The book contained an interesting discussion of nineteen historical journeys by Arab and Muslim travelers over a thousand years, starting with the journey of Al-Sirafi in the third century, through journeys in the Middle Ages, and ending with journeys of the modern era, concluding with the journey of Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar to the United Kingdom at the end of the thirteenth century. It summarized the routes, history, significance, and most important editions of each journey, making it a concise tourist tour of travel literature.