Marco Polo Pocket Guide India South: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore southern India with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the region's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, and a summary of all the festivals and events that take place in southern India. Let Marco Polo show you all this wonderful region has to offer... Southern India gets under your skin. It's a place where the air is soft and velvety, full of promise. Those who really engage with it will also learn much about themselves. A journey through this magical, sensory land is like visiting your inner self. Witness a temple ceremony and you are likely to lose all sense of time and space. Watching fishermen putting out to the Arabian Sea in their ancient catamarans, you will feel as if you are in a time warp. Ayurvedic oil massages can help to induce a state of weightlessness, and everywhere you go, bustle and stress are replaced by a much calmer rhythm. This is southern India! Your Marco Polo India South Pocket Guide includes: Insider Tips - we show you the hidden gems and little known secrets that offer a real insight into the region from an evening excursion on the Mandovi River enjoying Goan dancing to seeing a tiger reserve with a former poacher. Best of - find the best things to do for free, the best `only in' South India experiences, the best things to do if it rains and the best places to relax and spoil yourself. Sightseeing - all of the top sights are organised by area so you can easily plan your vacation. Discovery Tours - specially tailored tours that will get you to the heart of southern India, including Goa and Kerala. Here are the best tours that will help you enjoy all of southern India's stunning scenery and culinary delights. India South in full-colour - Marco Polo Pocket Guide India South includes full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the region to life offering you a real taste of what you can see and enjoy on your trip. Touring App - you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description and map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators and landmarks highlighting the correct direction to tra