Product Description

The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget is the definitive guide to making the most of this exotic region without breaking the bank. Backpackers, career-breakers, gap year travellers and those who want more bang for their buck, will find in-depth budget information for all twelve South American countries and every aspect of travel. From hotels, hostels and restaurants to special events, festivals and adrenalin-pumping outdoor activities, this guide is packed with the best budget information. You'll find “Treat Yourself” boxes that feature great places and things worth splashing out on and also a full-colour introduction with highlights for every country. There are reviews and recommendations for night-life, shopping, markets and entertainment, as well as useful words and phrases in every language and detailed maps for hundreds of locations. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4592 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1040 pages

Customer Reviews

Adventure
This book has all the basic info you need to get your adventure to south america going.
Full of useful facts and hints & tips, it sums up each country in terms of accommodation, food, place of interest and even details useful website such as for organised tours and airlines.
Wow, what a spectacular read!

Great book for planning backpacking trip
I bought this Rough Guide to plan my 4 month backpacking trip around S.America. I mainly chose it over the Lonely Planet as it was recently published so the prices and best places to visit/stay are more up-to-date (the LP is a few years old now). I've relied on it a lot for planning costs for trips and general living/travelling so I'm glad I got this one. I like the fact it gives advice about general matters (like money, crime, things to do/avoid) where relevant. I'm sure LP and RG are very similar for content but this is better for more recent information.

This is great for me as I'm visiting 8 countries and I don't want to have to carry 8 travel books, but if you're only going to a couple of countries you may want to consider buying individual books for more detail. Nevertheless, this is great for an overview of everywhere you'd probably want to go visit, costs and how to get there plus a bit of history/culture of the countries.

Prompt delivery
You know what you are going to get with the rough guide, so I'm sure it'll be ok although I haven't actually gone to South America and tested the rough guide gospel.