Central Asia

by Bradley Mayhew, Lonely Planet, Mark Elliott

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Central Asia is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sample lamb kebabs and nan bread from roadside grills, hike through the spectacular canyons of the Kyrgyz Alatau Range, or marvel at Yasaui Mausoleum's beautiful architecture; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Central Asia and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Central Asia Travel Guide:

Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, the Silk Road, religion, art, literature, film, music, architecture, landscapes, border crossings, outdoor activities, wildlife, environment, and cuisine Over 65 maps Coverage of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Almaty, Taraz, Astana, Tashkent, Khorezm, Karakalpakstan, Bishkek, Tamchy, Naryn, Dushanbe, Khojand, Khorog, Ashgabat, Merv, and more

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices)

Zoom-in maps and images bring it all up close and in greater detail Downloadable PDF and offline maps let you stay offline to avoid roaming and data charges Seamlessly flip between pages Easily navigate and jump effortlessly between maps and reviews Speedy search capabilities get you to what you need and want to see Use bookmarks to help you shoot back to key pages in a flash Visit the websites of our recommendations by touching embedded links Adding notes with the tap of a finger offers a way to personalise your guidebook experience Inbuilt dictionary to translate unfamiliar languages and decode site-specific local terms

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Bradley Mayhew, Mark Elliott, Tom Masters and John Noble.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

1335 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Theut · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buona guida per pianificare la scoperta di uno dei posti più belli del mondo.
Bello da leggere anche senza un viaggio come "meta finale" (purtroppo, ma si tratta solo di un "a presto!").

UPDATE: 3* perché al contrario di altre guide incentrate sull'Uzbekistan, la Lonely Planet copre l'intera Asia Centrale e naturalmente le informazioni sono più "superficiali".

[Mariam · Rating 5 out of 5]

By the time I was reading this travel guide some parts of it had been outdated to a large extent. There's a newer edition of 2018 and may be another one will appear soon. So may be it's worth waiting for the latest one if you really want to use it as a source for planning your trip. In my case, I enjoyed the brief historical and cultural review, which is written in an inspiring language. I visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan with reference to this guide and I wasn't disappointed. I found that travelling there is much easier and more predictable now, than it was by 2014 (the year of publication), but predictably more expensive.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

JB is currently tripping on some Taklamakan Desert/Silk Road action, so I read this. That part of the world sounds extremely cool and forbidding--not sure how much I want to hang there, though.

[Myriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très complet. Il manque à mon sens quelques photographies pour illustrer les descriptions.