2 weeks in india - where/what?
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looking at 2 weeks in india in late october or november. the thing is, i have no idea how to fill the time. more a question of too much to see/do than too little, so can anyone give me any pointers?
2 weeks in goa would be a nice relaxing time, but i live close enough to be able to do that as a long weekend anyway. i am thinking more the north - flying in and out of delhi for the taj, jaipur, rajasthan etc. palaces, scenery, amazing food and cool yet cheap hotels are what i'm after.
can anyone help in piecing together a loose itinarary? i don't mind driving over there either which might help [i see worse driving on the way to work!].
2 weeks in goa would be a nice relaxing time, but i live close enough to be able to do that as a long weekend anyway. i am thinking more the north - flying in and out of delhi for the taj, jaipur, rajasthan etc. palaces, scenery, amazing food and cool yet cheap hotels are what i'm after.
can anyone help in piecing together a loose itinarary? i don't mind driving over there either which might help [i see worse driving on the way to work!].
Very very easy to fill your time in India but not get far or spend a lot of time travelling 
The trip you have suggested is one of the classics. Taj. Then Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodpur then out to Jaiselmer and the Thar Desert. More palaces than you can shake a bhaji at. IMHO not the greatest of food experiences but some excellent hotels. The monsoon should have cleared by then ?
Alternatives...
Delhi, Taj, Varanasi, Khajujaro (mucky carvings on temple). So an eastern loop from Delhi.
Bombay, then fly down to Trivandrum and make you way up the West Coast. Temples and beaches and great food in Kerela.
Or for scenery, up to Himachal Pradesh and the Himalayas.
A car with a driver probably is the easiest option.
The trip you have suggested is one of the classics. Taj. Then Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodpur then out to Jaiselmer and the Thar Desert. More palaces than you can shake a bhaji at. IMHO not the greatest of food experiences but some excellent hotels. The monsoon should have cleared by then ?
Alternatives...
Delhi, Taj, Varanasi, Khajujaro (mucky carvings on temple). So an eastern loop from Delhi.
Bombay, then fly down to Trivandrum and make you way up the West Coast. Temples and beaches and great food in Kerela.
Or for scenery, up to Himachal Pradesh and the Himalayas.
A car with a driver probably is the easiest option.
yep, i fancy something classic/classy and rajasthan has always appealed. how much do you reckon i'd need for 2 weeks food and board?
kerala/the south is a good option given i'm going with a veggie, and i work with plenty of people from there who keep telling me to go.
i forgot about the rains though, but think november should be ok?
i will go buy a guide book and work out a route. trains and motorbike should do it, a couple of friends spent a 3mth honeymoon in india and went everywhere on a bmw expedition bike with no issues.
kerala/the south is a good option given i'm going with a veggie, and i work with plenty of people from there who keep telling me to go.
i forgot about the rains though, but think november should be ok?
i will go buy a guide book and work out a route. trains and motorbike should do it, a couple of friends spent a 3mth honeymoon in india and went everywhere on a bmw expedition bike with no issues.
The "must do" at this time of year is the Pushkar Fair.
Take a look at http://www.pushkarcamelfair.com/ to give you an idea.
An incredible experience.
Take a look at http://www.pushkarcamelfair.com/ to give you an idea.
An incredible experience.
Nobby Diesel said:
The "must do" at this time of year is the Pushkar Fair.
Take a look at http://www.pushkarcamelfair.com/ to give you an idea.
An incredible experience.
Take a look at http://www.pushkarcamelfair.com/ to give you an idea.
An incredible experience.
Although I suspect it's got horrendously touristy.Less touristy is the Donkey festival, think that is in November. Although not quite as glam
In terms of costs, luxury taxes make the top end hotels pretty eye-watering. In a country where you can eat for 5p, paying £400 a night for one of the Taj hotels like the Lake Palace in Udaipur or the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodpur will seem expensive even by European standards.
Taj are very much top end, but gives you and idea and you could probably do a Taj tour of Rajashtan.
http://www.tajhotels.com/Luxury/
In terms of costs, luxury taxes make the top end hotels pretty eye-watering. In a country where you can eat for 5p, paying £400 a night for one of the Taj hotels like the Lake Palace in Udaipur or the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodpur will seem expensive even by European standards.
Taj are very much top end, but gives you and idea and you could probably do a Taj tour of Rajashtan.
http://www.tajhotels.com/Luxury/
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