Fodor's Essential India: with Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai & Kerala (Full-color Travel Guide)

useful guide, hard to find paper tour guides any more

Very informative

If I ever get to India, this Fodor's guide has convinced me to go on a tour or to hire a dedicated tour guide. Almost every page mentions the chaotic, rowdy, raucous, crowded cities, streets and tourist sites. I think I would be overwhelmed if I were to go as an independent traveler, as I usually do. The pushy hawkers and food safety issues would also make me think twice. I'd want to have someone assisting me. The maps included are basic, showing only the major streets and sites, so of course you'd need more detailed information if you traveled on your own. I'm surprised at the few number of photos -- this is not a guide to get you excited about the country. But there is an interesting page that suggests movies and books to see and read before you go. It's not entirely up to date -- they should have mentioned "Lion," about an Indian boy who gets lost and separated from his family, and "Million Dollar Arm," about two Indian boys recruited for American baseball. Not surprisingly, "Passage to India" is not mentioned!

I'm an avid Lonely Planet man but their India book is not up to date like Fodor's. Also, The LP version is a massive tome that serves a definite purpose (like it did for me when traveling to India 23 years ago). This time, however, with the access to internet and other sources, the guide proved very helpful for essential info, like historical landmarks, a quick go-to for a tasty restaurant recommendation and cross referencing hotels found online. we hit the main spots in India but if you want deeper, richer info, use a different book. For us, this was (and is, since we are still in India as I write this!!) perfect!

1 Does not have comprehensive details for a traveler but only high level insights 2 All India is not covered but only a few states. 3. Small book size makes it easy to carry around.

Good review for our upcoming trip to India

Arrived as described - great condition good seller

Lots of useful information.

For detailed informative book. Helpful in planning a trip. Food drink and shopping guide very helpful

Details required

Information overload. All of it fabulous!!!!

Used extensively for our trip to India