Lonely Planet East Africa (Lonely Planet East Africa)

Plan the African adventure of a lifetime with Lonely Planet's best-selling guide to East Africa; expanded coverage, from the foothills of Kilimanjaro to the volcanoes of eastern Congo; the best and most unusual places to stay from Zanzibar beach resorts to luxury tented safaris; insightful coverage of the peoples of the region; colour wildlife guide and up-to-the-minute information on gorilla trekking and safaris for all budgets; 120 easy-to-use maps.

Covers: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania

Get A Glimpse of wonderous wildlife with our 16-page color animal-spotting guide and dedicated Safaris and Mountain Gorillas chapters.

Go Your Own Way with our coverage of Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Get Active - detailed information on activities airborne, on-ground or underwater.

Get The Bacground - in-depth discussion of East Africa's poignant history, cultures and environment.

Hit The Road - detailed transport information and 120 user-friendly maps shows you where to go.

Experience the best of East Africa with Lonely Planet. Our 8th edition will take you from the wet and wild activities at the source of the Nile, to wildlife watching in the Serengeti. You'll trek past the equatorial glaciers of Mt Kenya and relax on picture-perfect beaches in the Zanzibar Archipelago.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

The only guidebook to the entire region of East Africa

Color wildlife-spotting guide helps you tell a kudu from a Thomson's gazelle

Unique Green Index highlights the best ecofriendly options

Seventh edition providing a dedicated Safaris chapter, expert advice on car, boat, walking, balloon and canoe safaris. 32 colour pages.

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