African Safari Field Guide

The perfect book to take on safari—a wildlife and botany guide, phrase book, safari diary, color map directory, and wildlife checklist all in one. This new edition of the African Safari Field Guide is ideal for travelers with often strict baggage limits, as it combines five books into one comprehensive journal. It provides key safari information at the reader's fingertips and allows them to record unforgettable memories of their African adventure.

This revised and up-to-date guide includes valuable features designed to make the reader an instant authority while on safari:

• More than 500 color illustrations and detailed descriptions of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, and trees for easy identification.
• Illustrations of Africa's vegetation zones.
• The most comprehensive checklists of mammals and birds for recording sightings in reserves.
• 12 color maps of Africa's top wildlife countries.
• Country highlights with "Best Time to Go" charts.
• Swahili, Tswana, Shona, Zulu, and French words, phrases, and mammal names (with phonetics).
• Constellation maps of the Southern Hemisphere and a stargazer's guide.
• Safari tips.
• Photography on safari.
• Glossary of safari terms.
• World Heritage sites.
• Suggested reading list.
• 19 journal pages to record personal safari experiences.