Explore Namibia with Chris McIntyre's Bradt Travel Guide

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Germany on Apr 01, 2019

Miguel: La guia llego en perfecto estado. La comparé con otras guias (el contenido) y creo que es la mejor. Esta en ingles (para mi no es ningun problema). Tiene ademas de la guia del pais, una parte de guia de los animales que hay. Ademas tambien explica de algunos parques rutas para ver charcas de animales (y cuales puedes encontrar) y excursiones. Recomendable 100%

Spain on Nov 25, 2018

Dotguy: One of the best guide books for advice that I have come across. We are driving for a week in Namibia and this is all we need to guide us around the country.

United States on Oct 02, 2018

Laura Orlandini: very detailed, suggestions on places to visit and activities and restaurants lways valid. i wish i had read it before all the bookings were made. shame i could not find a bradt guide for australia we plan to visit next summer ;-)

United States on Aug 15, 2018

Irvine Eidelman: A perfect companion for those who are going to explore Namibia.

United States on May 09, 2018

Teresa: è la prima volta che utilizzo una Bradt ma devo dire che questa edizione Namibia è ottima. Dà consigli utili e pratici specialmente per chi opta per il viaggio fai da te: è stata essenziale per il mio viaggio. L'unica pecca, per chi non conosce la lingua, potrebbe essere che il testo è in inglese. Ma a parte questo, la consiglio vivamente.

Italy on Nov 17, 2017

Amazon Customer: A must have when travelling to Namibia. So much information, well organized.

Canada on Aug 22, 2017

Redfred: Almost certainly the best guide book on Namibia - the author is an expert on the country and well-respected in the travel trade within Namibia as being a good guy. (He also heads Expert Africa, which put together a good itinerary for us, and is more commercially independent than some agencies.) The book worked extremely well for our 17 day trip, and I would thoroughly recommend, along with a decent road map. There aren't many roads - you will struggle to get lost!
My only beef is that everyone writes up Swakopmund as being a great place to visit - and you almost certainly will end up there on any tour of the country - but our reality was that any semblance of colonial German architecture was very hard to find. It's a good place to re-stock, re-fuel, get some admin done like doctor, post office, bank, but not much of a holiday destination in itself. However the nearby trips, which are well marketed in any hotel, are worth doing - e.g. Walvis Bay boat tour, quad biking in the dunes, and a host of others depending on your taste for adrenalin or nature.

United Kingdom on May 17, 2017

A shopper: Given all the reviews that said the Kindle edition had bugs/problems, I was a bit worried about my decision to purchase on Kindle. But I didn't want the paperback version.

I am happy to report that:
All the maps are easy to expand and view in as much detail as you like (at least 5 out of the 5 maps I have tested so far..)
The indexes appear to be accurate & fully functioning.
I tested a "bookmark" and it worked just fine & dandy.
I tested this on an iPad mini, a fairly "old" version, and also on a fairly new iPhone. Bookmarks were "shared" quite well between the iPad and the iPhone. Both of these use the Kindle app.

My conclusion is that the Kindle complaints were probably not the book itself, but something wrong with the Kindle platform and its compatibility with the device being used. If other books work well on Kindle for you, this one will probably also work just fine.

My five star rating is based on the technology, I have not yet really dug into the book; but my opinion so far on the actual content lines up with the opinions of all the other reviewers here.

United States on Jan 09, 2017

Nansierra: I wrote an earlier review complaining about missing information in this book. While traveling, I discovered that the information was there but the formatting on Kindle is very awkward to use. I couldn't, for example, flip back and forth between open pages. The TOC would be far more helpful if it were more detailed. The alternatives is paging through a section from the beginning. Other than such issues, the book was genuinely helpful with very detailed information about where to go/how to get there. Definitely the go-to book for traveling in wonderful Namibia.

United States on Jun 11, 2016