surf the waves, ogle the landscapes and laugh with the locals. Written for backpackers by backpackers, this guide lets you go further, stay longer and pay less for an adventure of a lifetime.

This guide covers: Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritani, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte D´Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Príncipe, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, and South Africa.

49 COUNTRIES - no other guidebook covers Cairo to the Cape and everything in between
EAT CHEAP AND SLEEP EASY - fully updated coverage of the best cafés, street stalls and places of respite
GET THE LOWDOWN on current events, history and culture in our new Snapshots section
FIND YOUR WAY with the help of more than 228 detailed maps, including a full-colour map of the continent
ROCK ON with our expert section on the music of Africa