(Travel Guide)
by Rough Guides (Author)
Discover Namibia with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest recommendations by our independent experts. Whether you plan to raft down the Zambezi, stargaze in the Namib desert or have a close encounter with the wildlife in one of Africa's finest national parks, the Rough Guide to Namibia will help you discover the best places to explore, eat, drink, shop and sleep along the way.
Features of this travel guide to Namibia:
- Detailed regional coverage: provides
practical information for every kind of trip, from off-the-beaten-track
adventures to chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas
- Honest and independent reviews: written
with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise,
our writers will help you make the most from your trip to Namibia
- Meticulous mapping: practical
full-colour maps, with clearly numbered, colour-coded keys. Find your
way around Windhoek and many more locations without needing to get
online
- Fabulous full-colour photography: features
inspirational colour photography, including the extraordinary rock
engravings and paintings of Brandberg and Twyfelfontein and the
windswept shapes of the Barchan, Star and Transverse Dunes.
- Time-saving itineraries: carefully planned routes will help inspire and inform your on-the-road experiences
- Things not to miss: Rough
Guides' rundown of Sossusvlei, Victoria Falls, Etosha National Park,
the Kalahari, Windhoek, Walvis Bay Lagoon and Swakopmund's best sights
and top experiences
- Travel tips and info: packed
with essential pre-departure information including getting around,
accommodation, food and drink, health, the media, festivals, sports and
outdoor activities, culture and etiquette, shopping and more
- Background information: comprehensive 'Contexts'
chapter provides fascinating insights into Namibia, with coverage of
history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a
handy language section and glossary
- Covers:
Windhoek and around; the southwest; the southern Kalahari and the far
south; Central-northern Namibia; the central coast and hinterland;
Etosha and the far north; the northeast and Victoria Falls