Product Description

This lavishly illustrated DK Eyewitness Travel guide is all you need to discover Thailand at its very best, from the verdant mountains of the north to the Southern peninsula with its strikingly beautiful beaches. Full-colour maps, city plans and 3D aerial views enable you to explore everything from the bustling Bangkok capital to the exquisite coral reefs of the Andaman Sea, whilst expert recommendations provide you with the best hotels, restaurants and nightlife on offer. With cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights, markets and festivals listed town by town, walks, scenic routes and thematic tours, experience the essential highlights of this unforgettable country. And with special features and expert information on everything from the historic Buddhist temples to the art of Thai cuisine, and over 1,500 sumptuous colour photographs, maps and illustrations, no other guide can match the seductive Eyewitness approach

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10165 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

Review
Absolutely gorgeousÂ…and deceptively informative (Amazon reader review )

A pleasurable read with ravishing photography plus maps and plans of supreme quality. (The Observer )

Customer Reviews

Best travel book I have ever read!
If you are looking for a Thailand travel book, this is it. The many beautiful pictures and the well written articles on every aspect of Thai culture are invaluable for the traveller or the person who simply dreams of exotic locales. Definitely a must purchase!

Nice ornament for a coffee table but fails as a travel guide
This beautifully published glossy guidebook contains an abundance of visually striking, highly professional photography. A few oblique angle illustrations of some temple sites would be a welcome addition to any guide. However, as a source of useful information, it is a disappointment. It is short on hard facts and will undoubtedly be left at home when the trip begins. For an easy-to-use format with more meat I preferred Fodors. At the other extreme, with everything you could possible want to know, is Footprint. The latter, however, is not so user friendly.

The books are amazing!
I've taken one of these books to every country I visit, they're brilliant.
What's the point of reading pages of text, trying to decide where to go?
Look at a picture! If it's looks good, go there, if not, dont!
The maps are great and the illustrations are beautifully done.
I've critisised some of the recomendations for restaurants in the past, but I'm sure it's hard to get right all the time.
I've read other travels books and found them too full of uniteresting information, lacking pictures and basically too hard to swallow.
DK books are concise, interesting, good to look at and fun. Get excited about your holiday and buy one!