Product Description

This popular and extremely comprehensive guide has the latest information on planning a trip, whether visitors are seeking advice on independent travel or all-inclusive safaris in luxury game lodges. The main attractions of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and lakes Victoria and Tanganyika are covered in depth, with supporting advice on how to get the most out of photographic equipment, combating danger from hippos, crocodiles and snakes, recommended ground tour operators and interaction with local peoples.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #295332 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 672 pages

Customer Reviews

Fourth Edition
I have a project in the south of Tanzania, and spend a substantial amount of time travelling around that country. Phillip Briggs' Bradt Guide to Tanzania really gets to the heart of Tanzania and its people. OK, the facts and figures are accurate and important, but I love to read his little 'asides' which tell so much more. Certain parts of Tanzania are only covered in this guide, which is why I always carry my, what is now very well thumbed, copy with me. I estimate my edition went to Tanzania around 20 times. The fourth edition which I puchased in October 2002, has, by Dec, already made three visits.

Brian Currie

An invaluable guide for everyone travelling to Tanzania
We travelled to Tanzania this spring for the first time armed with several guidebooks. The Bradt Guide became our bible in that it not only provided us with detailed essential information on each area we visited, but contains a wealth of vital info on health and safety, climate, recommended clothing, food, accommodation (useful thumbnail sketches that enable one to differentiate between those listed) and a very interesting section on natural history and conservation (with illustrations). Overall we had the impression that the author Philip Briggs was exceptionally well qualified to write this book, his nonjudgemental, friendly and open view of the many conflicts facing Tanzania were especially thought provoking. Compared to the many guides that assume limited initiative and minimal commonsense it was a wonderful introduction and boon to our travels. Well done Bradt Publications.

Travel guide written in first person - shock!
(Sixth edition reviewed.) Why do guidebook authors tend to be so anonymous, when (in theory) they need to have been on the ground to experience each location, visit each 'sight' and at least skim the hotels? This is the pleasure of the Bradt guide: often written in the first person one gets a real sense that Briggs has been there, done that, and had a good chat in Swahili with the locals on the way (although he admits that he didn't update the lastest edition himself).

Sure, there are times when his opinions may be misguided but that doesn't stop this being a useful and entertaining guide. I probably wouldn't count on it as your only one, having travelled to Tanzania with two guidebooks - Footprint and Bradt, both chosen since they were published in mid-2009 and have reasonable reviews here on Amazon - there's just a sense that things in this guide aren't *quite* as reliable any more. These two are a good complement to each other, and Brigg's passion and knowledge are terrific.

Probably the biggest thing that counts against the Bradt guide is its size, or rather its weight: I'd say it's almost a kilo (but don't have scales to hand to prove that), which is going to make a dent in your hand luggage.