Our popular book about India has been expanded to include Sri Lanka. This trusted guide is essential reading for the independent traveller interested in culture, style and people. These special places to stay include colonial hill stations, safari camps and sprawling palaces. From £10 to £210 a night, this is a remarkable collection of places that will transform travel in India and Sri Lanka. The variety of places is rich and astonishing. You can stay in an old Portuguese church and dine on the roof, explore an organic farm and its spice garden, or live on the edge of the desert.