Malawi, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide [Paperback]

Philip Briggs (Author), Mary-Anne Bartlett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Travel Guide | Publication Date: December 1, 2006

This is an invaluable guide for visitors to this most explorable, affordable, and tranquil of African countries, whether discovering little-visited mountains, forests and game reserves, or relaxing by the main attraction of Lake Malawi. Philip Briggs and his updater, Mary-Anne Bartlett, provide readers with advice on planning their itinerary, wildlife and bird species identification, conservation areas, national parks, and a detailed history of the country.

 

Features include:

 

*The best wildlife-viewing opportunities

*Local travel networks, maps, and town plans

*Focus on independent travelers' needs, including health and safety and local language

*Exploring on and around Lake Malawi

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Briggs's information is up to date and reliable, and he comes across as an intelligent, courteous traveller who clearly enjoys the country." Times Literary Supplement

From the Back Cover

Malawi--"the land of the lake"--is a dream destination for any traveler. Lush vegetation spreads out from the calm shores of Lake Malawi, developing into rolling plateaux and massifs that are ripe for exploration. Nature lovers have no fewer than five national parks and four game reserves to explore, while adventurers can kayak off Cape Maclear, hike up Mount Mulanje and cross the wildlife-rich Nyika Plateau on horseback.

 

From breathtaking sunsets over the lakes to the stunning birdlife and grunting hippos of Liwonde National Park, the hidden treasures of this English-speaking republic are revealed by Briggs and Bartlett. Prepare to be charmed by a country that lends itself perfectly to easy, independent travel.

 

*Take a boat trip on Lake Malawi

 

*Sample fried caterpillars and sleep in lake lodges

 

*Check out Malawi's dynamic music scene

 

*Explore Dedza, Elephant Marsh and other remote gems

 

*Move from mazungu to bwenzi using the Chichewa language section

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 4th edition (December 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841621706
• ISBN-13: 978-1841621708
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Travel > Africa > Malawi

More About the Author

African travel specialist Philip Briggs has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of the world's most challenging and exciting continent since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. In 1991, he wrote the Bradt Guide to South Africa, the first such guidebook to be published internationally after the release of Nelson Mandela.

Over the rest of the 1990s, Philip wrote a series of pioneering Bradt Guides to destinations that were then - and in some cases still are - otherwise practically uncharted by the travel publishing industry. These included the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Rwanda (co-authored with Janice Booth), all of which are now in their 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th edition.

Philip has visited more than two dozen African countries, and written about most of them, whether it be for guidebook publishers such as AA, APA-Insight, Berlitz, Camerapix, Dorling Kindersley, Frommers, Struik-New Holland and 30 Degrees South, or for specialist travel and wildlife magazines including Africa Birds & Birding, Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa and Wanderlust.

He still spends at least four months on the road every year, and spends his rest of the time battering away at a keyboard in the sleepy dorp of Bergville, in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region of South Africa. He is married to the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen and lives with three dogs and a cat. When not obssessing over some or other aspect of African history, culture, wildlife or travel, Philip's interests include music, reading and walking.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind!, January 15, 2007

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R. Phillips (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malawi, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

This guide is one of very few devoted entirely to Malawi and the 4th edition was just published in 2006! With information about all types of travel (budget to 4 star hotel; safaris, overland trips, and rental car excursions) and a detailed chapter on the history and culture of Malawian people, this book will prepare anyone, first-timer to veteran, for an engaging, well-informed trip to the "warm heart of Africa."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gold Mine of Information!, December 29, 2008

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Laszlo Wagner (Hungary) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malawi, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

Malawi is a small country by African standards, and has no high-profile star attractions.
Few tourists visit more places than some beach resorts along the shores of its huge lake.

Considering the above, the wealth of info on potential destinations included in this book is stunning.
Not only is pretty much every sizeable town described, so are plenty of rural areas, notably obscure forest reserves, marshes and small lakes.
The info on the country's wildlife and national parks is truly in-depth and very interesting. So is the background information on culture and history. Very good list of bokks recommended for further reading at the back.

Also, all the practical details (with prices) on accommodation and transport options you might find in better-known series like Lonely Planet (which no longer publishes a separate Malawi guide).

In fact, the only disadvantage of this book might just be that with all the recommendations, it might make you spend much longer in Malawi than you had originally planned! ;-)

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for casual tourist, February 22, 2010

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This review is from: Malawi, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

The book was for those people going into the tourist areas not the less traveled areas.