Insight Guides Southeast Asia: Travel Guide with Free eBook

This Southeast Asia guidebook, perfect for travellers planning longer trips, is written by Insight Guides' destination experts. It blends detailed coverage of local history, culture and places to visit with the visual appeal of an illustrated magazine, packed with enticing photos that will inspire excitement for your travels. Printed on eco-friendly paper for sustainability.

In this Southeast Asia travel guidebook, you will find:

• Top Attractions and Editors' Choice – must-visit highlights including Angkor Wat, Bangkok, Singapore's Chinatown market, Java, the Andaman Coast, Hue and Hoi An, Langkawi, Krabi, Komodo National Park, Mount Kinabalu, showcasing the best of what Southeast Asia has to offer
• In-depth coverage of attractions – detailed narrative descriptions of sites and hidden gem destinations, all organised by geographical location
• When to go to Southeast Asia – guidance on the perfect times to visit, with details on the high and low seasons, climate and festivals
• Practical travel information – essential advice on logistics, including getting there, moving around, budgeting tips, dining and shopping
• Insider recommendation – top tips on beating the crowds, saving money and finding the best local spots
• Engaging essays – thoughtful features on the country's history, culture, contemporary life and politics give a deeper understanding
• High-quality maps – detailed maps, featuring must-see places organised by number and corresponding to text
• Striking pictures – inspirational photography on every page
• Colour-coded chapters – each chapter is assigned a unique colour, aiding in easy navigation
• Free download of eBook – after purchasing the printed guidebook, you'll also have access to a free download of the eBook
• Coverage includes: Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines

Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

Having edited a magazine in Shenzhen, worked as a newspaper reporter in Taiwan and co-authored over twenty guidebooks and coffee table books, Thomas Bird has kept himself reasonably busy over two decades spent in East Asia. His first book Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China was published in 2023 by Earnshaw Books. He occasionally prints his musings in the South China Morning Post and other sympathetic publications. When he’s not travelling, or writing, he can be found in a smoky live lounge somewhere pondering the Zhuangzi.