General

LONELY PLANET AFRICA

Nothing comes close to Africa in scale, variety, and pure, raw impact. This 30th anniversary edition of the Africa guide covers classic routes and roads less travelled, and has sustainable travel and volunteering opportunities galore.
Please Note: The previous edition of this guide was called Africa On a Shoestring.

This guide covers:

• North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
• West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte D'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritani, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
• Central Africa: Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Zaire), Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé & Príncipe
• East Africa: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia
• Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The book contains:

• Coverage of Africa's 49 countries
• Flophouses, homestays and luxury lodges - accommodation to suit all budgets
• Special chapters on Africa's wildlife and music
• Feature chapter on Africa's development by veteran Africa journalist Michela Wrong

• listings of local hospitals and clinics
• comprehensive coverage of pre-travel preparations and post-travel checks for each region.
• a quick guide to what diseases occur where.
• guidelines on injections and blood transfusion in developing countries.
• practice measures for staying healthy.
• easy-to-follow diagrams for the management of fever and diarrhea.
• basic first-aid for beginners.
• in-depth discussion of alternative travel remedies.
• descriptions of common medications - what they may do and when to avoid them.