Indian Himalaya Handbook

by Robert Bradnock; Roma Bradnock

• ISBN13: 9780658014567
• ISBN10: 0658014560
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: NTC Publishing Group

Table of Contents

A foot in the door	3	(11)
Essentials	9	(2)
Planning your trip	11	(7)
Where to go	11	(3)
When to go	14	(1)
Tours and tour operators	15	(2)
Finding out more	17	(1)
Language	18	(1)
Before you travel	18	(4)
Getting in	18	(1)
What to take	19	(1)
Money	20	(2)
Getting there	22	(2)
Air	22	(2)
Road	24	(1)
Touching down	24	(7)
Airport information	24	(2)
Tourist information	26	(1)
Rules, customs and etiquette	27	(2)
Safety	29	(2)
Where to stay	31	(3)
Getting around	34	(10)
Keeping in touch	44	(2)
Food and drink	46	(1)
Shopping	47	(2)
Holidays and festivals	49	(2)
Entertainment	51	(1)
Sport and special interest travel	51	(2)
Trekking	53	(6)
Types of trek	53	(1)
Local and foreign agents	54	(1)
Treking seasons and areas	55	(1)
Trekking precticalities	56	(3)
Health	59	(8)
Further reading	67	(9)
Maps	70	(1)
India on the web	70	(1)
Embassies and consulates	71	(5)
Western Himalaya
Access from Delhi	76	(15)
Garhwal and Kumaon	91	(54)
Dehra Dun and Uttaranchal	96	(49)
Himachal Pradesh	145	(76)
Shimla and Southern Himachal	150	(9)
Kinnaur and Spiti	159	(17)
Kullu Valley	176	(15)
Lahul	191	(7)
Dharamshala and Northern Himachal	198	(15)
Trekking in Himachal Pradesh	213	(8)
Jammu and Kashmir	221	(43)
Srinagar	227	(8)
Ladakh	235	(23)
Zanskar	258	(6)
Eastern Himalaya
Access from Kolkata	264	(9)
Darjeeling and North Bengal	273	(20)
Sikkim	293	(20)
Assam, Meghalaya & Arunachal Pradesh	313	(30)
Assam	316	(16)
Meghalaya	332	(7)
Arunachal Pradesh	339	(4)
Background	343	(54)
History	345	(8)
Modern India	353	(5)
Religion	358	(19)
Culture	377	(7)
Land and environment	384	(13)
Footnotes	397	(2)
Glossary	399	(6)
Useful words and phrases	405	(6)
Index	411	(6)
Advertisers	417	(1)
Shorts	418	(1)
Maps	419	(7)
Colour maps	426