Our Story
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born.
Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Franklin, London, Melbourne, Oakland, Beijing and Delhi, with more than 600 staff and writers. We share Tony’s belief that ‘a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse’.
Our Writers
Anthony Ham
Anthony is an experienced travel and nature writer who has written or contributed to more than 100 Lonely Planet guidebooks, including Madagascar, and Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles and almost two dozen African countries. When he’s not writing for Lonely Planet, Anthony writes about Africa, the Middle East, Spain and Scandinavia for newspapers and magazines around the world. His particular passions are wildlife, wild places and searching for remote corners of the earth. Find out more about him at www.anthonyham.com.
Jean-Bernard Carillet
Paris-based journalist and photographer Jean-Bernard has clocked up numerous trips to the Indian Ocean and written extensively about Réunion and the Seychelles. Being a diving instructor, he was all too happy to check out the best dive sites in the region for this guide, before putting on his hiking shoes to explore the rugged Cirques in Réunion. In the Seychelles, he searched for the perfect beach, the best grilled fish, the most romantic spot and the best-value hotels. Jean-Bernard has contributed to many Lonely Planet titles, both in French and in English.
Stay in Touch
Australia
Levels 2 & 3, 551 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria 3053 
%03 8379 8000, fax 03 8379 8111
Ireland
Unit E, Digital Court, Rainsford St, Dublin 8, Ireland
USA
124 Linden Street, Oakland, CA 94607 %510 250 6400, toll free 800 275 8555, fax 510 893 8572
UK
240 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NW %020 3771 5100, fax 020 3771 5101
Published by Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
ABN 36 005 607 983
9th edition - December 2016
ISBN 9781786572974
© Lonely Planet 2016 Photographs © as indicated 2016
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, except brief extracts for the purpose of review, and no part of this publication may be sold or hired, without the written permission of the publisher. Lonely Planet and the Lonely Planet logo are trademarks of Lonely Planet and are registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Lonely Planet does not allow its name or logo to be appropriated by commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurants or hotels. Please let us know of any misuses: lonelyplanet.com/ip.
Although the authors and Lonely Planet have taken all reasonable care in preparing this book, we make no warranty about the accuracy or completeness of its content and, to the maximum extent permitted, disclaim all liability arising from its use.