This 340-page guidebook to Kenya presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format: a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, features on culture, wildlife and history, a Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses, plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 20 maps. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features - incisive essays on Kenya's history, people and culture, from ancient "cradle of mankind" to its modern republic; Photo Features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including the native Big Birds, Trees and the Maasai people; and Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, entertainment, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.