Here is an all-in-one travellers' guide to one of the most extraordinary and beautiful places on Earth. It offers detailed maps, travel information and a photographic field guide in a single, handy volume. The travel guide section offers a regional map and 12 detailed satellite maps of all tourist areas; info on how to get around, where to stay, road conditions, climate and best season to visit; and background info on the history, people, topography, geology and archaeology. The field guide section includes check lists and over 500 photos of the plants, animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects one is likely to see; info on the nutritional value and medicinal uses of plants; habitat preferences of large mammals, and interesting animal and bird behaviour. A comprehensive index for easy reference rounds off this essential guide for visitors and tourists to East Africa.

This is an all-in-one travellers' guide to the Serengeti National Park – the vast, iconic reserve in the heart of East Africa. The book offers detailed maps, travel information and a photographic field guide in a single, handy volume.

The scope of this guide is rich and encompassing: after a general introduction to the Serengeti, it discusses the history and people of the region; the landscape, geology and soils; tourist information, including recommended routes, best season, safaris offered and booking details; and it describes the important places to see. Detailed maps indicate tourist routes and what to look out for.

The field guide section includes zsubstantial check lists and colour photos of the vegetation (trees, flowers, grasses), mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds one is likely to see. It includes info on the habits and behaviours of the animals described.

Packed with interesting facts, maps and images, and with a comprehensive index for easy reference, this is an essential guide for visitors and tourists to the Serengeti National Park.

The map is of A1 size and folds to A5.It is printed on high quality mat paper with a slight shine.It is presented in a sturdy plastic sleeve.The front and the back maps are based on satellite images where the satellite photos form the backdrop of the map.The front of the map has a map of the entire Kgalagai Transfrontier Park, including the South African side and the Botswana side.The back of the map contians enlarged maps of all the tourist areas in the Kgalagadi - the South African side, Mabuasehude, the Wilderness trails, Swart Pan area and the Kaa Kalahari Concession north of the Kgalagadi.The map contains about 250 GPS co-ordinates and distances.