Footprint South Africa Handbook (6th Edition)

Footprint's 60 guides cover more than 120 of the world's most exciting destinations. This latest edition of their South Africa Handbook brings travelers updated information on this rapidly changing, vast, and diverse region. This guide features comprehensive information on planning a trip — including the best times to go and getting around by train, bus, car, or air — and covers such practicalities as how to stay healthy while there, the best places to shop, listings of accommodations for every budget, sporting events, and how to be a responsible traveler. Thorough background information on the country's rich history, culture, music, dance, and climate is provided. A 32-page color wildlife section includes an animal location chart, and a double-page full-color front map illustrates the highlights of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, and the National Parks and Game Reserves. The areas covered include Cape Town and the Western Cape as well as the Garden Route; Eastern Cape and Port Elizabeth; Durban and KwaZulu Natal; Johannesburg and Kruger National Park; Northern Cape plus Kalahari Gemsbok National Park; Lesotho; and Swaziland. Contains over 200 maps.