This book includes a section detailing the history of East Africa, 16 features covering aspects of the area's life and culture, as diverse as the fragile existence of the black and white rhinoceros to its scuba diving and snorkelling paradise, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 12 maps.
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colour illustrations, maps, index
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 150 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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ISBN-13
978-981-234-942-2 (9789812349422)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction: An Enchanted World. History: Origins of Man; The History of Safari. Features: Wildlife and African Culture; A Vast and Varied Land; Observing Wildlife. Wildlife: Introduction; The African Elephant; The Rhinoceros; Buffalo; Lion; Leopard Large Mammals; Small Mammals; Birds; Reptiles Invertebrates; Fish and Marine Mammals; Flora. Places: Places Introduction; Kenya Introduction; Amboseli National Park; Tsavo National Parks; The Maasai Mara; Nairobi National Park Mountain National Parks; Meru National Park; Northern Game Country; Lake Turkana; Lakes of the Great Rift Valley; Western Kenya; Tanzania Introduction; The North Coast; Arusha National Park; The Northern Circuit; Lake Victoria; Lake Tanganyika; Central Tanzania; The Southern Highway; Southern Highlands; Uganda Introduction; Kampala, Entebbe & Surrounds; Murchison Falls & Budongo Forest; Fort Portal & Environs; Queen Elizabeth National Park; Bwindi & Mgahinga National Parks; Lake Mburo National Park; Eastern Uganda; Ethiopia Introduction Addis Ababa & Environs; Northern Ethiopia & the Simien Mountains; Awash National Park; The Southern Rift Valley; Bale Mountains & the Southeast Rwanda Introduction; Parc National des Volcans Nyungwe Forest & Akagera National Parks. Information panels: Facing Extinction; Snorkelling; Balloon Safari Marsabit & Losai National Parks; Climbing Kili; The Great Migration; Jane's Chimps; Zanzibar and Pemba. Travel Tips: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip. Practical Tips: Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Shopping; Sport; Language. Further Reading: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Ethiopia; Rwanda. Maps: Kenya; Amboseli NP; Tsavo NP; Maasai Mara; Tanzania; Serengeti NP Selous GR & Southern Highway; Uganda; Murchison Falls NP; Ethiopia; Bale Mountains NP Rwanda.
