Australia

In print for 34 years and over 2 million copies sold, no one knows Australia like Lonely Planet... Lonely Planet know where Sydney's best surf beaches are, where to get the best coffee in Melbourne's cobbled lanes, and how to cross the great red plains in a van without getting scorched. Includes new full-colour features on Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and the Outback. 13 authors, 158 maps, 25,800km of coastline and 1 snake in a canoe. Clear, easy-to-use maps. Comprehensive planning tools. Your Reef Trip feature. “Island, country, continent… Australia sure is a big one! Its essence is diversity: deserts, tropical reefs, towering forests, mountains and multicultural cities” — Charles Rawlings-Way & Meg Worby, Lonely Planet Writers.