This new thoroughly updated eighth edition remains the only practical guidebook to Tanzania to
reflect the overall shift of tourism away from backpackers and budget camping safaris to
upper-end and midrange safaris and beach holidays. Unlike other guidebooks the main focus is
background and practical information on Tanzania's peerless collection of national parks game
reserves and other safari destinations including the Serengeti Ngorongoro Crater Tarangire
Selous Ruaha Katavi Gombe Stream and Mahale Mountains. Every major reserve is given a
dedicated chapter detailing its ecology wildlife accommodation options game drives and other
activities. Written by acknowledged experts Philip Briggs and Chris McIntyre Bradt's Tanzania
also focuses on other popular and off-the-beaten track tourist attractions ranging from Mount
Kilimanjaro and the 'Spice Island' of Zanzibar to the mysterious Kilwa Ruins and Kondoa Rock
Art (a pair of UNESCO World Heritage Sites often relegated to the small print of other travel
guides). The accommodation listings for the national parks and other safari destinations are
the most detailed and authoritative available. Briggs and McIntyre have weeded through the
ever-growing number of lodges and camps to create a critically selective list of the best
properties in every price bracket - upmarket midrange and budget. The guide also includes a
48-page wildlife field guide. Since its mid-1980s economic nadir when it lacked adequate
facilities for anything but basic camping safaris Tanzania has grown to be one of Africa's top
safari destinations. This new edition actively responds to this evolution by focusing on the
country mainly as a safari and short-stay fly-in holiday destination. It also reflects the
growing trend away from large lodges towards small exclusive eco-friendly camps in remote
parts of the national parks and bordering community concessions. Tanzania is arguably Africa's
greatest safari destination and is geographically one of Africa's most varied countries its
long palm-fringed coastline complemented by the scenic wonders of the Great Rift Valley
portions of Africa's three largest lakes and several impressive mountains. With this guide you
will discover everything the country has to offer from spectacular year-round game-viewing to
post-safari relaxation on the idyllic beaches of Zanzibar.
