a few questions

Hi all,

I am just starting to do a little research on india for a trip that we, 2 couples, are planning next year, this will be our first time.

we have about 3 weeks that we can play with and have been looking at the following destinations, which can be reversed if need be .

flying from either sydney or brisbane ,

Delhi 2nts

Varanasi 2nts

Khajuraho 2nts

Agra 2nts

Jaipur 2nts

Udaipur 2nts

Bombay 2nts

Goa 2nts

Bangalore 2nts

then onto bali for a weeks R%26amp;R

1. Can anyone tell me if we should be spending more or less time at any place or something we should not bother with or include .

2. Are we trying to fit in too much ?

3. Does anyone know what airlines fly to bali and where from ?

4. Can you recomend where to stay in each place ...i didnt realise there were so many suburbs in each place.

Not overly into huge crowds , not 100% of the time anyway , but i would still love to see how hectic delhi and mumbai are .we like to walk , restaurants and somewhere to sit and have a nice drink at the end of the day is in our sights.

5. I have a few ideas of what to see and do from an advertised online tour...but does anyone know of better things to see and do away from the usual and if it is easy for us to arrange a tour like this ourselves , as the tour prices seem extremely high, that and the fact that if we find something interesting then we would want to take our time looking , not being rushed like a herd of sheep....lol

I really like the look of the buildings at Khajuraho , although temple hopping is not our favourite thing to do the whole time , we dont mind seeing the spectacular ones. We like to see things of history and culture , old and new ....perhaps a little shopping .

I think thats enough questions for now ....i am sure i will think of a million more before the trip starts .

Any tips are greatly appreciated

many many thanks to those who take the time to answer .

cheers

batt

a few questions

On the whole it sounds like a sensible agenda, but I have some suggestions.

I would do only one night in Agra. There is Agra Fort and the Taj, and Sikandra, but it can all be pretty much done in 1 day, so stay overnight, then drive to Jaipur, stopping to see Fatehpur Sikri on the way.

I am not sure what you%26#39;re doing in Bangalore? It is not a city people pick for sightseeing. I would fly out of Mumbai to Bali. And use the 2 days saved in Bangalore in Rajasthan, perhaps at Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary (before the tiger becomes extinct!).

Also, since Bali is a beach, I would actually skip Goa. For those 2 extra days, an overnight desert safari at Jaisalmer sounds like a better thing.

a few questions

really long post...hv u specified the time of the year anywhere? or hv i missed out seeing it?

If not please do tell us..as this cud be the real decider as to whr u go and whr not.

thanks so much deepa , your ideas sound good .

vibrantholidaysindia

yes sorry about the long post , but i dont like it when people go ..im coming where can i stay and what can i do .....lol we have no idea on what that person wants , so i tried to describe as best as possible .

as for the time of travel , no you didnt miss i t, i forgot about that bit ...hahaha ...MARCH next year .

thanks to both of you

cheers

batt

no offence for the long post...i was trying to just say that since its long, have i missed out on reading the time of travel..:-)

Now posters will hv better ideas for you, im sure

I actually think it%26#39;s a little packed. You%26#39;ll be doing an awful lot of flying! Bear in mind that of your 2 nights in each place, much of one day will be spent either in airports/planes or cars (assuming you%26#39;re doing the Agra/Jaipur/Udaipur run by car.

In 18 nights you could do a car tour (I always say car tours because that%26#39;s what I know, others can help you with other ideas) like this:

Day 1 arrive Delhi

2 Delhi

3 Fly Delhi - Varanasi

4 Varanasi

5 Varanasi

6car to Khajuraho

7 Khajuraho

8 car to Orchha

9 Orchha

10 Orchha - Agra

11 Agra - Jaipur

12 Jaipur

13 Jaipur - Udaipur (quite a long run by car, you could fly, or break it in Pushkar?)

14 Udaipur

15 fly Udaipur - Mumbai

15 -18 in Mumbai and fly to Bali from there.

That feels like a reasonable pace to me, you can give or take a day in each place as per your preferences (e.g. just one night in Khajuraho and add the extra night in Mumbai...I would prefer that I think). But you would miss out on Goa and Bangalore, so I guess it depends on your priorities- where is top of your list?

rajkumari_again

thanks so much for your reply .

within your itinarary , where would we be able to fit in Rajasthan %26amp; Jaisalmer ?

it doesnt matter if we go over the 3 weeks a little as we will have enough holidays up our sleeve to go longer .

thank you

batt

I would reccommend your trip this way:-

1 Delhi

2 Delhi

3 Agra

4 Ranthambore

5 Ranthambore

6 Jaipur

7 Jaipur

8 Pushkar

9 Udaipur

10Jodhpur

11 Jodhpur

12Jaislmer

13 Bikaner

14 Bhartpur

15 Orcha

16 Khajuraho

17 Varanasi

18 Varanasi

19 Bodhgaya

20 Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Kakolat cold water fall(one day)

21 Patna-Delhi-Bali