In addition to Egypt, the Nile runs through or along the border of 10 other African countries, namely, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.Levison Wood walked the 4,250 miles from source to sea camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers. He passed through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert and lush delta oasis. He crossed seven, very different countries. No one has ever made this journey on foot. In this detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book, recounting Levison Wood`s walk along the length of the Nile, he uncovers the history of the Nile, and through the people he met and who helped him with his journey, he came face to face with the great story of a modern Africa emerging out of the past. Exploration and Africa are two of his great passions - they drive him on and motivate his inquisitiveness and resolution not to fail, yet the challenges of the terrain, the climate, the animals, the people and his own psychological resolution thrown at him are immense.