- Paperback: 592 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1741791553
- ISBN-13: 978-1741791556
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 173,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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South India is distinct from the north and Lonely Planet knows how. We've explored the lush waterways of Kerala, bartered in Mumbai's bazaars, taken tea in charming hill stations and sampled seafood in Goa's beach shacks. Of these, we've picked only the best and our 5th edition takes you to them.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Spicy full-color section reveals the tastiest local delicacies
Exclusive itineraries guide you to the top temples, beaches and more
Green Index helps you tread lightly
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Spicy full-color section reveals the tastiest local delicacies
Exclusive itineraries guide you to the top temples, beaches and more
Green Index helps you tread lightly
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72 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd bought my flight tickets, travel insurance and the all important Visa for entering India. Next on the list was the guide book. It was a choice of this one or the Rough Guide.
Both were published around the same time, and I've used both before for different countries, so I'm happy with their layout and content. However, choosing the right guide this time seemed far more difficult.
Both contained detailed information about the places I plan to visit. However, I found some bits were present in one book, but not the other, and vice-versa. In the end I decided to go for both books. I'm travelling in South India for 3 months, so I thought it would be worth the luxury of having two guides.
Having read both now, I can confirm that both are indeed excellent and each would provide an excellent insight into an amazing country.
Just to prove my point however, here is one example of an item (that I think is critical) that differ in books.
Apart from a small section dedicated to 'Todas', the Rough Guide doesn't really mention trekking in Ooty, which is one of the highlights of the region. Lonely Planet dedicates just under half a page to this essential activity.
Anyway, I don't expect both books to be the same, and here is a summary of the strengths of each book, I hope this might help you decide which book to buy:
Lonely Planet.
Travelling around by train.
Essential information.
Maps.
Rough Guide.
At a glance section on Highlights of South India.
History of India and its regions.
Food and drink.
All in all, I don't think you'd go wrong with either guide and wish you a safe a pleasant journey through this magical country.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a long time fan of the rough guides, I bought a Lonely Planet for South India based on the reviews I read here. I was disappointed. It turns out to just be long lists of hotels, rather than containing any cultural information, or inciting me to visit any of these places. In this time of the interenet I find lists of hotels to be obsolete. It is not hard to find an interenet cafe whilst travelling and read reviews of hotels in the next place you're visiting, or to do this from home. (Since you are reading this online now I assume you have the internet) I had hoped the lonely planet would be useful for me as I travelled around south india, but find it lacking. I will now have to go and buy a rough guide to give me any sort of background to what I'm looking at, or ideas about where to go next. The way the guide is written is also quite odd. The advice is not very useful and mostly a mixture of common sense and long words. I do like to have a guide in my bag while I travel, but prefer ones with more information in them!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a fan of Lonely Planet guidebooks because, when it comes to the backpacker/individual traveller guides, I think they're the best you can get. They do have a lot of practical info and most of the stuff is accurate and helpful. However, I found that you have to approach them with some, say, pinch of salt. In the case of this guide, the I found the prices for accomodation + occassionally sights quite inaccurate (i.e. almost always higher) - I went to India in September 2008. Another thing I found slightly irritating was the language. The vocabulary was much more high-brow and, frankly, showy and exalted (too many superlatives, too many adjectives, etc.), than in the other guides I've used (Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia); my friends found it difficult to use because of this. I could also question the value of eg. some of the eateries recommended in Mumbai and Mysore. However, despite those flaws, I'd still recommend it - only don't treat it as a Bible and follow everything it says, use your mind.
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I'd buy Rough Guide, although its a little bit older it's more...
A Rough Guide fan during previous travelling trips, I begrudgingly bought the Lonely Planet guide to South India as it was the most up to date. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ponyo
Very good and comprehensive guide
I used this guide for my travels in Kerala, South India and it has helped me a lot (October 2010).
Good points:
- Fantastic with providing you with detailed information... Read more
Good points:
- Fantastic with providing you with detailed information... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Irena
lonely planet guides are best!
I pretty much only use Lonely Planet guides when travelling. I have bought the South India one before but have lent mine to someone and not got it back. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sandra Nilsson
major innacuracies at times
Firstly a confession- i am a man previously converted to the rough guides and the only reason i went for this LP is that it was published days before i went to India and the RG was... Read more
Published 21 months ago by bennybee
South India (Lonely Planet)
This book is a must for anyone who intends to travel to SOuth India.
There are lots of good suggestions for hotels, places to see, food to tastes and of course how to get from... Read more
There are lots of good suggestions for hotels, places to see, food to tastes and of course how to get from... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bip
very informative
this book was really informative as we are going back packing to India for the 1st time in jan 2011 at the ripe old age of 63 and 65
so the moer info we have the better. Read more
so the moer info we have the better. Read more
Published 21 months ago by lindac
very poor guide!
I found this book very disappointing.The reviewers seemed to vary greatly in outlook,perhaps because some were Indian and some not. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010
What you'd expected from LP
This book is a typical LP travel guide, you will find everything you need. Could be good to have a suplement maybe in the form of a Rough Guide as well. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2010 by C. R. Nilson
Useful guide
Useful guide which has a choice of accomodation listed and info provided is helpful.
Book arrived promptly and in condition stated.
Book arrived promptly and in condition stated.
Published on 13 Jan 2010 by M. Dixon
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I actually used this book to tarvel around Tamil Nadu for one month. It was very usful including all details about resaonable hotel and transportation, however many prices such as... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2004 by "yukimidaifuku"
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