Author | : Peter Hancock (Biologist) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Animals |
ISBN | : 9789996803611 |
Author | : Peter Hancock (Biologist) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Animals |
ISBN | : 9789996803611 |
Author | : Chris McIntyre |
Publisher | : Bradt Travel Guides |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 2024-11-08 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1804692239 |
This new, thoroughly updated sixth edition of Bradt’s Botswana Safari Guide remains the only full-blown, standalone guide to one of Africa’s most popular and rewarding safari destinations. This is the sole guide to focus on Botswana’s key safari locations: the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and the Northern Kalahari. Botswana’s wilderness is pristine, a virtue underpinned by governmental commitment to sustainable tourism. The Okavango Delta’s permanent waters attract year-round wildlife, including all the ‘big five’. Outside the Delta, this English-speaking country offers tremendous variety in landscapes, from the arid Kalahari to lush forests. Riverine areas harbour spectacular herds of elephants and buffalo, as well as mighty predator populations. Dusty savannahs attract hardier game such as oryx and springbok. On Makgadikgadi’s great salt pans, zebras gather in huge congregations after rain. Birdwatching is brilliant throughout. Then there’s Botswana’s rich history, from the ancient rock paintings at the Tsodilo Hills to Stone Age arrowheads on the Makgadikgadi Pans. Bradt’s Botswana Safari Guide offers detailed descriptions of many lodges, from traditional tented camps to those offering five-star luxury and top-class cuisine, plus detail on what animals occur where, enabling you to select the optimum approach. With this book’s comprehensive GPS co-ordinates and detailed maps, independent travellers can drive themselves around. But perhaps you prefer bespoke mobile safaris with a private guide? Either way, take a night drive to see creatures of the dark: genets and hunting leopards. For a different feel, explore rivers on gentle motorboat cruises, including on multi-day trips, or get closer to the water in a traditional mokoro (dug-out canoe), with a poler escorting you along shallow waterways. Or seek out a specialist walking camp for the excitement of bush walks – when meerkats might even pose atop your head for a great lookout. And why not use this book’s advice to book-end trips by visiting Livingstone (Zambia) and the Victoria Falls? Written and updated by Chris and Susie McIntyre, experts on all things Africa, Bradt’s Botswana Safari Guide is the definitive companion to discovering this thrilling destination.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Chobe National Park (Botswana) |
ISBN | : 9789996802478 |
Author | : Karen Ross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1992-02 |
Genre | : Natural history |
ISBN | : 9780563363484 |
Based on a three-part television series, this book examines how, despite the Kalahari's immense wilderness of sands and sun-dried grasses, nature has adapted to the scarcity of water. It looks at the ecology of the Okavango Delta and at what is being done to conserve the environment of Botswana.
Author | : Catie Gressier |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2015-08-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1782387749 |
An ethnographic portrayal of the lives of white citizens of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, this book examines their relationships with the natural and social environments of the region. In response to the insecurity of their position as a European-descended minority in a postcolonial African state, Gressier argues that white Batswana have developed cultural values and practices that have allowed them to attain high levels of belonging. Adventure is common for this frontier community, and the book follows their safari lifestyles as they construct and perform localized identities in their interactions with dangerous wildlife, the broader African community, and the global elite via their work in the nature-tourism industry.
Author | : Samantha L. Strong |
Publisher | : S. L. Saboviec |
Total Pages | : 1509 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1777703115 |
Belief is power. Choice is illusion. Justice is imminent. Meet Enael, a guardian angel who excels at attracting humans who don't listen, scrutiny from the highest levels of Heaven, and, of course, demons plotting to upset the entire balance of power in the Earthly realm. This boxed set contains the three primary books and companion novel of the Fallen Redemption trilogy: Guarding Angel, Reaping Angel, Warring Angel, and The Impending Possession of Scarlet Wakebridge-Rosé. Fans of Fallen, Black Wings, and Hush, Hush will love this fantastic series by science fiction and fantasy author Samantha L. Strong. Reviews “Kept me turning the pages until early in the morning…” “Seriously, don’t put it down. It gets better with every page you turn…” “The author took me on a journey I did not expect…” “Heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted…” “Disturbing, entertaining, emotional, and for me, philosophical…” “Rather than thinking, ‘Could I believe this world exists?’ I'm actually trying to persuade myself it doesn't…” “An original and refreshing take on angels…” “I loved Enael so much…” “I love this book…” “This is a must-read series!” Guarding Angel, Book #1 An exasperated guardian angel. A stubborn human. A distracting charmer. An interfering demon. Heaven and Hell are about to be turned upside down. Guarding Angel is the first book in the Fallen Redemption trilogy, featuring an angel determined to prove herself, a demonic plot to wrestle power from Heaven, and secrets that will reverberate throughout Earth's history. Reaping Angel, Book #2 A resolute fallen angel. An unjust penance. A demonic, interfering ex. The consequences for betraying Heaven are dire. Reaping Angel is the second book in the Fallen Redemption trilogy, featuring a fed-up former angel, buried secrets from the past, and a cold, hard look at the ugliness of life—and death. Warring Angel, Book #3 A worldwide conflict. A prophetic warning. The rise of an ancient evil. History will never be the same. Warring Angel is the final book in the Fallen Redemption trilogy, featuring an angel coming into her power, an evil older than the Earth itself, and a war that will change the face of Heaven and Hell forever. The Impending Possession of Scarlet Wakebridge-Rosé, Companion novel A demon. A past life bargain. One week to stop a possession. Some mistakes last a lifetime. Others last two. This stand-alone novel set in the Fallen Redemption universe extends the series to modern day. Enter a world where humans reincarnate, demons interfere in daily life, and the currents of fate carry us all to our destinies.
Author | : Chris McIntyre |
Publisher | : Bradt Travel Guides |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1841624896 |
A guide that takes the traveler to a wilderness in northern Botswana populated almost exclusively by wildlife.
Author | : Thomas J. Larson |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0595204333 |
This exciting Huckleberry Finn kind of story is about two African herdboys in 1950 going down the Okavango River in a dugout canoe. The beautiful river flows down out of the Benguela Highlands of Angola, crosses the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, then into Botswana where it spreads out through the vast Okavango Delta. The true-to-life adventures of Dibebe and Andara are about hunting, fishing, surviving, visiting friends and kinsmen along the great meandering river. The Hambukushu tribal ceremonies are true to the culture of these remote riverine people. Brave canoemen have traveled through the vast delta in dugout canoes. Bushman paintings can be seen in the mysterious Tsodilo Hills. It is possible that prehistoric peoples left their bones in a cave in these hills. The anthropologist author made eight expeditions from 1950 to 1994 to study the culture of these matrilineal, Bantu-speaking hunters, fishermen, farmers. All events in the story were possible in those long ago days of 1950. This story of karikaripamatango - the olden days - is most informative and educational reading for young people and adults alike!