Footprint Rajasthan & Gujarat

by Bradnock, Robert; Bradnock, Roma

• ISBN13: 9781900949927
• ISBN10: 190094992X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Footprint Handbooks

Summary

This new Footprint guide covers not only typical travel information, such as accommodations and restaurant listings, but also contains sections on festivals, handcrafts and internet cafes. This guide is a gem that lets travelers discover the true charm of the regions.

Table of Contents

A foot in the door	p. 5
Essentials	p. 17
Planning your trip	p. 19
Where to go	p. 19
Special interest travel	p. 20
When to go	p. 21
Tours and tour operators	p. 21
Finding out more	p. 23
Language	p. 23
Disabled travellers	p. 23
Gay and lesbian travellers	p. 24
Student travellers	p. 24
Travelling with children	p. 25
Volunteering	p. 25
Women travellers	p. 25
Before you travel	p. 25
Getting in	p. 25
What to take	p. 27
Money	p. 28
Getting there	p. 30
Air	p. 30
Overland	p. 32
Touching down	p. 32
Airport information	p. 32
Public transport to and from airport	p. 33
Rules, customs and etiquette	p. 33
Safety	p. 36
Where to stay	p. 37
Getting around	p. 41
Air	p. 41
Road	p. 42
Train	p. 47
Keeping in touch	p. 51
Communications	p. 51
Media	p. 52
Food and drink	p. 53
Shopping	p. 56
Holidays and festivals	p. 58
Entertainment	p. 62
Sport and special interest travel	p. 62
Spectator sport	p. 64
Health	p. 65
Before you go	p. 65
On the road	p. 66
Returning home	p. 71
Further information	p. 71
Further reading	p. 72
Maps	p. 74
India on the web	p. 75
India on film	p. 75
Delhi and around	p. 77
Delhi	p. 79
Sights	p. 80
Central New Delhi	p. 80
South Delhi	p. 81
The Qutb Minar Complex	p. 83
Old Delhi	p. 84
Museums	p. 85
Essentials	p. 85
Agra	p. 96
Agra Fort	p. 97
The Taj Mahal	p. 101
Sikandra	p. 103
Essentials	p. 104
Rajasthan	p. 107
Jaipur and Northern Rajasthan	p. 111
Jaipur	p. 113
Amber	p. 129
Samode	p. 134
Shekhawati	p. 135
Sikar District	p. 138
Jhunjhunun District	p. 139
Alwar	p. 144
Sariska Tiger Reserve	p. 147
Deeg	p. 149
Bharatpur	p. 150
Bharatpur-Keoladeo Ghana National Park	p. 151
West of Jaipur	p. 154
Ajmer	p. 156
Pushkar	p. 161
Southeastern Rajasthan	p. 167
Kota	p. 169
Ranthambore National Park	p. 172
Bundi	p. 176
South of Kota	p. 180
Southern Rajasthan	p. 181
Udaipur	p. 183
Deogarh	p. 201
Kumbhalgarh and its surroundings	p. 202
Kumbalgarh Fort	p. 203
Ranakpur	p. 206
Mount Abu	p. 207
Western Rajasthan	p. 217
Jodhpur	p. 219
Meherangarh	p. 220
Bikaner	p. 232
Jaisalmer	p. 240
Gujarat	p. 253
Ahmadabad and Northern Gujarat	p. 257
Ahmadabad	p. 259
Around Ahmadabad	p. 274
Gandhinagar	p. 274
Lothal 'mound of the dead'	p. 276
North of Ahmadabad	p. 278
Modhera	p. 279
Vadodara and the Old Forts	p. 283
Vadodara	p. 285
Forts near Vadodara	p. 289
Southern Gujarat	p. 293
Surat	p. 295
Saputara	p. 298
Daman	p. 299
Saurashtra	p. 305
Rajkot	p. 307
Bhavnagar	p. 311
Palitana	p. 316
Western Saurashtra	p. 319
Junagadh	p. 321
Sasan Gir National Park	p. 324
Diu	p. 327
Porbandar	p. 334
Jamnagar	p. 336
Dwarka	p. 337
Kachchh	p. 339
Bhuj	p. 342
Craft villages	p. 348
Little Rann of Kachchh Sanctuary	p. 352
Mumbai	p. 355
Sights	p. 360
Museums	p. 362
Essentials	p. 363
Background	p. 373
History	p. 375
Rajasthan and Gujarat's place in modern India	p. 389
Economy	p. 392
Religion	p. 394
Hinduism	p. 394
Islam	p. 402
Jainism	p. 404
Buddhism	p. 406
Sikhism	p. 406
Christianity	p. 407
Zoroastrianism	p. 407
Culture	p. 408
Language	p. 408
Literature	p. 409
Science: early India	p. 411
Art and architecture	p. 412
Architecture	p. 412
Art	p. 415
Music and dance	p. 418
The people	p. 420
Land and environment	p. 423
Geography	p. 423
Climate	p. 425
Vegetation	p. 426
Wildlife	p. 429
Footnotes	p. 437
Language	p. 439
Food and drink	p. 443
Glossary	p. 448
Index	p. 455
Shorts	p. 458
Maps	p. 459
Advertisers	p. 460
Colour maps	p. 467
Main railway routes	p. 479
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