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The Big Trip So, you know you want to experience that ultimate overseas adventure - but where do you start? Right here, with the one-stop guide to planning the trip of a lifetime. Try these ideas on for size: Swim with dolphins off the coast of New ZealandLearn Spanish in GuatemalaHike your own pioneer route through CanadaTeach Children English in GhanaWork your way around the UK's best barsTend orphan elephants in Sri LankaGet a soaking at Thailand's Songkran water festivalBe the first in your family to go around the world The Big Trip is your ticket to all this and more Also Includes Essential pre-trip planning: health, safety, kit, costs, tickets, etcVolunteering and working abroad - from fruit-picking to teaching, yacht-crewing and au pairingRegional overviews, maps and a diverse range of road tested itinerariesTips and stories from travelers and expertsComprehensive directory of essential resources

Experience the best of Botswana & Namibia with Lonely Planet - the oldest rust-red desert in the world, parks teeming with wildlife and the emerald-green waterways of the Okavango Delta. Whether you want to explore the Skeleton Coast or relax at a luxury safari lodge, our 2nd edition has it covered. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: National Parks chapter to help you plan the perfect safariWildlife chapter written by a natural-history expertGreen Index helping you to travel sustainably

The seventh edition offers expanded coverage of the coast of Kenya, road tested facts for travelers regarding the safe travel zones, and a special section on wildlife.

Beyond the deserted beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula and the visceral heights of the Monteverde cloud forests lies the real Costa Rica - a land of delicate pathos, forthright purity and hard-won pacifism. Tromp through virgin rain forest - sighting poison-dart frogs and howler monkeys along the way - or simply explore the local lore and laid-back beach scene with this comprehensive guide. LESS IS MORE - expanded ecofriendly coverage and loads of volunteer and learning opportunities make traveling with a conscience easier than ever THE WILD SIDE - spot your favorite rain forest dwellers - scarlet macaws, caimans and more - with our expert-written color wildlife section GAPS ON THE MAP - lose yourself in the seldom-visited corners of this ecological powerhouse with informed do-it-yourself content and more than 80 maps CHARGE IT! - surf the world's longest left at Pavones, hike through rain forest in Corcovado or drop into roaring rapids with our Adventure Travel chapter

No one knows Egypt like Lonely Planet. Our 10th edition of Egypt will take you from the dusty streets of Cairo to the wondrous Pyramids of Giza and the temples of Luxor. To wash off the dust, go diving in the Red Sea before boarding a felucca for a breezy cruise along the Nile. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

This guide to Jordan features: the low-down on outdoor activities; expanded coverage of major sights; coverage of archaeological sights; an Arabic language chapter; and advice on the best places to stay and eat on any budget.

Complemented by easy-to use, reliable maps, helpful recommendations, authoritative background information, and up-to-date coverage of things to see and do, these popular travel guides cover in detail countries, regions, and cities around the world for travelers of every budget, along with extensive itineraries, maps with cross-referencing to the text, "Top 10" and "Top 5" lists, and other practical features.

Die Lonely Planet Reiseführer auf Deutsch sind 100% das Original: ehrlich, praktisch, witzig und verantwortungsbewusst. Lonely Planet möchte Menschen zusammenbringen, die Welt verstehen, inspirierende Eindrücke und Erfahrungen austauschen, die das Leben bereichern und Spaß machen. Reisen ist ein wunderbarer Weg zu Toleranz, Verständnis und Respekt in unserer Welt. Genau so sind die Lonely Planet Reiseführer. Sie berichten ehrlich über Land & Leute, Kultur & Geschichte, erklären Hintergründe und zeigen wie man als toleranter Weltreisender unterwegs ist. Sie geben ausführliche praktische Informationen zu wichtigen Themen für Reisende, die selbstständig unterwegs sind und führen zu spannenden Adressen für jedes Budget. Witzig geschrieben. Mit detaillierten Plänen und Karten, in denen die Adressen genau referenziert sind.

Ein Land voller faszinierender Welterbestätten und zugleich mit vielen touristischen Klischees behaftet. Das ist Ägypten. Es verzauberte seine Besucher schon Jahrtausende bevor der Pauschalreisepionier Thomas Cook mit seinem Dampschiff den Nil hinauftuckerte. Hier fand die Heilige Familie Zuflucht, bewies Alexander der Große sein Eroberungstalent und zeigte Marcus Antonius an Kleopatra seine Flirtkunst. Napoleon war gerade mal so lange da, um ein parr Obelisken mitgehen zu lassen und die Ottomanen kamen vorbei, um dem Gottesstaatgründer Mohammed Ali Pascha Rückendeckung zu geben. Die Briten bleiben, bis sie das Bahnsystem im Land installiert hatten. All das passierte jedoch erst lange, nachdem der frühe Pharao Narmer Ober- und Unterägypten zu einem Staat vereinte und damit die Bühne für eine der bedeutendsten Hochkulturen auf unserem Planeten bereitete.