Africa's Top Wildlife Countries by Nolting, Mark W. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Foreword Contents Map of Africa

Call of the Wild African Facts at a Glance Eastern and Southern Africa World Heritage Sites How to Use This Book What Is a Safari Like? Dispelling Myths about Travel on the Dark Continent Language Green Travel Carbon Cycles and Climate Change Evolution of Ecotourism Security Bespoke Travel Choosing Accommodations Hotels and Hotel Classifications Lodge and Camp Classifications Food on Safari Types of Safaris Safari Activities Combining East and Southern Africa with other Destinations Cost of a Safari Booking a Safari Safari Tips Photographic Tips Birdwatching Tips What to Wear – What to Take Packing checklist African Ecosystems When’s The Best Time to Go? Temperature Rainfall Animal by Habitat and Diet Chart Major Wildlife Areas by Habitat Chart History of Safari Conservation in Africa Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Africa Cultural History and Cultures of Sub-Sahara Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA BOTSWANA

North and Central Maun Okavango Delta Tsodilo Hills Moremi Game Reserve Linyanti, Selinda and Kwando Savute Chobe National Park Kasane Nxai Pan National Park Makgadikgadi Pans National Park Nata Bird Sanctuary Central Kalahari Game Reserve Khutse Game Reserve The South Gaborone Northern Tuli Game Reserve Mabuasehube Game Reserve

ZIMBABWE

The West Victoria Falls National Park Zambezi National Park Kazuma Pan National Park Hwange National Park Matobo National Park Bulawayo The North Kariba Lake Kariba Matusadona National Park Mana Pools National Park Chizarira National Park The East Nyanga National Park Bvumba Botanical Garden and Reserve Chimanimani National Park Harare The South Great Zimbabwe Mutirikwe Recreational Park Gonarezhou National Park

ZAMBIA

The North and Northeast South Luangwa National Park North Luangwa National Park Luambe National Park Nyika Plateau National Park Nsumbu National Park Bangwelu Swamps The South and West Lower Zambezi National Park Lake Kariba Siavonga Lusaka Lochinvar National Park Kafue National Park Victoria Falls Mosi-oa-tunya National Park Livingstone Sioma Falls Liuwa Plain National Park

NAMIBIA

The North and West Windhoek Namib-Naukluft Park Namib Rand Nature Reserve Swakopmund and Walvis Bay Cape Cross Seal Reserve Skeleton Coast Park Damaraland Kaokoland Etosha National Park Ongava Game Reserve Bushmanland Khaudom Game Reserve Waterberg Plateau Park The East The Caprivi Region Bwabwata National Park Kwando Region Mudumu National Park Mamili National Park The South Intu Afrika Ai-ais/richtersfield Transfrontier Park “Green” Kalahari

SOUTH AFRICA

Gauteng Johannesburg Pretoria Blue Train Rovos Rail Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces Kruger and the Private Reserves Blyde River Canyon, Pilgrim’s Rest and Bourke’s Luck Potholes Welgevonden Game Reserve and Marakele National Park North West Province Pilanesberg National Park Sun City Madikwe Game Reserve Cape Provinces Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Tswalu Kalahari Reserve Kimberley Cape Town and environs Shamwari Private Game Reserve Addo Elephant National Park Kwandwe KwaZulu-Natal Zululand Drakensberg Mountains Midlands-Rorke’s Drift Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park Itala Game Reserve Phinda Private Game Reserve Mkuze Falls Private Nature Reserve Mkhuze Game Reserve St. Lucia and Maputaland Marine Reserves Ndumo Game Reserve Sodwana Bay National Park Natal Coast

EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA TANZANIA

The North Arusha Arusha National Park Ndarakwai Ranch Sinya Tarangire National Park Lake Manyara National Park Karatu Area Lake Eyasi Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area Serengeti National Park Grumeti Reserves Lake Natron Region Rubondo Island National Park Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park The South Selous Game Reserve Ruaha National Park Mikumi National Park Udzungwa Mountains National Park The West Lake Tanganyika Lupita Island Kigoma Gombe Stream National Park Mahale Mountains National Park Katavi National Park The Coast Dar Es Salaam Lazy Lagoon Island Zanzibar Chumbe Island Coral Park Mnemba, Pemba and Mafia Islands

KENYA

The South Nairobi and Nairobi National Park Amboseli National Reserve Ol Donyo Wuas Campi ya Kanzi Tsavo National Park Maasai Mara National Reserve The West Kakamega Forest Mt. Elgon National Park Lake Victoria Kisumu The Mount Kenya Circuit Aberdare National Park Solio Ranch and Wildlife Sanctuary Mt. Kenya National Park Ol Pejeta Ranch Meru National Park The Rift Valley Lake Magadi Region Lake Naivasha Hell’s Gate National Park Lake Elmenteita Lake Nakuru National Park Nyahururu Falls Lake Bogoria National Reserve Lake Baringo The North Laikipia Ol Lentille Sabuk Loisaba Ranch Borana Ranch Ol Malo Ranch Ol Ari Nyiro Ranch Lewa Downs Il’ngwesi and Tassia Samburu National Reserve Buffalo Springs National Reserve Shaba National Reserve Maralal National Sanctuary Mathews Range Lake Turkana Chalbi Desert The Coast Mombasa Shimba Hills National Park Kisite Mpunguti Marine Reserve Malindi-Watamu Marine National Reserve Malindi Lamu

UGANDA

Northern and Western Kidepo Valley National Park Murchinson Falls National Park Semliki Game Reserve Ruwenzori Mountains National Park Kibale Forest National Park Queen Elizabeth National Park Kasese Southern Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Kabale Lake Mburo National Park Kampale and Entebbe Ngamba Island

RWANDA

The North Volcanoes National Park Gisenyi – Lake Kivu Kibuye Nyungwe Forest National Park Butare Central and East Kigali Akagera National Park

INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS SEYCHELLES MAURITIUS OTHER COUNTRIES OF INTEREST IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA ETHIOPIA MOZAMBIQUE

MALAWI SWAZILAND LESOTHO BURUNDI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

SAFARI RESOURCE DIRECTORY SAFARI GLOSSARY LATIN/SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF MAMMALS & REPTILES SUGGESTED READING LIST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT MARK NOLTING, AUTHOR & AFRICA EXPERT BUSH TAILS INDEX MAP INDEX CHARTS INDEX PHOTO CREDITS AFRICAN SAFARI JOURNAL DOWN UNDER ADVENTURE COMPANY THE AFRICA ADVENTURE COMPANY