Nolting - Africas Top Wildlife Countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe

Praise for
Africas Top Wildlife Countries

Africa is an incredibly diverse and changing place. Lodges and camps come and go on the safari circuit, emerging destinations like Mozambique and Ethiopia offer new wildlife experiences, and tried and true countries like Kenya, Tanzania and Botswana continue to redefine the classic safari. The 7th edition of Mark Noltings book stays ahead of the curve with valuable insights and information to help you plan your own unique safari.

C OSTAS C HRIST
G LOBAL T RAVEL E DITOR , N ATIONAL G EOGRAPHIC A DVENTURE

A trip to Africa is for most the trip of a lifetime. Africas Top Wildlife Countries is an incredible guide that provides a wealth of information on everything you will need to help you best prepare for the adventure. It is full of wonderful tips on everything from where to stay, times to go, and the incredible wildlife that you can expect to see. Mark Nolting has taken his many years of experience in Africa and provided a resource that will be invaluable to anyone planning this dream vacation and hoping to get the most out of what this great continent has to offer. Dont go on safari before reading this book!

R ON M AGILL
C OMMUNICATIONS & M EDIA M IAMI M ETROZOO

Every safari to Africa is both a physical and spiritual journey, and each is rewarding. But knowledge of the very finest African safari destinations is actually like a small secret jewel. When a safari is perfect it will be even greater than you can imagine, and literally alter they way you view life forever after. Marks book is an honest and revealing analysis of the best. Beyond that you must choose. But once armed with this precious insight, at least you can focus on that journey with confidence, because no venture into Africa is to be taken lightly. You are visiting the roots of mankind, in our place or origin. You are reaching deep into a place of instincts and even exploring the euphoria of being close to your animalistic self. You will come back changed. And you will have fun changing. But while Africas part of the bargain is to give you that exposure, that experience of a lifetime, as a traveler your part to play is in a dual responsibility of being open to our cultures and to be as informed as you can be. This book is the best single way to prepare for that.

D ERECK J OUBERT
E XPLORER IN R ESIDENCE AT THE N ATIONAL G EOGRAPHIC S OCIETY , CONSERVATIONIST , FILMMAKER

Africas Top Wildlife Countries was my key reference book ten years ago when I first started traveling in Africa. It was a first rate, no nonsense resource then and it just keeps getting better with each edition. The book contains detailed information about each country and what it offers; it is content rich and very well organized, making it very easy to use as a planning guide. Noltings book covers all the things that matter most when traveling to Africa; where to go, when are the best times, what you will see, what activities are available in each country. Everything you need to know to plan your African Safari is covered in this fantastic book!

G ENE E CKHART PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND AUTHOR OF M OUNTAIN G ORILLAS : B IOLOGY , C ONSERVATION AND C OEXISTENCE

Africas Top Wildlife Countries is my main reference book for traveling to Africaand has been for more than a decade. It told me about places Id only heard ofand many I had NEVER heard of. To this day, I have used the book as a reference for planning almost a dozen trips of a lifetime to Africaand I plan to keep going on more!!

A BBY L AZAR
J AMESVILLE , NY

I started traveling to Africa in 1993. Upon returning to New York from my second trip, I picked up a copy of Africas Top Wildlife Countries and read it cover to cover as I knew I was hooked on the experience and could not wait to go again. I was very impressed with the depth of knowledge and information imparted in the book, and have used the last several editions to help me plan the 15 trips I have taken to Africa since!

I VA S PITZER
N EW Y ORK , Ny

When I decided to plan a trip of a lifetime to Africa, I started with National Geographic to find a travel reference they recommended. This is how I found the book Africas Top Wildlife Countries. This book was an amazing resource for someone who had no idea where they wanted to go within the continent of AfricaI just knew I wanted to go to Africa! Through reading the book and contacting Mark Nolting directly at The Africa Adventure Company, I was not only able to make my decision to travel to East Africa but also make the necessary preparations for the trip.

J AMI G RAHAM
T AMPA , FL

Africas Top Wildlife Countries
(Seventh Edition, completely revised and updated)

Copyright: 2009 by Mark Nolting

ISBN: 978-0-939895-12-0

Edited by: Alison V. H. Nolting and Sarah Taylor

Cover and Interior Design by: 1106 Design

Maps and Illustrations by Duncan Butchart

Published by: Global Travel Publishers, Inc.

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PUBLISHERS NOTE: Although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the information in this book, the author, editor and publisher do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or any potential travel problem caused by information in this guide, even if such errors or omission are a result of negligence, accident or any other cause.

Publishers Cataloging-in-Publication
(Provided by Quality Books, Inc.)

Nolting, Mark, 1951

Africas top wildlife countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe : also including Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Mauritius & Seychelles Islands / Mark W. Nolting. 7th ed., completely rev. and updated.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-939895-12-0

ISBN-10: 0-939895-12-9

1. Wildlife watchingAfrica, Sub-Saharan Guidebooks. 2. SafarisAfrica, Sub-Saharan Guidebooks. 3. National parks and reservesAfrica, Sub-SaharanGuidebooks. 4. Africa, Sub-Saharan Guidebooks. I. Title.

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Dear Safarier:

You are about to plan the adventure of a lifetime! If this is your first safari or your twentieth, there is one thing we can guarantee Africa will inspire you! It is impossible to not be touched in some way by the magic of Africa. The sights and sounds will leave you breathless and the people youll encounter will leave an imprint on your spirit.

Over the past three decades I have had the privilege of exploring Africa on countless safaris. Having seen the need for an easy-to-use comprehensive travel guide covering all the top wildlife regions, I authored this guidebook now in its 7th edition. Having spent hours of preparation for each of my earlier safaris, and carrying with me several heavy resource books on mammals, reptiles, birds and trees, as well as maps, phrase books and a diary, the idea of consolidating all this into one book was formed, and I authored the