Despite the fact that a modern traveler is accompanied everywhere by mobile applications, maps for GPS-navigators, etc., a guidebook on paper remains a useful and universal travel companion.
The abundance of guides on the shelves of bookstores is confusing. You can easily purchase an expensive publication, the value of which in practice will be minimal. Therefore, today we offer Top 5 best travel guides around the world - These publications are trusted by millions of tourists.
5. Rough Guides
This series of guides is published in Russian, French and other languages.
The series contains guides to hundreds of countries and cities. The target audience of the publication is well-off travelers who seek to visit not only mass tourist routes.
By the way, the author of the series, Mark Ellingham, is an ardent opponent of aircraft. Therefore, the routes in his guidebooks are as much as possible connected with land transport.
The cost of publication is from 350 to 1200 rubles.
4. Poster
This series of guides includes books on popular cities in Europe, America and Asia. In 2013, a series devoted to Sochi was included in the series.
The target audience is Russian tourists who prefer to be given vacation tips from the perspective of a compatriot.
The cost of the guide is from 350 to 600 rubles.
3. Insight Guide
The series is authored by photographer and designer Hans Hefer. The profession of the founder left its mark on the publication - it is made in the spirit of a glossy magazine. Each guidebook is full of quality color photographs of the main attractions of the selected place.
Unfortunately, these guides are only available in English.
The cost of the book is from 600 to 2500 rubles.
2. Lonely Planet
This series of over five hundred travel guides contains practical tips and an excellent set of maps. These guides are great for beginners.
According to statistics, every fifth guidebook bought on the planet was published in the Lonely Planet series.
The cost of publication is from 800 to 1,500 rubles.
1. Bradt
This series is designed for sophisticated travelers. Guides are published in Russian, French and other languages.
In the Bradt series you can easily find a publication dedicated to African countries or a trip to the Amazon.
The authors pay much attention to the description of customs, lifestyle of the local population, the flora and fauna of the region, the history of different countries.
The cost of the guide is from 170 to 1200 rubles.
