Ethiopia: the Bradt Travel Guide - Softcover

Briggs, Philip

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9781841620350: Ethiopia: the Bradt Travel Guide

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841620351 ISBN 13: 9781841620350

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides, 2002

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This Bradt guide has become the definitive source of help and advice for travellers to a country rich in culture, history and dramatic scenery. National parks, wildlife sancturies and heritage hotspots are highlighted for a country thought to be the cradle of civilisation and the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. An experienced traveller, Philip Briggs believes Ethiopia to be 'cuturally, historically and scenically the most extraordinary country I have ever visited', and his enthusiasm for this little understood country is an inspiration for those planning a trip.

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'Thorough and reassuring' The Daily Telegraph

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In this comprehensively updated third edition of Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide containing over 150 pages of new material, Philip Briggs invites you to share his sense of wonder at a country he describes as "the most welcoming, enjoyable and uplifting I have ever visited." He introduces a majestic landscape, a diverse natural history, the richest historical heritage in sub-Saharan Africa, and an exuberant and welcoming people who are "quite gloriously bonkers."Inside you'll find: where to find some of East Africa's rarest wildlife; national parks and wildlife sanctuaries; historic sites, including the rock-hewn church of Lalibela - the unofficial eighth wonder of the world - and the ancient palaces and stelae of Axum; 65 new or revised maps and town plans; places to eat and to stay. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 544 pages, color photos, maps, illustrations)

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