Table of Contents

LIST OF MAPS. 1 THE BEST OF INDIA. 2 INDIA IN DEPTH 3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO INDIA. 4 SUGGESTED INDIA ITINERARIES. 5 CITY OF DREAMERS: MUMBAI & MAHARASTHRA SIDE TRIPS, 6 GOA: PARTY IN PARADISE. 7 GOD'S OWN COUNTRY: KERALA & LAKSHADWEEP. 8 TAMIL NADU: THE TEMPLE TOUR. 9 KARNATAKA & HYDERABAD: KINGDOMS OF THE SOUTH. 10 THE HEART OF INDIA: DELHI, THE TAJ, UTTAR PRADESH & MADHYA PRADESH. 11 RAJASTHAN: LAND OF PRINCES. 12 GUJARAT: INDIA'S ECLECTIC WILD WEST. 13 HIGHER ALTITUDES, HIGHER POWERS: AMRITSAR, HIMACHAL PRADESH & LADAKH. 14 UTTARAKHAND: SACRED SOURCE OF THE GANGES. 15 KOLKATA (CALCUTTA) & EAST INDIA. 16 FAST FACTS. INDEX.

About the Author

Pippa de Bruyn is an award-winning journalist, travel writer (author of Frommer's South Africa ), and freelance editor. Dr. Keith Bain has a doctoral degree in cinema. When he's not traveling the world in search of fantastic experiences, he spends his time writing and lecturing about film, media, theater, and contemporary culture. David Allardice is a lawyer with a degree in History as well as a freelance writer and editor. He was born in Durban, South Africa, and also contributes to Frommer's South Africa . When he's not backpacking through Asia, he lives in Cape Town. Shonar Joshi is a writer by profession and explorer by heart. She has dabbled with environmental television reporting, filmmaking, script writing, farming. and traveling-mostly in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Her book Of Past Dawns and Future Noons is a testament to the passion with which she regards India and its rich ancient past, present, and future.