National Geographic Traveler: The Caribbean, Third Edition

by Emma Stanford and Nick Hanna

Book Overview

A travellers' guide in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLERS series which includes detailed maps, interesting driving and walking tours of sights of special interest, and information on accommodation,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426209525
• ISBN13: 9781426209529
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

AWESOME!!!

I planned a family vacation cruise for my twin girls who are graduating from college this year. The Carribbean is our destination. This book was so informative on every island that we will be visiting. Of course pictures are worth a thousand words and this book is full of them. The book is well written and laid out. I plan on sharing this with my adult children before our trip and including it as a carryon for our vacation.

nice for dreaming, not great for planning

if you just want to get an overview on which region with in the carribean offers what it is a nice coffee table kind of book. when you want to make any actual plans you need another book with facts though.

excellent guide & pictorals

this is the 3rd book in this travel series I have bought & find them excellent sources of information. They are easily organized into colored tabbed sections for handy & quick reference and their travel tips are always appreciated. I enjoy learning some of the history of the country, also.

Inspiration As Much As Information

If you're a fan of their monthly magazine, then you know what to expect from a National Geographic travel guide; magnificent photography and interesting reading. As with all of the pubs in this series, "National Geographic Traveler: Caribbean" is a pleasure to flip through and provides a great historical background for the various points of interest. While Fodor's and other sources tend to provide more exhaustive logistical detail (where to stay, what to eat, who to call, costs, etc.), a read through a National Geographic guide is more likely to give you the itch to actually go.

great for pictures

I'm taking a cruise of the southern caribbean so I bought Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call which is excellent except there isn't one picture so I got this book to supplement it.It includes a walking tour and map of San Juan, PR plus 15 pages of the rest of the island. The pictures are fantastic for the rest of the islands, except St. Maarten. This book does not include Bahamas. Phone numbers are listed for sports and activities on each island. Hotels and restaurants are listed in the back.