Lonely Planet Korea: Perfect for exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled (Travel Guide)

Our go to for travel books, gives a great insight into the country you are visiting helped us greatly with itinerary planning

Very good travel book for South Korea.A lot of practical.info and culture info.

Lonely Planet books are always my go-to, and this book is good as always and covers the key areas with detail, even if some things are out of date (as expected - written in 2021). However, there were more errors than I’ve seen in other LP books. For example, maps not matching with descriptions, photos labelled as the wrong location, etc. Minor issues but just a shame as lacks usual quality.

It’s just so sad that the old format has gone. I turned up in Jeju without my plan to get from the airport to Seogwipo. Sat waiting for my luggage so opened my LP guide book, lo and behold take bus 300 from outside exit 5. This is what Maureen and Tony set out to do, and what always happens in life is the big corporations balls it up. I’ve been using LP since my first trip to Thailand in 1994, such a shame.

There aren't many guides for South Korea. Glad we managed to find one that had all the needed information

I used the guidebook while in South Korea for 4 weeks in Oct-Nov 2023; it proved useful. However, there are errors here and there (names of landmarks, etc.); also, it is very badly out of date. Overall, I would recommend it and it did make my trip easier, mostly in terms of preparing it and background information.As far as hotels are concerned, I made bookings over Booking.com, mostly. But the guidebook does give an idea as to areas, prices, etc. And S Korea is a remarkably interesting country: it is quite easy to travel around; it is cheaper than England; the people are decent, welcoming, honest, pleasant, friendly, polite and courteous; and, finally, it is very safe. Overall, a fantastic destination in every respect.

excellent review

Too much stuff on the north. How many people are going to need information for that?

The guidebook is nicely comprehensive. It offers very good planning and traveling tips, good maps of all regions and helpful details on, need to know’. I specially liked the 2 and 3 week trip route suggestions and sufficient details provided on how to get to places, public transport, and best things to do suggestions. Culture, hiking, dining, shopping, nothing falls short.

Bought for a friend going for a 3 week trip. They said it was bang on with updated information. Daughters lives there and she kept book as a guide to help her continue to explore. Offered so much more then knew about prior to looking at it. Restaurants, tourist attractions, beautiful spots to hike and see.

Llego antes de lo esperado, en optimas condiciones. Viene con buen material de apoyo.

I like this brand. I have 10 books already. Always good to see tips and tricks before coming to country

E' sicuramente una delle migliori guide peccato che la versione in italiano sia introvabile l'avrei gradita molto di più della versione in lingua inglese