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¿Has soñado alguna vez con hacer un safari en África? A partir de mi propia experiencia, ofrezco información honesta y conocimientos para reservar un safari, prepararse para ir y pasarlo lo mejor posible mientras se está allí. A lo largo de los libros hay "consejos de un guía", que es información que nuestro guía de safari nos dio a lo largo del camino. Información valiosa que la mayoría de la gente no conoce de antemano, o información que las agencias de viajes no quieren que conozcas.

50 Things to Know about the Birds in South Africa by Author Bonnie Kaplan Kaufmann offers a beginners approach to finding the most common species of birds in the country. Most books on birding tell you to travel to specific locations and hotspots for one or two prize species on your life list. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this audiobook takes another approach. Here, we present you with the regional view of the whole of South Africa, and help you to locate the habitats and special locations near your travel destination.

Have you ever dreamed of going on an African safari; riding in the jeep with the wind in your hair, the gazelle gracefully running and leaping alongside the car, giraffe walking along in the trees, and nighttime sounds of lions roaring in the distance? What an amazing adventure...but how does one actually book a safari? Do I need a travel agent or can I book it myself? Where is the best place to go? What time of year should I go? What tour operators are reliable and honest? What should I bring, and how do I pack? Trying to keep costs low? I can help.

From the Amazon best-selling author of Japan Is Very Wonderful, the "Camino de la Luna" series and the Pearl Escapes mini-guides. I used to get extremely burnt out and couldn’t even handle booking a hotel or flight when I did have time off. I thought “Wouldn’t it be awesome if someone would write a guide that gave you one perfect escape; the hotel, spa, flight and restaurant". So that’s what I did.

Afrika: ein faszinierender Kontinent mit einer Vielzahl an einzigartigen Kulturen und spannenden Legenden. Im Mittelpunkt dieses Buches steht der sogenannte "Nachrichtenbaum" - ein beliebter Ort für Begegnungen und Gespräche. Hier werden regelmäßig die spannendsten Neuigkeiten und Geschichten ausgetauscht und weitergegeben. Axel Thorer sammelt diese Geschichten in einem Werk, das die Leser teilhaben lässt an der Schönheit Afrikas und der Erzählkunst seiner Bewohner.

A middle-aged American professor and his wife decide to add spice to their lives by purchasing a remote South African bush house. Sitting with Elephants shares the couple's adventures and insights after they buy the house online, move in, and then find themselves encountering lions and leopards in front of the house, zebras in the garage, baboons hiding in the loft, and hyenas stealing and eating their flashlights.

In 2017, Kurt Davis traveled to Africa and volunteered at many business accelerators and humanitarian nonprofits. Finding Soul, from Silicon Valley to Africa gives listeners a detailed description of not only what Africa is like, but also how the experiences changed and inspired him. Each chapter comes across like a vignette while developing the key themes in the book: experiencing deep empathy for others, releasing ego and identity, and discovering a deeper meaning for life.

Wohin reisen eine deutsche Zeichnerin und ein Journalist, wenn sie das erste Mal nach Afrika wollen? Nicht zu den touristischen Epizentren und auch nicht in die Hunger- und Kriegsgebiete des Kontinentes - sie reisen in eines der ärmsten Länder dieser Welt, nach Sierra Leone: ein Land mit etwa sieben Millionen Einwohnern, das nach 15-jährigem Bürgerkrieg und Ebola-Epidemie endlich eine Chance auf Zukunft hat.

Greater than a Tourist: Faiyum Governorate Egypt by Fouad Wagih gives you the inside scoop on Faiyum Governorate. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Out of Africa is a compilation of stories and experiences I had during this African leg of my travelthon journey. These stories and escapades about the lives and people of Africa will transport you to another time and space. Come hold my hand and take a dive into the plains and savannahs of this wondrous content.

En este audiolibro Jorge nos relata su reciente viaje a la República Saharaui. Muy pocas personas han penetrado en la zona liberada. Jorge y un amigo norteamericano, consiguieron acceder al alba, esquivando controles argelinos, marroquíes y mauritanos.

Even for the African continent that is blessed with numerous beautiful natural landscapes, the Okavango Delta is truly unique. Covering a total area of more than fifteen thousand square kilometres the Okawango River is the largest inland delta in the world. It flows from the Bihé Highlands in Angola and travels down to the less elevated regions of the Kalahari Desert until it finally divides into a variety of creeks. The delta's relatively few visitors mean that the landscape is well protected and it also means that those who do come here can enjoy the scenery undisturbed.

The Chobe region in the far north east of Botswana is well known for its fascinating nature. Its national park was named after the Chobe River one of the most important tributaries of the Zambesi that leads into the nearby world famous, Victoria Falls. The Chobe River acts as a central gateway to numerous villages as well as to the national park's various safari lodges. Unlike many other countries in Africa, tourism in Botswana attracts a particularly exclusive and well-off clientele. The advantages of this are soon apparent.

Year after year, Namibia's Etosha National Park attracts thousands of visitors. Approximately 22,000 square kilometres in size, Etosha is a special wildlife experience and its magnificent flora is unique among all the other wildlife parks in Africa. It also has the reputation of being one of the major wildlife sanctuaries for a wide variety of Africa's animal species, such as antelope, zebra, springbok, giraffe, lions, gnu, hyenas, gembok, elands and kudus. Apart from the desert-like area of the Etosha Salt Pan, the park consists of Mopani Woodland and Savannah Grassland and also a large number of acacia trees.

The Kalahari is a unique habitat with a great variety of flora and fauna. This comparatively small semi-desert is the last retreat for the legendary Bushmen who are determined to preserve their ancient culture for future generations. An ideal starting point for safaris is the Deception Valley Lodge on the border to the Central Kalahari Wild Reserve. The hike through the dry savannah led by the Bushmen gives unique insights into the culture and way of life of the legendary Bushmen, who have lived in harmony with nature for over twenty-five thousand years.

Zwischen den Traumstränden des indischen Ozeans und dem Mount Kenia liegt "das Königreich der goldenen Sonne". Die grünen Hügel, Wüste, Dschungel und schneebedeckte Gipfel, eine Safari durch das Land „der wilden Tiere“ bietet faszinierende Kontraste.Das angenehme Klima und die zahlreichen Parkanlagen in Nairobi sind die ideale Einstimmung für Ihre Reise. Das National Museum gewährt einen umfassenden Einblick in die Geschichte, die Völker und die Flora und Fauna des Landes.

A varied tour through the Cape Peninsula National Park around the Cape Peninsula along the coast, through fine sand dunes that do not stop at the road. The Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve in the south of the Peninsula measures 8,000 hectares and has been part of the national park since 1998. Passing picturesque fishing villages and small towns with nostalgic flair, the journey goes through the wonderful landscape with steeply sloping rocks to the southernmost point. In between, boulders, large chunks of granite break the coastline and form numerous protected small bays and reefs.

Autor jedzie do sparaliżowanej przez ebolę Afryki i śledzi losy ludzi w czasach zarazy. Uczestniczy w krwawej ofierze, przedziera się przez lasy namorzynowe i dżunglę, spotyka Polaka z kopalni diamentów, zostaje przemytnikiem, słucha opowieści o zabijaniu dzieci, a w głębi dżungli o czarach, duchach i zombie. W prezencie otrzymuje żonę wodza, częstują go pieczenią z małpy i nietoperza. Widzi męczarnie konających, rozpacz i obojętność wobec śmierci.

20.000 chilometri in Vespa, sei mesi e mezzo all'interno di un viaggio attraverso Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Sudafrica, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambico, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Etiopia e Gibuti, per completare il periplo, iniziato in Marocco, di un continente dove l'ingiustizia, la vulnerabilità e la tragedia sono elevate all'ennesima potenza, una Babele dove ragazzini dodicenni addestrati dai guerriglieri hanno già ucciso e bevuto il sangue dei nemici; dove la corruzione e la disonestà sono virtù per sopravvivere.

How and why did the McAuleys prepare for the trip-of-a-lifetime to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania with an elevation of 19,341 feet/5,791 meters? Their inspirational travelogue began with a planned meeting with their sponsored child, Beatrice, a young teenager they’d written to for nine years through Compassion International. It ended with meeting servant leaders who brought them in and out of Kilimanjaro National Park in August 2017. Cheryl hopes this book will help others who may be considering sponsoring a child or climbing Kilimanjaro, two activities that are worth the effort.