Trailblazer Sahara Overland
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Fully revised, updated and expanded in this 2nd edition, the Trailblazer Sahara Overland is the first guidebook to consider the entire Sahara Desert from the Atlantic to the Nile. It is one of the few guides to seriously address the distinct requirements and expectations of packaged 4WD- and camel trekking tourists as well as the increasingly popular option of self-drive escorted tours.
Sahara Overland covers all aspects of desert travel including: where and when to go. Vehicle Choice and Preparation Four-wheel drive cars and trucks, motorcycles and even bicycles are all considered in detail. Navigation, health and water. Saharan landforms, peoples and prehistoric art. The guide also features over 30 detailed GPS itineraries in Morocco, Libya and Mauritania and Mali as well as full background on less-visited countries like Chad, Niger and Egypt's Western Desert.
Looking beyond the romance of shimmering oases and magical dunes, this is the updated 2nd edition of Chris Scott's comprehensive handbook to understanding and exploring the world's most fascinating and mysterious wilderness. With over 70 GPS routes and detailed itineraries - 25,000km in nine countries - this guidebook is essential whether you're planning a week's excursion in Morocco or a two-month trans-Saharan expedition. This guide offers all the advice, background information and inspiration to complete your journey safely.
Features:
* All you need to plan the adventure of a lifetime
* Tough hardback cover and sewn binding
* Plus 300 B&W & 30 colour photos
* Preparing you vehicle without spending a fortune and improvising repairs in the Sahara
* Trans-Mediterranean ferries
* Desert driving and riding techniques
* Navigation and survival � what to do when things go wrong
* Background information � Saharan peoples, pre-historic art and land forms
* Transport � review of the choices available for travel by 4WD, motorcycle and bicycle plus extended section on travel by camel
* Documentation � what you need and where to get it