Karakalpakstan travel guide. Holiday advice and travel information to this autonomous Central Asian republic, featuring heritage attractions (museums, desert fortresses, mausolea, ancient settlements), ecotourism, wildlife, festivals, accommodation, restaurants and transport. Thorough coverage includes Nukus, Ancient Khorezm, Ustyurt, Aral Sea, the Aralkum desert, Chilpik Dakhma and Amu Darya.
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- 2023
- 2016
Uzbekistan
- 280 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Uzbekistan Travel Guide - Expert advice and holiday tips including Tashkent architecture and hotels, Silk Road history, Islamic art and textiles, museums and culture. Also included are detailed maps, trekking and hiking routes, touring by bike, public transport, archaeological sites like Samarkand and Bukara, Fergana Valley and Kyzylkum Desert.
- 2013
Tajikistan
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Tajikistan Travel Guide - Travel tips and tourist advice including Dushanbe highlights and the Wakhan Corridor, homestays, trekking routes and ancient historical sites. Also including Tajik culture, the Silk Road and Pamir Highway, the Fann Mountains, Sarazm, Garm Chashma, Penjikent, Sogdian language and Yagnob Valley, Lake Sarez and Ajina Tepe.
- 2012
Sudan
- 232 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Sudan Travel Guide - Expert advice and holiday travel tips on everything from Khartoum historical sites and accommodation to Nile cruises and nomadic traditions. This guide also covers safety, visas, political history, Meroe pyramids, Jebel Barkal, whirling dervishes at Hamed al-Nil tomb, Omdurman, Nuba Mountains, Kassala, Suakin and Aba Islands.