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Books : Travel : Africa : Rwanda & Uganda
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The story is familiar to movie fans-the horrifying tale of the 1907 book The Man-Eaters of Tsavo has been retold by Hollywood many times, most recently in the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness-but hearing it directly from the source remains a thrill. Patterson, a natural storyteller, immerses us in the horror of the workers' fear and his own attempts to track the beast, which eventually would kill 140 people before Patterson took them out. This real-life escapade will rivet fans of adventure fiction and nonfiction alike. Anglo-Irish hunter JOHN HENRY PATTERSON (1867-1947) was an officer in the British army when he was commissioned by the British East Africa Company to oversee the construction of a railway bridge in Kenya. Just after he arrived in Africa, a pair of rogue male lions-animals that do not typically attack humans-began preying on the railroad workers, killing them viciously and consuming their corpses.
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More impressive even than the gorillas’ size and bearing is their unfathomable attitude to their daily human visitors almost everybody who visits the gorillas experiences an almost mystical sense of recognition,’ writes Philip Briggs in Bradt’s Rwanda of the country’s most popular residents. Fifteen years on from the tragic genocide of 1994, Rwanda is rapidly emerging as one of Africa’s most exciting ecotourism destinations, with three diverse national parks. Bradt’s Rwanda is the only English-language guidebook dedicated to the country, and this updated fourth edition lists the newest hotels, tours, activities, operators and, of course, information on how to track its famous mountain gorillas.
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Condensed By E.J.W From "The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia" And "The Albert N'yanza Great Basin Of The Nile."
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Bradt's Uganda has been thoroughly revised and updated to keep up with the country's fast pace of development. This fifth edition includes a more in-depth look at the booming tourism activities at East Africa's center of adventure, including whitewater rafting, an aerial runway, bungee jumping, quad biking, and horseriding.Features include:*Gorilla tracking--details of all available locations to see the endangered mountain gorilla including new sites at Nkuringo (Bwindi forest) and Democratic Republic of Congo*Up-to-date information on activities, reserves, camps, and restaurants*Extensive coverage of all the national parks
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"A supremely entertaining work, and also an important one." -David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z
Upon hearing the news of tenuous peace in Sudan, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison bought a plank-board boat, summoned a friend who'd never left America, and set out from Uganda, paddling the Nile on a quest to reach Cairo-a trip that tyranny and war had made impossible for decades. With the propulsive force of a thriller, Morrison's chronicle is a mash-up of travel narrative and reportage, packed with flights into the frightful and absurd. From the hardscrabble fishing villages on Lake Victoria to the floating nightclubs of Cairo, The Black Nile tracks the snarl of commonalities and conflicts that bleed across the Nile valley, bringing to life a complex region in profound transition.
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Folded road & tourist map of Tanzania at 1:1,500,000 scale. Places of interest, national parks, beaches, lodges/camps are highlighted. Shaded-relief coloring clearly depicts topography. Insets include Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar-Stonetown, Arusha, Pemba Island, and Zanzibar Island (Unguja). Legend in 3 languages.
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An essential language guide for English speaking travelers to Rwanda. Contains words and phrases to use in many instances associated with traveling, including clearing customs, hiring a taxi, finding hotels and restaurants, touring the country, seeking medical help, and much more. Also serves as a guide to Rwandan cultural etiquette and gives ample information on the country and its people. English-Kinyarwanda and Kinyarwanda-English glossaries at the end of the book facilitate word searches.
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By using photos, prose, and photography Global Voices: A FINCA Uganda and Zambia Experiology, introduces you to real people that are changing their lives with the help of FINCA International. FINCA, a nonprofit micro-finance organization, extends small loans to low-income entrepreneurs in 21 countries around the globe.
We can’t tell you that reading this book will make all of your dreams come true. But our goal is that after you finish reading this book, you will be inspired to help someone else’s dreams a possibility by lending your support to FINCA.
All of the profits of this book will be donated to FINCA International; as a result, you are already on the path to creating positive change by purchasing this book today. Join us and meet just a few faces of micro-finance that are creating a more empowered life for themselves, their families, and the communities in which they live.
Come walk the shores of Lake Victoria with us and be a part of the change you want to see in the world.
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Lonely Planet's "Walking Guides" cover bushwalking and trekking routes throughout the world. Written by experienced trekkers, the guides are designed for anyone who believes that the best way to see a country is on foot, whether they are independent trekkers or in organized groups. Each guide includes walks of varying difficulty. Features of this series include: detailed day-by-day route descriptions; information on the culture and natural history of the region; what to take and where to get supplies on the way; comprehensive health and first-aid sections; clear, reliable maps; information on safety, preparation and planning, equipment and hiring porters; and advice on the best time of year to undertake each walk. East Africa has some of the world's most exotic scenery, as well as some of the most spectacular national parks and trekking routes. This guide, covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia, provides practical information on how to prepare a trek, what to take, the best trails and how to hire a guide.
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A self-described eco-nerd Thor Hanson, scientist and writer, brought the nascent gorilla tourist program in Bwindi National Park, located within Africa's Impenetrable Forest, to life. With grace and good humor Hanson navigates the local customs, mores and bureaucracy governing everything from love to superstition to build infrastructure, hire and train staff, fend off millions of ants among many other creatures while studying and acclimating the mountain gorillas to humans in their midst.
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Africa East: Kenya - Tanzania - Uganda 1:2,000,000 / 1:700,000 Travel Map FREYTAGLarge size, boldly presented map, with hill shading and geographical features such as deserts, lava areas, marshes and swamps, salt lakes, etc. Road network includes seasonal roads and tracks, intermediate driving distances (as well as an inset with a distance table between main towns in the whole area), plus petrol station and car repair facilities. Railways, ferry services and local aerodromes are also shown. National parks are brightly coloured, and other information of interest to visitors is provided, including various types of accommodation.
An inset shows the southern part of Kenya's coast at 1:700,000, highlighting numerous hotels. The map also has plans of central Nairobi and Mombasa, plus tables with mean monthly temperature, precipitation, and humidity at various locations in the three countries, comparing them with those in Vienna, Frankfurt, and Zurich. Latitude and longitude are marked at 2º intervals. Map legend includes English. The whole map is printed on one side of the sheet. A separate booklet attached to the cover has an index which also covers the adjoining areas of neighbouring counties.
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The two central African countries of Rwanda and Burundi are gradually returning to prosperity. They are both very interesting countries, scenically attractive, and relatively untouched by modernism. Both have suffered serious unrest in the past, but have moved on and are determined to have a bright and happy future. The people are marvelous; one can't express in a brief paragraph the warmth and friendliness of the ordinary people of both countries. This is really a part of Africa everyone should visit. An folded, indexed easy-to-use road map of Rwanda and Burundi to plan your trip, to prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in these African countries. Inset maps of Kigali and Bujumbara. Touristic information: points of interest, airports, religious buildings, hotels, lodging, hospitals, clinics, gas stations, caves, ports, telephones, post-offices, forests, national parks, tracks and paths, ferry routes on Kivu Lake.
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A collaboration between four photographers from diverse backgrounds, Imagine Uganda provides an illuminating and informal photographic journey through Uganda.
With almost 200 full page colour images covering a range of themes - from people and places to culture and wildlife - the reader is offered an insight into arguably the most photogenic country in the world. This slightly revised edition contains several brand new images.
In its print edition, Imagine Uganda has sold thousands of copies. Imagine Uganda is the ideal tool to get a glimpse of the country if you are heading to Uganda or live in Uganda, as a gift if you want to show off Uganda to your friends and family, as an inspiration to those of you who are planning where to go on your next trip or just as nourishment for the travel hungry mind.
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Land-locked in the heart of the African continent, Uganda has a fantastic climate, an ever-changing landscape and people who are honest, polite and genuinely pleased to help. Footprint’s Uganda Handbook will guide you from the peaks of the Mountains of the Moon, through the Impenetrable Forest to the Source of the Nile, taking in adrenalin-pumping thrills of tracking gorillas and rafting some of the best white water rides in the world.
· Includes selected itineraries offering advice on how to get the best out of your trip whether you’re travelling for a week or a month
· Extensive thoroughly researched information to help you plan your trip as well as advise you on the ground
· Tips on white-water rafting, gorilla and chimp tracking
· The heart of the guide is broken in to the key regions of Uganda Kampala & Entebbe, Jinja Mount Elgon and the east, Kidepo Murchison and the north, Fort Portal, QENP and the west, Sseses, Bwindi, the south and southwest - and gives you comprehensive information on each of these regions
· Each regional section has an overview map, local information on how to get around with transport and street maps where relevant, a short history of the region, thorough advice on what to see and do and a directory of key local information on banks, embassies, internet cafes and medical services.
· 32-page full-colour section dedicated to Uganda’s wildlife offering advice and information on what to see and where to see it
· Also includes a full-colour mini atlas to help you get your bearings
From the bustling city of Kampala to the heavily forested waterfalls of the tropical Ssese Islands, Footprint’s fully updated 2nd edition will help you navigate this vibrant destination.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Detailed double sided road and travel map. Scale 1:550,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from primary paved roads to other roads or tracks. Legend includes railroads, trails, international airports, national airports, aerodromes, gasoline/petrol stations, post offices, hospitals/medical facilities, points of ineterest or vistas, ruins.archaeological sites, museums, campsites/huts, mines, resthouses/hostels, lodging, car ferries, forts, border crossings. Includes inset overview map of Kampala, information about Uganda and extensive place name index.
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As an associate editor of Getaway magazine, Robyn Keene-Young landed a dream assignment: a journey through six distinctive African ecosystems to document each environment and its inhabitants. She began where many first time visitors to Africa begin, in a safari vehicle in the grasslands of the Serengeti. But she knew almost immediately that this was not the way to see the rest of this extraordinary continent. She needed to get out of the car and stretch her legs, to feel the earth underfoot and the sun on her back, to pack Band-Aids and anti-inflammatories and experience the African wilderness unplugged, in 3D.
And so, Africa: Unplugged chronicles Keene-Young’s adventures on the continent under her own steam. Written in her inimitable, honest – often humorous, always insightful – style, Keene-Young traipses Uganda’s Bwindi rainforest in search of gorillas; snorkels Botswana’s Okavango Delta and canoes Zimbabwe’s Zambezi River at the mercy of hippos and crocodiles. She gets on her belly with the beetles and lizards of Namibia’s Namib Desert, before hiking up Cape Town’s famous Table Mountain to bend down and smell the fynbos.
Each chapter showcases both the delights and trials of her travels to her destination, as well as her sojourn in each unique ecosystem. The pages of Africa: Unplugged are a journey like no other.
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