Getaway Guide to the Kruger National Park, by Cameron Ewart-Smith.

Getaway Guide to the Kruger National Park, by Cameron Ewart-Smith. ISBN 9781920289089 / ISBN 978-1-920289-08-9

Getaway Guide to the Kruger National Park, by Cameron Ewart-Smith. ISBN 9781920289089 / ISBN 978-1-920289-08-9

Whether you are an experienced Kruger Park traveller, or a first-time visitor, the Getaway Guide to the Kruger National Park by Cameron Ewart-Smith is an invaluable companion.

Cameron Ewart-Smith  

If our lives are dominated by a search for happiness, then perhaps few activities reveal as much about the dynamics of this quest - in all its ardour and paradoxes - than our travels. They express, however inarticulately an understanding of what life might be about, outside the constraints of work and the struggle for survival. " Alain de Botton in The Art of Travel. The Kruger National Park is not only one of the world's greatest game reserves, but one of its iconic tourist attractions. It stretches more than 500 kilometres along South Africa's northeastern border with Mozambique and currently encompasses nearly two million hectares of primal Africa. This offers visitors an opportunity to glimpse history - opening a window to a time before this magnificent continent was systematically sacrificed on the altar of human progress. Few guests pass its gates today without experiencing a true emotional tie to Mother Earth as it once was. Kruger is not a glorified tourist trap, but a true conservation showcase - there has been no need to invent oversized cartoon-mouse attractions here. Within its fences, ecosystems function much as they always have, with the exception of a little human tinkering here and there. The park is home to a plethora of plant and animal species interacting in a delicate web strung between two well-defined climatic zones and 14 distinct ecozones. There are few places in the world today that can compete biologically; and few parks offer anything close to the diversity of large mammals, which the average visitor to Kruger can tick in a couple of days. Possibly the greatest challenge the park has overcome in recent times, however, has been the shift from an overly protectionist, non-economically viable management style to one where visitor needs and wants are accommodated, but without compromising conservation initiatives. Where once Kruger Park was totally reliant on government handouts for survival, it now stands on its own financially secure feet, offering an exciting range of activities and broad range of accommodation options - from humble camp sites to award-winning luxury, private lodges. Through these initiatives Kruger has realised its potential and indeed realises handsome profits, which directly fund conservation initiatives not only within the park but across South Africa. (...)

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Title: Getaway Guide to the Kruger National Park
Author: Cameron Ewart-Smith
Type: Regional Travel Guide
Imprint: Sunbird Publishers
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
3rd edition. Johannesburg, South Africa 2009
ISBN 9781920289089 / ISBN 978-1-920289-08-9
Softcover, 15x21 cm, 224 pages, 120 colour photos and maps

Ewart-Smith, Cameron im Namibiana-Buchangebot

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