Footprint Uganda - Couverture rigide

Hodd, Mike; Roche, Angela

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1907263411 ISBN 13 : 9781907263415

Editeur : Footprint Travel Guides, 2011

Synopsis

Land-locked in the heart of the African continent, Uganda has a fantastic climate, an ever-changing landscape and people who are honest, polite and genuinely pleased to help. Footprint’s Uganda Handbook will guide you from the peaks of the Mountains of the Moon, through the Impenetrable Forest to the Source of the Nile, taking in adrenalin-pumping thrills of tracking gorillas and rafting some of the best white water rides in the world. • Includes selected itineraries offering advice on how to get the best out of your trip whether you’re travelling for a week or a month • Extensive thoroughly researched information to help you plan your trip as well as advise you on the ground • Tips on white-water rafting, gorilla and chimp tracking • The heart of the guide is broken in to the key regions of Uganda – Kampala & Entebbe, Jinja Mount Elgon and the east, Kidepo Murchison and the north, Fort Portal, QENP and the west, Sseses, Bwindi, the south and southwest - and gives you comprehensive information on each of these regions • Each regional section has an overview map, local information on how to get around with transport and street maps where relevant, a short history of the region, thorough advice on what to see and do and a directory of key local information on banks, embassies, internet cafes and medical services. • 32-page full-colour section dedicated to Uganda’s wildlife offering advice and information on what to see and where to see it • Also includes a full-colour mini atlas to help you get your bearings From the bustling city of Kampala to the heavily forested waterfalls of the tropical Ssese Islands, Footprint’s fully updated 2nd edition will help you navigate this vibrant destination.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Michael Hodd is an economist who studied at Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Princeton and is now the Vice Chancellor of Baze University in Abuja. His Academic career was based in Australia and London but his research focus has been Africa where he has lived for several prolonged periods and for which his enthusiasm remains unabated.

Angela Roche has been editing East African travel guides for the past 15 years. She has travelled extensively in Africa since childhood and the lure that Africa generates continues to draw her back. Her research and field work for the Footprint guides has had a symbiotic relationship with her community-based healthcare work in London amongst the African diaspora.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Footprint Travel Guides
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1907263411
• ISBN 13: 9781907263415
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible