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Africa 12 (inglés) (ON A SHOESTRING) Paperback – July 1, 2010

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•The only guidebook that covers the entire African Continent •251 maps •Wildlife guide reveals the continent's top spots for animal encounters •Explore with itineraries covering Cairo to Cape Town and everywhere in-between •Green Index: helps to make your travels more ecofriendly

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1185 pages
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English
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GeoPlaneta
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July 1, 2010
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5.04 x 1.89 x 7.76 inches
ISBN-10

1741049881
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978-1741049886
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Whether you're a hardened African veteran or a wide-eyed first timer, this is a continent that cannot fail to get under your skin. Our 12th edition takes you on a Serengeti safari, reveals the best spot to view Victoria Falls and tells you where to see surfing hippos. Whether you're after big-name highlights or lesser-known adventures, this guide has got it all covered.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ GeoPlaneta; 12th edition (July 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1185 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741049881
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741049886
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.11 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.04 x 1.89 x 7.76 inches

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Adam Karlin
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I am a freelance writer and travel guide contributor. Find more of my work at http://walkonfine.com/, or follow on Instagram @adamwalkonfine.
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Emilie Filou is a freelance journalist specialising in business and development issues, with a particular interest in Africa. Her work has appeared in publications such as This Is Africa, The Economist, The Africa Report, The Guardian and the BBC. She is a Lonely Planet author and works as the Africa correspondent of water magazine Global Water Intelligence.
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I wasn't born an African, but became one after years of living in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2004 I moved to the other end of the continent and lived in Fez, Morocco, for 16 years. I now live in south-western France. I'm a freelance travel writer and have contributed to lots of Lonely Planet guidebooks, mostly to African countries including South Africa, Morocco, Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. I also contributed to the latest Fodor's Essential Morocco.
In 2023, I wrote Lonely Planet's Pocket Marrakesh and contributed to their Morocco and France guidebooks.
I've contributed sections to many Lonely Planet coffee table books including
The Food Lover's Guide to the World, Wine Trails, Food Trails, World's Best Drinks, World's Best Bowl Foods, Secret Marvels, The Joy of Wild Swimming and Guide to Life, as well as various magazines and websites.
In a former life, I also wrote:
Everybody's Aromatherapy (Tafelberg)
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BJ

Excellent gift

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024

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I got this and another Lonely Planet guide to Africa all in the same week to give to a couple taking a trip in several countries in Africa. They had nothing but thanks to me for these wonderful guides and said they helped them on their trip so much.

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Robbie Honerkamp

Good overall, but very disappointing in places

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2006

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Lonely Planet is the leader in travel books. This isn't just my opinion, I've met many other travelers who won't go anywhere without the appropriate LP book. Africa on a Shoestring is a great guide, with information on places to stay and what to see, for travelers who don't want to spend a fortune and aren't afraid to get out and actually experience the local culture.

That being said, I'm really disappointed in parts of this book. As the market leader, LP should be able to keep its books properly updated. Yet many country sections start with: "We were unable to do on-the-ground research in (country_name), so some information in this chapter may not be reliable". While this is understandable in someplace like Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire where the national security situation is volatile, it's inexcusable for countries like Nigeria. Yes, there are some problem areas in Nigeria, and Lagos can indeed be chaotic. But Nigeria is not Lagos. And Nigeria is not the Niger Delta. I certainly hope that they manage to update some of these chapters for the next edition.

In the interest of full disclosure, here are the countries LP didn't bother to update for this edition: Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo-Brazzaville, CAR, Congo-Kinshasa, Burundi, Somalia, Angola. Libya is listed as potentially being partially unreliable.

If you're traveling to Africa, my advice is to get this book _and_ the Rough Guide to whatever region of Africa you're going to. If you're going somplace that LP's book doesn't cover, look for a specific book that covers it. My last bit of advice for Africa travelers is to roll with the punches. There aren't nearly as many folks going to Africa as there are to Europe, so the information on Africa isn't as cutting-edge new. That hotel you read about and planned on staying in tonight? It burned down six months ago. But there are always other options, so just relax and take it easy.

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M. Tran

Not as detailed as the previous edition

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2007

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I was traveling with the LP Africa on a Shoestring 6 months ago. I purchased this new edition to see how LP has updated it and I'm not impressed. I don't think they did much for the Southern Africa section except remove a few things like places to stay and cities that they didn't feel tourists would get to (ex: Barra in Mozambique, Nata and Ghanzi in Botswana). Don't even think about just taking this book when you're traveling (and I have seen travelers with only this book!). If you're planning just to do Southern Africa and/or East Africa, get the books LP has out for these two regions because they will be more detailed and meet friends along the way for more recent advice/info. I was surprised to find that some of the places I visited and enjoyed in Southern Africa were no longer in the new edition. The general country info and other advice in this book are still as good as the last edition (with more current events added) and I recommend it to anyone thinking about doing a multi-country trip to Africa. It is great for planning your travel destinations.

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Jackie Thomas

Africe! Here I come!

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2009

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I traveled S.A. for almost a year, using LP guidebook to S.A. And, I got used to the way that the authors would give recommendations for hostals, etc. and their maps that correllated to the restaurants, hostals, etc. And the Africa book did not let me down; it is arranged the same way as the S.A. book is. And I love the fact that some of their books are available as a download. The L.P. books are big, (and they need to be for these big countries), but after lugging the S.A. book around, I was happy to see another choice.

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tdancgirl

It is chunky to carry though enjoy reading of the many countries and highlights

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017

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Though I traveled rough guide style barefoot through many countries I still found this guide book helpful in understanding areas I was going to visit. I still have it on my bookshelf. It is chunky to carry though enjoy reading of the many countries and highlights. Africa is exquisite.

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Daroish Kraidy

Cannot do without it.

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2013

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I am travelling from South Africa around the top of Lake Victoria and back to South Africa in a 4 x 4. This book is proving to be invaluable, I have used it so often, a must for any traveller who is going to cover a significant portion of Africa.

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2009

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Very good mix of general information about the continent and the individual countries (with surprise, I learned some things I didn't know about Africa) and practical travel advice, specific to individual countries, all in no-nonsense, simple, easily understandable language, and all this from the perspective of a young, budget-conscious (not the Fodor-type) traveler.

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013

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provides good history and getting around info, A bit lite on accommodation info probably need books on specific countries for this. But very handy to have kindle version.

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BBQ Freak

Treuer areisebegleiter

Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2019

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Für jede meiner Reise kaufe ich mir ein Lonely Planet - da weiß man, was man hat. Der Reiseführer war mein ständiger Begleiter und hat mich an die schönsten Ecken Afikas geführt. Sollte in keinem Koffer fehlen!

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Emily Morris

Travel bible!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2011

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This book was my bible when travelling around Africa! It is a big book, but what do you expect from something with information on 50 odd countries?! It is very helpful and well put together. If you are thinking of travelling only a few African countries it may be better to get the country's individual guide books as they will have more detail on the area...but if you're not one who likes to make too many decisions (like me) then this is great as it is just enough to get you by.

スナフキン

バックパッカー必携

Reviewed in Japan on February 9, 2009

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アフリカをバックパッカー旅行したときに重宝しました。
逆に、パック旅行のサファリツアーだけなら、歩き方で十分です。
ロンプラ以外なら、Shoestringなどもオススメです。

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Martin

gute Zusammenfassung

Reviewed in Germany on November 15, 2014

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sämtliche afrikanische Länder sind hier für den (Kurz-)Urlauber beschrieben. Die "klassischen" Länder sind ausgiebig beschrieben (Marokko, Südafrika, Kenia, Ägypten, Tansania etc.), die "Exoten (Nigeria, Tschad, Gabun usw) kommen entsprechend kurz weg... einige Auflagen vorher (Ende 90er Jahre) fand ich persönlich besser recherchiert und vielo besser nutzbar. Wer quer durch Afrika reist braucht idesen Reiseführer. Wer ein Land intensiv bereisen möchte kann ihn als Basic nutzen, braucht m.E. aber einen anderen lonely planet, nämlich den speziellen "a travel survival kit". trotzdem: unbedingt zu empfehlen, der afrika-klassiker!!!

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debbie golding

Amazing Range of Information

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2013

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I'm thinking about a trip and African Studies. This seemed a good place to start. I definitely recommend this book

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