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Dewey Decimal Number: 915.404532 EAN: 9781741043082 Edition: 12th ISBN: 1741043085 Label: Lonely Planet Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1236 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: Lonely Planet Studio: Lonely Planet Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years and as a result, has the experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money. Explore the myriad wonders of India with this useful guide in hand. Whether you wish to cruise the backwaters of Kerala on the rooftop of a ferry, explore the Buddhist gompas of Leh, drink Darjeeling's namesake tea, get lost in the dusty bazaars of Hyderabad, or stroll the 16th-century ruins in Hampi, this book will help you get there. Highlights include more than 200 traveler-tested maps, thousands of places to stay and eat for all budgets, excellent health information, all you need to know about transportation options, and a 32-page color section on India's religions. --Kathryn True Product Description: Discover India Shield your eyes as the desert sun ignites the sandstone of Jaisalmer Fort, p. 245 Sway side-to-side as you lumber through the jungle tiger-spotting on the back of an elephant in Corbett Tiger Reserve, p. 472 Head for the hills and the heavens: adventure out from Darjeeling on a trek with stunning Himalayan views, p. 542 Align your chakras and get bent into a new position at a yoga class in Mumbai, p. 780 In This Guide: Twelve authors, 252 days of in-country research, 28 new hotels in Delhi alone Our new Activities chapter covers wildlife safaris, adventure tours, trekking, Ayurveda and yoga courses Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Thick and comprehensiveAs it covers the whole country, it is quite heavy to back pack, but is the #1 choice for us, and most of those we meet. Would not visit a country without a lonely planet. Indispensable companion. Rating: - great bookGreat book. Easy to read and the best travel book for India I have looked at. Rating: - Given the size of India this book does great...I have been an avid traveller and have found LP quite good in all my previous travels. Its a different thing tackling India given the size and the nitty gritty of things in terms of India not being that organized and changing pretty fast. However, LP guide for India has been amazing in the amount and detail of it's coverage. I found the information quite useful and I am sure I am gonna put it to good use. Rating:  - Book minus the images!!!As all Lonely Planet Guides, this is excellent and well researched book. I was more excited when it was available on Kindle and went for it. Nice to carry entire excitement about India on a tiny device like iPod. But my excitement was considerably dampened when I found that the Kindle version (for my iPod Touch) comes with only text version. NO PICTURES. The print version contains many nice images of India. Has anyone noticed it? I feel that a guidebook should not come in stripped down ... Read More Rating: - Always Good Travel Guides from Lonely Planetndia (Lonely Planet Country Guide) by Sarina Singh The Lonely Planet's new guidebook on India is an immense volume on anything anyone would wish to know when traveling to India. The book begins with 10 different itineraries, each covering a different part of India as well as different types of tours, giving the traveler great insight into the choices that are available in a trip to this country. The guidebook also has an overview of the history of the country with a timeline summary of each period ... Read More 
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