Daunt Books

Your Basket

Shops

News Flash

The 2013 Winners are In!



Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

Central America & Caribbean

• Mexico
• Central America
• Caribbean

• 

  Cuba by Insight Guides

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  A weighty volume full of well-composed introductory chapters and beautiful colour photographs. Ample sightseeing and touring tips are provided, though practical travel details are perhaps lacking.

• 

  Cuba by Eyewitness Guides

  Price: £13.99    Add to Basket

  Richly illustrated and filled with inspiration for your trip, this substantial volume also suggests hotels and restaurants and offers basic travel advice. Best for historical sites and museums.

• 

  Cuba Top 10 by Eyewitness Guides

  Price: £7.99    Add to Basket

  Condenses the full Cuba Eyewitness into 10 of the very best beaches, festivals, revolutionary sites, nature reserves, music venues, and so on. Includes good pull-out map.

• 

  Cuba by Lonely Planet

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  A comprehensive budget travel guide covering all regions and elements ably and in a lively style. Perhaps in need of an update given the rapidity of change in contemporary Cuba.

• 

  Cuba by Footprint Guide

  Price: £15.99    Add to Basket

  Consistently readable and reliable, Footprint Guides are a great alternative to the better known guidebooks. This volume covers all budgets and aspects with insight and verve.

• 

  Cuba by Rough Guides

  Price: £13.99    Add to Basket

  A fantastic all-round guide with good contextual reading supporting exhaustive practical information. Maps are decent on the whole, though colour photography is sparse. We found this to be the volume that comes closest to covering adequately the difficulties of exhanging and obtaining currency currently prevalent on the island.

• 

  Cuba CultureShock! by Mark Cramer and Marcus Cramer

  Price: £11.99    Add to Basket

  Drawing on personal experience the authors provide balanced insight into the nuances of Cuban life and culture that will prove indispensable to anyone travelling for either business or pleasure.

• 

  Havana by Rough Guide

  Price: £12.99    Add to Basket

  A practical guide for the independent traveller with detailed cultural and historical information.

• 

  Havana & the Best of Cuba by Time Out

  Price: £12.99    Add to Basket

  A first-rate guide to the city's many highlights with its finger firmly on the pulse. Maps are clear and well-annotated and colour photographs abound. Be warned that the 'Best of Cuba' element is mostly restricted to day-trips from the capital.

• 

  Jamaica by Rough Guides

  Price: £13.99    Add to Basket

  A thoughtful and comprehensive guide with all the travel information you could possibly need plus plenty of background reading to get your teeth into.

• 

  Jamaica by Lonely Planet

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  A typically exhaustive, budget-minded Lonely Planet guide, informal in tone, with plenty of travel tips, though little in the way of context.

• 

  Jamaica Travellers by Thomas Cook Guides

  Price: £9.99    Add to Basket

  Geared in its own words towards 'mainstream' travellers, this colourful little guide aims to show you the best of the island as part of a short, pre-booked trip.

• 

  The Bahamas by Rough Guides

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  An authoritative, colourful and comprehensive guide that caters to all budgets, particularly the independent traveller.

• 

  The Bahamas: Diving & Snorkelling by Lawson Wood

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  A fantastic companion for novice or expert, this comprehensive guide to the spectacular diving on offer in The Bahamas is full of beautiful photographs.

• 

  The Bahamas by Michelin Must Sees

  Price: £6.99    Add to Basket

  This Americas-only Michelin series comprises colourful pocket guides covering the basics of what and how to do and see.

• 

  Bahamas 2012 by Frommer's Guides

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  The American equivalent of a Rough Guide, Frommer's provide copious amounts of practical information presented in an outspoken, readable style with a steady level of context to keep you entertained and informed. Photographs are scarce, maps are serviceable.

• 

  Bahamas by Fodor's Guides

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  Exhaustive and upbeat, US-produced Fodor's here cover all aspects of Bahamian travel, with more emphasis on activities than local culture and context.

• 

  Cayman Islands by Bradt Guides

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  This is the 3rd edition of Tricia Haynes's fantastic general guide, which covers all aspects and regions of the islands with great knowledge and verve.

• 

  Cayman Islands Diving & Snorkelling by Lonely Planet

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  Provides detailed dive information for 68 top sites, with enticing colour photographs throughout. A general guide to local marine life is also included, along with a cursory overview of travel practicalities and the foremost 'topside' attractions.

• 

  Cayman Islands by Insight Pocket Guides

  Price: £7.99    Add to Basket

  A colourful and readable pocket guide mostly comprising suggested itineraries for Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Also includes some good introductory chapters and a small section devoted to practicalities, as well as a reasonable pull-out map.

• 

  Turks & Caicos Islands by Bradt Guides

  Price: £14.99    Add to Basket

  An informed and enthusiastic all-round guide that covers the wide variety of diving and snorkelling opportunities along with full details on land-based sights and attractions, all relayed within the wider context of local history and daily life.

• 

  Turks & Caicos by Frommer's Portable Guides

  Price: £8.99    Add to Basket

  Frommer's pride themselves on being 'outspoken', telling you what to avoid as well as what not to miss. This pocket volume highlights the best beaches, dives, family activities and so on, and offers candid reviews of hotels and restaurants for all budgets.

• 

  The Dominican Republic by Rough Guides

  Price: £12.99    Add to Basket

  An excellent, colourful all-around guide combining thorough practical detail with interesting background reading.

• 

  Dominican Republic Top 10 by Eyewitness Guides

  Price: £7.99    Add to Basket

  Though this pocket guide is now a few years old the beaches, restaurants, walks, festivals and so on recommended here remain among the best you will find. The fold-out map of Santo Domingo is rudimentary but helpful enough.

• 

  Dominican Republic by Insight Compact Guides

  Price: £5.99    Add to Basket

  A slender sightseeing companion that will best suit those on a pre-arranged trip looking to explore beyond the confines of their resort.