Namibia: The Bradt Travel Guide, Second Edition [Paperback]

Chris McIntyre (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

Namibia's popularity as a safari and adventure-activity destination has taken off exponentially, with a corresponding increase in the range of options available to travellers. This second edition provides a thorough update of accommodation and activities on offer in game parks and towns alike, including detailed accommodation listings for guest farms, lodges and bush-camps. As well as desert activities including dune-boarding, ballooning and quad-biking, the coverage extends to the fascinating range of wildlife adapted to Namibia's climate, visiting bushman villages, eco-travel and exploring local culture. The picturesque capital of Windhoek is covered in detail, but the main bulk of the guide is given to the pristine yet accessible wilderness of Namibia - from the desolation of the Skeleton Coast and awesome Namib Desert to the lush Kavango and Caprivi Strip in the east. Some pioneering, self-drive routes have been added to the guide, with GPS co-ordinates and driving tips.

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"Provides in-depth information."
--BBC Wildlife

From the Back Cover

This second edition of Bradt's Namibia covers the increasingly diverse travel options for visitors to this starkly beautiful country, from excellent lodges and guest farms to the vast expanses of wilderness that remain largely untouched. No matter where you're exploring - mountains and canyons or game parks and remote corners of the Namib Desert - this is the guide you'll need.
Inside you will find:

* Unrivalled coverage of lodges, guest farms and bushcamps
* Wildlife - what to see and where to see it
* Adventure activities - skydiving to rhino-tracking
* People, culture and history in depth
* Getting around, from driving yourself to hiring light aircraft
* Clear, accurate maps and town plans.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 2nd edition (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841620629
• ISBN-13: 978-1841620626
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,091,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Travel > Africa > Namibia

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superior guide, December 8, 2000

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vikki h kauffman (Seattle, Wa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guide to Namibia (Bradt Travel Guide Namibia) (Paperback)

I have been a world traveler for over a decade, relying on books and word of mouth for my guides. I found Namibia, by Chris McIntyre, to be an excellent resource for my prospective trip to the country. It not only has the information needed to become acquainted with the country and plan the trip, it emphasizes an all important and too often neglected focus: that of treading lightly and respecting the native people (bravo!!). I have typically sought out Lonely Planet books for my trips (I usually refer to two books for my information) and found that this book filled in a number of gaps that the afore mentioned book left out. I would recommend this book as the 'number one' book to anyone traveling to Namibia. The only thing this book lacked was a better section on local languages. Unfortunately I have found it difficult to find more than background information on launguge in ANY book on Namibia. Good Traveling!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands-down the best guide book to Namibia, May 6, 2008

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June Bug - See all my reviews

This review is from: Namibia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

This is the best guide book to Namibia published in English. I have been living in Namibia for awhile and have all recently published English language guide books to Namibia. My family all agrees that the Bradt guide is by far the most comprehensive and up to date - it has by far more listings, more details about history and attractions, and more travel information than any other guide. It is the only book that gives detailed tips on best roads/routes to take as well. It also has details on where petrol stations are, where good bookstores are, where to shop, etc., and describes lesser known attractions that aren't listed in other books. As of mid 2008, it's prices are also the most accurate for lodging - and putting the prices in Namibian dollars actually is quite helpful as the prices really vary depending on the value of the rand. The book also has some basic descriptions of some of the common Namibian mammals & birds, though we use other books for identifying animals and birds. We also appreciate the authors advice for touring/travellng responsibly. Whenever we plan an excursion in Namibia (and we have travelled extensively), we always use the "green book", as we call it for its green binding - though it looks blue from the front, as our first source. We lent it out for two weeks to a visitor and relied on other common guide books. We ended up taking the wrong route and stayed in a campground that wasn't comfortable based on the information from the other guide books. When we got the green book/Bradt guide back, we looked up the details and saw that the Bradt book would have pointed us on the faster route and would have steered us clear of that particular camping ground. We will be careful lending it out again!

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This 2nd edition already needs an update!, July 4, 2003

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Paal Skjetne (Trondheim Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Namibia: The Bradt Travel Guide, Second Edition (Paperback)

Having bought the Botswana guide I logged on to secure a copy of the new second edition of the Namibia guide, hoping for the same level of high quality up-to-date information...Sad to say some of the information is dated ... A couple of examples to illustrate: Sossusvlei is one of Namibia's most popular destinations. The road from Sessriem to the dunes has been sealed since 2000. The book mentions that "there is talk of sealing the road". Concerning Etosha, there is mention of Helios a long disused waterhole close to the Halali camp. This waterhole was closed before 1998! In mention of Andoni, north of the Namutoni camp, the author says that he has hardly ever seen any game in that area. This depends strongly on the time of your visit. At the end of the dry season September-November, VERY large concentrations of game can be seen in this area. Further in the Caprivi section of the book (last page) there is mention of the dispute between Namibia and Botswana over Kasikili/Sedudu Island. This dispute was settled by the International Court in Hague in december 1999. But not all is bleak, the guide, is VERY COMPREHENSIVE, and still makes an EXCELLENT choice for planning, as long as you check that the information is still current. Clearly some of the material is new to the second edition and thus is current...