Gambia. Przewodnik turystyczny
- Gambia. [2] Przewodnik turystyczny wyd. Bradt autor: Philip Briggs, Simon Fenton
Wydawnictwo: Bradt
Przewodnik turystyczny
ISBN: 9781784770648
Autor: Philip Briggs
Ilość stron: 272
Format: 13.5 x 21.5 cm
Oprawa: miękka
Język: angielski
Wydanie: 2017
Opis:
With 16 well-researched chapters and 26 useful maps, this new thoroughly updated second edition of Bradt's The Gambia remains the most comprehensive guide available in any language to what is the smallest country on mainland Africa. Significant development has taken place in recent years and this new edition offers all the latest updates, including new restaurants and hotels, detailed coverage of the many new eco lodges and camps that have sprung up, information on festivals, music workshops and opportunities to experience the unique local culture, and informed advice about birdwatching possibilities in a country very popular with first-time birders to Africa. As well as encompassing the popular coastal resorts, the guide also provides all the detailed information required to explore the relatively undeveloped interior, making it ideal for both visitors on organised packaged holidays and independent travellers alike.
Bradt's The Gambia reveals all
the background and practical information needed to explore arguably Africa's
most welcoming and safest country with its plethora of beach resorts ¬ catering
to all tastes and budgets ¬ that line the 80km stretch of tropical coastline
running from the capital Banjul to the remote southern border. Small in size but
rich in African character, The Gambia offers perhaps the closest
English-speaking 'winter sun' destination from Europe. Justifiably popular with
birdwatchers, the lush mangrove- and jungle-fringed river is also home to
crocodiles, hippos, chimpanzees and a variety of monkeys. Historic attractions
include the mysterious megalithic stone circles at Wassu and Ker Batch, and the
fortified James Island and former slave-trading village of Juffureh (to where
Alex Haley traced his ancestry in the book and TV programme Roots) - all of
which form part of the country's two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and offer rich
pickings to moderately adventurous travellers.
All in all, Bradt's The Gambia is the perfect companion for discovering this safe, welcoming and decidedly tourist-friendly English-speaking country which makes for an ideal short-stay introduction to the unique atmosphere of Africa.
