Lizzie Williams

Originally from the UK, Lizzie Williams has been traveling since 1993, and when not on the road, counts herself lucky to call beautiful Cape Town home. She has visited more than 20 African countries, 100 parks and reserves and spends at least four months exploring each year. She was previously a safari and overland tour leader on trips across Africa and the Middle East and has now authored and contributed to more than 60 guide books. For Footprint she is author of their South Africa titles; Cape Town & Garden Route, Johannesburg & Kruger National Park, Durban & KwaZulu Natal, country guides to Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Uganda, and numerous Footprint Focus guides to specific regions of these African destinations. She is also author of some Footprint Caribbean titles; Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and Antigua, St Kitts & Nevis, Montserrat & Barbuda. For Bradt, she has written the only country-specific guidebook to Nigeria, for DK Eyewitness she is co-author of Kenya, and has updated guides to Turkey, Kenya, Morocco and Egypt for Rough Guides. Lizzie also regularly contributes to numerous travel magazines and websites.