Lonely Planet North India

by Honan, Mark; Bindloss, Joseph; Greenway, Paul; Murphy, Alan; Connolly, Joyce; Ham, Anthony; Singh, Sarina

• ISBN13: 9781864503302
• ISBN10: 1864503300
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Travel guide covering Nothern India from Chhatisgarh in the south, to Jammu and Kashmir in the north, to Arunachal Pradesh in the east. Provides facts about the country, facts for the visitor, transport information, suggested itineraries, and information on things to see and do. Also outlines entertainment, accommodation, history, climate, flora and fauna and shopping, region by region. Includes basic language and phrases, maps, full-colour photos, glossary and index.

Table of Contents

The Authors	7	(4)
This Book	11	(1)
Foreword	12	(3)
Introduction	15	(2)
Facts About North India	17	(70)
History	17	(14)
Geography & Geology	31	(2)
Climate	33	(1)
Ecology & Environment	34	(5)
Flora & Fauna	39	(4)
Government & Politics	43	(2)
Economy	45	(3)
Population & People	48	(2)
Education	50	(1)
Science	50	(1)
Philosophy	51	(1)
Arts	52	(12)
Society & Conduct	64	(1)
The Way of the Buddha	65	(13)
Religion	78	(7)
Language	85	(2)
Facts for the Visitor	87	(79)
Highlights	87	(2)
Suggested Itineraries	89	(3)
Planning	92	(3)
Responsible Tourism	95	(3)
Tourist Offices	98	(1)
Visas & Documents	99	(2)
Embassies & Consulates	101	(2)
Customs	103	(1)
Money	103	(4)
Post & Communications	107	(2)
Internet Resources	109	(1)
Books	109	(5)
Films	114	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	114	(1)
Photography & Video	115	(1)
Time	116	(1)
Electricity	116	(1)
Weights & Measures	116	(1)
Laundry	116	(1)
Toilets	117	(1)
Health	117	(13)
Women Travellers	130	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	131	(1)
Disabled Travellers	132	(1)
Senior Travellers	132	(1)
Travel with Children	133	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	133	(4)
Emergencies	137	(1)
Legal Matters	137	(1)
Business Hours	137	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	138	(2)
Activities	140	(3)
Courses	143	(1)
Volunteer Work	144	(3)
Accommodation	147	(3)
Food	150	(6)
Drinks	156	(2)
Entertainment	158	(1)
Spectator Sports	159	(1)
Shopping	160	(6)
Getting there & Away	166	(12)
Air	166	(8)
Land	174	(3)
Sea	177	(1)
Organised Tours	177	(1)
Getting Around	178	(17)
Air	178	(1)
Bus	179	(2)
Train	181	(3)
Car	184	(2)
Motorcycle	186	(3)
Bicycle	189	(2)
Boat	191	(1)
Local Transport	191	(3)
Organised Tours	194	(1)
Delhi	195	(60)
History	195	(1)
Orientation	196	(1)
Information	197	(7)
Old Delhi	204	(7)
New Delhi	211	(9)
Other Attractions	220	(2)
Activities	222	(1)
Courses	223	(1)
Organised Tours	223	(1)
Special Events	224	(1)
Places to Stay	224	(9)
Places to Eat	233	(3)
Entertainment	236	(2)
Shopping	238	(2)
Getting There & Away	240	(4)
Getting Around	244	(3)
Islamic & Mughal Architecture	247	(4)
Greater Delhi	251	(1)
Jahanpanah	251	(1)
Tughlaqabad	252	(1)
Qutb Minar Complex	252	(3)
Punjab & Haryana	255	(22)
Haryana	258	(1)
Chandigarh	258	(5)
Around Chandigarh	263	(1)
Chandigarh to Delhi	264	(1)
Surajkund	264	(1)
Sultanpur	264	(1)
Rohtak	265	(1)
Hansi	265	(1)
Sirsa	265	(1)
Punjab	265	(1)
Amritsar	265	(7)
Kapurthala	272	(1)
Jalandhar	272	(1)
Anandpur Sahib	273	(1)
Ludhiana	274	(1)
Sirhind	274	(1)
Patiala	275	(1)
Bathinda	275	(1)
Faridkot	275	(1)
Firozpur	275	(1)
Pathankot	276	(1)
Himachal Pradesh	277	(79)
Shimla	281	(9)
Around Shimla	290	(1)
Mashobra	291	(1)
Naldehra	291	(1)
Tattapani	291	(1)
Chail	291	(1)
Kasauli	292	(1)
Nahan	292	(1)
Renuka Lake	292	(1)
Paonta Sahib	293	(1)
Kufri	293	(1)
Hatkoti	294	(1)
Narkanda	294	(1)
Sutlej Valley	295	(1)
Rampur	295	(1)
Sarahan	296	(1)
Kinnaur	297	(1)
Rekong Peo	298	(1)
Kalpa	299	(1)
Sangla Valley	300	(1)
Sangla	300	(1)
Kamru	301	(1)
Rakcham & Chitkul	301	(1)
Kangra Valley	302	(1)
Dharamsala	302	(1)
Around Dharmasala	303	(14)
Chamba Valley	317	(1)
Dalhousie	318	(3)
Khajiar	321	(1)
Chamba	321	(4)
Bharmour	325	(1)
Kullu & Parvati Valleys	326	(1)
Mandi	326	(3)
Around Mandi	329	(1)
Mandi to Kullu	329	(1)
Kullu	330	(4)
Jari	334	(1)
Kasol	334	(1)
Manikaran	335	(1)
Kullu to Manali	336	(1)
Naggar	337	(1)
Jagatsukh	338	(1)
Manali	338	(10)
Around Manali	348	(2)
Lahaul & Spiti	350	(1)
Manali to Keylong	351	(1)
Keylong	351	(1)
Around Keylong	352	(1)
Keylong to Kaza	352	(1)
Kaza	352	(1)
Around Kaza	353	(3)
Jammu & Kashmir	356	(4)
Jammu Region	358	(1)
Kashmir Valley	359	(1)
Ladakh & Zanskar	360	(43)
Ladakh	362	(5)
Leh	367	(12)
Around Leh	379	(6)
Nubra Valley	385	(4)
Rupsu Valley	389	(1)
Pangong Tso	390	(1)
Dha-Hanu	390	(1)
Leh to Manali	391	(2)
Leh to Kargil	393	(2)
Kargil	395	(3)
Kargil to Padum	398	(1)
Trekking in Ladakh	399	(1)
Zanskar	400	(1)
Padum	400	(1)
Trekking in Zanskar	401	(2)
Uttar Pradesh & Uttaranchal	403	(123)
Uttar Pradesh	403	(2)
Agra	405	(15)
Fatehpur Sikri	420	(4)
Bateshwar	424	(1)
Mathura	424	(2)
Vrindavan	426	(5)
North India's
Pilgrimage Sites	431
Barsana & Goverdhan	428	(1)
Gokul & Mahaban	428	(1)
Meerut	428	(1)
Aligarh	428	(1)
Etawah	429	(1)
Kannauj	429	(1)
Kanpur	429	(1)
Jhansi	430	(1)
Lucknow	430	(10)
Allahabad	440	(7)
Faizabad	447	(1)
Ayodehya	447	(2)
Shravasti	449	(1)
Varanasi	450	(18)
Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary	468	(1)
Sarnath	468	(2)
Jaunpur	470	(1)
Gorakhpur	471	(1)
Kushinagar	472	(1)
Saunauli	473	(2)
Uttaranchal	475	(2)
Dehra Dun	477	(4)
Mussorie	481	(5)
Haridwar	486	(6)
Rajaji National Park	492	(1)
Rishikesh	493	(7)
Rishikesh to the Char Dham	500	(1)
Garhwal Himalaya	500	(9)
Kumaon Himalaya	509	(17)
Bihar & Jharkhand	526	(22)
Bihar	528	(1)
Patna	528	(5)
Sonepur	533	(1)
Vaishali	534	(1)
Muzaffarpur	534	(1)
Raxaul	535	(1)
Bodhgaya	535	(5)
Gaya	540	(1)
Around Gaya	541	(1)
Sasaram	542	(2)
Nalanda	544	(1)
Rajgir	544	(1)
Pawapuri	545	(1)
Jharkhand	545	(1)
Ranchi	546	(1)
Hazaribagh	547	(1)
Bela National Park	547	(1)
Parasnath	547	(1)
Kolkata (Calcutta)	548	(34)
History	549	(1)
Orientation	550	(1)
Information	551	(5)
Chowringhee Area	556	(2)
BBD Bagh Area	558	(2)
Other Places of Worship	560	(1)
Cultural Centres	560	(1)
Parks & Gardens	561	(1)
Other Museums & Galleries	562	(1)
Other Attractions	563	(1)
Meditation	564	(1)
Swimming	564	(1)
Horse Riding	564	(1)
Golf	564	(1)
Organised Tours	564	(1)
Special Events	565	(1)
Places to Stay	565	(6)
Places to Eat	571	(4)
Entertainment	575	(1)
Shopping	576	(1)
Getting There & Away	576	(3)
Getting Around	579	(3)
West Bengal	582	(40)
South of Kolkata	583	(1)
Down the Hooghly	583	(2)
Diamond Harbour	585	(1)
Sagar Island (Sagardwip)	585	(1)
Digha	585	(1)
Bakkali	585	(1)
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary	585	(1)
North of Kolkata	586	(1)
Serampore & Barrackpore	586	(1)
Chandarnagar	586	(1)
Hooghly & Satgaon	587	(1)
Vishnupur	587	(1)
Jairambati & Kamarpukur	587	(1)
Shantiniketan	587	(1)
Nabadwip & Mayapur	588	(1)
Palashi (Plassey)	588	(1)
Murshidabad	588	(1)
Berhampore	589	(1)
West Bengal Hills	589	(1)
Malda	589	(1)
Gaur	590	(1)
Pandua	591	(1)
Siliguri & New Jalpaiguri	591	(3)
Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary	594	(1)
Mirik	595	(2)
Kurseong	597	(1)
Darjeeling	597	(18)
Kalimpong	615	(7)
Sikkim	622	(19)
East Sikkim	626	(1)
Gangtok	626	(6)
Around Gangtok	632	(2)
North Sikkim	634	(1)
Phodong	634	(1)
Yumthang Valley	635	(1)
South Sikkim	635	(1)
Ravangla	635	(1)
Around Ravangla	635	(1)
Jorethang	635	(1)
West Sikkim	636	(1)
Gezing (Gayshing)	636	(1)
Pelling	636	(2)
Khecheopari Lake	638	(1)
Tashiding	638	(1)
Yuksom	639	(1)
Trekking in Sikkim	639	(2)
North-Eastern Region	641	(29)
Assam	643	(2)
Guwahati	645	(4)
Around Guwahati	649	(1)
Tezpur	650	(1)
Orang Wildlife Sanctuary	650	(1)
Nameri National Park	650	(1)
Kaziranga National Park	651	(1)
Upper Assam	652	(1)
Southern Assam	653	(1)
Meghalaya	654	(1)
Shillong	654	(4)
Around Meghalaya	658	(1)
Tripura	658	(1)
Agartala	659	(2)
Around Tripura	661	(1)
Arunachal Pradesh	662	(2)
Itanagar	664	(1)
Western Arunachal Pradesh	664	(1)
Central Arunachal Pradesh	665	(1)
Eastern Arunachal Pradesh	665	(1)
Nagaland	665	(1)
Kohima	666	(1)
Dimapur	667	(1)
Mokokchung	667	(1)
Wokha	667	(1)
Mizoram	667	(1)
Aizawl	668	(1)
Manipur	668	(1)
Imphal	669	(1)
Loktak Lake	669	(1)
Rajasthan	670	(100)
Estern Rajasthan	673	(1)
Jaipur	673	(12)
Around Jaipur	685	(2)
Bharatpur	687	(3)
Deeg	690	(1)
Alwar	691	(1)
Sariska Tiger Reserve & National Park	692	(1)
Shekhawati Region	692	(5)
Ajmer	697	(3)
Around Ajmer	700	(1)
Pushkar	701	(6)
Ranthambhore National Park	707	(2)
Southern Rajasthan	709	(1)
Bundi	709	(4)
Kota	713	(3)
Chittorgarh (Chittor)	716	(4)
Around Chittorgarh	720	(1)
Udaipur	720	(12)
Around Udaipur	732	(5)
Mt Abu	737	(6)
Around Mt Abu	743	(1)
Western Rajasthan	743	(1)
Jodhpur	743	(7)
Around Jodhpur	750	(1)
Jaisalmer	751	(11)
Around Jaisalmer	762	(2)
Bikaner	764	(4)
Around Bikaner	768	(2)
Gujarat	770	(54)
Eastern Gujarat	773	(1)
Ahmedabad	773	(11)
Around Ahmedabad	784	(2)
Gandhinagar	786	(1)
Vadodara (Baroda)	786	(2)
Around Vadodara	788	(1)
Bharuch	789	(1)
Surat	789	(1)
Around Surat	790	(1)
Daman	790	(2)
Saputara	792	(1)
Saurashtra	793	(1)
Bhavnagar	793	(3)
Palitana	796	(1)
Diu	797	(6)
Veraval	803	(1)
Somnath	804	(2)
Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary	806	(2)
Junagadh	808	(4)
Porbandar	812	(2)
Dwarka	814	(1)
Jamnagar	814	(3)
Rajkot	817	(2)
Around Rajkot	819	(1)
Kutch (Kachchh)	820	(1)
Bhuj	820	(2)
Around Bhuj	822	(1)
Mandvi	822	(1)
Little Rann of Kutch	823	(1)
Madhya Pradesh & Chhatisgarh	824	(59)
Northern Madhya Pradesh	826	(1)
Gwalior	826	(5)
Shivpuri	831	(1)
Dholpur	831	(1)
Chanderi	831	(1)
Jhansi	832	(2)
Around Jhansi	834	(1)
Orchha	834	(3)
Khajuraho	837	(9)
Around Khajuraho	846	(1)
Satna	847	(1)
Central Madhya Pradesh	847	(1)
Bhopal	847	(7)
Around Bhopal	854	(1)
Sanchi	855	(4)
Around Sanchi	859	(1)
Pachmarhi	860	(2)
Pipariya	862	(1)
Western Madhya Pradesh	862	(1)
Ujjain	862	(3)
Indore	865	(3)
Around Indore	868	(2)
Mandu	870	(4)
Eastern Madhya Pradesh	874	(1)
Jabalpur	874	(3)
Around Jabalpur	877	(1)
Narsinghpur	877	(1)
Kanha National Park	878	(2)
Bandhavgarh National Park	880	(1)
Chhatisgarh	881	(1)
Bhoramdeo	882	(1)
Kawardha	882	(1)
Bilaspur	882	(1)
Language	883	(6)
Hindi	883	(6)
GLOSSARY	889	(11)
General	889	(7)
Food & Drink	896	(4)
Index	900