This brand new edition Insight Guide to South Africa features outstanding full-colour photography, with this edition containing over 250 brand new photographs, alongside illuminating explorations of all the places to go in a region-by-region format. Top attractions are highlighted to help you plan priorities for your trip. All places of special interest are cross-referenced on full-colour maps throughout the guide, so they can be quickly pin-pointed as they are mentioned in the text. A brand new 'Editor's Choice' section in this edition features illustrated spreads revealing the author's take on quirky and interesting things to see and do. Clear, colour-coded sections include in-depth features on history, culture, sport, art and the local people, along with practical advice covering accommodation for all budgets, transport, eating out and much more. Useful contact information and many other travel tips are also included. The unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.
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Höhe: 223 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-981-258-763-3 (9789812587633)
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Maps: South Africa; Central Cape Town; Cape Peninsula; Western Cape; Garden Route; Eastern Cape; Durban; KwaZulu-Natal Coast; Zululand Drakensberg; Johannesburg; Gauteng; Pretoria; Mpumalanga Limpopo; Kruger National Park; Two Routes to Cape Town; Swaziland; Lesotho. Introduction: The Best of South Africa; The Shape of Good Hope. History: Chronology; Beginnings; The Colonisation of the Cape; Wealth and Welfare; Union and Resistance; The Rise and Fall of Apartheid. People: Living Together. Features: The Performing Arts; The Musical Tradition; The Changing Face of Art; Literature; Food; Wine; Sport; Architecture. Nature: Mammals; Amphibians and Reptiles; Birds in the Bush; Flourishing Fauna; The Conservation Record. Places: Introduction; Cape Town and Peninsula; Western Cape; Garden Route; Eastern Cape; KwaZulu-Natal Coast; Zululand; Crossing the Drakensberg; Gauteng; Mpumalanga and Limpopo; Two Routes to Cape Town; Swaziland and Lesotho. Information Panels: Kruger and Rhodes; Gandhi; Mandela; The Zulus; Traditional Religion; Truth and Reconciliation; The First Artists; Nobel Prize Winners; The Elephant Clan; Insects; Township Life; Southern Skies; The Lure of Gold; Dorps. Insight on: Black Music; Black Art; Whale Watching; Floral Kingdom; Steam Train Journeys. Travel Tips: Transport; Accommodation; Eating Out; Activities; A-Z of Practical Information.
