Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra (Regional Guide) (Paperback)

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Product Description
Experience iconic India – the buzz of Old Delhi’s bazaars, the timeless perfection of the Taj Mahal, dusky-pink Jaipur and sky-blue Jodhpur, the golden fort city of Jaisalmer, and star-filled desert nights on camel safari. Take the journey of a lifetime through India’s most enchanting and fabled places with this definitive guide.

Escape The Crowds and discover the Rajasthan beyond the tourist trail – remote villages, deserted forts, and the magnificent havelis of Shekhawati

Sleep The Sleep Of Kings in the best accommodation, from Rajput palaces to fort-top guesthouses

Learn The Local Lore with our coverage of the region’s intriguing history and culture, and a special chapter on Rajasthani Handicrafts

Tell Your Roti From Your Puri with our comprehensive chapter on Indian cuisine, and in-depth reviews of restaurants all over the region

Find Your Way around the Golden Triangle with the help of our detailed transport information and over 50 maps

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740597729
• ISBN-13: 978-1740597722
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #549,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Typical Lonely Planet ..., January 9, 2007

By	Ariane - See all my reviews

This book offers everything you expect from a Lonely Planet travel guide - background infos you need to know about the country (Do's, Don'ts, how to get by in India on your own, etc.), sights, restaurant and hotel listings and much more for your trip to Rajasthan.
Like most Lonely Planets, it is a bit thin on history and culture, the description of the sights is sometimes very short.
The Delhi chapter is extensive, though.
You get everything you expect from a LP, but if you are interested in history and Indian culture and religion, buy another book to accompany this LP on your trip.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very useful, October 22, 2003

By	Ravi Desai "Ravi" (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Delhi (Paperback)

nother reliable guide by the folks at Lonely Planet.
The Delhi guide provides a good introduction to Delhi with a good review of history and culture.
It covers all the key highlights in the Delhi area and the places to stay and eat have good recommendations. However the restaurant, shopping and entertainment listings are a bit out of date now. It is impossible to keep listings accurate in a place as chaotic as India, where many of the best places to eat are roadside stalls. The excursions section focuses mostly on Agra and Jaipur. For someone who wants to travel around using Delhi as a base, the LP North India guidebook may be more useful as it has most of the Delhi information but includes more comprehensive material on Rajasthan and the Indian Himalayan areas. The maps are good but lack detail because most maps only show the main roads while often many interesting places are found in alleyways and small lanes. This guide ( like the LP series) is budgert minded which is a good thing but many of Delhi's better restaurants and entertainment are in the upscale hotels.
Very useful to the independent traveler who wants to spend some time in Delhi ( on a budget)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You're Going you Better have a good guide- and this is the best. , December 11, 2007

By	Reviewer - See all my reviews

If you're doing the 'typical' first time trip to India - the Golden Triangle - this is all you need - no reason to have a full guide to India since the south is completely different from the north - carrying a full guide to India if you're just going to Delhi, The Taj Mahal, and say Jaipur, is like carrying a guide to to Poland for a trip to France - I guess that's why Lonely Planet decided to publish this concise guide.
Traveling to India takes a lot of preparation and you discover you forgot to do half the preparation you needed when you get there - this book helps full the gaps, prepare you for the shocks, gives great connection information to the often confusing and chaotic, but surprisingly pretty well ran Indian railways.

It also gives you good thumbnail estimates about prices -which is essential for Western travelers as you are continuously the target of price gouging. Highly recommended.