Martin Robinson, Rob Whyte, Ray Bartlett

Densely forested mountains, colourful Buddhist temples and sleek modern cities. Discover all this and much more with this bestselling guidebook. Korea's welcoming people, unique culture and incomparable cuisine make it one of the great destinations of Northeast Asia. Whatever your pleasure, we cover it all: North, South, eats, the works! We've reinvented this guidebook with a Highlights section, itineraries, expanded listings, a culture chapter and a practical directory.


BE INSPIRED by our new highlights and itineraries sections
GET AROUND with the help of over 100 detailed maps, including a full-colour map of Seoul
DINE OUT in the best restaurants with our Korean menu decoder
UNDERSTAND rom religion to politics and war, our history and culture chapters will put you in the picture
GO NORTH! Check out our North Korea chapter, even stranger and more sinister than the plot of the Ian Fleming novel you bought at the airport