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Lonely Planet South India & Kerala
Lonely Planet's South India & Kerala is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Float along Kerala's backwaters as the sun sinks behind whispering palms, hit the beach in Goa and watch incense-clouded evening processions around Madurai's joyful Meenakshi Amman Temple - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of South India & Kerala and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's South India & Kerala:
Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, food, drink, sport, politics Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman Islands and more eBook (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)
Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations’ websites Zoom-in on maps and images The Perfect Lonely Planet's South India & Kerala is our most comprehensive guide to South India & Kerala and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's India for an in-depth guide to the country.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.
Inside Lonely Planet's South India & Kerala:
Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, food, drink, sport, politics Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman Islands and more eBook (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)
Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations’ websites Zoom-in on maps and images The Perfect Lonely Planet's South India & Kerala is our most comprehensive guide to South India & Kerala and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's India for an in-depth guide to the country.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.
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440 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2011
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
November 15, 2024
I like to read guidebooks when I am going to places that I know little to nothing about and where I need some guidance on how to plan a trip. The Lonely Planet books are better for when you already know where you are going and want to get down to the daily level of details--I no longer use them for where to stay and what to eat, but still find their succinct approach to what to see quite helpful. They also open the book with suggested itineraries, and we are doing a modified one from here.
This region is overwhelmingly large, and I found this slightly less helpful than I usually find these guidebooks, but still worth reading through.
India is an endlessly fascinating country and I find that I know vanishingly little about it.
This region is overwhelmingly large, and I found this slightly less helpful than I usually find these guidebooks, but still worth reading through.
India is an endlessly fascinating country and I find that I know vanishingly little about it.
May 14, 2017
Very good recap and detailed travel book!
December 9, 2019
A good guide that I will use on my travels for sure!
February 18, 2020
Very helpful before and during a trip to India, in the Kerala region, with a group and 2 of my family members, more than several years ago.
May 18, 2012
An utterly mediocre travel guide.
The housing and food suggestions were fairly decent, but the maps were sub-par. Often the maps failed to include key street names or geographic markers, and food, housing, and attraction recommendations were often off-map, which was a problem. And while the book tries to include extensive background information to help readers "understand" South India, the book lacks basic things like a food guide (for example, common Hindi food names: aloo = potato, bhindi = okra, gobi = cauliflower, palak = spinach, etc.; descriptions of the differences between common bread varieties: chapati, roti, dosa, naan, poori, etc.; and descriptions of common dishes or categories of food such as biryani, chutney, curry, dal, korma, raita, sambar, tandoori, vindaloo, etc.). While some food names do vary regionally, in many locations with printed menus likely to cater to visitors, transliterated Hindi is the norm.
In addition, there were a number of inaccuracies in the text relating particularly to pricing (at fixed-price locations), which was disappointing being that the text as published in 2011 and I was in India from January through April 2012.
The book will get you by, but there are likely better offerings out there.
The housing and food suggestions were fairly decent, but the maps were sub-par. Often the maps failed to include key street names or geographic markers, and food, housing, and attraction recommendations were often off-map, which was a problem. And while the book tries to include extensive background information to help readers "understand" South India, the book lacks basic things like a food guide (for example, common Hindi food names: aloo = potato, bhindi = okra, gobi = cauliflower, palak = spinach, etc.; descriptions of the differences between common bread varieties: chapati, roti, dosa, naan, poori, etc.; and descriptions of common dishes or categories of food such as biryani, chutney, curry, dal, korma, raita, sambar, tandoori, vindaloo, etc.). While some food names do vary regionally, in many locations with printed menus likely to cater to visitors, transliterated Hindi is the norm.
In addition, there were a number of inaccuracies in the text relating particularly to pricing (at fixed-price locations), which was disappointing being that the text as published in 2011 and I was in India from January through April 2012.
The book will get you by, but there are likely better offerings out there.
October 17, 2015
Generally solid. I wish it had more on Andhra Pradesh.
January 16, 2019
Basically a smaller version of their India book without really any additional information.
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