Lonely Planet India (Lonely Planet India, 8th ed) - Softcover

Christine Niven; David Collins; Teresa Cannon; Sarina Singh; Peter Davis; Mark Honan; Bradley Mayhew; Richard Plunkett; Phillipa Saxton; Lonely Planet; Paul Harding

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864426879 ISBN 13: 9780864426871

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 1999

Synopsis

With one foot swathed in history and another striding into the nuclear age, India frustrates, challenges and stimulates. This award-winning guide covers the lot, from Keralan backwaters to Himalayan peaks.

Features: 205 detailed maps including a full colour country map with highlights; thousands of places to stay and eat for all budgets; colour section on India's religions; vital warnings on health risks, potential scams & regions in conflict; language guide to get you chatting to the locals.

About this title

Review:

Firmly ensconced in the budget travel canon, Lonely Planet: India has become as essential to subcontinental backpacker culture as the Himalayan hill stations, Arabian Sea beaches, and crafty rickshaw drivers it describes. Beyond the frank, thorough coverage of the country's highlights and pitfalls, indispensable maps and a snazzy full-color guide to India's religions make this sturdy tome an endlessly useful one-stop reference. Though the emphasis is on "budget" travel, there are hotel and restaurant picks to accommodate you whether your budget is $10 or $500 a day. The book's only problem is that to some degree, it's a victim of its own success--it can be difficult to get off the beaten path when every English-speaking backpacker in South Asia is carrying the same guide. Fortunately, given India's (and the book's) seemingly endless charms, there's still enough to go around. --Andrew Nieland

About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0864426879
• ISBN 13: 9780864426871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1264