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At the age of 27, James Stephenson arranged to spend a year among the Hadzabe - the last hunters and gatherers living a traditional life in Africa. There are some 2000 Hadzabe living around Lake Eyasi which is situated within the great East African Rift Valley. The Hadzabe speak their own district language and bone findings indicate that they may be the direct descendants of the early humans who lived on the same land some three million years ago. Stephenson wanted to live their life, hunting wh...

Little known to the outside world, Somaliland has much to offer the truly intrepid traveller. This pioneering guidebook introduces one of the world's least chartered travel destinations. Author Philip Briggs covers everything from the low-key capital Hargeisa and mediaeval port of Berbera to peerless rock art sites such as Las Geel, and the scenery and wildlife of the Daallo Escarpment, towering 2,000m high above the pristine reefs of the Gulf of Aden. Somaliland's ruined cities and historical p...

Students in Elon University's first adventure-based learning course to Tanzania hiked to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro - millennial style. Then they wrote a book about it. The 22 upper-level students in the Core Capstone course authored this book in order to share what they learned from their adventure, and provide helpful information for those who follow in their footsteps. Most travel adventure books about Kilimanjaro are written by older adults, and tend to focus on the individual's "peak experi...

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue. “Their food is alive with the flavors of mangoes, cinnamon, dates, and plantains and rich with the history of the continent that had been a culinary unknown for much too long.”—Jessica B. Harris, food historian, journalist, and public speaker IACP AWARD FINALIST • LONGLI...

Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural worldFor thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts.In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever...

Ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Now with free eBook, and a pull-out map.Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this Insight Guides pocket-sized book is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Seychelles, from top attractions like Victoria, to hidden gems, including Bird Island. * Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What Do, this is an ideal on-the-move...

Separated from the north in 2011, South Sudan is the world's newest country and has emerged from decades of inaccessibility as a vibrant and diverse destination. Nature lovers are drawn to the region to experience one of the world's largest wetlands, the many tropical forests and the second-largest wildlife migration on earth. The tribal peoples such as the Dinka, Bari and Zande preserve unique cultures thousands of years in the making. Authors Sophie Ibbotson and Max Lovell-Hoare provide prac...

Overland through Egypt and Sudan, by camel into Ethiopia (in the last days of Haile Selassie) and Kenya to Tanganyika. In 1971, Tucker was invited by a Greek contemporary at Oxford to join him in Tanganyika. Marios Ghikas owned so much land there that when he went for a walk in his garden he effectively went on safari. 'I'm about to be Africanized,' he tells Tucker. 'And I was saving the last banana for you. Come and help me spend this unremittable fortune.' The Greeks, Marios had told him, were...