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Lonely Planet Central Asia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Enjoy booming Almaty's cafes, clubs and shops, wind through rugged mountains past ancient tombs, hot springs, and remote Kyrgyz yurt camps on Tajikistan's Pamir Highway; and wonder at the architecture in Uzbekistan's Samarkand - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of central Asia and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Central Asia:

  • Colour maps and images throughout
  • Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
  • Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
  • Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
  • Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
  • Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, art, literature, music, architecture, landscapes, wildlife, Islam in Central Asia, the Silk Road, Central Asia today
  • Covers Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Central Asia is our most comprehensive guide to the region, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat sights.

Travelling further afield? Check out Lonely Planet's Mongolia, China and Iran guides for a comprehensive look at all those countries have to offer.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 7th edition (June 19, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1786574640
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1786574640
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
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    Bradley Mayhew was born in Sevenoaks, Kent in 1970 but spent over a decade living in Montana, USA. A degree in Oriental Studies (Chinese) at Oxford University kickstarted 20 years of independent travel in the remoter corners of Asia and a career writing guidebooks. With his classmate, he wrote the Odyssey Guide to Uzbekistan, the first guidebook to the country, in 1995. He has since written over 25 guides for Lonely Planet, specialising in Central Asia, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, China and Yellowstone National Park, but also covering Mongolia, Jordan, Morocco, India and Sri Lanka.

    In the course of his research trips he's been arrested in the Tajikistan Pamirs, forced to make a self-criticism in Tibet, slept in a cupboard in Nicaragua and spent way too much time eating mutton kebabs across inner Asia. Bradley has also written for Insight guides and Rough Guides and has lectured on Central Asia to the Royal Geographical Society. He was filmed retracing the route of Marco Polo for a five-hour German TV documentary (Arte/SWR) in 2011, and then for the ten-part series Wanderlust (Arte/SWR), hiking ten of Europe's most beautiful long distance walking trails.

    Follow his blog at www.bradleymayhew.blogspot.com, or on Twitter at @bradley_mayhew.

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    When not in the field researching as a guidebook author, Stephen Lioy is a photographer, hiker, and travel blogger based in Central Asia. A “once in a lifetime” Eurotrip and post-university move to China set the stage for what would eventually become a semi-nomadic lifestyle based on sharing his experiences with would-be travellers and helping provide that initial push out of comfort zones and into all that the planet has to offer. Follow Stephen's travels at www.monkboughtlunch.com or see his photography at www.stephenlioy.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Goo material
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Lonely Planet travel guides always include useful information on what to see and when to see it, sleeping accommodations and history. The Central Asia book met all the criteria.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Resource on Central Asia
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2019
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I really enjoy reading this book so far!! I love the pictures and the information it brings about this part of the world!!! Highly recommend it!
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Sharonov
4.0 out of 5 stars Only one of its Kind
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Unfortunately this is 2018 travel guide, and it’s now 2024. But since it’s a less popular destination, it’s the best i could do.
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dhoopstick
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and, as usual, very well done
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So helpful for my recent trip, as always. Well researched, interesting, good history and need to know stuff. Go to Kyrgyzstan.
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thelma nied
5.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed explanations
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019
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used this product to plan a trip to silk road countries sometime in the future.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018
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captivating read for our journey !
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Enough
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Some of the information is outdated, and at present tourists are not even being allowed into Turkmenistan, but there really aren't a lot of viable alternatives. At least the information will give the traveler a good idea of what's there, even if a lot of the details are old.
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D. Knuth
2.0 out of 5 stars Is it really 2018?
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021
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It was originally published in 2011 and updated in 2018. How much did they update? Are the prices updated? I suspect not. There is certainly no way to know. You certainly can’t ask. The Lonely Planet web site has no option to actually ask, that I can find. You can ask a question but you get the list of standard answers no matter what question you ask. These are supposed to be the most frequent questions, but how would they know??

I suspect they did NOT update the prices, and maybe not much else. In that case this is now an 11 year old guidebook. Interesting from a historical perspective, but as far as a current guide, probably not.

If this isn’t correct I invite Lonely Planet to say otherwise.
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Judit
5.0 out of 5 stars Always like Lonely Planet
Reviewed in Germany on March 7, 2024
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Wait for the new updated version if you can
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JOMY GEORGE
5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely planet makes you feel closer to the planet.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2022
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Excellent book. No doubt at all. Take this book and the giant doors of Central Asia will open on its own.
Thank you team Lonely Planet.
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Tobias
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovin it
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2019
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Good one
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Francisco Abraham Horwitz Lopes
1.0 out of 5 stars Decepcionante
Reviewed in Brazil on October 19, 2019
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As informações são boas, mas o livro é muito pobre em imagens. Comprei-o pensando que tivesse várias fotografias, mas as únicas existentes são as das páginas iniciais. Fiquei completamente decepcionado com a compra.
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SHEETAL YADAV
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have
Reviewed in India on June 26, 2019
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This book is a must have if you are travelling to Central Asia. Very informative
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