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'Packed with everything the visitor needs to know.' Mail on Sunday 'Comprehensive... contains a wealth of pratical information.' Traveller Magazine 'More than archaeological sites, mountains or corralline seascapes, it is Eritreans who take pride of place in this comprehensive guide.' Eritrea Profile
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A new edition of the essential guide for independent travellers to this unusual and remarkable African country. In addition to the charms of Asmara – with its broad avenues, markets and Roman Catholic cathedral – the interior, rich in historical remains, is well worth visiting and is covered comprehensively. The main port, Massawa, is a natural gateway to the 350 islands in the Red Sea that offer superb diving, and this guide provides all the necessary information.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I visited Eritrea for 10days, and the Bradt Guide has been invaluable to gain knowledge and understanding of the fascinating culture of this country and its people. Moreover the author has done a wonderful job in depicting the warmth and hospitality of the people of Eritrea and I was lucky enough to experience it myself.
I will certainly consider buying Bradt guides from now now. The Eritrea guide provided me with information on the country that goes in much more depth then "places to visit", "where to stay" and "where to eat" etc. A valuable read that goes beyond a touristic necessity.
I hope to return to Eritrea soon and I will certainly bring my trusted Bradt guide with me wherever I will go.
I will certainly consider buying Bradt guides from now now. The Eritrea guide provided me with information on the country that goes in much more depth then "places to visit", "where to stay" and "where to eat" etc. A valuable read that goes beyond a touristic necessity.
I hope to return to Eritrea soon and I will certainly bring my trusted Bradt guide with me wherever I will go.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dear sirs,
Nearly every year we travel to Eritrea. We have many friends there. We used the former edition of the Bradt guide. I think it is about the best guide I have ever seen. For Eritrea it is probably the only guide. At least the only serious one. So nothing but compliments.
The only criticism we have, is about the quality of one specific hotel. It is not as good as it was under the rule of the former owner. But I understand that the author cannot control all changes.
Albert Laterveer (Holland)
Nearly every year we travel to Eritrea. We have many friends there. We used the former edition of the Bradt guide. I think it is about the best guide I have ever seen. For Eritrea it is probably the only guide. At least the only serious one. So nothing but compliments.
The only criticism we have, is about the quality of one specific hotel. It is not as good as it was under the rule of the former owner. But I understand that the author cannot control all changes.
Albert Laterveer (Holland)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Inaccurate & Uninspiring
23 Oct 2004
Format:Paperback
This is one of the poorest guidebooks I have ever used!
In strong contrast to Bradt's excellent guide to neighbouring Ethiopia, this guide to Eritrea is so poor it is nearly useless.
Even before departure, I found that the book just failed to make Eritrea sound exciting - it made it sound dull.
The very weakest points are its maps!
Can you believe that a full page regional map of say, Western Eritrea, can have a grand total of four (yes, FOUR!) places in that region marked on it, fewer than are marked on the much smaller map for the entire country, and failing to show even the places that are described in the relevant section of the guide???
The city map for Asmara is a joke (I've uploaded a scanned image of it to see for yourself), with no names marked for most streets, and most of those that are marked being old names that were changed years ago.
Things to see & do? Very few described, very poorly.
History & politics? These chapters look as if they had been contributed by the propaganda department of the Eritrean government, with glorifying accounts of the heroic fight for freedom and no mentioning of the disgraceful present.
Flora & fauna? The author's knowledge seems to end at distinguishing a mammal from a bird - maybe.
The bottom line is that until Bradt gets a new author to rewrite this guide completely, you are far better off reading the shorter but much better chapter on this wonderful country in Lonely Planet's Ethiopia & Eritrea guide than wasting your money, like I did, on ordering this book.
The 2 stars were only given as an acknowledgement for the publisher's effort to put out a separate guide to this unusual destination, not for the actual value of this book which is closer to zero.
In strong contrast to Bradt's excellent guide to neighbouring Ethiopia, this guide to Eritrea is so poor it is nearly useless.
Even before departure, I found that the book just failed to make Eritrea sound exciting - it made it sound dull.
The very weakest points are its maps!
Can you believe that a full page regional map of say, Western Eritrea, can have a grand total of four (yes, FOUR!) places in that region marked on it, fewer than are marked on the much smaller map for the entire country, and failing to show even the places that are described in the relevant section of the guide???
The city map for Asmara is a joke (I've uploaded a scanned image of it to see for yourself), with no names marked for most streets, and most of those that are marked being old names that were changed years ago.
Things to see & do? Very few described, very poorly.
History & politics? These chapters look as if they had been contributed by the propaganda department of the Eritrean government, with glorifying accounts of the heroic fight for freedom and no mentioning of the disgraceful present.
Flora & fauna? The author's knowledge seems to end at distinguishing a mammal from a bird - maybe.
The bottom line is that until Bradt gets a new author to rewrite this guide completely, you are far better off reading the shorter but much better chapter on this wonderful country in Lonely Planet's Ethiopia & Eritrea guide than wasting your money, like I did, on ordering this book.
The 2 stars were only given as an acknowledgement for the publisher's effort to put out a separate guide to this unusual destination, not for the actual value of this book which is closer to zero.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
good travel guide
25 Nov 2005
Format:Paperback
To my knowledge this is the only guidebook in English devoted solely to Eritrea. The closest comparator is the Lonely Planet guide which covers both Ethiopia and Eritrea. As one might expect in a volume devoted purely to Eritrea, this volume has more information and detail (more maps of specific towns, for example) and the historical discussion of the origins of the independence movement is informative. As another reviewer mentioned, successive political regimes have changed the names of streets in downtown Asmara; in my experience, local people are familiar with both the "traditional" and the "official" names, and the use of the maps in this guide was not problematic. The one aspect in which the Lonely Planet guide tops this book is in that book's walking tours which I found quite useful.
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