This lavishly illustrated and fully updated DK Eyewitness guide to Tunisia is the perfect companion to this stunning island and its charming blend of Islamic, Berber and European culture. Tunisia is covered in exhaustive detail with cutaways, 3D aerial views and floor plans of all the major sights; ...

Lonely Planet IranPause on the Grand Stairway at Persepolis and imagine trumpeters heralding your arrivalIndulge in rosewater ice cream as you stroll between centuries-old bridges in EsfahanBelieve it when you see it: check out the world's most unexpected ski resortsRent a room with a view in a moun...

Sunlight on the ancient stones of Palmyra and Baalbek, the bustle of the Aleppo souq, the buzz of Beirut's nightlife, the decorative wonders of Damascene houses and picturesque villages beneath Mt Lebanon - our definitive guide is your essential companion in every corner of this diverse and hospitab...

Want to see wildebeest migration? Fancy floating over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon? This authorative guide to Tanzania gives you the top-shelf experiences then guides you off the beaten track for a new-generation 'slow safari'.

Get steamy in a hammam, get cool in a shady riad courtyard, get kitted out in clothes from the souqs and get fat on pastries in the Nouvelle Ville - the Marrakesh Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time.This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more...

Wander the medina, lounge in leafy courtyards, bask in a tiled hammam - this is a little piece of ancient imperial Morocco, and the Fez Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time.This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights a...

Madagascar is as beautiful as it is offbeat. Hankering for luscious biodiversity and top-shelf wildlife? You've hit the jackpot - spot ring-tailed lemurs as you hike through forested canyons or glide your canoe past cliffs carpeted with sleeping bats...

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps and atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide. The large fold out travel maps allow the traveler to locate cities, towns, major roads and scenic routes, airports, hotels, golf courses, holiday resorts, ...

Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide … "The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information." Amazon Reader review. From sandy beaches to craggy peaks, this new expanded DK Eyewitness Guide shows the Canary Islands at their su...

Up to 4 million people visit Morocco annually and many of them are looking quizzically at menus or asking really loudly where the toilet is. But with this phrasebook you needn't be one of them. With this, you can be the urban sophisticate we know you are.

Discover Oman, UAE, and the Arabian PeninsulaSneak (legally) into the dunes of Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter and experience all that's romantic about the desert, p. 348.Look beyond Dubai to the rest of the UAE - count the camels on the sublime desert drive from Sharjah to Kalba, p. 404Hike where frag...

Discover Algeria:Shiver as the sun rises over Assekrem, the mountains at the 'End of the World.'Rock the Casbah in Algiers, one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean.Explore the best Roman ruins in Africa, and the oldest rock art in the world.Tie your turban like a Yuareg and be swept up ...

Discover Libya:Climb the stalls at Leptis Magna's theater without looking back, then turn around for the best view in the Roman world.Hear water lapping in the heart of the desert at the Ubari Lakes.Find out what Libyans really mean when they tell you, 'Every country has its own customs.'Get step-by...

Discover Afghanistan:Blink as you emerge from the cliffs at the top of one of Bamiyan's enormous Buddha niches.Stop pedalling for a moment and drift in your swan-shaped pedalo on the waters of Band-e Amir.Utter a great smoking sigh of contentment as you puff on a sheesha at Mirwais Shandaiz.In This ...

New, expanded edition: the world's best full-colour travel guides just got better. This volume in the award-winning "Eyewitness Travel Guide" series shows Egypt as it has never been shown before. With the help of this guide, you can explore the pyramids using 3-D cutaways, bargain your way through t...