Full Description
The enigmatic sub-continent cannot fail to bewilder, bemuse, frustrate and captivate even the most seasoned traveller. With up-to-minute recommendations, the 18th edition of Footprint's revered and authoritative guide offers comprehensive advice on how to get the most from your trip. Whether you want to escape it all at a rural retreat, learn yoga in Goa, hike the Himalayas or be dazzled by Bollywood, this guide tells you everything you need to know.* Critically acclaimed with unparalleled depth and coverage, ensuring travellers see the real India * Covering the lesser-travelled and more remote Northeastern states, enabling you to get off the beaten track * Fantastic listings for all budgets * Detailed mapping and planning sections, perfect for navigating your way round this vast country * Includes information on how to get there and how to get around plus carefully planned itineraries to help you have the best possible experience whether you're traveling for a week or a month * The heart of the guide is divided by country and region, giving comprehensive information on Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana & Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Benal, Sikkim, Northeastern Hill States, Orissa, Bihar & Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat * Detailed listings on where to sleep, eat and play are provided for every region, enabling you to have an even better travel experience.India strikes the visitor with a sensory, intellectual, spiritual and philosophical assault that's unmatched by any other place on earth. Let Footprint help you navigate this extraordinary country with this new 18th edition Handbook.
Contents
Planning your trip (2) Essentials (3) Delhi (4) Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow, Around Lucknow, Agra and around, Varanasi and around (5) Uttarakhand - Eastern hill stations, Hardiwar, Rishikesh and around, Garhwal and the Pilgrimage, Trekking in Garwhal and Kumaon Himalaya, Nainital and around, Corbett National Park (6) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - Central, Western, Northern, Eastern, Chhattisgarh (7) Rajasthan - Jaipur and around, Southern Rajasthan, Western, Eastern, Northern (8) Haryana and Punjab - Chandigarh and around, Northern Punjab (9) Himachal Pradesh - Southern Himachal, Kinnaur and Spiti, Kullu Valley, Lahaul and theh Manali-Leh road, Northern Himachal, Trekking in Himachal (10) Jammu and Kashmir - Kashmir Valley, Ladakh (11) West Bengal - Kolkata, South Kolkata, North Kolkata, West Bengal Hills (12) Sikkim - Gangtok and around, South and West Sikkim, North Sikkim, Trekking Sikkim (13) Northeastern Hill States - Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura (14) Orissa (15) Bihar and Jharkhand - Patna, Patna to Bodh Gaya, Jharkhand (16) Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair and around, Ritchie's Archipelago, Middle and North Andamans, Little Andaman, Nicobar islands (17) Tamil Nadu (18) Kerala (19) Karnataka (20) Andhra Pradesh (21) Maharashtra (22) Goa (23) Gujarat (24) Background (25) Footnotes
