Customer Reviews
Info you need, but not convincing - By: , 02 May 2004 
I get the impression this book was written very quickly on a flying visit to the country. All the useful information is in there, places to stay & so on, but it's missing some of the personal insights you normallly expect from lonely planet. Large chunks seem to be copied from Namibia's own tourist literature (The desciption of the scenic drive over the Welwitchia Plains is almost word for word the guide you get when you obtain your permit).
Guide books are at their best when you find yourself somewhere interesting & you can refer to the book for some more information on where you are or what you're looking at. This book has nothing like that, & it suffers because of it.
A much better alternative is Bradts guide to the same country.
A Comprehensive Travel Guide - By: , 27 Mar 2003 
Just like most of the Lonely Planet travel guides, this guide to Namibia is very comprehensive & manages to fit a lot of information into a surprisingly smalll amount of space. This book contains alll the information you will ever need to know about Namibia & more. The book has been deliberately kept to a smalllish size. This is very useful in that you can easily take the book to Namibia with you & it will not weigh you down. The only disadvantage of having so much information crammed into such a smalll space is that the writing is quite smalll. It would have also been nice if more of the pictures & illustrations were in colour. This, however, is a smalll gripe. This is a great book & if you are going to Namibia then I warmly recommend that you buy it.
A useful guide for an as yet little-known part of Africa - By: , 12 Mar 2002 This guide provides up-to-date & accurate information for the traveller, whether back-packing or upmarket. The sections on accommodation, sites to visit & places to eat were useful & validated for several examples I visited. Smalll inserts giving a tongue-in-cheek narrative on items of history, location or features prevent the book from being another dry travel guide. The author has also taken the trouble to obtain details of contacts for such activities as dolphin-watching & horse-riding. Much recommended as the only book you need to take to Namibia - provided it is kept up-to-date.
