Africa - History, Music & Wildlife (Chapter)

This chapter contains the History, Culture, African Music, Environment, Africa's Wildlife and Africa & Development chapters of Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Nowhere else comes close to Africa for scale, variety and pure, raw impact. So get the big picture of this big-hearted continent, its spectacular wildlife and mind-blowing scenery, and discover why its very essence lies in the spirit of the people and their music.

Africa - Algeria (Chapter)

This is the Algeria chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Algeria boasts Neolithic cave paintings, volcanic peaks and - of course - the Sahara desert. Don't miss modern Algiers, the traditional towns of the M'zab region or Tamanrasset, full of Tuareg nomads driving jeeps and drinking mint tea.

Africa - Gabon (Chapter)

This is the Gabon chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

If you look beyond westernised Libreville, Gabon has heaps of surprises: you might find yourself landing on an airstrip full of goats, dodging elephants coming back from the bar, or wandering into a traditional celebration of starkly painted dancers.

Africa - São Tomé & Príncipe (Chapter)

This is the São Tomé & Príncipe chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Two slow-paced, Portuguese flavoured islands off the West African coast, São Tomé & Príncipe are places to chill out - indulge in excellent coffee, fresh fruit, seafood and chocolate, then burn off calories by snorkelling or dancing.

Africa - Egypt (Chapter)

This is the Egypt chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Pyramids? Sphinx? Sure. But it's the small moments - chats with a taxi driver, the surprise gathering of a thousand egrets in the trees along the Nile, hearing a nation in prayer at sunset - that will really make you fall for Egypt.

Africa - Libya (Chapter)

This is the Libya chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Libya is a storehouse of ancient Roman and Greek cities, all surrounded by the desert. The sands reach from the interior right to the Mediterranean coast and conceal oasis towns, mirage-like lakes and prehistoric rock art.

Africa - Morocco (Chapter)

This is the Morocco chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

If you're after an intoxicating sensory overload, haunt the medinas of Fès and Marrakesh. If you're after scenery, try the rugged Rif and Atlas mountains, dotted with Berber villages, or the sculpted expanses of the Sahara.

Africa - Sudan (Chapter)

This is the Sudan chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Africa's largest country has its problems, but a visit to Sudan has its rewards: the many ancient royal cemeteries and pyramids, the Nile cruises and the tribes of the Nuba Mountains.

Africa - Tunisia (Chapter)

This is the Tunisia chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Gritty Tunis is the gateway for Tunisia's Mediterranean beaches, old forts and Roman remains. Get out to the edge of the towering Saharan dunes and you'll find busy market towns and fortified Berber villages.

Africa - Benin (Chapter)

This is the Benin chapter from Lonely Planet's Africa guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Once powerful, Benin sports vivid remains of ancient palaces - and the slave trade that funded them. Check out voodoo markets, stilt villages and fort-like mud huts, and a handful of game parks alive with elephants, crocodiles and lions.