Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This chapter contains the Welcome to Banff, Jasper & Glacier, Banff, Jasper & Glacier’s Top 20, Need to Know, What’s New, If You Like…, Month by Month, Itineraries, Activities, Family Travel, and Travel with Pets chapters from Lonely Planet’s Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks guidebook.

Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter)

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Your journey to Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks starts here. You’ll find the tools to plan your adventure: where to go and when, how much to budget, plus in-depth info on family travel.

- tailor-made itineraries, arranged by region, themes and events

 - list of highlights and best experiences

- everything you need to know about outdoor activities

- user-friendly country overview ensures you won’t miss a thing

Coverage includes: Welcome to Banff, Jasper & Glacier, Banff, Jasper & Glacier’s Top 20, Need to Know, What’s New, If You Like: Wildlife Watching, Lookouts & Views, Glaciers, Adventure Activities, Lake & Waterfalls, Hiking, Winter Activities, History & Heritage, Off-the-Grid Accommodations, Quiet Spots, Exploring Beyond the Paks, Month by Month, Itiner-aries, Activities, Family Travel, and Travel with Pets.

Bhutan travel guide - 7th edition by Lonely Planet


Bhutan is no ordinary place. It is the last great Himalayan kingdom, shrouded in mystery and magic, where a traditional Buddhist culture carefully embraces global developments.


Lonely Planet is your passport to Bhutan, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice. Ascend the steep path the Taktshang Goemba, trek through fabled Himalayan vallyes, and get a blessing from a wooden phallus at the tsechu; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Bhutan and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet’s Bhutan Travel Guide:

- Full-colour maps and images throughout
   
- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

- Honest review for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - Bhutan today, history, the Bhutanese way of life, Buddhism, arts, architecture, wildlife, environment, food, drink

Coverage includes: Thimphu, Western Bhutan, Central Bhutan, Eastern Bhutan, Treks and more

Best of Greece & the Greek Islands travel guide by Lonely Planet























Lonely Planet's Best of Greece & the Greek Islands is filled with inspiring and colourful photos, and focuses on Greece & the Greek Islands' most popular attractions for those wanting to experience the best of the best.

Best of Greece & the Greek Islands travel guide

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It's your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the elegant Acropolis, watch the sunset in Santorini and feast your way around Crete - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Greece & the Greek Islands and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Best of Greece & the Greek Islands:

- Colour maps and images throughout

- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

- Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices

- Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics

Coverage Includes: Athens, Thessaloniki, Delphi, Meteora, Peloponnese, Kefallonia, Santorini, Mykonos, Delos, Crete, Rhodes, Karpathos Island, Corfu, and more

The Rough Guide to Sicily travel guide


In full-colour The Rough Guide to Sicily is the ultimate travel guide to the Mediterranean’s most intoxicating island. Get under the skin of Sicily with inspiring photos, colour-coded maps and up-to-date reviews of hotels, B&Bs, campsites, restaurants, cafés and bars, all fully revised for this tenth edition by our Sicily expert.

Click HERE to buy the Rough Guides

The Rough Guide to Sicily is jam-packed with practical and honest advice about the best things to see and do. From climbing Mount Etna, scuba diving off Ustica and exploring Greek and Roman relics, to sinking into mud baths on Vulcano and eating your way around Palermo, there’s no end of choice – we’ll help you make up your mind, and recommend the best beaches to hit while you do so.

Make the most of your time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Sicily.

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Canada's Best Trips - The Prairie Provinces & the North (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet


This is the Prairie Provinces & the North chapter from Lonely Planet’s Canada’s Best Trips guidebook.

Canada's Best Trips - The Prairie Provinces & the North (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

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This region is home to fabled national parks, archaeological wonders and the peaceful grasslands where bison still roam. These road trips offer abundant allure for adventurers: hiking, kayaking, camping and just enjoying the views of lakes, mountains and forests.

- set off from Calgary into a realm of big skies, indigenous sites and awe-inspiring fossil fields on the Dinosaurs, Hoodoos & the Wild West trip

- pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights


- revel in Canada’s majestic wilderness, complete with soaring mountains, glacial lakes and
thundering waterfalls on the Icefields Parkway

- get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages

- serene grasslands set the stage for discovering creatures great and small on the Explore Southern Saskatchewan trip: from a towering T. Rex to petite prairie dogs

- discover even more with detours and ways to link your trips

Coverage includes: Dinosaurs, Hoodoos & the Wild West, Icefields Park-way, Explore Southern Saskatchewan, North from Saskatoon, Klondike Highway, Dempster Highway

Austria travel guide by Lonely Planet

No country waltzes so effortlessly between urban and outdoors as Austria.

Austria travel guide

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One day you’re cresting alpine summits, the next you’re swanning around imperial Vienna. Lonely Planet is your passport to Austria, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice.

Climb the hairpin bends of Grossglockner Road, marvel at the Imperial palaces of Vienna, or find your perfect ski spot in the Alps; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Austria and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet’s Austria Travel Guide:

- Full-colour maps and images throughout

- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

- Honest review for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, architecture, visual arts, music, coffee houses, the Austrian Alps, food, drink

- Free, convenient pull-out city map (included in print version), plus over 56 colour maps

Coverage includes: Vienna, Lower Austria & Burgenland, Upper Austria, Styria, The Salzkammergut, Salzburg & Salzburgerland, Carinthia, Tyrol & Vorarlberg and more

Ireland - Counties Limerick & Tipperary (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the Counties Limerick & Tipperary chapter from Lonely Planet’s Ireland guidebook.

Ireland - Counties Limerick & Tipperary (PDF Chapter)

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Limerick city has gritty vibrancy, while treasures abound in the surrounding countryside. Tipperary’s peaceful hills and farmland are perfect for following a river to its source or climbing a lonely ruin. In both, Celtic sites and medieval abbeys await discovery.

- explore the remains of medieval churches at the impressive ancient religious stronghold in Cashel

- maps

- journey through tranquil bucolic landscapes and hike to high mountain lakes in Glen of Aherlow

- transport

- discover Bronze and Iron Age, medieval and modern art treasures in Limerick’s Hunt Museum

- restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: County Limerick, Limerick City, Adare, Lough Gur, Kilmallock, County Tipperary, Tipperary Town, Glen of Aherlow & Galtee Mountains, Cashel, Cahir, Mitchelstown Cave, Clonmel, Fethard, Nenagh.