India

Remarkable, bewildering, totally irresistible - India offers a million different experiences, all at once, all the time. If you seek spiritual enlightenment, the thrill of scaling the mighty Himalaya, or the buzz of a modern hypermetropolis - or if you just want to lie on a tropical beach and count cows - discover the sensory overload that is India with this topselling guide.

• REST EASY in the best accommodation - from budget guesthouses to Rajput palaces

• ENRICH YOUR EXPERIENCE with our chapters on India's extraordinary history and culture

• ESCAPE THE CROWDS and see the India beyond the tourist trail: little-known national parks, remote tribal villages and stunning mountain treks

• TELL YOUR KULFI FROM YOUR KULCHA with our comprehensive chapter on Indian cuisine, remote tribal villages and stunning mountain treks

• FIND YOUR WAY from Kargil to Kanyakumari and back again with the help of detailed transport information and over 200 maps