Synopsis
This handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, including popular destinations like Lake Toba, Bukittinggi and the Riau archipelago, as well as lesser visited places off the beaten track. It includes: highlights of Sumatra with colour photography; practical advice on everything from haggling to hiking; background information on the country's heritage; and colour maps to plan a visit.
From the Publisher
Welcome to Footprint!Dear Fellow Traveller,
Thank you for checking out the Sumatra Handbook. Footprint are an independent British publisher based in Bath. We specialise in providing travellers with guide books that are second to none for accurate, up-to-date and relevant information. You will find that most of our guides are simply the most comprehensive available with in-depth commentary on history, culture and customs as well as practical travel information (such as where to stay, places to eat and getting from A to B). Our major titles are updated ANNUALLY to ensure you have the best info to hand. You might like to know that we also publish a Handbook to Indonesia as well as an extremely useful general guide to travelling: The Traveller's Handbook. Finally, whichever guidebook you choose, we would like to wish you an exciting, illuminating and above all enjoyable trip! Best Wishes, Footprint.