Kolkata and West Bengal Rough Guides Snapshot India (includes the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, Shantiniketan, Darjeeling, the Singalila Trek and Kalimpong)The Rough Guide Snapshot to Kolkata and West Bengal is the ultimate travel guide to this beautiful part of India. It guides you through the state with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from sophisticated, friendly Kolkata (Calcutta) to the dense forests of the Sundarbans, home to Bengal tigers, and the charming tea plantations of Darjeeling. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, hostels and shops ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to India, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Kolkata and West Bengal, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, activities and tips for travelling with children. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to India. Full coverage: Kolkata (Calcutta), Sundarban Tiger Reserve, Murshidabad, Malda, Siliguri, New Jalpaiguri, Jaldapara, Gorumara, Darjeeling, Singalila treks, Kalimpong (Equivalent printed page extent 123 pages). |
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Contents
Introduction to Kolkata West Bengal | |
Maps | |
India Basics | |
Getting there | |
Entry requirements | |
Health | |
Getting around | |
Accommodation | |
Sports | |
Trekking and outdoor activities | |
Yoga meditation and ashrams | |
Culture and etiquette | |
Shopping | |
Travelling with children | |
Travel essentials | |
Common terms and phrases
accommodation Airlines airport ashrams Back to Arrival Back to Travel BBD Bagh Bengaluru Bolpur Bose Rd bus stand buses café Calcutta centre Chennai Chowrasta Chowringhee Rd city’s cooking cuisine Darjeeling Delhi drink eating especially Esplanade festival find first flights floor fly foreign Gangtok garden Ghat Ghoom Hill Cart Road Himalayan Hindu Hooghly House Howrah India Indian food Jeeps Jet Airways Kalighat Kalimpong Kerala Kolkata Lodge Maidan Market meditation Mirza Ghalib mountain Mumbai Murshidabad offer offlces Park St Park Street places popular Pradesh Rabindra railway station Raj asthan restaurants river rooms Rough Guides Sandakphu Shantiniketan shops Sikkim Siliguri South Kolkata Sudder St Sudder Street Sundarbans taxi temple there’s Tibetan ticket tourist offices tours town Travel essentials trekking treks trip usually Uttarakhand visa visitors West Bengal yoga Zakir Hussein
Bibliographic information
| Title | Kolkata and West Bengal Rough Guides Snapshot India (includes the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, Shantiniketan, Darjeeling, the Singalila Trek and Kalimpong) Rough Guide to... |
| Author | Rough Guides |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1409362078, 9781409362074 |
| Subjects | › › Travel / Asia / India & South Asia |
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