Download or read book Wild Karoo written by Mitch Reardon and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After centuries of relative isolation, the Karoo – South Africa’s parched heartland – is a latecomer to the tourist industry. What was once viewed as a harsh and desolate place of limited attraction is rapidly gaining popularity with visitors who now make the Karoo their destination, keen to partake of its legendary charm, its extraordinary fl ora and the resurgence of wildlife that once again populates its plains. Wild Karoo documents Mitch Reardon’s 4,000-kilometre journey of discovery through the region. The book focuses on: local nature conservation in all its facets, the game, large and small – some recently reintroduced – plus birds, reptiles and invertebrates, the unique, arid-adapted flora, the landscape and geology, the history and lifestyle of the people who have made a home here, plans to combine public and private protected land to create wildlife corridors between isolated parks, re-establishing old migration routes and so reversing some of the effects of human settlement. Beautifully written, and illustrated with evocative photographs, this book is a must read for anyone interested in travel, wildlife and the environment.
Download or read book Getaway Guide Eastern Cape Wild Coast written by Michael Brett and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eastern Cape province has something to offer every visitor, whether you are looking for a relaxed beach holiday or a close encounter with wildlife, a cultural experience or a trip back into history. The province contains areas of almost unrivalled natural beauty and the range of landscape and vegetation types is simply incredible, from the snowy mountains of the Drakensberg, the wide open arid plains and rugged mountains of the Karoo, gently rolling grassy hills with forest patches tucked into their valleys, and deeply incised, thicket crowded river valleys, not to forget the finest sandy beaches set on a pristine coastline. This authoritative and comprehensive guide contains up-to-date information that will help you to make the most of your visit to this region. This guide includes: • Background information on the province's geography, climate, people and culture • Ten regional chapters from Tsitsikamma to the mountainous interior • Over 50 maps, including a map of each region, all the major towns and most of the smaller towns • The latest info on national parks and provincial reserves • Accommodation options from camping sites and backpackers' lodges to guesthouses and hotels that will suit all budgets • Where to eat and where to shop
Download or read book Born Wild written by Swati Thiyagrajan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feel the magic of the wild come alive with the book you're holding in your hand. Come, walk with the author through mesmerizing wildlife landscape - from the length and breadth of India's forests and sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, the Western Ghats, Karnataka and Orissa to Rwanda, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. Through brilliantly vivid experiences Swati recounts fascinating insights into wildlife sighting and conservation efforts around the world, covering a wide array of wildlife including tigers and gorillas, lions and elephants, sloth bears, sea turtles and sharks, crocodiles, pelicans and penguins.
Download or read book Waterwise Gardening in South Africa and Namibia written by Ernst van Jaarsveld and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants that are indigenous to an area do not need additional watering; they are automatically adapted to the prevailing climate and weather conditions and are able to thrive under all but the most exceptional of circumstances. Gardening in harmony with nature means no longer having to provide the soil conditions and amount of water that non-indigenous species require. Waterwise Gardening in South Africa and Namibia is aimed at anyone who wants to create a new garden or convert an existing one to waterwise principles. The first part of the book focuses on general horticultural practises, such as creating the right type of garden for your climate and the best time to plant or prune. Part two details various garden types, based on South Africa's vegetation regions: Fynbos, Strandveld-fynbos and Succulent Karoo for the winter rainfall areas; Highveld, Bushveld, Thicket and Karoo for the summer rainfall regions. The forests and coastal belt of the Indian Ocean seaboard are covered, as are the Namib and adjacent desert areas, and indigenous indoor plants. For each region, representative lists of plant species are presented in categories such as trees, shrubs, perennials, architectural plants, succulents etc, with notes on plant form, height and growth rate, flower colour, months in flower and whether they prefer sun or shade.
Download or read book Southern African Wildlife written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Poetry of South Africa written by Alexander Wilmot and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 50 Greatest Train Journeys of the World written by Anthony Lambert and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're on the Orient Express or the Inverness to Wick and Thurso route traversing some of the wildest country in Britain, train travel affords a vision of the world like no other. From the modest line through North Yorkshire's Esk Valley to the Trans-Siberian; from a narrow-gauge web of lines in the Harz Mountains to the coast-tocoast journey through the mountains of Corsica, acclaimed travel writer Anthony Lambert presents an unmissable selection for any traveller who loves the journey as much as the destination. Here is a carefully chosen, wide-ranging selection of train journeys with character, sublime scenery and a real sense of history.
Download or read book Southern African Wildlife written by Mike Unwin and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2011 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-stop shop for watching wildlife in southern Africa: what it is, what it does and where to find it.
Download or read book South Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Campfire Stories written by M. W. D. Forgey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original and classic stories of adventure, ghosts, and all the things that you must worry about the next time you hear something go bump in the night.
Download or read book Prickly Pears Pomegranates written by Bernadette Le Roux and published by Quivertree Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bush boys written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bush boys Or The History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and His Family in the Wild Karoos of Southern Africa written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Wild Life written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Garden Route and Little Karoo written by Leon Nell and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A book that is a joy to pick up and page through – one that will always take me back to where I’ve been.’ Such is the intention behind this book, a description of the lush rainforest area of the Garden Route and the paradox of its proximity with the semi-desert of the Little Karoo. The author explores key areas of the coastal stretch between Mossel Bay and Storms River and of the broad valley, the Little Karoo, on the other side of the Outeniqua and Tsitsikama mountains. Both regions are home to a great variety of plants and animals and are opened up and linked by roads built with great skill and massive effort through mountain passes and across rivers. Thousands visit these spectacular areas, heading for the sea or – in the opposite direction – the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees and the Cango Caves. This book will give them a glimpse of the wild and wonderful life along the way in a land steeped in history and natural diversity.
Download or read book The Bush boys Or The History and Adventure of a Cape Farmer and His Family in the Wild Karoos of Southern Africa written by Mayne Reid and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bush Boys written by Томас Майн Рид and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-01-29 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
