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Ffyona Campbell, On foot through Africa

A gripping account of an extraordinary two year journey from Cape Town through Africa to Morocco and into the Mediterranean.

Christina Dodwell, Madagascar travels

A four month journey across a living museum where reality, even for the most seasoned explorer, can be more bizarre than legend.

David Hays, My old man and the sea

An interesting account of a father and son who sail a tiny boat 17,000 miles to the bottom of the world and back.

Dan Jacobson, The electronic elephant: a southern african journey

This passionate and often grimly funny account of Dan Jacobson's journey and discoveries along the route which skirts the north-west border of South Africa, passing through the northern Cape Province, Botswana and Zimbabwe, ending on the Zambian border.

Mark Jenkins, To Timbuktu

Twenty years after they first set out for Timbuktu two young men in search of the unexplored decide to canoe the headwaters of the Niger River in a second bid to reach the fabled city. A mixture of personal odyssey, the history of the exploration in Africa and adventure story.

Geraldine Kennedy, Harmattan: a journey across the Sahara

In an epic journey of wit and courage, five young spirited American women, make their way - by train, bus, car and trans-Saharan trucks - among the diverse peoples of West Africa.

Dervla Murphy, The Ukimwi road: from Kenya to Zimbabwe

Cycling is Dervla Murphy's favourite transport and her solo journey through the non-tourist areas of East Africa required all her characteristic nerve and more. Another worthwhile read from a well known writer.

Peter Marshall, Around Africa: from the Pillars of Hercules to the Strait

Following in the wake of Vasco da Gama, Peter Marshall sets out to circumnavigate the huge continent of Africa. His voyage took him over seven months on a dozen ships, through four seas, fifteen countries and nearly 18,000 miles.

George Monbiot, No man's land: an investigative journey through Kenya

This astonishing travel book not only exposes some of Africa's best kept secrets, but also records a spiritual journey as George Monbiot travels among some of the most remote and remarkable peoples on earth - the Nomads of East Africa.

Rory Spowers, Three men on a bike: a journey through Africa

Using a trandem [a bicycle for three] and mountain bike Rory Spowers and three friends made a bizarre cycle ride through Africa. Accounts of starring as extras in a Clint Eastwood film or being attacked by machete-wielding men contribute to an amusing and memorable travelogue.

Sorrel Wilby, Africa a timeless soul

Wilby, adventurer, author and photographer again follows her calling. This time to the plains and peaks of Africa. The trek began from the Ahaggar mountains in the heart of the Algerian Sahara, down to South Africa back east to the snows of Mount Kilimanjaro and to the last point on the compass, west of Mount Cameroon.