Publisher's Synopsis
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Get up close and personal with East Africa's incredible wildlife with this all-in-one safari guide.
The hoofbeats of 500,000 wildebeests echo across the Serengeti Plains; a group of mountain gorillas lounge in shady undergrowth; a pink haze of flamingos wades in the shallows. Whether you're on a top-shelf luxury safari or going it alone in a rented minivan, prepare for the wildlife experience of your life. This guide covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.
- What do you want to see? Highlights and customised itineraries give you the top wildlife experiences
- Plan your safari with practical advice from Lonely Planet's Africa experts
- Discover what's where and how to find it - in-depth coverage of the major parks and reserves
- Be first to name-check a Kirk's dik-dik with our essential wildlife-spotting guide
Lonely Planet gets you to the heart of a place. Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each and every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage, so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is.
Authors:Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Matthew D. Firestone, Mary Fitzpatrick, Adam Karlin, and Kate Thomas
About Lonely Planet:Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
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