Lonely Planet Central Asia [Paperback]

Andrew Humphreys (Author), John King (Author), John Noble (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Central Asia | Publication Date: June 1996

This guide covers the former Soviet States of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It includes tips on visas, border crossings and getting around for independent travellers. Accommodation and restaurant listings are included for all budgets. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Karakoram Highway language sections with Cyrillic script and a glossary are also featured.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864423586
• ISBN-13: 978-0864423580
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,046,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine, but VERY out of date!, April 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Central Asia (Paperback)

It's a good book, very handy if you're going to Central Asia in 1996. Four years later, however, it ain't worth squat.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative but outdated and no longer accurate., May 15, 1998

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M. Pochaw "MPC" (New York, New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Central Asia (Paperback)

The book was published in 1996. I travelled to Uzbekistan in 1997 and, already, many details have become obsolete. For e.g. I had NO problems with the police, there are MANY new bed and breakfasts and changing money on the "street" is more the norm. When I was there, the official rate was 80 Som to US $1.00. On the streets, it was 140 to the dollar. I did not change a single dollar officially.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine guide to the Central Asian republics., January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Central Asia (Paperback)

Until recently, few westerners have ventured into the former Soviet republics of Central Asia; but there is a lot to see here: the Registan of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Alamaty, the fading Aral sea, and remote (and possibly dangerous) Tajikistan. While some of the travel information is dated, this is the most comprehensive of the guidebooks to this area that is available. So, if you venture on the Golden Road to Samarkand, this is the one to take!