Essential Caribbean (AAA Essential Travel Guide Series)

if you just want to get an overview on which region with in the carribean offers what it is a nice coffee table kind of book. when you want to make any actual plans you need another book with facts though.

this is the 3rd book in this travel series I have bought & find them excellent sources of information. They are easily organized into colored tabbed sections for handy & quick reference and their travel tips are always appreciated. I enjoy learning some of the history of the country, also.

If you're a fan of their monthly magazine, then you know what to expect from a National Geographic travel guide; magnificent photography and interesting reading. As with all of the pubs in this series, "National Geographic Traveler: Caribbean" is a pleasure to flip through and provides a great historical background for the various points of interest. While Fodor's and other sources tend to provide more exhaustive logistical detail (where to stay, what to eat, who to call, costs, etc.), a read through a National Geographic guide is more likely to give you the itch to actually go.

I'm taking a cruise of the southern caribbean so I bought Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call which is excellent except there isn't one picture so I got this book to supplement it.It includes a walking tour and map of San Juan, PR plus 15 pages of the rest of the island. The pictures are fantastic for the rest of the islands, except St. Maarten. This book does not include Bahamas. Phone numbers are listed for sports and activities on each island. Hotels and restaurants are listed in the back.