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Many thanks to the travellers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes:
Linda Baker, Marie & Kristof Bertram, Thomas Charteris, Ty Chieu, Sonja Dale, Arno en Margriet van Eijl, Magalie Jooren, Tim Kavulla, Aura de Marimon, Merle Pape, Pawel Gluza, Ashleigh Grant, Franziska Isliker, Henry Hogger, Jakub Schwedler, Javier Vieira, Martin Weinans
Writer Thanks
Anthony Ham
Curator So many people helped me along the way and brought such wisdom and insight to this book. Special thanks as always to Andy Raggett at Drive Botswana, and to Paul Funston, Lise Hansson, Luke Hunter, Charlotte Pollard, Rob Reid, Eva Meurs, Daan Smit, Jacob Tembo, Induna Mundandwe, Kasia Sliwa, Lara Good, Ying Yi Ho, and to Frank, Juliane, Tim and Ann-Sophie. At Lonely Planet, heartfelt thanks to my editor Matt Phillips – no-one knows Africa like him. And to Marina, Carlota and Valentina – I loved sharing some of my favourite corners of Africa with you.
Trent Holden
Writer, Victoria Falls chapter First up thanks to Matt Phillips for commissioning me on this amazing part of the world, as well as all the production staff for putting this together. A huge thanks to Kim from Livingstone and Joy from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe for all their assistance and time in ensuring info is correct. Finally lots of love to my family, especially my partner Kate who allows me to travel to such far flung, exotic places.
Acknowledgements
Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.
Cover photograph: Leopard in a tree, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Richard Du Toit/ Getty ©
This Book
This 4th edition of Lonely Planet’s Botswana & Namibia guidebook was researched and written by Anthony Ham. The previous editions was written by Alan Murphy, Anthony Ham, Trent Holden, Kate Morgan and David Lukas. This guidebook was produced by the following:
Destination Editor Matt Phillips
Product Editor(s) Jessica Ryan, Genna Patterson
Senior Cartographers Diana Von Holdt, Corey Hutchinson
Book Designer Gwen Cotter
Assisting Editors Andrew Bain, Judith Bamber, Carly Hall, Jodie Martire, Louise McGregor, Charlotte Orr
Cartographer Rachel Imeson
Cover Researcher Naomi Parker
Thanks to Ronan Abayawickrema, Jennifer Carey, David Carroll, Daniel Corbett, Claire Naylor, Karyn Noble, Lauren O'Connell, Sandie Kestell, Angela Tinson
Ebook thanks to Andrew Bigger, Ruth Cosgrove, Julie Dodkins, Blazej Hadzik, Craig Kilburn, Chris Love, Wayne Murphy, Jacqui Saunders, John Taufa, Glenn van der Knijff, Yanxiang Wang, Juan Winata.