Spectrum Guide to Uganda (Spectrum Guides) [Paperback]

Camerapix (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998

With more than 200 scintillating full-color photos, "Spectrum Guide to Uganda" is an in-depth guide to this land of abundant wildlife, flowers and plants as well as cascading waterfalls and rushing rivers such as the Nile.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566562708
• ISBN-13: 978-1566562706
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,608,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > History > Africa > Uganda

Customer Reviews

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars one of the worst guidebooks I've ever bought, December 16, 2001

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This review is from: Spectrum Guide to Uganda (Spectrum Guides) (Paperback)

I wouldn't normally be so harsh on a book, but this one was really bad in almost every respect. First, there is no indication at all in this book of how expensive Kampala has become over the last decade, so I ended up taking not enough money and had to have my parents wire me cash over Western Union. Not that the book would have helped in that regard, of course, because there is no information in the guidebook about Western Union or how to get cash to Uganda.

In a section at the back of the book there is a list of hotels with, of course, no prices listed, and, while the authors list theatres, tour operators and even libraries, they conveniently leave out restaurants. There is also an extensive list of wildlife species although, without any pictures to help you identify the animals, I don't know how this is supposed to help anyone. In the language section there is a helpful English-Kiswahili section, which is nice except for the fact that Luganda is much more widely spoken in Kampala, Entebbe and central Uganda than Kiswahili.

Additionally, there is a massive lack of good maps here: the map of Kampala is so small it doesn't even cover the centrally located Rubaga cathedral and the map of Uganda lacks so much detail that it is almost impossible to use it for driving. (This in a country where street signs are almost non-existent.) These bad maps are inexcusable in any guidebook but even more so here where the authors have inserted large numbers of full-page color photographs.

Finally, the binding on the book started falling apart only weeks after I purchased it. All in all, a really bad guidebook.

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the only book that would make the cut next time., January 12, 2000

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This review is from: Spectrum Guide to Uganda (Spectrum Guides) (Paperback)

Seriously. If I could have left the other 4 books - including Museveni's Sowing the Mustard Seed - behind, I surely would have. Well organized and researched, this title kept me informed and entertained far beyond my expectations. Though I'm not often one for juicy four-color photos in my guide books, even those were welcome. Enjoy this great guide and enjoy your trip!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Pictures to help guide your trip!, January 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Spectrum Guide to Uganda (Spectrum Guides) (Paperback)

I preferred this book over some of the others that I bought because it had photos to associate with the places. The Bradt book might give more detail, but I am the type of person who finds specific places to travel to by the pictures. And, even though the pictures are great, they dont even compare to the views of the places in reality.
Great Book!