Mark W. Nolting 
African Safari Journal 

Going on safari requires preparation – and no book leaves a traveler better prepared than this one. Including a wildlife guide and checklist, trip organizer, phrase book, safari diary, and map, this tremendous resource puts all necessary information right at the traveler’s fingertips.

About the author

Mark Nolting is considered the expert on travel to Africa. He has spent over 30 years researching the continent of Africa. His intimate knowledge of its countries and its wildlife is unsurpassed. Each of the last six editions of AFRICA’S TOP WILDLIFE COUNTRIES has been considered the most comprehensive and accurate resource available on photographic safaris and vacations. There are over 100, 000 copies in print.

As President of The Africa Adventure Company for the past 22 years, Mark and his staff have sent thousands of people on safari. Valuable feedback received from these clients along with Mark’s own research safaris (several per year) helps keep the new editions accurate, current and directed towards the reader’s interests and needs. This is a huge bonus to the reader, as most authors are writing what they guess is of greatest interest to the reader or according to a formula set out by the publisher.

He is often asked to corroborate the accuracy of articles written for major travel magazines and newspapers concerning travel to Africa.

Mark is also the author of AFRICA’S TOP WILDLIFE COUNTRIES (7th edition – ISBN 978-939895-12-9) – a wildlife/botany guide, language guide, trip organizer, safari directory, map directory, checklist and journal all in one. There are over 100, 000 copies in print.

Illustrator Duncan Butchart was born in England but has lived in South Africa since 1970. He has traveled and worked in numerous African countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Gabon and Zimbabwe on projects ranging from tour leader and film researcher, to promotional campaign advisor and trainer of nature guides. As a naturalist with a wide knowledge of African ecosystems, Duncan has authored and edited a host of books, booklets, periodicals and manuals. His illustrations have appeared in a variety of magazines, books and other publications, including ‘The Vultures of Africa’ (1992) and the ‘Wild About’series of regional nature guides (1995/96). Duncan’s favorite wild places in Africa are Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, Botswana’s Okavango Delta and the rain forests of western Uganda.