Visit to Taj Mahal from Candolim Goa

Has anyone visited The Taj Mahal ,whilst on holiday in Candolim,if so can you give me all the details.Including who you booked with,how long was the trip %26amp; how much it costs.

Thanking you in anticipation

Visit to Taj Mahal from Candolim Goa

We visited Taj Mahal last year.Booked trip through Daytripper before we we to Goa.It is 2 days out of your holiday.Flew goa to Delhi.Stayed over night in Delhi.Left Delph very early about 4.30am got high speed train to Agra for Taj.Returned to Delhi late at night.Left delhi lunchtime to fly back to Goa.Very tiring but worth it.Cost £400 each

Visit to Taj Mahal from Candolim Goa

We visited the Taj 2 years ago. Flew from Goa to Delhi, Stayed there 4 nights, visited the Taj and did various other sightseeing trips around Delhi. The whole trip cost about £180 each, booked flights with Spice Jet and organised hotel on the internet.

We did the 2 day Daytripper trip - well worth the money and only 2 days out of your holiday

Day trips from Alleppey

We%26#39;re going to the Marari Beach Resort on Friday for two weeks, any suggestions as to what to do whilst we%26#39;re there? Apart from relax that is :-) Also seen that thunderstorms are forecast, need to bring waterproofs? Thanks

Day trips from Alleppey

Dear Friend ,

Places to visit while in Mararikulam , Alleppey , Kerala !!

Near by the place of stay :

Arthunkal Church , Thumploy church - centuries old

In Alleppey :

the boat making yards near Punnamada and Finishing point Areas

Coir and Doormat making which is a traditional industry - majority of the people employed in this secotor near the area where you stay

backwaters :

motor boating , canoe ride and houseboat cruise - through the backwaters

Kumarakom : 1 hr drive

Temples -Ambalapuzha Sri Krsihna swami temple and numerous others in Alleppey town

Krishnapuram palace and murals - kayamkulam 1 and half hour drive

Ernakulam - Fortcochin

Jewish synagogue , chinese fishing nets , Jew street. spices and other shopping areas

You can select and can be done as day trip

Happy holidays !!!!

best regards

indiantripadvisor@gmail.com

oily skin

Reasonable Car & Driver in Mumbai

HI, today is our last day in Mumbai. I have found a very reasonable car %26amp; driver service that i thought I would share with everyone. They charge INR500 for 4 hours or 40km, INR600 for 6 hours or 6km or INR800 for 8 hours or 80km. It is a small car and not a luxury car but it seats 2 adults and 1 child comfortably in the back seat and the driver was great. PLease contact Mr. Kamlikar at +919821362191.

Cheers,

Gen

Reasonable Car %26amp; Driver in Mumbai

for 4 hrs and 40 kms charges shud hv been INR 400. Its more or less standard for all metro cities.

6 hrs /60 kms for INR 600 is a welcome new slab as this is not on offer in most cities.

Reasonable Car %26amp; Driver in Mumbai

Happy you found a nice car and driver.

I would go for the GPS tracked meru cabs

www.merucabs.com/

http://www.merucabs.com/Fare_Structure.asp

or the Gold cab

For Fleet Taxi booking

Dial

91 22 3244 3333

91 22 3244 9999

http://www.fulora.org/

http://search.justdial.com/

Future visit

I am visiting Bangalore in June and wish to learn to fly (for pleasure)or master horse riding, go rock climbing (even indoors) and learn how to give massage and/or learn yoga/meditation. I am willing to pay for private tuition if no schools exist. Any one with information, please.

Future visit

Hi jafferrajpar,

I will you suggest to visit a Bangalore hotel directory http://www.bangalorehotels.org.uk/ and read the profile of hotels and check the name of the hotels providing indoor rock climbing and massage/ yoga services.

Happy Journey to Bangalore

Hotel Hari International

Any thoughts on this hotel? Anyone stayed recently? It is supposed to be new.

Hotel Hari International

BEWARE! DANGER! In the HOTEL HARI INTERNATIONAL next to the receptionist desk is located the tour agency (Sudha Tours %26amp; Travels) that organizes tours round Bangalore and Karnataka. There works a lady and a tour agent named N.Vijay Kumar. Please, never ever deal with these people!!! I have paid them for the two-person tour round Karnataka plus Goa for 10 nights, 9 days. I鈥檝e paid them 1500$ for the hotel reservation, plus 1000$ for the car with a driver, including parking and Goa cross boarder fee. As a result, no single hotel was the one we planned to stay at and meant it to be reserved! All of them turned out to be second-rate hotels, inexpressibly dirty, with rats and cockroaches. We had to pay Goa cross boarder fee (something round 1400 rupee) and for parking ourselves, for the driver was provided with a kind of a midget sum of money and the tour agent himself, when we contacted with him on the phone, yelled and asserted that these expenses were not included. Besides, we had to pay for the hotel in Panjim for the driver just left us there despite the fact that he must have stayed at his working place for another day. All in all, NEVER EVER deal with a tour agency in Hari hotel, though the hotel itself is very nice.

Goa in August?

Can%26#39;t wait to get back to Goa, and the school summer holiday is probably the next opportunity to get away.

Obviously it is rainy season, but I%26#39;ve heard mixed reports on what the situation is actually like, even locals can%26#39;t agree - some say it is continuously rainy and all the roads are blocked, while others say it should be fine, there will still be some sunshine, though a bit quiet.

I%26#39;d like some opinions from people who either live there or have been in August, rather than hearsay.

Goa in August?

August for me is a great time to come, yeah it%26#39;s still raining, when it rains it rains hard and the last 3 years have been pretty mixed, sometimes there%26#39;s a big sharp blast of rain, others it goes on for a bit. Generally though August, especially later August is when the gaps in the rain become longer and the sun dries the rain up quicker. Roads are usally OK, unless they%26#39;re in a real dip. The slums last year had a nice river running thrugh them (they were pretty the lowest point, but the roads (which are normally bult up a bit are fine.

Goa is beautiful and if you%26#39;re not looking for a beach holiday there%26#39;s stil so much colour and vibrance about the place..

Hope that helps

Rob

Goa in August?

Poipleshadow,

Thanks for the info - Sounds OK.

Any more out there?

Earliest i have been was the end of September, it did rain, only occasionally but it was very heavy when it did, sea was pretty rough, it was several years ago so was much quieter then anyway, we were on the first flight out for the season and only a few hotels were open, no beach shacks up. Went to the waterfalls that year and the road was only just passable and pretty scary. As i say it was a few years ago and things may have changed regarding when the hotels and shacks are running.

I go out on my pushbike most days all thru monsoon and only occasionally get wet, I know where to take shelter or pop into a bar for half an hour and rain stops, and August is more showers than rain and plenty of hazey sunshine, tends to rain more late evening and when you sleep mornings I get out on bike so nothing stops me from getting around and the greenery and flowers are in full bloom and quiter roads especially the beach belt, just enjoy there is something for everyone and still quite a few restaurants that stay open all season with reduced monsoon prices.

do the atm machines accept electron?

do the atm machines accept electron?

do the atm machines accept electron?

Normally most of the Bank%26#39;s ATM are accepting Visa Electron

do the atm machines accept electron?

Hi I am almost sure the ICIC ATM at Kovalam junction accepts electron amongst others.

I will try to confirm this shortly when we use the ATM.

regards

Ian

thanks

Hi Jimi

The ICIC ATM accepts visa electron.

Hope this helps

Ian

I tried to use debit visa cards in atm%26#39;s at kovalam junction but no joy. had to use money changers at kov beach

Did you tell your bank you were going away? I did and could use the machines, my husband didn%26#39;t and had to phone the bank. You can understand them blocking the account when it suddenly starts getting used for cash in India.

yep, we told lloyds before we left when buying travellers cheques and rupees. they said they are unable to prevent cards being blocked and to phone from india if it did. as we could use our cards with money changers it wasn%26#39;t a problem.

Hi! Just returned from Kovalam and had no problem using Visa Electron. We used two ATM%26#39;s at the junction. You can also use your card at money changer near lighthouse.

We also used Axis bank in Trivandrum.

Enjoy your hols!

Hi

The 2 ATM%26#39;s located at Kovalam Junction take most cards but cannot remember if they take Electron.

If you have any problems with any palstic cards then visit Lenic of Cosmic travel, located behind Palm Restuarant on Lighthouse Beach. Don%26#39;t get confused with COSMOS at the bottom of the hill.

Lenic can accept and change all plastic cards and would be willing to help.

Regards

Paul