| The Rough Guide to Yucatan 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) |  | Authors: Zora O'Neill, Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides
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Sales Rank: 314,907
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1858288053
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781858288055
ASIN: 1858288053
Publication Date: November 3, 2008
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Product Description
The Rough Guide to Yucatán is bursting with inspirational ideas for your trip to this balmy Caribbean paradise. The guide covers activities for all travellers, from scuba diving at Cancún to exploring the Mayan ruins at Uxmal. There are detailed entries on the must-see attractions, from the wilds of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve to Chichen Itza, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. There are hundreds of up-to-date reviews for accommodation, restaurants, markets and music venues, and plenty of practical tips for adrenalin seekers. With dozens of user-friendly maps, The Rough Guide to Yucatán will guide you through Yucatán''s tumultuous history, pre-Colombian cultures, unique environment and diverse wildlife. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Yucatán.
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Close second to the Moon Guide on the Yucatan March 31, 2009
Charles E. Stevens
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Before traveling to the Yucatan for a week, I used a number of guidebooks to plan my trip ... Frommers fell short, Lonely Planet was uninspired and seemed targeted for the backpacker crowd. Mexico is cheap enough (outside of the resort areas) that my wife and I weren't looking for the kinds of bare-bones places Lonely Planet leaned toward. In the end, I gravitated toward the Rough Guide and the Moon guide ... I found both excellently written, with the Rough Guide falling perhaps a very close second to Moon. One area where the Rough Guide had the edge was the helpful marking of one-way streets in the towns and cities. For Merida in particular (but also Valladolid to a lesser extent) it was nice to know ahead of time which streets were headed in the direction we wanted to go.
The food and hotel recommendations are a little more sparse than Moon, and for roughly the same price, the Rough Guide had about 100 fewer pages. Still, the Rough Guide and the Moon book were the two guidebooks we brought with us to the Yucatan and I found myself using them interchangeably. I'd give Moon the slight nod over the Rough Guide, but you won't go wrong with either (or both!)
Informative Travel Insights January 18, 2009
Maria R. Sinn (Hudson, WI)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Used in conjunction with other Mexico/Yucatan travel guides, The Rough Guide has been helpful in planning our upcoming vacation. I like the fact there are specifics in the book. Where the post office is located, an ATM, gas stations, good restaurants, etc.
Good Guide February 7, 2009
Cronopio (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A little on the slim side, this is not for those who want an encyclopedic, thorough guide. There are few photos and cultural/historical notes. On the other hand, there is little fat and most of the information you need is there. The reviews of hotels and restaurants are very useful and trustworthy. It is aimed at the budget traveler, but not necessarily the backpacker. It is also very up-to-date. Recommended.
Great for off-the-beaten-path travel, not great for young families, driving April 14, 2010
Patrick D. Thome (Baraboo, WI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have very mixed feelings about this guide book. I purchased it because I wanted an "off-the-beaten path" perspective, and I certainly got that. We stayed in many of the recommended hotels and ate in many of the recommended restaurants, and for the most part, definitely agreed that they were worthy of being recommended by Rough Guide. On the other hand, we travelled with small children - ages 5 and 11 - and the guide book doesn't do a very good job of including attractions that are appealing for young children. For example, it makes no mention of CrocoCun, which was one of our kids' favorite attractions. It also focuses too much on night life (though not as much as Lonely Planet), which, when you're travelling with young kids, isn't of much interest. The other criticisim I have of it is it gives very detailed directions if you're backpacking or hitching and relying on buses, etc. It does a very poor job of giving those same directions if you're driving. (See my review of Rough Guide map of the Yucatan which is similarly not car friendly.) Overall, though, I still think I made the best choice and will use Rough Guide in the future. My family likes to avoid the tourist traps and get off the beaten path, and Rough Guide definitely helped us meet that goal!
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