Central Asia - Lonely Planet - Travel Guide

Central Asia. Language: ENGLISH. Author: Greg Bloom, John Noble, Bradley Mayhew. 508 pages / 82 maps. 4th edition. 01/07/2007. Size: 19,7 x 12,8 cm. Multi-country guide. Borat may not have been the most savoury of ambassadors, but at least he shone a light on Central Asia. With a history starring Alexander the Great, a landscape featuring snowcapped mountains in Tajikistan, and semi-nomadic Kyrgyz herders to hang out with, why wouldn''t you go? This guide covers: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The only real guide to the entire region. Activity information includes trekking and community-based tourism. Full info on visas, travel permits and crossing remote borders. Yurts so good - the best beds to book.