Makgadikgadi Pans (eBook)

Grahame McLeod (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
140 Seiten
Penguin Random House South Africa (Verlag)
9781775845584 (ISBN)

Infos

Tucked away between the perennial waterways of the Okavango Delta and the arid Kalahari to the south are the legendary Makgadikgadi Pans. Some 12,000 square kilometres in extent, these salt flats, consisting of two large salt pans, Sowa and Ntwetwe, and a myriad smaller ones, are Botswanas best-kept secret and one of its fastest-growing tourist attractions. In this first guidebook on the pans and their environs, Makgadikgadi Pans A Travellers Guide to Botswanas Salt Flats explores this fascinating region, bringing to life its geology, wildlife, vegetation, climate, local economy and key destinations: Nata Bird Sanctuary, Lekhubu Island, the Boteti River, Mosu Escarpment, Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan National Park, and the towns and villages that fringe the pans. Full-colour maps and lively photographs support the text. Additional features include advice on where to stay; sights to see and how to get there; activities on offer throughout the year; contact details; and a travel advisory. Informative, practical and user-friendly, Makgadikgadi Pans is an inspiring guide for all visitors to Botswana and the alluring salt sea of the Makgadikgadi.Sales points: The only guidebook on Botswanas Makgadikgadi Pans, an increasingly popular tourist region; features the regions myriad attractions, both well known and off the beaten track; practical and handy guide to things to do, sites to see, facilities and accommodation; full-colour maps show main places of interest and how to get there.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• ISBN-13: 9781775845584 / 9781775845584