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 travelers 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

· 60 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