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Title: Lonely Planet India (7th Ed) by Bryn Thomas, David Collins, Rob Flynn, Christine Niven, Sarina Singh, Dani Valent ISBN: 0-86442-491-4 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (29 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Doesn't make India sound too great!
Comment: I just returned from a month in India, traveling with both the Lonely Planet (9th ed.) and Rough Guide (3rd ed.) If you are considering a long trip across the breadth of India, I would strongly suggest taking BOTH books. The Lonely Planet is great for practical details (train times, phone numbers, etc.) but spends too much space reviewing individual restaurants and hotels. Even though the book tops out over 1000 pages, the sections devoted to actually explaining the sights and the wonderful culture and history of India are very short.
In contrast, the Rough Guide spends much more space discussing the background and culture of individual locations, and is packed with lots of interesting details not found in the Lonely Planet. The RG spends less space on restaurant/hotel reviews, which was perfectly fine - I'd rather know more about the places I'm visiting than worry how much chicken shahjani costs at some particular restaurant.
The tone and approach of the books are different too - the RG takes a much more optimistic, romantic view of India, while the LP is often so terse and cynical that it doesn't really inspire you to visit many wonderful places.
Get the LP for the listings. Get the RG to appreciate the beauty of India.
Rating: 4
Summary: No one guide has it all....
Comment: One should never rely on just one source for a major adventure, as any trip to India is, and this very complete guide is no exception. This guide has excellent information on the history, culture and people of India, and the color section on Sacred India is a nice touch. It has lots of very practical information on what to bring, what you can and can't photograph, what to read before you go, how to avoid "cultural misunderstandings." It's helpful for preparing people for the assault Westerners often experience--ask for directions and you have a friend/guide for life, often accompanied by a very aggressive demand for money. The health and safety information is also pretty good--except that they say that tap water in cities is OK to drink--ignore this advice! I find this guide limited in its retaurant and hotel selections, especially if you're not a low-budget or student traveller. Also, information changes constantly--internet cafes spring up and close overnight, new restaurants and hotels open up every day, and the political situation bears watching up until the day you leave. And of course no guide book has really good maps. But why limit yourself--the internet is chock full of information on this wonderful, confusing, fascinating country!
Rating: 4
Summary: If you use it you will get help from it.
Comment: This is the second time to visit India.Both time I took the same Lonely Planet. Always I choose hotel from it and felt not bad. In some small city, hight rank hotel means good servie and the price was not so high as you image it. First all the price listed in the book is as same as in the hotel, so try to cut off nearly 30% off is the very important thing to do during the trip.
Also I visited Jaisalmer on May, but if you following the book you will never go there in such cray summer. In fact, the summer was high enough, but still interesting. No more tourist means you can enjoy alone, and only myself in the hotel you can get nearly 50% discountdown for low season. If you read you can find a lot of things from the book, but on the trip everything is changed, you never image the book can guide you everything. Try to ask person around you, and get the most reasonable price.
I will plan to go to india again, by the guide of Lonely Planet, but I think I need a new version.
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Title: Lonely Planet Nepal (Nepal, 5th Ed) by Hugh Finlay, Richard Everist, Hugh Finley ISBN: 1864502479 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: July, 1901 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Eyewitness Travel Guides: India (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Abha Narain Lamba, Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 0789483955 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to India by Rough Guides ISBN: 1858287294 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: 08 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Culture Shock: India (Culture Shock! Guides) by Gitanjal Kolanad, Gitanjali Kolanad ISBN: 1558686193 Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet South India (South India, 2nd Ed) by Richard Plunkett, Teresa Cannon, Peter Davis, Paul Greenway, Paul Harding ISBN: 1864501618 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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