Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland (Travel Guide)

Information on South Africa was very helpful for our trip. Referenced the guide several times while traveling. Item arrived as advertised and received it quickly.

Very handy. Lots of good information. Used extensively on our trip to South Africa. helped us decide highlights to see in various locations when we had limited time. Easy to use.

Lonely Planet is my go-to source for organized, useful info on trips all around the world, especially when I don't have internet abroad. Never disappointed.

Love this book so far. Great way to help me plan my trip to South Africa.

Disappointed with this compared with some of the other travel guides we have. We are planning on driving from Johannesburg and through the Drackensberg area to Durban, then down the Wild Coast and along the Garden Route to Cape Town. The Cape Town chapter looks good, but for so much of our route, the descriptions are mechanical and cursory. Many interesting places I've seen on TripAdvisor or in blogs are omitted or just brushed over. One expects guidebook authors to occasionally open up and dwell on the special places for a page or two, but there is little of that here. It is more of a catalog with almost everything distilled into short paragraphs, with little to inspire thoughts of "Oh, that might be fun." May be helpful as a reference book, but look elsewhere for something to get you excited.

Of little use in a recent trip. Info is hard to find, major sites are missing, very disappointing on the trip. Somewhat interesting before the trip.

Well organized, fantastic amount of information to create the kind of trip you want.

The information was current and useful. I think the wildlife section was a bit lacking, given that South Africa is such a destination for wildlife viewing - several of the pictures listed were also missing.

I like to disconnect from the internet and my phone when I travel so this book was helpful to obtain bits of information with reviews on restaurants, hotels etc. I was happy to have it while travelling around South Africa. I used it as well as the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: South Africa

I used this travel guide as the main tool to plan my trip through South Africa, and I have to say that it is completely unsuitable for your average backpacker. While it does provide practical information on most places (e.g. the smaller towns along the Garden Route), it doesn't give any insights at all into how important those places are, nor what kind of vibe they have.

Great guide book and a good price

Ok

This guide from South Africa is very nice. City descriptions, intersting locations, sightseeing, natural parks, everything! It's exactly what I'd expect from a Lonely Planet guide.