Mali (Bradt Travel Guide)

Other travel guides cover all of Africa or all of West Africa. The entire Brandt Guide book covers only one country, Mali. Therefore, there is more actionable information on Mali including more town maps and descriptions of villages and tribal markets where you can find traditional life untouched by modern ways. There is also more depth and more insight. The author seems to have more connection to Mali. This is more valuable than having a guide with a more recent publication date. Published on quality paper, the pages are denser and heavier than others but indespensible for navigating along the path less traveled. Traveling on your own, I wouldn't go without it. You would risk bypassing places that would cause you post-travel regrets.

When we travelled to Mali in 2007, this was the only guide book on the market (I don't know if there are others now or not) that dealt just with Mali. Lonely Planet has one on West Africa, but that was just too bulky to lug around. We were with a group, so weren't using this to plan the trip, just as background. It worked well for that and was as accurate as any guide book ever is, considering that things are always changing.

This is a good solid guide book and essential on a trip to Mali. The only one (in English) that I could find that is dedicated only to Mali. The illustrations are great and so are the maps. Covers all one needs to know on a first trip.

I bought this for a friend's teenager going on school trip. She found it very useful preparing for the trip and used it often while traveling.

I am planning a trip to Mali and this is the best resource I have found. It includes history, maps, flight schedules and much more.

Am planning a trip to Mali in early 2011, and I have looked at several available guides. Bradt is rhe absolute best.

アフリカ諸国については手に入る日本語のガイドブックがほぼ皆無なので、高いと思ったが（笑）やむをえず購入。旅に必要な情報はほぼ網羅していて、これ一冊で充分だと思う。他にも歴史、文化、民族などについての言及もあり、旅の合間の読み物にもなる。星ひとつ減らしたのは他に比較の対象がないから。それともう少し安ければ・・・（＾＾；。There is very limited choice of guidebook written about Africa in the market. Maybe this Bradt Travel Guide and Lonley Planet only. So it's a bit difficult to say and compare.But anyway in this book, there are basic and enough information for traveling in Mali such as climate, trasport, hotel, food and so on. Also they mention about the history, culture, humans and things we should not do there. Price is a bit expensive, but not bad to buy.