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If you are the kind of traveller who embraces the adventurous, this astonishingly detailed and authoritative route and planning guide to one of the most staggering possible destinations will be right up your street. When so much of the world is at our fingertips, with the undiscovered shrinking day by day, the Sahara Desert is still one of the most mysterious wildernesses on the planet. The popular image provided by movies like Lawrence Of Arabia or The English Patient is of shimmering oases and photogenic dunes. But Chris Scott, while taking on board the fond perceptions of the Sahara most of us have, ensures thatSahara Overlandis a clear-eyed guide to what could be the adventure of a lifetime. (Although it has to be said that this is a trip for travellers with backbone: those who like a laid-back holiday need not apply).

Tackling both a week's excursion to Morocco or a two-month trans-Saharan expedition, Scott dispenses such essential advice as the documentation required (what is needed, and how to obtain it--not always a straightforward matter), details of the trans-Mediterranean ferries and 35 off-road routes covering 16,000km in nine countries. A key aspect of this comprehensively illustrated guide is the attention paid to the choice of transport. Whether you are planning to get around by motorcycle, bicycle or even camel, Scott tells you how to obtain and prepare your vehicle in the most economic fashion.

Of course it wouldn't be an adventure holiday without the possibility of something going wrong, and on this subject Scott is in his element. He tells the traveller how to improvise repairs, how to deal with navigational and even survival problems in the kind of lucid and easily grasped prose that many will find highly comforting. Along with 45 maps, there is much fascinating detail on Saharan peoples, pre-historic art and the amazing land forms. Read Scott's challenging guide to find out what you may really be capable of. --Barry Forshaw

From the Author
Desert Travels, a travelogue describing my early motorcycle adventures in the Sahara in the 1980s.

Chris S (summer 2005) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Sahara Overland, 3 May 2005 By  Don Park (Central Norway) - See all my reviews This review is from: Sahara Overland, 2nd Edition: A Route and Planning Guide (Trailblazer) (Hardcover) I have to commend this book to anyone contemplating a trip to the desert; there's a lot in here even if "your desert" is not in North Africa. This is a first class work, and invaluable information is contained within. As an old desert-hand myself, it made an interesting read, and proved that you can teach an old dog new tricks!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Big, thick, detailed & excellent!, 10 Jan 2004 By  "meddling_kids" - See all my reviews If you are thinking about a Sahara jaunt( not a weekend city break in Marrakesh), then this is the starting point. Though extremely detailed, it is readable & more to the point, useful. Not a holiday poolside book, but then again, if you are happy with 7 days all inclusive in Malaga, then maybe this isnt your typr of thing anyway. Now I have to sort out my life & get my expedition started for real...........10 months & counting!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: A guide to travel in Sahara, 8 Mar 2003 By  Gian Gabriele Ori (Bologna, Italy) - See all my reviews This is the most update guidebook to travel in Sahara a part from the specific guides from Gandini. Unfortunatlly, only a few pistes (routes) are descibed, but the information provided is accurate as well as the GPS points. There is also an extensive introductory part dealing with vehicle preparation, desert driving, etc, that provides a host of information for the saharian beginners. Of course it is advisable, driving on one of the described routes, take information from other guidebooks and ask for the most update conditions, including security and mines in some sensitive areas.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 10 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews Excellent handbook fo all vehicle dependant overlanders A great review of all you need for a vehicle dependant expedition.Well written and easy to read usefull for anyone wanting information on off-road vehicles for use off-road. Read more Published on 24 Aug 2004 by ronaldfjs Excellent handbook fo all vehicle dependant overlanders A great review of all you need for a vehicle dependant expedition.Well written and easy to read usefull for anyone wanting information on off-road vehicles for use off-road. Read more Published on 24 Aug 2004 by ronaldfjs A must I read this book many many times and I can say it well worth the money spent! Usefull as a first impression about organizing a trip throughout the desert is divided in two main... Read more Published on 5 Jan 2004 by Carlomaria Good stuff, pity about the snide comments about Land Rovers If you are overlanding North Africa, buy this book. Pure and simple. The GPS references alone make it worth buying. Read more Published on 28 Mar 2001 Invaluable Unless you have considerable experience of desert overlanding , if you are considering a trip to the Sahara, this book will be the best few pounds you could spend. Read more Published on 29 Nov 2000 by steve@clara.net