebones, out of date 24 Sep 2006
By M. Blanche
Format:Paperback
It's got to be difficult to cover 50+ countries in 1000 pages, and to be fair LP have a pretty good stab at it. However having just returned from a year-long, 20-country jaunt through the dark continent, this book was after a while not often consulted, as it's information was outdated or just plain wrong. We took to calling this book the 'Lonely Liar'...

Bear in mind that although it was supposedly published in 2004, from when the information was actually collected it is now 3 or 4 years out of date. Whole countries have had coups, revolutions and free elections in that time (for example Congo, which gets very little space in this book because in 2002 it was pretty dangerous).

If you want to find the hip and happening backpacker ghettoes then this book will certainly help you. You will find a large number of other hip backpackers toting the same book around, in fact you might as well go on an overland truck together because you'll be going to all the same places.

In a nutshell there are two problems with this book: 1. Africa is too big and diverse a place to be condensed into one book, and too difficult to keep such a weighty tome up to date. 2. the usual LP problem of if you follow their advice, you are just travelling from one backpacker hangout to the next, and missing out on much of what makes Africa so fantastic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars aka the Bible 6 Aug 2006
By S. V. Pignal
Format:Paperback
Objectively, this is the most hardcore guidebook in the world. Covering nearly 50 countries, a dozen war zones, a thousand languages - it's Africa in 1000 pages.

This will give you the very basics: how to get to/from a country, lots of details on crossing borders overland, transport options, basic accomodation and eating solutions. Think of it as a normal Lonely Planet guide but covering only the highlights, with far fewer maps (only capitals) and much less history and background.

It's not perfect, of course, but if you're covering large swathes of the continent than it's by far your best option. Some people may be better off with a Southern/East Africa guide (from LP or others), but if your backpack can't accomodate multiple guidebooks, this is the one for you.

have fun on the trip.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Range of Information 10 May 2013
By debbie golding
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I'm thinking about a trip and African Studies. This seemed a good place to start. I definitely recommend this book
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