Lonely Planet ranked East Africa third in "Best Value Destination for 2016"!

Great news for East Africa. Lonely Planet has ranked the region third in the "Best Value Destination for 2016" category in the 2016 editon of Best in Travel. Congratulations! The travel guide book publisher names the following reasons for selecting Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and the rest of the region as the third best destination to stretch your travel budget in 2016:

The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has, unfortunately for other areas of the continent, had a knock-on effect in terms of bookings for 2015. So listen up: London, Madrid and Paris are hundreds of miles closer to the outbreak in West Africa than East Africa's tourism heartland. Africa is a massive continent (the United States would fit in the Sahara Desert) so you’ll be doing yourself and tourism in East Africa a favour if you take advantage of the cracking deals on offer to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and the rest of the region. And in the process experience some of the world’s great wonders, from gorilla encounters to Rift Valley scenery to squeaky-sanded beaches. [src.]

Best in Travel is produced annually as a guide to the top destinations, trends and experiences for the upcoming year. Other countries on Lonely Planet's list of Best Value Destinations for 2016 include Estonia (#1), Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam (#2), New Mexico in USA (#4), Bosnia and Hercegovina (#5), Galicia in Spain (#6), Québec City in Canada (#7), Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast (#8), Timor-Leste (#9) and Western Australia (#10).

Lonely Planet: Namibia is one of the Top 10 "Best Value Destinations" in 2013

Lonely Planet named Namibia one of the Top 10 "Best value destinations" in 2013 in its  annual "Best in Travel" travel book. According to the world's largest travel guide book publisher, Namibia's "big-ticket draws remain affordable for budget and midrange visitors" and the country's fun activities, such as "sandboarding around Swakopmund and hiking Fish River Canyon", are some of the "best-value outdoor pursuits in Southern Africa".

Other "Best value destinations" in 2013 include Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Gothenburg (Sweden), Cambodia, Bolivia, Portland (USA), Spain, Slovenia, Nepal and Georgia.
Lonely Planet's "Best in Travel" is published every year. The handy book is a compilation of the best places to go and things to do all around the world in the year ahead. It covers the top 10 countries, regions and cities to visit, best travel experiences  as well as over 35 events mapped out month by month in the (2013) travel planner.