Lonely Planet Middle East

Looking for the real story behind the headlines? Look here. Look to the region where ancient civilisations rose and fell, where deserts, seas and ancient ruins compete for spectacle, and from where all travellers return raving about the extraordinary kindness of strangers. Lonely Planet tells it like it is in this most rewarding of travel destinations.

Old Favorites Rediscovered – extensive back-ground information on Petra, the Pyramids and Palmyra

New Favorites Uncovered – from Tel Aviv’s clubs and wi-fi centres to Beirut’s nightlife and Istanbul’s hippest restaurants: opinionated reviews of all listings

Off The Beaten Track – travel safely where other guidebooks fear to tread, through eastern Turkey, Iran, the Palestinian Territories and Libya

The Best Maps of any guide to the Middle East, all 114 of them

Exhaustive Practical Information – tips on border crossings, Internet access, digital photography, avoiding an Israeli passport stamp, and much more