An Essential Companion When On Safari In Kenya And Tanzania

Book Synopsis: Acclaimed BBC Wildlife Presenter CHRIS PACKHAM has written the foreword to this much sought after African Wildlife Guide. In an extract from his foreword, he says: "This guide provides the perfect introduction to the most frequently encountered creatures and supplements everything about their behaviour and ecologies that you have forgotten from your armchair TV safaris, with a useful overview of their biology. It's accessible, easy to use, concise and had plenty of little nuggets of interest and importance."

This informative and unique guide provides visitors to Kenya and Tanzania with a level of knowledge and interest that will make your animal sightings more meaningful and authentic. It also serves as a useful handbook for those armchair enthusiasts wanting to develop their knowledge about African wildlife.

The two authors have travelled extensively throughout Kenya and Tanzania, and have spent five years compiling this guide. A comprehensive 'Insider Tips' section allows the authors to pass on to you the benefit of their extensive knowledge gained over ten years of independent travel in East Africa.

With more than 250 pages and 240 full colour images, this guide is packed with information, variety and interest. Each of the forty-two most popular fauna to be found in East Africa have their own full section, with further sections on Habitats, Vegetation, National Parks, The Maasai, Translocation, Diseases affecting wildlife, and detailed information on Travel Care and the two countries of Kenya and Tanzania.

Clare Peacock – Costa Foundation and Whitbread Legend Award Winner says, "I have visited Uganda on behalf of the Costa Foundation - after reading this book I have already put my name down to join a group touring Kenya and Tanzania next year. It is not just the wealth of factual information that impressed me, it is the inspirational way that the authors talk about the wildlife, about their experiences, and about the effect that Africa can have on you."

David Youlden – Television personality and author of Lion Country says, “I have often said that “Africa needs lions”, but Africa also needs authors like Peter & Diane who are clearly passionate about East African wildlife, and have shared their knowledge with us through this book. It explores the most popular animals, birds and reptiles found in East Africa using key headings:- identification, lifespan, habitat, behaviour, diet, communication, reproduction, predators and "trivia". As such, it is full of facts and insights you would never find in a conventional guidebook, and balances comprehensiveness of information with readability. An added bonus is the knowledge that the authors are donating all proceeds from the book to The Meserani Project – an organisation that educates underprivileged children in Tanzania.”

Lord Wharton says, “A useful guide that is borne of the personal experiences of the authors, who clearly have a passion for Kenya and Tanzania and a clear understanding of its terrain and wildlife. Extensively illustrated this has clearly been a labour of love, which makes it an enjoyable 'must have'.”