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Travel Guides

The Rough Guide to South Africa 5
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
The full-colour section introduces the country's highlights, from the game trails of Kruger National Park to the picturesque Garden Route towns of the Western Cape and seclusion of the Eastern Cape. With informed accounts and unparalleled coverage, clue-up on all the top sights and experiences from the colourful residential streets of Cape Towns Bo-Kapp district to the fine and affordable vintages of the wine routes. The guide takes a detailed look at South African history, literature, culture and wildlife with expert background on everything from Cape dutch architecture to Zulu traditions.

The Rough Guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland- June 2002
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Barbara Mccrea, Tony Pinchuck, Donald Reid
This guide to South Africa seeks to provide everything the traveller needs to know. It includes details on the country's national parks and remote regions and hiking, mountain biking and mountaineering opportunities. Other features are a "survival guide" for Johannesburg and a safari guide.

Footprint South Africa (Paperback) by Francisca Kellet
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
This guide features comprehensive information on planning a trip - including the best times to go and getting around by train, bus, car, or air - and covers such practicalities as how to stay healthy while there, the best places to shop, listings of accommodations for every budget, sporting events, and how to be a responsible traveler.

Guide to South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Philip Briggs

Culture Shock! South Africa
 (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Dee Rissik

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
A multi country guide to increasingly popular South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. With a full colour wildlife guide and in depth coverage of the music of South Africa.

Adventuring in Southern Africa : Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Allen Bechky
well researched book and in-depth book that reviews all the parks, animals, flora, and areas of Southern Africa containing all the "need to know" information.

Johannesburg (Bradt Mini Guide Johannesburg) - by Lizzie Williams
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
This pocket-sized guide will give confidence to business and vacation travelers wanting to make the most of a visit to these major sites as well as Johannesburg's other attractions, including excellent museums telling the story of South Africa's turbulent history

Cape Town (Global Cities) - by Rob Bowden, Roy Maconachie (Photographer)
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
provides a comprehensive overview of this unique metropolis - from its beginnings in 1652 as a supply base for the Dutch East India Company to its 21st-century role as an emerging international city.

Cape Town (Travellers S.) - by Mike Cadman
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
popular, compact and colourful guidebooks are perfect for planning your holiday whether for a city break, regional tour or a long-haul destination. This extensive series is packed full of information about where to go and what to see, as well as walks and tours, feature spreads on cultural background and other aspects, restaurant and accommodation listings and practical information.

The Mini Rough Guide to Cape Town
(amazon.co.uk) - Europe)
by Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea
This text is a pocket handbook to the beautiful city of Cape Town featuring accounts of all the top attractions, up-to-the minute reviews of the best places to eat, drink and stay as well as full-colour maps with grid references.

Cape Town - Lonely Planet Guide (3rd Ed - January 2002)
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Simon Richmond, Jon Murray
This guide to Cape Town includes improved eating and entertainment listings to provide an insider's taste of the city. A special section has been added on Cape Town's vibrant gay scene. The book also includes a meander through the city's vineyards and an architectural walking tour.

Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Eyewitness - (Paperback)
Cape Town is one of the most visited cities in Africa and is perched on a rugged stretch of land at the very tip of the continent, pounded by two thundering oceans and dominated by the iconic Table Mountain. With enough heart-pumping activities, from abseiling to paragliding, as well as more relaxed outings to beaches, vineyards and museums, the city easily captivates the visitor. From Robben Island to excursions to the Winelands and from the city's historic center, Cape Town with lots on offer.

Kruger National Park Travel Pack
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by colour photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights that the Kruger National Park has to offer. The fold-out map of the Kruger National Park is ideal for tourists and visitors.

Rainbow Diary: A Journey in the New South Africa by John Malathronas
(amazon.co.uk) - Europe
A fascinating portrait of the new South Africa - whether dancing the night away in a club, mountain-biking on the backpacker's bus or watching animals on a safari, John Malathronas is full of sharp observations, be they social, historical, political or botanical. The author draws fascinating portraits of the many Afrikaner, Xhosa, Zulu, Indian and Swazi characters he encounters, all of whom make up the tapestry of the new South Africa.

Street Maps

Cape Town Concise Streetfinder
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio - Series Guides
Indexed street atlas of Cape Town with places of interest, route numbers, freeways & place name index.

Globetrotter Travel Map of Cape Town
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by New Holland Publishers Series Globetrotter Travel Maps
Designed for tourists and visitors, this travel map focuses on Cape Town and its surrounding area. It includes a main area map of Cape Town and its surrounds, a detailed city plan, with the following areas of special interest shown in greater detail: the Wine Route (Stellenbosch, Franschoek, Paarl, Worcester); the Whale Route (Hermanus); the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Town plans of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Stellenbosch are included, as well as plans of the rail routes and the International airport.

Cape Town & Peninsula Street Guide
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by: Map Studio - Series: Street Plans
Part of a series of miniplans which provide detailed coverage of town centres in South Africa, this map features Cape Town.

Garden Route Road Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by: Map Studio - Series: Street Plans
Detailed exploring map of the Garden Route with a map of the N2, from Riviersonderend to Port Elizabeth. Route 62 from Montagu to Jeffreys Bay. Includes street maps.

Durban Pocket Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio - Series Street Plans
A pocket sized map in the handy Z-fold format. Durban Central and vicinity.

Johannesburg Pocket Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by: Map Studio
A fold-out map of Johannesburg city centre on one side and Rosebank/Sandton on the other. It includes street indexes and highlights one-way streets, shopping centres and places of interest.

Johannesburg, Randburg & Sandton Street Plan
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Street Plans
Street, suburb and general information detail covering the Johannesburg area

Pretoria Pocket Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Eaziplans
A fold-out map of Pretoria city centre on one side and the area between Pretoria and Hartbeespoort Dam on the other side. It provides a street index of Pretoria, highlights one-way streets, shopping
.

Other Maps & Atlases

South Africa Travel Reference Maps
(Maps Worldwide)
this edition is greatly improved in accuracy, easier to read, and benefiting from our recent ground-truthing visit to the country last month. Printed on durable ITM plastic paper, double-sided, with insets of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria

South Africa (Independent Travel Map S.)
(amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Detailed physical map with attractive hillshading and layer colouring. Map shows classified road network overlain with key tourist sites, areas of natural beauty and local activity centres as well as cities and towns. AREA OF COVERAGE All of South Africa extending from Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north to Cape of Good Hope in the south.

Globetrotter Travel Map of South Africa
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by New Holland Publishers (U Series Globetrotter Travel Maps
A revised map of South Africa which caters specifically for the needs of tourists and visitors. Special features include: nature reserves, parks and places of interest; highlighted scenic routes; town maps of major tourist centres, including hotels; and legends in English, French and German.

South Africa Travel Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Collins Cartographic Series World Travel Maps
This map covers South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, South Namibia and South Botswana. In addition to the road and rail network, the map features a selection of tourist information such as Game Parks and National Parks, scenic routes and places of interest

South Africa Road Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Freytag & Berndt Maps Series International Road Maps
High quality road maps with place name index. In many countries these are simply the best maps available. Scales vary according to the size of the country. Index is in several languages.

Kruger National Park Tourist Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio
highlights tourist attractions, places of interest, accommodation, and indicates tarred roads. The reverse side has write-ups on specific features.

Globetrotter Travel Map of the Kruger National Park
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by New Holland Publishers (U Series Globetrotter Travel Maps
A map of the Kruger National Park which caters specifically for the needs of tourists and visitors. It features: highlighted scenic routes; plans of major tourist centres, including hotels; and climate charts. This map compliments the "Globetrotter Travel Guide to Kruger National Park".

Kwazulu Natal Tourist Atlas
(Maps Worldwide)
28 pages of road maps covering the Kwazulu Natal showing major routes, secondary roads, places of interest, 38 pages of the main tourist areas featuring Scenic routes, Historical sites, National Parks, Nature Reserves, Hiking trails, Wineries and ACCOMODATION,

Eastern Cape Tourist Atlas
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio
28 pages of road maps covering the Eastern Cape showing major routes, secondary roads, places of interest, 34 pages of the main tourist areas featuring Scenic routes, Historical sites, National Parks, Nature Reserves, Hiking trails, Dive sites, Fishing and ACCOMODATIO

Western Cape Tourist Atlas
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio
28 pages of road maps covering the Western Cape showing major routes, secondary roads, places of interest, 38 pages of the main tourist areas featuring Scenic routes, Historical sites, National Parks, Nature Reserves, Hiking trails, Wineries and ACCOMODATION, 38 pages of street maps of the major towns, 33 index pages to Place Names, Streets, ACCOMODATION, Places of Interest and General Information

Cape Town & Surrounding Attractions Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio
Including maps of the Winelands; the Breede River Valley; the West Coast; and Cape Town; the Whale Route; and Overberg. The main map stretches form Langebaan in the West up to Swellendam in the East.

Gauteng Pocketmap
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Eazimaps Sheet map
This map of Gauteng has been revamped and updated into "Eazimap" format. It consists of the Gauteng area map on the front and the ring road, airport routes and directions to Pretoria on the back. Included are tarred routes, minor roads, hotels, hospitals, parks and places of interest.

Magaliesberg Pocket Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Provincial Minimaps
Pilanesberg/Magaliesberg area showing places of interest etc highlighting the main routes to Sun City for Johannesburg and Pretoria, includes a map of the Sun City complex.

KwaZulu-Natal Pocket Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Eazimaps
This map of KwaZulu-Natal province, previously known as the "Provincial Minimap of KwaZulu-Natal" has been revamped and updated into "Eazimap" format. It covers tourist areas including the North and South coasts, St Lucia and Drakensberg, as well as showing hotels, hospitals and parks.

KwaZulu-Natal Tourist Atlas
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio
21 pages of road maps covering the KwaZulu-Natal region, showing major routes, secondary roads, places of interest.

Northern Cape Easimap
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Provincial Minimaps
pocket-sized map of the North Cape. Northern Cape Provincial on the one side, the reverse has detailed maps of the Namaqualand and Green Kalahari areas

Wildlife & Flora

Atlas of National Parks and Reserves of South Africa - Atlas
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio
Atlas covering all national parks, reserves of SA with useful information and detailed maps. Detailed coverage of over 300 parks, reserves with informative text, over 150 photographs, site and location maps with up to 192 pages.

Field Guide to the Mammals of the Kruger National Park
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
The Kruger National Park in Southern Africa boasts a huge variety of mammals, ranging from bushbabies to elephants; this book describes all the mammalian species known to occur in the Park. Detailed information is provided on the distribution, habitat, reproduction, physical characteristics and behaviour of each species, as well as predation rates and percentage kills - unique and specific to the Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park Tourist Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio - Series Leisure & Tourism Maps
One of a series of maps which represent the tourist areas of South Africa, this map illustrates Eastern Transvaal and the Kruger National Park. It highlights tourist attractions, places of interest, accommodation, and indicates tarred roads. The reverse side has write-ups on specific features

Globetrotter Travel Guide Kruger National Park
(amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Practical, informative and user-friendly, the Globetrotter Travel Pack to Kruger National Park highlights the major places of interest, describing their principal attractions and offering sound suggestions on where to tour, stay, view the wildlife and relax.

Wild South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Mountain Alan, Lex Hes (Photographer), Alan G. Mountain
contains stunning full-color photgraphs that illustrate all aspects of Nature's cycles in each region. The book features the uniqueness of each region's fauna, flora, and geography, from tiny insects, birds, and larger mammals to fruits, flowers, and sweeping landscapes.

Hwange : Retreat of the Elephants
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Nick Greaves

I Speak of Africa - The Story of Londolozi Game Reserve
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Johan Hoekstra, Shan Varty, Molly Buchanan, Lex Hes, Peter Johnson, Guy Stubbs
story about the famous Londolozi Game Reserve situated between the Drakensburg mountains and the Eastern seaboard of Southern Africa. It goes back to the early days when man first discovered this vast wildlife paradise where in 1926, a few months after the Kruger National Park was proclaimed, Charles Varty and Frank Unger bought the farm Sparta on the Sand river - in those days it was considered a remote, dangerous, disease-ridden piece of Africa that no one in their right minds would have touched!

Kwazulu/Natal Wildlife Destinations
(amazon.com) - USA
by Tony Pooley, Ian Player

A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
(amazon.com) - USA
by Johan Marais

Snakes and Snake Bite in Southern Africa
(amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Johan Marais

Zulu Wilderness : Shadow and Soul
(amazon.com) - USA
by Ian Player
In this reminiscence of the author's involvement with the conservation movement in South Africa, Dr. Ian Player tells of his life's work as a conservationist, his partnership with longtime friend and companion, Magqubu Ntombela, their successful effort to save the white rhino in South Africa, and the never-ending struggle to protect wilderness.

South Africa the Beautiful
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Brian Johnson Barker

Ericas of South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Dolf Schumann, Gerhard Kirsten (Contributor), E. G. H. Oliver (Contributor)
,Full of unique color photographs Great book amazingly produced at an incredible value for money: hardcover in a perfect bound, every page full of excellent color pictures that presents every species described in a not too botanical language that every garden will understand.... The only 'but' is that cultivation is just dealt in one page, not enough for such an interesting book...  (almand@arrakis.es)

Gasterias of South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Ernst J. Van Jaarsveld, Jaarsveld Van
, October 16, 1997 The first modern study of these South African succulents. Mr. van Jaarsveld has done all succulent lovers a great service by doing the botanical study and work necessary to present this modern taxonomic understanding of Gasterias.  (breck@mtwest.net from Logan UT)

Leisure Guides & Maps

Hiking Trails of Southern Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Willie Olivier, Sandra Olivier

The Dive Sites of South Africa (Serial)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Anton Koornhof


History & Politics

Country Review, South Africa 1999/2000
(amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
concise, up-to-date sources for political and economic information

Living Apart : South Africa Under Apartheid
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Ian Berry (Photographer), Chris Boot
Berry, an Englishman who first made his way to South Africa as a teenager, has spent four decades documenting ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances. After photographing the Sharpeville riots of 1960--a pivotal event--he elected to concentrate not on "the violent concentration between black and white, but the society that gave cause to it." His efforts to get "under the skin" of that tense society have resulted in a rich and enlightening chronicle of segregation that recalls the powerful photojournalism of W. Eugene Smith.  (Amazon.com)

History from South Africa : Alternative Visions and Practices (Critical Perspectives on the Past)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Joshua Brown (Editor), Patrick Manning (Editor), Karin Shapiro, Jon Wiener (Editor)

The Afrikaners : An Historical Interpretation
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by G. H. L. Le May

A History of South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA
by Leonard Thompson

Long Walk to Freedom : The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Nelson Mandela
Since his release from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela has emerged as the world's most potent moral leader since Gandhi. As president of the ANC and head of the anti-apartheid movement, he has been instrumental in moving South Africa toward black-majority rule. Throughout the world he is revered as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.

Aspects of the South African War 1899-1902
(amazon.com) - USA
by Donal Lowry (Editor)

Anatomy of a Miracle : The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Patti Waldmeir
Spellbinding and authoritative This is surely the most informative book to have been written on the subject of South Africa since the end of the white regime. Ms Waldmeiris a superb writer, with a perceptive and self -deprecating wit.May she write heaps more. Dermot Ross - A reader

The Anglo-Zulu War
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by John Laband

The Boer War
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Thomas Pakenham, Thomas Parkenham

Tomorrow Is Another Country : The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Allister Sparks Allister Sparks,
South Africa's premier journalist now brings his formidable powers to bear on the greatest story in African history--the still-evolving drama of his country's transition from apartheid to the dangerous freedoms of multiracial democracy. He concludes with "ten reasons for optimism" for South Africa before, during, and after the coming elections

People & Culture

Culture in Another South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA
Willem Campschreur (Editor), Joost Divendal (Editor), Wally Serote (Introduction)

Culture, Power and Difference : Discourse Analysis in South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Ann Levett (Editor), Amanda Kottler (Editor), Erica Burman (Editor), Ian Parker (Editor)

Homelands, Harlem and Hollywood :
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
South African Culture and the World Beyond
by Rob Nixon, Robert Nixon


Languages

Afrikaans (Teach Yourself)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Helena Van Schalkwyk

Colloquial Africaans Cassettes: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)
(amazon.com) - USA
by B. C. Donaldson, Ashok Koul, Tej Bhatia
(Audio Cassette) - This easy to use and up-to-date course in the rapidly-growing Africaans dialect was specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use. The course offers a step-by-step approach to the language that requires no prior knowledge of the language.

Afrikaans : Language 30 (Language 30 Brief Course)
(amazon.com) - USA
The tapes are very helpful in learning how to pronounce the words. The content is about phrases and words that would be usefull to know if you were to go to South Africa. You need to listen to it and speak it often so you will get more familiar with the language (A reviewer from South Dakota USA - April 10, 2000 )

Conversa Phone Afrikaans
(amazon.com) - USA
The audio portion is basic and to the point; the manual is very inexpensively printed containing Afrikaans and English phrases. There is no pronounciation guide; so one must listen very carefully to each phrase many times, but it does work. ( ebruary 23, 1999 Reviewer from Dallas, Texas)


Other Books & Novels

Passport South Africa : Your Pocket Guide to South African Business, Customs & Etiquette (Passport to the World)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Charles Mitchell, Barbara Szerlip (Editor)
Passport South Africa will help you: Avoid cultural faux pas Learn about South Africa's values and beliefs Understand the reasons behind the actions Develop an effective negotiating style Don't leave without your passport!

Magnificent South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Peter Joyce, Elaine Hurford

African Fly-Fishing Handbook (South African Travel & Field Guides)
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Bill Hansford-Steele

Guide to Self Catering Holidays in South Africa
(amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe

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