Frommer's South Africa (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Pippa de Bruyn (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: December 9, 2009

• Completely updated every 2 years, Frommer's South Africa features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you and a brand new history and culture chapter.
• Our author, a lifelong resident of South Africa, hits all the highlights-including safaris in South Africa and Botswana, side trips to Victoria Falls, and vineyard tours outside Cape Town. She's checked out all the region's best game lodges, hotels, and restaurants in person; and she offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget.
• You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of World Cup 2010; the South African political dynamic and its effects on travel in the region; active travel advice in nearly every destination chapter; in-depth coverage of dining, shopping, and nightlife in Cape Town; detailed driving tours; dozens of maps; and side trips to Botswana, Victoria Falls, and Zambia.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

An hour's drive from Cape Town, the Stellenbosch region produces South Africa's best wines.

Detailed maps throughout

• Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

• Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

• Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas

• Insider tips from local expert authors

About the Author

Pippa de Bruyn was born in Durban, raised in Johannesburg, and has now settled in Cape Town. She is an award-winning journalist and is also a coauthor of Frommer’s India. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 488 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 6 edition (December 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470498765
• ISBN-13: 978-0470498767
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > Travel > Africa > South Africa

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Leave Home Without It!, August 10, 2000

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R. McGarva "School Psychologist" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's South Africa (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

We visited South Africa for 20 days in July 2000, driving from Cape Town to Kruger. Before we left we sat down at a large book store and reviewed all their South African travel books. This one looked the best and proved to be very useful, particularly for accomodations. Some of the prices had changed but the standards and services were exactly as described. This is a great book for travellers who are above the backpacker/budget level but not up to "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing entry in the Frommer series, January 2, 2005

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Peggy "frequent traveler" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's South Africa (Paperback)

I travel extensively and am a fan of Frommer's guides which I generally find to have a nice assortment of options in varying price ranges. The volume on South Africa however, was a great disappointment. If Frommer's were to be believed, you had to pay $200 and up for a decent hotel room. Fortunately I have often traveled in South Africa, enjoyed its reasonably priced accomodations, and knew such prices were nonsense. I stayed in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and other top destinations in season for less than half that much. The guide also overlooked destinations a bit off the beaten path and proved of so little use to me that I didn't bother to pack it home with me. I strongly suggest the Eyewitness guide instead or just surf the web for tons of great information from the South African Tourism Board.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide to South Africa, December 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's South Africa (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

In December 99 we used Frommer's 00 South Africa for a nine day tour by car through the Western Cape -- a good test for relevance and comprehensiveness. We found it by far the most helpful of the guides we looked at. An amazing amount of detail, good maps, lots of interesting background information, and thoroughly entertaining. How all guidebooks should be.