DON'T RUN, Whatever You Do: My Adventures as a Safari Guide

'An endless supply of campfire stories' Scotsman

IN AFRICA, ONLY FOOD RUNS... DON'T RUN, WHATEVER YOU DO!

The Okavango Delta, Botswana: a lush wetland in the middle of the Kalahari desert. Aged 19, Peter Allison thought he would visit for a short holiday before going home to get a 'proper job'. But Peter fell in love with southern Africa and its wildlife and before long had risen to become a top safari guide.

In Don't Run, Whatever You Do, you'll hear outrageous-but-true tales from the most exciting safaris. You'll find out when an elephant is really going to charge, what different monkey calls mean and what do in a face off with lions. Sometimes the tourists are even wilder than the animals, from the half-naked missing member of the British royal family to the Japanese amateur photographer who ignores all the rules to get the perfect shot.

Don't Run, Whatever You Do is a glimpse of what the life of an expert safari guide is really like.

'You can't help but get caught up in [Allison's] infectious enthusiasm. He writes beautifully about the rhythm of bush life' TNT Magazine

'Compelling, hair-raising, hilarious' The Good Book Guide