Lonely Planet Sri Lanka (Country Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Brett Atkinson (Author), Stuart Butler (Author), Ethan Gelber (Author), Michael Kohn (Author)

Book Description

Series: Country Travel Guide | Publication Date: August 1, 2009

Lonely Planet knows Sri Lanka. With our 11th edition we help you board the train to the lush tea plantations of Ella, show you where the spotten leopards hide, lead you to Sigiriya's mysterious ancient ruins and when your adventuring is done, reveal the nation's most-secluded beaches.

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:

Complete national-parks table leads you to the best elephant-spotting
Detailed research on safe travel
Unique Green Index directs you to sustainable listings

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 11 edition (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741048354
• ISBN-13: 978-1741048353
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Travel > Asia > Sri Lanka
  • #17 in Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Guidebooks
  • #24 in Books > Travel > Asia > Southeast

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very accurate book! Greate guide for the journey to Sri Lanka!, July 21, 2010

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Lori Encke "Lorilou" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book as a review before I headed on my journey to Sri Lanka. During my trip I found that I used this book more and more and was shocked with the accuracy of the details it gave about sights and placec to see in Sri Lanka. The authors provide great advice on places to stay, eat, and the culture!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, could use more detail in Kandy, December 27, 2010

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Joe Blow (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Sri Lanka (Country Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I just returned from a trip to Kandy, in central Sri Lanka. This Lonely Planet, like others, packs a wonderful amount of info into a concise and pretty easy to navigate little pocket-book.

When I was in Mexico, previously, I'd come to expect LP to list nearly every restaurant, hotel, etc. in the area. In Colombo and Kandy, I found that while it had a good enough selection that one could go ones whole trip only on recommendations from the book, there were also a number of stores, restaurants, etc which were really worthy of note (imho) that were not included.

In short, a great book, a worthy travel companion, and a wonderful fallback, but not the all encompassing guide to everything that I sometimes expect from LP.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully consistent, November 17, 2010

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Like all Lonely Planet guides, it is clearly written and consistently laid out. We are now really ready for our trip. I can't say more until we come back.