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| The Rough Guide to First-Time Africa 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Rough Guide Travel Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 237547
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 447
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1843537079
Dewey Decimal Number: 916.0433
EAN: 9781843537076
ASIN: 1843537079
Publication Date: July 16, 2007
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Product Description
Planning a trip to Africa? Get started with The Rough Guide First-Time Africa. Packed with essential information, this pre-trip guide makes the preparations easy and the travelling fun – and saves you money along the way. The title shares informed advice on buying the best ticket, getting visas and vaccinations, planning your itinerary, budgeting and packing wisely. Practical tips on coping with your first night in Africa, plus the low-down on getting around, finding accommodation, staying healthy and travelling safely. Comprehensive profiles of 41 countries, including details of the main attractions and when to go.
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Nothing you couldn't find out there on your own, but entertaining October 26, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Rough Guide's "First-Time" series give a basic overview of a given part of the world meant to orientate people who have a vague plan of going there and a little uncertainty about independent travel. Indeed, each installment contains much the same information about basics like how to pack, how to get air tickets, and what to wear. A large portion of the book is made up of two-page summaries about each African country, excepting those currently dangerous to travel in (CAR, Buruni, Republic of Congo, Somalia). These summaries sketch the major places to see and the daily budget you'll need. There's also general coverage of African culinary traditions, health matters, and how to stay safe. I found the boxed texts with travel anecdotes fun, where travelers write in to talk about zany or touching situations they found themselves in.
There is nothing here that you couldn't pick together from disparate Internet sources. And certainly, this is more valuable as something to get psyched up with than to plan your trip in any detail. However, if your budget allows, this is an entertaining all-in-one resource to get you started on going to Africa.
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