Lonely Planet Discover India

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Lonely Planet Discover India is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Float Kerala's peaceful backwaters in a teak-and-palm-thatch houseboat, take a sacred dip in the goddess river Varanasi, and drink in the enchantment of storied Darjeeling; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of India and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Discover India:

• Full-colour maps and images throughout
• Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests
• Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, art, festivals, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, and cuisine
• Free, convenient pull-out Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur maps (included in print version), plus over 40 colour neighbourhood maps
• Useful features - including Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar), Need to Know, and Family Travel
• Coverage of Delhi & the Taj Mahal, Mumbai & Around, Rajasthan, Goa & Around, Kerala & South India, Darjeeling, Varanasi & the Northeast, Northern Mountains & Amritsar, and more

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices)

• Zoom-in maps and images bring it all up close and in greater detail
• Downloadable PDF and offline maps let you stay offline to avoid roaming and data charges
• Seamlessly flip between pages
• Easily navigate and jump effortlessly between maps and reviews
• Speedy search capabilities get you to what you need and want to see
• Use bookmarks to help you shoot back to key pages in a flash
• Visit the websites of our recommendations by touching embedded links
• Adding notes with the tap of a finger offers a way to personalise your guidebook experience
• Inbuilt dictionary to translate unfamiliar languages and decode site-specific local terms

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Discover India, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for travellers who seek the most popular attractions a destination has to offer. Filled with inspiring and colourful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best.

• Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends a wide range of experiences, both popular and offbeat, and extensively covers all the country has to offer? Check out Lonely Planet's India Travel Guide.
• Looking for a guide focused on Kerala, Goa, or Rajasthan? Check out Lonely Planet's South India & Kerala Guide, Goa & Mumbai Guide, and Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra Guide for a comprehensive look at all that each region has to offer.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Abigail Hole, Michael Benanav, Lindsay Brown, Mark Elliott, Katja Gaskell, Kate James, Amy Karafin, Anirban Mahapatra, Bradley Mayhew, Daniel McCrohan, John Noble, Kevin Raub, and Sarina Singh.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category

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