Driven by his passion for exploration and a sincere love of Africa, intrepid modern-day adventurer Kingsley Holgate and his family set off on an epic 64 327-kilometre journey around the circumference of the continent. Their 33-country expedition takes them over jagged mountains, through dense jungles, across raging rivers and along rutted roads into hostile terrain. En route they face not only the caprice of nature, belligerent warlords and the tedium of border-crossing routines, but they also encounter the real face of Africa: humble gratitude, modest generosity and the affable goodwill that embraces travellers here, whatever their colour or creed. But more than a thirst for adventure guides the course of this party - theirs is a grassroots struggle against a disease that claims countless lives each year. Under the banner of One Net One Life, Kingsley and his helpers distribute nearly a quarter million mosquito nets to pregnant women and mothers with small children. They also dispense spectacles to the poor-sighted and promote literacy by donating mobile libraries, colouring-in books and pens to jubilant youngsters in rural communities.

Afrika: Dispatches From the Outside Edge

Travel

Kingsley Holgate

Africa

Struik Travel & Heritage

South Africa - The Insider's Guide

Michler, Ian

South Africa by Road: A Regional Guide

Hopkins, Pat

National Parks and Nature Reserves: A South African Field Guide

Stuart, Chris

<p>The vast spaces of the Karoo abound with images pecked, incised or engraved onto rock surfaces. These landscape markings, generally known simply as 'rock engravings', were created in the pre-colonial period by San hunter-gatherers who roamed this land in search of sustenance and water.</p>

San Rock Engravings: Marking the Karoo Landscape

Parkington, John

Beyond the Victoria Falls: Forays into Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia

This text is divided into seven day-tours in and around Cape Town. Each day-tour is accompanied by a map covering the day's recommended itinerary. Following the seven day-tours are eight "specialist" itineraries, which describe areas further afield. These comprise: Robben Island; the west coast; Southern Cape Coast; Stellenbosch; Paarl and Franschhoek; Breede river; Namaqualand; and the Garden Route. A directory listing covers shopping, nightlife, cuisine and events, giving names and addresses and relevant additional information. Photographs and aerials are accompanied by historical background, useful facts and anecdotal information.

7 Days in Cape Town

Sean Fraser

<p>At the age of 14, author David Bristow stuck a large touring map of South Africa on his bedroom wall, determined to mark off every road one day. It was the start of a life-long love affair with the land - indeed, in 40 years of dedicated travelling David has pretty much "been there, done that", visiting almost all of South Afirca's game parks, nature reservesm mountain ranges, beaches, towns ands dorps, as well as hiking and biking countless trails. This book is the accumulated knowledge of all that exploration: the very best (and sometimes the worst) of everything this country has to offer: Wildlife, history, geography, art and culture, things to do, places to stay and routes and trails to be discovered by car, bike and on foot... Anyone who's ticked off more than a tenth of the 860 entries in this book is, according to the author, qualified to wear the T-shirt.</p>

Been There, Done That

David Bristow

Water, Stone and Legend: Rock Art of the Klein Karoo

Rust, Renaee

My South African ABC: Discover South Africa from Aardvark to Zululand

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