Zambia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide [Paperback]

Chris McIntyre (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Travel Guide Zambia | Publication Date: January 1, 2005

This indispensable guide to Zambia is both a planning tool and a traveling companion. The third edition includes updates to accommodations, especially game lodges.

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

Home to the spectacular Victoria Falls, Zambia offers an alluring range of attractions. The country that pioneered walking safaris has prolific wildlife around its great rivers, where well-established national parks are among Africa's best. Away from these, much of Zambia remains remote and relatively undiscovered. From the enigmatic Bangweulu Wetlands to the vast Liuwa Plain, Zambia is deepest, darkest Africa at its most enticing.
Africa-expert Chris McIntyre has extensively augmented and updated his definitive guide to Zambia. As a planning tool and a traveling companion, it remains unrivalled.

* Choosing where to visit, and where to stay
* 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
* 45 maps with over 300 GPS coordinates

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Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 3rd edition (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841620823
• ISBN-13: 978-1841620824
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 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!