Lonely Planet South India & Kerala (Travel Guide)

You can't beat Lonely Planet guides. I am getting inspired and planning my journey now...! I do yearn for more colour photos but I can get them online and wouldn't sacrifice all that info for big pics.

Great book, very informative, asset during my 6 week trip to south India.Used regularly for accommodation, eating and travel plans.

limited info on where i am going but seems ok at first read, will see how useful when get there

This is an updated version of the older Lonely Planet guide I had. I would recommend it not only for the information on each area but also on the culture, history etc of South India. It is also light enough to travel with which is important to me.

It is a good overview and as such tries to cover too much. It aims at all types of travellers from backpackers to high end which is difficult for a country like India. The information were very superficial and more detail would be appreciated. It misses important detail a such as where to go and guidance of charges or where to find the up to date information. I used to buy Marco polo for my European trips which much more can be used as a tour guide with historical information. This is something i missed in this book. A lot of the do's and don't are applicable for rural areas but the more metropolitan towns such as Mumbai and Bangalore are more progressing towards the west and some suggestions of what you should do would look awkward (backwards) to the locals.

An invaluable resource to 'see' where you are going before travel and especially whilst there.

Visiting Kerala for the third time this December

Has many of the features of the last book's edition and a few additions. Overall a fantastic guide to Kerala and one I will use again when I go back.

Great info, as expected. It’s still worth getting a lonely planet for your trip, despite having a lot of info on the Internet available these days.

Tres bon livre

Useful compact practical guide from people who have been there and researched everything themselves.

I recently traveled to Mumbai and Madurai/the surrounding area and this book was extremely helpful in planning my trip. Highly recommend for anyone traveling to South India.

Easy descriptions and great local tips.Book is free of advertisements and also it is light weight so that it is easy to carry around.It also have good accommodation list of all budgets.