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Africa Overland

by Bob Gibbons, Sian Pritchard-Jones

Africa Overland Travel Guide - expert travel information and advice including overland routes, vehicle selection, organised tours, guides to over 50 countries, wildlife hotspots, safety and visas. Also featuring comprehensive maps, national parks and game reserves, accommodation, eating and drinking and public transport.

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Expert travel information and advice including overland routes, vehicle selection, organised tours, guides to over 50 countries, wildlife hotspots, safety and visas. Also featuring comprehensive maps, national parks and game reserves, accommodation, eating and drinking and public transport. Bradt's Africa Overland is the result of over 40 years' experience on the roads of Africa, Asia and South America, combining everything you need to know about the Africa with all the practical advice needed for tackling long-distance journeys under often challenging conditions, be it by 4X4 or public transport. A massive amount of background detail is included, from suggested routes for reaching Africa - including via Asia or Saudi Arabia - to selecting and shipping your vehicle, budgeting, equipment and spares, organised tours, public transport, red tape and heaps of information about issues likely to arise on the road: driving and recovery techniques, maintenance, motorbike driving, bureaucracy, borders and police checks. This new, fully updated edition covers over 50 countries, as well as offering a focus on aspects such as geography, vegetation and climate, natural history and conservation, cultural interaction, religion and festivals. There's lots of guidance about where to find all the latest information both before you depart and while you're on the road, plus a guide to countries on the return route through Asia and Europe: India, Nepal, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. African highlights include the Atlas Mountains and Sahara fringes in Morocco, desert expeditions in Chad, River Nile culture in Egypt and Sudan, the equatorial rain forests of central Africa, East African game parks, and Victoria Falls on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. In southern Africa, there's Angola, the Namibian desert, and the Cape and diverse coastline of South Africa. As the authors say: 'Africa is addictive. It is also changing fast, but a trip now will still be a revelation.' AUTHORS: Both born in Britain, Sian and Bob met in Kashmir in 1983. Bob's overland adventures began in an ancient (1949) Land Rover, which he drove from England to Kathmandu in 1974. Working as an overland driver, he travelled around Asia, Africa and South America, driving trucks as well as decrepit old buses in India and Nepal. Sia^n worked in computer programming and systems analysis for far too long, until overland travel and the Himalayas captivated her on a trip to Nepal in 1982. Since then, they have led/organised treks in the Alps, Nepal and the Sahara, driven their overland bus with ageing clients to Nepal, and crossed Africa six times in their own 1983-vintage Land Rover. More recently, when Saudi Arabia opened its doors to tourism with easily obtained e-visas, they flew in, hired a small car and set off overland around this vast desert country. It is their hope to return there one day after the Coronavirus crisis with the same old Land Rover! 105 illustrations, 60 maps

Author Biography

Both born in Britain, Sia^n and Bob met in Kashmir in 1983. Bob's overland adventures began in an ancient (1949) Land Rover, which he drove from England to Kathmandu in 1974. Working as an overland driver, he travelled around Asia, Africa and South America, driving trucks as well as decrepit old buses in India and Nepal. Sia^n worked in computer programming and systems analysis for far too long, until overland travel and the Himalayas captivated her on a trip to Nepal in 1982. Since then, they have led/organised treks in the Alps, Nepal and the Sahara, driven their overland bus with ageing clients to Nepal, and crossed Africa six times in their own 1983-vintage Land Rover.More recently, when Saudi Arabia opened its doors to tourism with easily obtained e-visas, they flew in, hired a small car and set off overland around this vast desert country. It is their hope to return there one day after the Coronavirus crisis with the same old Land Rover!

Table of Contents

PART ONE BEFORE YOU LEAVE 1Chapter 1 The Basics 3The budget 4, Route planning 6, Shipping yourvehicle 13, Starting a trip from South Africa 14,Planning a motorbike trip 16, Planning a bicycle trip 16Chapter 2 Overland Routes 21Getting to Africa 21, African routes 23, Suggesteditineraries 50, Out of Africa - the Asian option 52Chapter 3 Vehicle Selection and Preparation 61Selecting your vehicle 61, Vehicle preparation 67,Vehicle equipment 76, Spares and tools 84, Suppliersand useful contacts 88, Motorbike selection 88,Motorbike preparation 91, Bicycle selection andpreparation 96Chapter 4 Organised Tours and Public Transport 111The routes 112, What to expect 114, Choosing a tour 115,Other options 116, Overland operators 117Chapter 5 Practicalities 119Red tape 119, Embassies and consulates 124, Money 125,Health 125, Security 137, Women drivers and travellers 138,Travelling with children 140, Accommodation 142, Postand telecommunications 143PART TWO ON THE ROAD 145Chapter 6 Your Vehicle 146Driving techniques 146, Recovery techniques 150,Maintenance, breakdowns and repairs 151, Motorbikedriving hints and repairs 164, Bicycle troubleshooting 166Chapter 7 Day-to-Day Issues 167Bureaucracy 167, Borders and police checks 168,Visas 169, Money 171, Where to stay 172, Eating anddrinking 175, Shopping 180 PART THREE THE GUIDE 181Chapter 8 Background 182Geography, vegetation and climate 182, Natural historyand conservation 182, History 183, People 188, Culturalinteraction and respect 189, Religion 189, Festivals 191,Arts and entertainment 192, Travelling positively 197Chapter 9 A-Z Africa Country Guide 203Which country? 203, Notes on this part of the guide 203,Algeria 206, Angola 208, Benin 211, Botswana 213,Burkina Faso 216, Burundi 218, Cameroon 219, CentralAfrican Republic (CAR) 221, Chad 223, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo (DRC) 226, Republic ofCongo 229, Djibouti 231, Egypt 233, EquatorialGuinea 236, Eritrea 237, Eswatini (Swaziland) 239,Ethiopia 241, Gabon 244, The Gambia 246, Ghana 248,Guinea 250, Guinea Bissau 253, Ivory Coast (Coted'Ivoire) 255, Kenya 256, Lesotho 260, Liberia 262,Libya 264, Malawi 266, Mali 268, Mauritania 273,Morocco 276, Mozambique 280, Namibia 283,Niger 287, Nigeria 290, Rwanda 292, Senegal 295,Sierra Leone 298, Somalia 301, Somaliland 302, SouthAfrica 304, South Sudan 308, Sudan 310, Tanzania 313,Togo 319, Tunisia 320, Uganda 322, Western Sahara 326,Zambia 329, Zimbabwe 333Chapter 10 Guide to Countries on the Return Route via Asia 337India 337, Nepal 339, China 340, Kazakhstan 343,Russia 344, Ukraine 346, Poland 347Appendix 1 Language 348Appendix 2 Personal Details 352Appendix 3 Checklist 353Appendix 4 Visa Requirements at a Glance 366Appendix 5 Further Information 368Index 374Index of Advertisers 380

Review

'Africa Overland is not only a travel guide: it is also a key that would-be Africa hands can use to unlock their dreams'South Africa Sunday Times

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.A unique title.Unrivalled expertise: the cumulation of over 40 years travel experience.New coverage of Saudi Arabia en route to Africa as this secretive state opens up to tourism.Crammed with practical info for on-the-road travelAbout Bradt Travel Guides.Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print.Serial WINNER of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards.Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years.Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign

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Bradt's Africa Overland is the result of over 40 years' experience on the roads of Africa, Asia and South America, combining everything you need to know about Africa with all the practical advice needed for tackling long-distance journeys under often challenging conditions, be it by 4X4 or public transport. A massive amount of background detail is included, from suggested routes for reaching Africa - including via Asia or Saudi Arabia - to selecting and shipping your vehicle, budgeting, equipment and spares, organised tours, public transport, red tape and heaps of information about issues likely to arise on the road: driving and recovery techniques, maintenance, motorbike driving, bureaucracy, borders and police checks.This new, fully updated edition covers over 50 countries, as well as offering a focus on aspects such as geography, vegetation and climate, natural history and conservation, cultural interaction, religion and festivals. There's lots of guidance about where to find all the latest information both before you depart and while you're on the road, plus a guide to countries on the return route through Asia and Europe: India, Nepal, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. African highlights include the Atlas Mountains and Sahara fringes in Morocco, desert expeditions in Chad, River Nile culture in Egypt and Sudan, the equatorial rain forests of central Africa, East African game parks, and Victoria Falls on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. In southern Africa, there's Angola, the Namibian desert, and the Cape and diverse coastline of South Africa.As the authors say: 'Africa is addictive. It is also changing fast, but a trip now will still be a revelation.'

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'Africa Overland is not only a travel guide: it is also a key that would-be Africa hands can use to unlock their dreams' South Africa Sunday Times

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. A unique title. Unrivalled expertise: the cumulation of over 40 years travel experience. New coverage of Saudi Arabia en route to Africa as this secretive state opens up to tourism. Crammed with practical info for on-the-road travelAbout Bradt Travel Guides. Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print. Serial WINNER of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards . Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years. Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign

Details ISBN1784779083 Author Sian Pritchard-Jones Short Title Africa Overland Publisher Bradt Travel Guides Language English Year 2022 Edition 7th ISBN-10 1784779083 ISBN-13 9781784779085 Format Paperback Series Bradt Travel Guides Imprint Bradt Travel Guides Place of Publication Buckinghamshire Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 392 Publication Date 2022-09-19 AU Release Date 2022-09-19 NZ Release Date 2022-09-19 UK Release Date 2022-09-19 Edition Description 7th Revised edition Subtitle plus a return route through Asia - 4x4· Motorbike· Bicycle· Truck Alternative 9781804690864 DEWEY 916.04332 Audience General

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