Travel advice appreciated.. 3 months in India

travel advice & buddies sough for 3 months trip to India

14 years ago, October 10th 2009 No: 1 Msg: #88974 Delete Edit

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Hi, I'm a 30 something UK female planning a 3 month trip to India starting early December. My thoughts are....
Fly to Mumbai, then head down to Goa / Kerala and stay somewhere for Xmas/New year. Early Jan head up to Delhi then across to Varanasi and up into Nepal for a shortish trek before heading back to Delhi for Agra, Rajasthan til early March.

Questions - does this sound feasible given time-frames
Is anyone else planning something similar and fancy joining me for bits of the above?

thanks for your help!

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14 years ago, October 11th 2009 No: 2 Msg: #88999 Delete Edit

Suragh
Ragh Suragh

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Hi Carole..

Yes its perfectly feasible.. And you have timed it well too{From an Indian's point of view} since the months are cool, temperature wise, and you get less pollution and less tiredness. Otherwise summer heat in Delhi and the mid-north can exhaust you ..

And hey you can add more places. I am not sure if this is all you planned to see or you just outlined the endpoints . But in January u can enjoy snow in Himachal pradesh { shimla , Kullu , Manali , Dharamshala etc} or even head to Jammu and Kashmir {J & K}.. J&K is very beautiful during December and January.{In fact thru out the year but Jan and Dec are snowing months.}

And down south between Goa and Kerala , along the same coast, you have Karnataka where you get some nice tourist places..
You can see a lot in 3 months and in very leisurely way too ..

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14 years ago, October 11th 2009 No: 3 Msg: #89007 Delete Edit

Prakash
Prakash Bang

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Carole,

I live in Pune, India. And I envy you to be able to spare 3 months to visit this incredible country. Of course, you can do wonders with the time that you have in hand. India changes every 100 miles... cuisine, dielect, customs & rituals. I am not too sure, but Indian Airlines (now Air India) have a visit India tickets that allows you unlimited travel. Trains are great too to do your things. If I were you, I would certainly visit the entire country and not restrict myself to the places you have mentioned. You may want to visit my blogs especially the ones that highlight few locations of India. Enjoy. Reply to this

14 years ago, October 14th 2009 No: 4 Msg: #89407 Delete Edit

staceyjamie
stacey herbert

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Hi carole.
I will be arriving in india on the 1st of Feb for 23 days before flying from Mumbai to Australia, and was hoping to meet some one cool to do some of rajastan and Goa with.

If you haven't completed your itinerary we might be able to arrange a meet up and travel together for a few days. My profile is a bit scant at the moment, but you could add me on facebook and see all about me, as i'm still trying to work out the html to sort my profile and blog.

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14 years ago, October 14th 2009 No: 5 Msg: #89408 Delete Edit

Hughgels
Hugh Chapman

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Hi there Carole, i have a similar trip planned, i will be flying into India at the start of December, although i haven't booked a flight yet (waiting to see how work pans out), i'll probably be flying into Mumbai, From Perth, I don't have an Itinerary but i like to go with the flow, and i will be going to Nepal some point in January as well to do the Everest base camp trek as well as seeing Pokahra and Chitwan national park and then to Dehli homeward bound in March sometime.
I also don't have a good profile, but i use Travelpod.com, i have several entries www.travelpod.com/members/goontack

So if you want someone to join you for a few days or however long or vise versa let me know
I am also on facebook, Hugh Chapman Reply to this

14 years ago, October 14th 2009 No: 6 Msg: #89461 Delete Edit

deleted_49612
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Hello Carole 😊

Is anyone else planning something similar and fancy joining me for bits of the above?

You could put a post in the Looking for Travel Companions Forum, to find people to join you, if you want.

Mel
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14 years ago, October 16th 2009 No: 7 Msg: #89615 Delete Edit

Tanya 0608
Tanya

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Hello Carole,

Since you plan on being in India during December, I would suggest being in Goa for Xmas and New Years, its thronging with tourists then owing to the season however its spectacular too with beach beds, the vivid display of fish outside all restaurants and the fireworks on the beach on New years is fantastic.

Would request you to book your travel and accommodation at the earliest to Goa bcoz it becomes quite steep closer to December.

From Goa, you could travel to Humpi, a village in northern Karnataka state. Its a UNESCO World Heritage Site and absolutely worth a visit with its extensive rock hewn landscape and the carved temple ruins.

If you are looking at a quiet beachy place, you could head to Gokarna in Karnataka again or head toward Mysore. Mysore is called the City of Palaces because of the number of palaces situated in the city - so, if you are keen on architecture and history - its quite a nice place to visit.

From Mysore you can head to Ooty in Tamil Nadu - its the capital of Nilgiris district situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level. You should opt for the mountain train journey from Mettupalayam (a train station, closest to Ooty) Its a four and a half hours journey; the train twist and blends through 13 tunnels; you can see the tea plantations, green hills and rice fields. From Ooty you could travel onto Coonoor and Coonoor to Coimbatore (all in Tamil Nadu). Coimbatore is a major textile and engineering hub of India.

Using the Palakkad Gap you can reach Ernakulam in Kerala. Ernakulam is an urban place and youd be connected to most cities in Kerala from here. You should take a trip on the Kerala backwaters, there are house boats that you could travel onto various destinations.

Two other destinations in Kerala worth visiting are Thekkady - its the Periyar Wildlife sanctuary its home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs - and Kanyakumari - its the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula and you can see the confluence of Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.

A bus or train from Kanyakumari would take you to Chennai and after you visit Chennai, you could visit Pondicherry. It is a former French colony on the sea side with Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville. You could also visit Mahabalipuram, the monuments here are mostly rock-cut and monolithic. Chennai to Pondicherry is a 2 - 2.5 hour drive, so once you e back you can fly straight to Delhi. If you book your tickets in advance, you should get an airfare for approx 3,000 INR.

Suragh has mentioned the places you can visit on North India, so that should cover all important places in your first visit.

Also, do goolge up these places, so you may add or omit any of these destinations based on personal choice.

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14 years ago, October 23rd 2009 No: 8 Msg: #90443 Delete Edit

rajnikant1975
rajnikant gajera

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hi baker ,
you are most welcome in india ,
if u need anyhelp u can call me anytime ,
in india. u arrive in india ... bombay...then fly for delhi for north india trip ... air Fare from bombay to delhi may b 5000 indian rupees i.e 100 to 125 $ ....from delhi u can visite kullu velly (manikaran) for trecking ..manikaran to manali ..u have 3 months so i suggest u to travel by car so u can enjoy nature well. from kullu to delhi daily flight is availeble ... another trip is possible from manali to leh if no heavy snow fall in himalaya range himalaya is 2500 km long and 225 km wide . but i think it will not possible for you by car as road close in end of november or when snow fall starts ... by road i visited manali to leh 3 times in my life by self drive... one side more then 15000 feet velly and other side himalaya u need 2 to 3 days by car to reach leh in between u can see rohtag pass .. keylong ..ba ra la cha la '---peng ...sarchu ..tag lang la all glacier hight more then 14000 feet to 17000 feet . from Leh u can visite worlds highest motorable road khar dung la it is worlds highest motorable road more then 17800 feet . another view point is magnetic hill where motor bike run autometic without ignition . and from leh 160 km lake named peng it is 160 km long its 1 part in india and 3 parts in china .. in LEH U need 4 days to see its surroundings .. BUT ALL DEPENDS ON WEATHER ..NEXT.. from leh u can visite srinagar by road or by air .. and from air craft u can see a wide range of himalaya ..srinagar to delhi ... delhi to agra to see one wonder of world TAJ MAHAL .. and its surroding .u can also visite nainital .. corbet park .. dharmsala .. delhouse .. .in short north india is full of himalyan adventure . u can drive from delhi to punjab state there u see golden temple in amritsar and vagha border( india pakistan road border )from there u drive in rajsthan state by road jaipur is historical placeand capital of rajsthan in jaipur many tourist guide but not to pay more then 500 rupees per day from there u can visite jaslmer, it is desert . from delhi u can visite haridwa,, rishikeshl, auli , joshimath,it is in utranchal ..from delhi to alhabad by train to visite chitrkut and varanasi from varanasi u can visite darjeeling and gangtok from darjeeling u can visite nepal ..so delhi is prime location for tourist .....from mumbai u can visite north india ... mumbai...goa....karnataka (banglore ) ..kerala ...lakshdweep for marine life but u need registration first becose lakshwdeep is prohibited island now booking available for december there is limited seats so u need to book fast if u like to see marine life and sports activity in sea .... here are few links for u

http://www.lakshadweeptourism.com/
http://www.jktourism.org/
http://www.uttaranchaltourism.net/
http://www.indiaplaces.com/india-famous-monuments.html
http://www.leh-ladakh.com/
http://www.keralatourism.org/
for airticket and bus and rail ticket
I ALSO PLAN TO TRIP INDIA ...HOPE WE JOIN THE TOUR
REGARDS
RAJNIKANT GAJERA

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14 years ago, November 1st 2009 No: 9 Msg: #91620 Delete Edit

mandhira
mandhira naidu

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Hi

Feasible!!!

The places your gonna visit are fun! fun!
Best
Mandhira Naidu

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14 years ago, November 26th 2009 No: 10 Msg: #94537 Delete Edit

backtolife
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Hi Carole...
you hv planned quite well bt dnt miss X-mass n.
plz ensure that U r in GOA for X mass n New year............... Tell u the truth its rocking out there.........
well there is this INTERNATOINAL FILM FESTIVAL....which takes place sometime in during Xmass...
I flew from Dubai last year it was simply superb.... if u r a party animal u wona go Tittos n CUba n West End.....
wow what u ni8life........even m up for the adventure..Lately been to RIshikesh n Varanasi.. it was raining that side.. m exlploring Kerala a bit n dn srilanka.....

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