Lonely Planet Mumbai Bombay

by David Collins

Only Lonely Planet covers the financial capital of India (formerly known as Bombay) from the glamour of Bollywood to the chaos of Asia's largest slums. The guide includes coverage of short trips from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0864427026
• ISBN13: 9780864427021
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A "must-have" book for a trip to Mumbai

We bought this book on the stregnth of our previous lonely planet guide books , and it proved itself to be every bit as valuable. We were only in Mumbai for 4 days, but during that time we were able to visit all the places that we wanted to go, thanks to the clear directions and advice. Although when we arrived at our hotel and shown the first room it was difficult not to giggle at the truth of lonely planets description"the paint is not always attached to the walls asfirmly as it could be"!!The descriptipn of the caves on Elaphanta Island were invaluable.A good, comprehensive guide on every thing you need to know from prices to hotels, don't leave home without it

a useful guide to south bombay

This is a good if somewhat inadequate guide to Bombay. It focuses mainly on the Southern sections of Bombay - namely Colaba, Fort, Kalbadevi, Bhuleshwar, Malabar Hill and Breach Candy. These neighnourhoods are collectively referred to as "Town" by many Bombayites. However much of the population of greater Bombay lives in the areas north of town along the western and central railway suburban lines. it used to be that all of Bombay's best attractions and restaurants were in town but these days a lot of the more interesting places and restaurants are found outside these areas and in the suburban city neighborhoods. The book has a good list of accommodation, places to eat and interesting sights. The maps are good but do not capture all of the narrow side streets and alleyways in Bombay that make city life so interesting. Finally in a city as chaotic as Bombay things are constantly changing and some of the information here is already out of date. Yet this remains one f the few practical guides to this giant and rather chaotic city. Bombay does not offer much in itself for tourists but it is a great place to experience the full variety of life in India. Bombay is also a good location from which to start travels in India. The Bombay - Delhi overland route passing through Rajasthan and Agra is fascinating and very rewarding for the adventurous traveler.