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About Discover

One place.
Every corner.

Discover is a family of independent travel guides. Every book takes one place and covers it properly: where to go and when, the routes that connect it all, honest practical advice, our own maps, and photography that makes you want to pack. Each destination has its own website with free articles, maps and trip planning, and this is where they all meet.

41guides in the series
24destinations and counting
5continents, from the Arctic to the Pacific

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From the Arctic to the Pacific.

Every pin is a destination with its own guides and its own website. Tap one to open it.

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Destinations

Where do you want to go?

Every destination has its own home: guides, maps, highlights and free trip planning. Pick one and dive in.

The moss-green cone of Mælifell rising from black sand plainsEuropeDiscoverIceland.The land of fire and ice PacificDiscoverHawaii.The islands of fire and ocean Karst islands and turquoise lagoons in Raja AmpatAsiaDiscoverIndonesia.Volcanoes, reefs and 17,000 islands A river winding through misty tropical rainforestAsiaDiscoverBali.The island of the gods A hiker on a volcanic ridge above Tenerife at sunsetAtlanticDiscoverCanary Islands.Seven islands of fire, sun and sea The Seceda ridge in the Dolomites under storm cloudsEuropeDiscoverDolomites.Summer peaks and winter slopes A dirt road through the African bush at golden hourAfricaDiscoverSouth Africa.Where two oceans meet The Supertree Grove and skyway at Gardens by the BayAsiaDiscoverSingapore.The garden city on the equator OceaniaDiscoverAustralia.Reefs, red earth and the open road PacificDiscoverFrench Polynesia.Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora AsiaDiscoverJapan.Powder snow and hot springs Indian OceanDiscoverMaldives.Twelve hundred islands, built by the reef CaribbeanDiscoverCuba.Havana, colonial cities and beaches CaribbeanDiscoverJamaica.Beaches, Blue Mountains and reggae CaribbeanDiscoverCuraçao.Colour and coral in the Dutch Caribbean CaribbeanDiscoverAruba.Sun, wind and reef CaribbeanDiscoverTurks & Caicos.Salt, reef and endless shallows AmericasDiscoverNicaragua.Volcanoes, lakes and wild coasts
Aerial view of a coral reef edge and deep blue oceanComing soonDiscoverFiji.Turquoise lagoons and coral gardens
Granite boulders and palms on a Seychelles beachComing soonDiscoverSeychelles.Granite, coral and clear water
Giant sand dunes meeting the Atlantic at Sandwich HarbourComing soonDiscoverNamibia.Where the desert meets the sea
Glowing lava flowing beneath a cooling crust of black basalt

Why Discover

Made by travellers.
Not by algorithms.

Every Discover guide is researched place by place, mapped by hand and designed to be read, not skimmed. No sponsored picks. No filler. Just the places that matter and how to reach them.

Cover of Discover Maldives, The Complete Guide

New in the series

Maldives

Twelve hundred islands, built by the reef.

One book for the whole country: 26 atolls and around 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. Reefs and channels, whale sharks and mantas, how to choose between a resort island and a guesthouse on a local island, and the speedboats and seaplanes that tie it all together.

Covers26 atolls, around 1,200 islands
InsideReefs, diving, whale sharks & mantas
Where to stayResorts, guesthouses & local islands
Edition2027
See the Maldives guide

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Cover of Turks & CaicosTurks & CaicosCover of MooreaMooreaCover of CuraçaoCuraçaoCover of ArubaArubaCover of Japan Ski & SnowboardJapan Ski & SnowboardCover of Rocky MountainsRocky Mountains
Aerial view of a sculpted granite boulder on a Seychelles beach

Inside a Discover guide

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

  • Our own mapsOverview, region, hiking, diving and road-trip maps drawn for each book.
  • Magazine-style designBig photography and clean layouts, like a travel magazine you keep.
  • Honest, practical adviceWhen to go, how to get around, what it costs and what to skip.
  • Deep divesVolcanoes, reefs, wildlife and history get books of their own.
  • A website for every destinationFree articles, highlights and trip planning alongside every guide.

The bookshelf

Every Discover guide.

Complete guides to whole countries and archipelagos, plus deep dives into volcanoes, reefs, wildlife and history. Tap a cover to visit its home.

A bison crossing the coloured terraces of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone

A new collection

The wildest places on Earth, protected forever. One park, one book.

Canyons, volcanoes, coral reefs and geyser basins, each with its trails, viewpoints, wildlife and the honest planning advice that makes a park trip work. The first guides are out now, with more on the way.

Out now
Cover of Grand Canyon, DiscoverUSAGrand CanyonFrom rim to river Cover of Yellowstone, DiscoverUSAYellowstoneGeysers, wildlife and wild country Cover of Yosemite, DiscoverUSA · Coming soonYosemiteGranite walls and giant sequoias Cover of Rocky Mountains, DiscoverUSA & CanadaRocky MountainsWhere the continent divides Cover of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, DiscoverUSAHawaiʻi VolcanoesWhere the earth is still being made Cover of Wakatobi, DiscoverIndonesiaWakatobiReefs at the heart of the Coral Triangle Cover of Raja Ampat, DiscoverIndonesiaRaja AmpatIslands, reefs and birds of paradise
Steam rising over the orange and turquoise colours of a Yellowstone hot spring

Coming next

Eight more parks on the map.

  1. 01ZionUSA
  2. 02KomodoIndonesia
  3. 03BunakenIndonesia
  4. 04Taka BonerateIndonesia
  5. 05GalápagosEcuador
  6. 06KrugerSouth Africa
  7. 07SerengetiTanzania
  8. 08KakaduAustralia

One destination at a time. Every road, every season.

We write the guides we wanted when we travelled: honest, practical and beautiful to hold. No sponsored picks, no filler. Just the places, the routes between them, the best time to go and the small details that turn a trip into the trip.

Our own mapsEvery guide is built around maps we draw ourselves, from island overviews to dive sites and hiking trails.
Honest adviceWhat it costs, how to get around, what to skip and when to go, written by travellers for travellers.
A website for eachEvery destination has its own home with free articles, highlights and trip planning.

The Discover family. Independent travel guides, one destination at a time.