Lonely Planet Delhi (Lonely Planet City Guide) [Paperback]

Hugh Finlay (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet City Guide | Publication Date: January 1996

This guide includes travel information for independent travellers of all budgets. It provides details on getting around and listings of hotels and restaurants. Advice on where to buy traditional crafts and information on excursions from Delhi is also included. There is also a language section.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 1st edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864423497
• ISBN-13: 978-0864423498
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 3.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,777,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Guidebook Series > Lonely Planet
  • #73 in Books > Travel > Asia > India > Delhi

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little gem....well worth the money., July 7, 2001

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Gerrit Ruitinga "gerrit ruitinga" (Antwerp) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Delhi (Lonely Planet Delhi, 2nd ed) (Paperback)

Delhi is one of the most fascinating cities in the world and a vast culture shock for everyone that visits India for the first time. This little guide offers some excellent ways to prepare yourself for Delhi and to soften it's blow a little. The great advantage over the India LP guide is that it's size is more limited ( of course) so that you can easily put it in your pocket whilst wandering around AND that the information is much more comprehensive than the big guide.

Be sure, India is not an easy place to travel and Delhi not an easy place to stay. The section of health is mandatory reading; you do not want to have any health problems in this place.

Having said that, there is so much to see and to do that you need this guide to do a bit of proper planning ( your Indian guide will not do that for you since they always seem to have a second agenda like bringing you to stores where they get a commission). The best way to see Delhi is simply to rent a car and a driver for a day and tell him where you want to go.

I have tried some of the walking tours and they are excellent. Even if it is too hot to walk, you can do them ( like I did) sitting in the back of a riksha and simply enjoy the variety of life in e.g. the Chandni Chowk area.

As usual in the guide the prices for the hotels are the official ones and with a couple of inquiries through the many websites you can get formidable discounts. If you can afford it take a good hotel; it is money wisely spent if you want to withdraw a little form the overwhelming impressions of a day on the streets of Delhi. Also hygienic standards are considerably higher.

There are two sections on Jaipur and Agra as well. In particular the latter warrants a visit when possible; the Taj Mahal is one of the great wonders of the world not to be missed. The guide gives you all the useful info on getting trains etc.

Enjoy if you are going to this wonderful place and make sure you have this little LP guide with you all the time.

1 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a fine book, April 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Delhi (Lonely Planet City Guide) (Paperback)

it is a fine book but who will like to travel to this polluted city.Info. cannot be completely relied upon