Synopsis
These popular, compact and colourful guidebooks are perfect for planning your holiday whether for a city break, regional tour or a long-haul destination. This extensive series is packed full of information about where to go and what to see, as well as walks and tours, feature spreads on cultural background and other aspects, restaurant and accommodation listings and practical information. "Travellers Kenya" takes you to the heart of the nation that bestrides the Equator at the crossroads of Africa, separating the burning deserts of the north from the vast rolling plateaux of the south. Home to one of the world s great reservoirs of wildlife, it has an extraordinary variety of natural habitats, from coral reefs to open grassland and tropical forest and a richly diverse cultural heritage.
Highlights of "Travellers Kenya" include: background information on the land, history, governance and culture; what to see in Nairobi, the Rift Valley, the Central Highlands, when hiking up Mount Kenya, Western Kenya, the coast, Mombasa and the north aided by detailed coloured town maps, regional maps and colour photographs; suggestions for 4 walks and 6 tours by car, bike and boat aided by colourful maps and photographs; colourful features on the Golden Horn, kids, goats and gullies, white settlers, the Kikuyu, the Scarlet Warriors, slaves and spice, the cradle of mankind, the lunatic line, markets and common African dishes; and colourful getting away from it all features with ballooning, boat and fishing trips, white-water rafting, safari adventures and on the train tracks across Africa.
