A vast continent spanning every sort of landscape and culture, 1800 spoken languages, a whole arkful of wildlife... Where to start? How about The Africa Book!

Following on from The Travel Book and The Cities Book in Lonely Planet's best-selling series, this in-depth celebration includes an introduction to the continent, a selection of journeys around Africa, facts and figures for each country, stimulating essays and a swag of knockout photographs.

• 54 country profiles covering essential experiences, people, trademarks, random facts, traditions, legends and surprises
• Selection of famous and historic routes as well as off-the-beaten-track passages
• Africa at a glance: facts, statistics, history, geography and best features
• Maps of the continent, journeys, five regions, and every country

264 pages, 56 maps