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Trekking in the Annapurna Region, 3rd: Nepal Trekking Guides

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This guide is all you need for the Annapurna. Beats the pants off Lonely Planet. Great maps, highlights, places to stay, etc.; small and lightweight; good gear list for preparing, info on when to go; bits on Kathmandu and Pokhara. We hiked the entire circuit and used Bryn several times each day.

I found the information in the book was great help. The maps together with the estimated timings were particularly helpful in deciding the route to take.

In addition to the treks Bryn Thomas also gives useful information on places to stay.

We used the book when treking from Jomsom to Pokhara and it was invaluable.

I did the Annapurna Circuit trek (Around Annapurna) last September with this book. I was my bible.
The book has very good chapters about Nepal in general, Kathmandu and Pokhara but it's strength lies in the trail maps and text.
The maps are very very detailed (you can't get lost...), they indicate where is the next steep climbing and how much time does it takes to the next village. In the text you can find recommendations for eating and lodging (that never miss...).
The book covers all the popular treks in the Annapurna region but also offer side treks for more adventrous trekkers.

The bottom line : Worth every Penny!

This guide was all you need for trekking in the Annapurna Region. The maps were great as were the recommendations on guesthouses, trekking times and food. People with other trekking guides (IE LP) asked to read my guide as they realized how good it was.

This is definitely the best guidebook to carry while trekking in the Annapurna region: loads of maps with most of the teahouses labeled, accurate times for both directions, interesting cultural information, small so as to make it more portable, and fairly up to date. I used it in November 2007, so there are some changes as one would expect, but still is excellent. Highly recommend!

This book was all I needed for my trek around the Annapurna circuit in November 2008. Buy it and you will be more than fine on your journey.

Get this book if you plan to hike the Annapurna trail. Contains detailed information you can't find in the other travel books on the little villages you encounter on the trial along with a handsketched map. The only negative I have is the book is out of date. It was last updated in 2005. Progress is occurring extremely fast on certains parts of the trail. I'm still wondering how they built a road in Jomsom, but doesn't connect all the way to the bottom. Hike now before the place becomes a super highway.

I purchased this book in preparation for a trip. Going to trip tomorrow so this review is written before the trip. This is a very good book for somebody who is planning to do a trip in Annapurna region in Nepal. The book is good in size so fits well into a day-pack. Very good and relevant information with detailed maps of many treks that you can take, solid advice on medical aid, hotels, things that you allowed to do and things that should not be done. This is not a book about history or details of which tourists attractions to see - there are highlights and short description on these.
Overall, it is a great book for the backpack traveler in Nepal.

I learnt quite a bit from reading this book. It's very informative, but it ain't Lonley Planet

I bought this fantastic little guide in a bookstore in Kathmandu. I used it during my trek around Annapurna and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Much better than the LP guide, and small enough that it doesn't get in the way.