The Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes – Silk Roads – linking Asia and Europe. This new practical guide helps travellers explore all these threads and covers Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China.
Getting to the region from North America, Europe and Australasia
How to travel – train, bus or plane
Trips for all budgets – from $15 a day to over $150 a day
What to see and where to go
Full reviews of hotels and restaurants
Comprehensive chapter on the historical background of this most famous of all trade routes
50 maps and town plans
Adapted from Silk Route by Rail, which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book of the Year Awards
Covers more countries than other Silk Road guides – Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China
