BIRDING & BEYOND SAFARIS - TANZANIABIRDING .COM

• Is a specialized Bird Watching Safari Operator doing East African Safaris. We take you to Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Operating Big game and Professional Bird Photographic Safaris for Individuals, Small groups and Families. Customized Unqiue Itineraries to cover Endemics and Specialities with Top local bird guides. Email: tours@tanzaniabirding.com

Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• This field guide to a spectacular region for birding covers all the resident, migrant and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, describing a remarkable 1388 species. The plates show 3400 images illustrating all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are concise descriptive accounts describing identification, status, range, habits and voice, and range maps for each species.

Lonely Planet: Watching Wildlife: East Africa
David Andrew, Susan Rhind: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• This invaluable guide covers more than 100 bird and wildlife-watching destinations in East Africa, (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.). The itineraries include the Bwindi Impenetrable, Lake Mburo and Murchison Falls National Parks. Each featured destination is accompanied by maps to the best sites. An extensive photo gallery features all the main bird and mammal groups. Recommended.

• Superb, concise and compact enough to use in the field. All the mammals you are ever likely to encounter on a trip to africa. For anyone with an interest in African mammals, there really is no substitute. More than 700 illustrations by the authoritive and acclaimed Jonathon Kingdon.

Collins Safari Guide: Birds of East Africa
David Hosking, Martin Withers: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• This guide covers all the common birds found in East Africa and the major areas visited by safaris - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia. Each species is illustrated, with the differences betwen the male and female pointed out.

Bradt Safari Guide: Northern Tanzania: Available direct from Bradt travel guides
Philip Briggs: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• An indispensable companion for the wildlife enthusiast and birdwatcher on safari in Tanzania. There is excellent coverage of the National Parks, a wildlife section with information on key endemic species  and a valuable itinerary planner.

Lonely Planet: East Africa
Hugh Finlay, Geof Crowther : Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• While sometimes flawed and annoyingly out of date, LP's East Africa remains one of the best guides to the region. Travel info is mostly reliable, and the hotel/hostel write ups make finding somewhere to crash far easier.

Lonely Planet: Trekking in East Africa
David Else : Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• East Africa has some of the world's most spectacular national parks and trekking routes. This guide, covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia, provides practical information on how to prepare a trek, what to take, the best trails and how to hire a guide.