Silk Roads : A Route and Planning Guide

The Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes - Silk Roads - linking Asia and Europe. This new practical guide helps travelers explore all these threads and covers Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China.

·        Getting to the region from North America, Europe and Australasia

·        How to travel - train, bus or plane

·        Trips for all budgets - from $15 a day to over $150 a day

·        What to see and where to go

·        Full reviews of hotels and restaurants

·        Comprehensive chapter on the historical background of this most famous of all trade routes

·        60 maps and town plans

·        Adapted from Silk Route by Rail, which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book of the Year Awards

·        Covers more countries than other Silk Road guides - Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China