India (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
Language: English
Pages: 1228
ISBN: 1741043085
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Discover India
Shield your eyes as the desert sun ignites the sandstone of Jaisalmer Fort, p. 245
Sway side-to-side as you lumber through the jungle tiger-spotting on the back of an elephant in Corbett Tiger Reserve, p. 472
Head for the hills and the heavens: adventure out from Darjeeling on a trek with stunning Himalayan views, p. 542
Align your chakras and get bent into a new position at a yoga class in Mumbai, p. 780
In This Guide:
Twelve authors, 252 days of in-country research, 28 new hotels in Delhi alone
Our new Activities chapter covers wildlife safaris, adventure tours, trekking, Ayurveda and yoga courses
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Offline map Google map ( 2434948; www.hotelgreen.com; Swarg Ashram; d with/without AC 1300/750; ) In a small enclave of hotels down an alleyway, the newly renovated Green has bright rooms with tasteful furnishings, hot showers and flat-screen TVs. There are peaceful views of the hills – but not the river – from the rooftop terrace. Hallways on some floors are connected by wooden bridges over the atrium. The sibling Green View Hotel around the corner is a bit cheaper (500-900) but not as nice.
Kachchh and Great and Little Ranns, is a seasonal island. During the dry season, the Ranns are vast expanses of hard, dried mud. Come the monsoon, they’re flooded first by seawater, then by fresh river water. The salt in the soil makes the low-lying marsh area almost completely barren. Only on scattered ‘islands’ above the salt level is there coarse grass which provides fodder for the region’s wildlife. The villages dotted across Kachchh’s arid landscape are home to a jigsaw of tribal groups.
Information State Bank of Mysore, Royal Bank of Scotland and ICICI Bank have ATMs on Balmatta Rd, Lighthouse Hill Rd and GHS Rd respectively. Cyber Soft (Lighthouse Hill Rd; per hr 20; 10am-8pm) Fast internet access. KSTDC tourist office ( 2453926; Lalbagh Circle; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat) Pretty useless. Trade Wings ( 2427225; Lighthouse Hill Rd; 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat) Travel agency. Changes travellers cheques. Getting There & Away Air The airport is precariously perched atop a plateau in.
Badami. The 7.35am Bijapur Express now runs to Bijapur (2nd class 120, 3½ hours), while the 2.30am Hubli Express goes to Hubli (2nd class 120, 3½ hours). For Bengaluru, take the 8pm Gol Gumbaz Express (2nd class 244, 13 hours). Getting Around Frequent, on-time local buses make sightseeing in the area quite affordable. You can visit Aihole and Pattadakal in a day from Badami if you get moving early. Start with Aihole (20, one hour), then move to Pattadakal (15, 30 minutes), and finally return.