Footprint South Africa Handbook (6th Edition) (Paperback)

~ Francisca Kellett (Author), Lizzie Williams (Author) "South Africa is celebrated, first and foremost, for its incredible natural beauty..." (more)
Key Phrases: Port Elizabeth, East London, Garden Route (more...)

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"Invaluable - full marks to Footprint!" Travel Africa, UK

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Footprint's 60 guides cover more than 120 of the world's most exciting destinations. This latest edition of their South Africa Handbook brings travelers updated information on this rapidly changing, vast, and diverse region. This guide features comprehensive information on planning a trip — including the best times to go and getting around by train, bus, car, or air — and covers such practicalities as how to stay healthy while there, the best places to shop, listings of accommodations for every budget, sporting events, and how to be a responsible traveler. Thorough background information on the country's rich history, culture, music, dance, and climate is provided. A 32-page color wildlife section includes an animal location chart, and a double-page full-color front map illustrates the highlights of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, and the National Parks and Game Reserves. The areas covered include Cape Town and the Western Cape as well as the Garden Route; Eastern Cape and Port Elizabeth; Durban and KwaZulu Natal; Johannesburg and Kruger National Park; Northern Cape plus Kalahari Gemsbok National Park; Lesotho; and Swaziland. Contains over 200 maps.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 896 pages
• Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; 6th edition (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903471028
• ISBN-13: 978-1903471029
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,426,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes you want to visit South Africa!, May 10, 2007

By	Sylviastel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Footprint South Africa (Paperback)

I have to say that I had no real desire to visit South Africa until I got this book and now it's on my travel list of possible destinations along with Hawaii, Antarctic, Canada, Alaska, Italy, Spain, France, etc. The book is beautifully written, researched, and explained well by the co-authors Francisca Kellett and Lizzie Williams. On the cover, Michael Palin CBE said "Great traveling companions, constantly entertaining and they know what they're talking about." Anyway, the colored photos of nature and culture in this book are first rate. I used the pages about apartheid to teach my students about it in literature class. South African writers like Doris Lessing CH, Nadine Gordimer (Nobel prizewinner 1991) and J.M Coetzee (Nobel Prizewinner) are all wonderful to read but Lessing wasn't mentioned. I wished they had mentioned Rhodesia but this book is tour guide and not a history book but it does delve in the dark history of apartheid. It does give you warnings about how to be careful when you are visiting South Africa. I still would love to visit South Africa and desire one day to go and see not only the natural beauty, enjoy the beaches that look incredible, and see wildlife in it's natural environment.