Let's Go India & Nepal 8th EdThe Resource for the Independent Traveler For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget-savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. Includes: · Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more · Must-have tips for planning your trip, getting around, and staying safe · Expanded coverage of trekking with day-to-day trail descriptions · In-depth cultural information that offers an insider's look at life in the region · The scoop on India's swankest nightlife · Detailed maps of cities, towns, and the outdoors Featuring not-to-be-missed Experiences Cultural Connections: Master the art of Nepali cooking near Kathmandu Inside Scoops & Hidden Deals: Gather your own chai in the fields of Darjeeling Off the Beaten Path: Traverse the Himalayas on Karnali's white water Get advice, read up, and book tickets at www.letsgo.com |
Contents
Land Fauna and Flora 781 | 8 |
DISCOVER INDIA NEPAL 1 | 8 |
Patan 827 | 8 |
ESSENTIALS | 8 |
Accommodations | 28 |
Keeping in Touch | 37 |
Specific Concerns | 47 |
Studying Abroad | 57 |
Central Bombay 406407 | 406 |
Pune | 413 |
Aurangabad | 423 |
Northeast India | 437 |
Shillong | 449 |
Orissa | 455 |
Puri | 465 |
Punjab and Haryana | 471 |
History | 64 |
Today | 71 |
Culture | 82 |
Additional Resources | 90 |
India and Nepal features articles written | 93 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 96 |
Near Port Blair | 100 |
Andhra Pradesh | 107 |
Tirupati and Tirumala | 116 |
Bihar | 121 |
Gaya | 125 |
Bodh Gaya | 129 |
Delhi 138139 | 138 |
Paharganj | 145 |
Central New Delhi 156157 | 154 |
Goa | 163 |
Calangute and Baga | 175 |
Gujarat | 195 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH | 222 |
Himachal Pradesh 224225 | 224 |
Dharamsala | 229 |
Dharamsala | 231 |
Chamba | 238 |
Parbati Valley | 243 |
Manali | 244 |
Sarahan | 251 |
JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 257 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 259 |
Leh Trekking | 265 |
THE NUBRA VALLEY | 267 |
Karnataka | 271 |
Mysore | 280 |
Mangalore | 281 |
Madikeri | 286 |
Hassan | 289 |
Hospet | 295 |
Hampi | 297 |
Badami | 302 |
Gokarna | 308 |
Kerala | 312 |
Kovalam | 318 |
Varkala | 325 |
Cochin Kochi | 331 |
Cochin | 333 |
Munnar | 341 |
MADHYA PRADESH | 349 |
Madhya Pradesh | 351 |
Indore | 355 |
Amritsar | 479 |
Rajasthan 488489 | 488 |
Pushkar | 511 |
Udaipur | 519 |
Mount Abu | 526 |
Mount Abu | 527 |
Jodhpur | 533 |
Jaisalmer | 536 |
Jaisalmer | 539 |
Bikaner | 544 |
Bikaner | 545 |
SIKKIM | 550 |
Sikkim | 551 |
WESTERN SIKKIM | 558 |
Sikkim Trekking | 563 |
Anna Salai and Egmore | 577 |
Kanchipuram | 583 |
Mahabalipuram mamallapuram | 585 |
Pondicherry | 591 |
Chidambaram | 597 |
Tanjore Thanjavur | 603 |
Near Trichy | 609 |
Madurai | 611 |
Rameswaram | 617 |
Rameswaram | 619 |
Kodaikanal | 624 |
Ooty Udagamandalam | 630 |
UTTARANCHAL | 637 |
Haridwar | 648 |
Garhwal Pilgrimages and Treks | 658 |
Corbett National Park | 666 |
ORISSA | 674 |
Trekking in Kumaon | 682 |
Nanda DeviRup Kund Area | 683 |
Agra | 691 |
Agra Fort | 698 |
454 | 700 |
Mathura and Vrindaban | 705 |
PUNJAB AND HARYANA 471 | 714 |
Varanasi | 723 |
Allahabad | 735 |
Calcutta | 742 |
Darjeeling | 769 |
Nepal | 795 |
Pokhara | 801 |
Volunteer on SPWs 49 months Health Education | |
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ACCOMMODATIONS Agra Airlines airport ashram attached bath auto-rickshaw Bangalore Bank of India beach Bengal bus stand bus station buses Cafe caves Check-out Chennai Chowk Currency Exchange Delhi Dharamsala Dorms doubles east entrance Gandhi Ganga garden Gate Ghat Guest House Gujarat hill Hindu Hospital Hotel India and Nepal Indian Airlines Internet Jaipur jeep Jet Airways Kerala Kolkata Lake Mahal Mall Mallital Mandir Marg MG Rd mosque Mughal Mumbai Museum Nehru Nepal offers Open daily Open M-F Open M-Sa opposite ORIENTATION AND PRACTICAL Palace Park Police Post Office Postal Code PRACTICAL INFORMATION PRADESH railway station Rajasthan Restaurant rickshaw Rishikesh River rooms seat toilets Shiva Sikkim Singles Station Rd street Tamil Nadu taxi temple thalis Tibetan ticket tour Tourist Office town train TRANSPORTATION trek trekking UTTAR PRADESH Varanasi village visa walk