Zambia, 2nd [Paperback]

Chris McIntyre (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Travel Guide Zambia | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

This guide covers all the varied national parks in detail with comprehensive coverage of accommodation options from the bushcamps and traveler's lodges to hotel listings are given.

Editorial Reviews

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‘… most comprehensive guidebook to the country’
Travel Africa

 

‘….the most comprehensive and well-organised book of the bunch and also…one of the best travel books ever published. I was very impressed.’
Jim Harris, Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Zambia remains the best place in Africa for walking safaris, offering unparalleled opportunities to see elephants and other wildlife thanks to the expertise of local guides. But Zambia has much more to offer: vast tracts of open bush, Victoria Falls and the little-explored expanses of Bangweulu Swamps are just a few of the attractions for the visitor seeking the real Africa behind the travel hype. In this second edition of Zambia: The Bradt Travel Guide, author Chris McIntyre has fully updated every aspect of travel in a country which is still scarcely touched by tourism, from accommodation and national parks to transport and adventurous activities. Indispensable both as a planning tool and as a traveling companion. This guide specializes in choosing the right lodges and camps; includes detailed coverage of national parks and illustrated wildlife section; safaris and how to organize them - walking, driving and canoeing; people and culture, including local festivals; adventure travel and adrenaline sports; total solar eclipse of 2001: getting the best view as well as 39 new maps and town plans. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 416 pages, maps, color photos)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 2nd edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898323992
• ISBN-13: 978-1898323990
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,913,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Travel > Africa > Zambia

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best option available, April 6, 2005

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Joshua Benton (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zambia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

I spent six weeks in Zambia in fall 2003. In preparing for the trip, I checked out all the available guidebooks and found two that were worth carrying along: the Lonely Planet guide and the Bradt guide. In all, Bradt was the best. It covered more territory, was stronger on areas of the country outside the major cities (Lusaka, Livingstone, etc.), had better coverage of safaris, and just generally seemed to be written by someone who knew the country -- not someone who had zipped in and out for guidebook purposes. There was almost never anything in the LP that wasn't in the Bradt; there were often things that were in the Bradt that weren't in the LP. Highly recommended.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars top Zambia guide, May 1, 2000

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Sean (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zambia, 2nd (Paperback)

This guide is the most comprehensive guide you will find if you are going to Zambia. This country usually only gets a brief section at the back of guidebooks for neighbouring countries such as Malawi or Zimbabwe. McIntyre covers many aspects of travel to Zambia from flora and fauna to accomodation and transport. A good comprehensive guide covering the whole of Zambia with excellant maps especially of the national parks. On the down side there are very few photographs, these would add to this book, and would put some flesh onto the bones of the high standard of commentary.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, July 4, 2001

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andy (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zambia, 2nd (Paperback)

I bought 3 books on Zambia before my trip - this one was by far the best. Very comprehensive, contained all that info that I needed. Some of the prices were off (the exchange rate vs. the dollar is now much better than at the time of printing which explains some of the difference (about 3700 kwacha to the dollar today, July, 2000) so the delta was always favorable). Two lodges were estimated to be about $200-$250/night, we found $100/night. Zambia, we learned as probably the best untouched reserves for gaming. Amazing, beautiful places, truly remote. Be aware that moving from one place to another in Zambia takes many hours on the road, and the roads are not good. I'd advise hiring someone to fly you to the remote airstrips rather than the typical 8 hour surface transfers. Also, remember to sit back and relax: the "Z Factor", as they call it locally, means that nothing happens on schedule : ) If you're prepared for this mentally, you'll have a most enjoyable trip!