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by: Hugh Finlay, Geoff Crowther, David Else, Mary Fitzpatrick, Paul Greenway, Andrew Humphreys, Ann Jousiffe, Frances Linzee Gordon, Jon Murray, Miles Roddis, Sarina Singh, Deanna Swaney, Dorinda Talbot, David Willett, Jeff Wi8Lliams  List Price: $29.95 Price: $21.50 You Save: $8.45 (28%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 916.04329 EAN: 9780864424815 Edition: 8th ISBN: 0864424817 Label: Lonely Planet Publications Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1064 Publication Date: 1998-01 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Studio: Lonely Planet Publications Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Vast in size and history, with equally vast potential for rewarding experiences and red-tape hassles, Africa more than any other continent requires a solid and reliable guidebook for anything other than the most superficial of visits. It is the sort of information-packed guide at which Lonely Planet excels. Weighing less than two pounds but covering 55 countries, Africa on a Shoestring has 240 maps, up-to-date visa and border advice, language glossaries, safety information, background history, politics, culture, and ecology, plus the necessary inside intelligence on places to stay, what and where to eat, the sights worth seeing, and where the Internet cafés are to be found. It's a priceless volume for the intrepid African traveler. --Stephanie Gold Product Description: 240 Maps Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent introductionAs others note, the continent is too large to contain in one book for travel purposes. What this book does is give an EXCELLENT intro to history, culture, people, cities, regions, and tourist attractions/locales/interests. Gives the mind a framework for Africa and potentially to guide decisions about vacation options. For actual travel, more specific literature is needed, but this book is an excellent opening to understanding and contemplating Africa. I was enthralled! Rating: - A great asset for African travel.This book is great for those who are thinking about taking a trip to Africa or for those who have a general interest in the continent. For those who would like to go to Arica(which I encourage people to do).This book will help you decide where you would like to go because of the many short chapters on each of the countries. After you decide where you want to go, I would recommend getting more up to date and detailed information because this book could use some more detail on individual countries. ... Read More Rating:  - The Area is Simply Too LargeI traveled through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho with this book. The book is excellent for major urban centers, but once you get beyond the city lights the text just stops and you are left on your own. If you plan on spending more than a week in a country, I recommend getting a regional guide at the very least and a country guide if you can get it (the Rough Guide in Kenya was superb). Rating: - LESS THAN A SHOELACE?This book, "Africa on a Shoestring, 9th Ed" has a broad coverage; although its chapters are not as detailed as many tourists would expect them to be. Again, this book would have been of better psychic value, had its authors showed confidence in the sections they dealt with. Its 'information' became a wet blanket for me. Many readers who intend to visit African countries are likey to be discouraged by its relentless pessimistic approach. Its outlook is more critical than 'touristical'. The general impression ... Read More Rating:  - not recommendedI bought this book for my trip to Kenya Uganda and Tanzania. I thought that I might want to travel to Ethiopia or down to Zambia and Zimbabwe....this guide is much too condensed to be helpful, and most travelers I met hated this guide and would borrow or end up buying the LP East Africa guide. You would be much better off buying a regional guide rather then this monster. Just the weight of the book alone isn't worth carrying around with you. I actually ended up ripping this book to shreads and keeping only about ... Read More 
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