help in locating a town in Gujarat

ssloantwo · May 28th, 2006, 03:47

Hi,
I'm going to be in India in January of 2007 with a medical mission. We will be stationed in Deesa. Anyone here ever heard of it? I think it's in Gujarat, but not sure. I think the name of the hospital is Ghandi Medical Center.
What I really want to know is, how far is it to Agra from Deesa?
After the mission a couple of friends and I want to do a couple of days touring before we have to go home and go back to work. Unfortunately, I will only have two days, max, to do something touristy. Any suggestions????
Ssloantwo

Jorge Reverter · May 28th, 2006, 05:27

Have made a search in google. Deesa is in Banaskantha district, north of Gujarat, around 100 km north of Ahmedabad and 30 km from Palampur. Around 600 km from Agra. Probably you can go by train from Ahmedabad to Agra.

Jorge

AJS · May 29th, 2006, 16:25

sloantwo

Hi,

To go to agra, you will have to take a train from Ahmedabad to Delhi,

DElhi - Agra there are various trains or by road.

However if you like travelling by Road, then i suggest following.

DEESA-Bharatpur (bird sactury)- fatehpur sikre historic site of moguul empire and agra.

Spend two days at Bharatpur it is beautiful, on route about 60 kms towards agra is Fathepur sikri, and from there about 35 kms is Agra.

AJS

Jay_J · May 30th, 2006, 15:24

Hi SSloantwo,

Deesa is in North Gujarat. More on the Rajasthan border. It's abt 175 kms approx from Ahmedabad.

Considering the time frame that you have - abt 2 days.

Would suggest that you plan a visit to Rajasthan. Mt. Abu is the nearest Hill station - nothing great there.

For colourful Rajasthan, plan out and visit Udaipur, Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer. You'll go back with vivid images. Also, since it'll be just abt the end of winter, the weather also will be pleasant

For Agra - you'll have to come back to Ahmedabad and depending on the time that you have, you can take a flight to Delhi or a train to Delhi ( which you'll get also from Abu Road Station or Mehsana - both are nearby )

Delhi to Agra - You can do by bus, there are hordes of travel agencies which do this route and can be done in one day or more.. depending on the time and money that you have.

Hope that helps.

rgds,

Jay

Happy Travelling

May 28th, 2006, 03:47	#1
ssloantwo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA Posts: 1	help in locating a town in Gujarat Hi, I'm going to be in India in January of 2007 with a medical mission. We will be stationed in Deesa. Anyone here ever heard of it? I think it's in Gujarat, but not sure. I think the name of the hospital is Ghandi Medical Center. What I really want to know is, how far is it to Agra from Deesa? After the mission a couple of friends and I want to do a couple of days touring before we have to go home and go back to work. Unfortunately, I will only have two days, max, to do something touristy. Any suggestions???? Ssloantwo

May 30th, 2006, 15:24	#4
Jay_J Traveller Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ahmedabad,Gujarat, India Posts: 78	Deesa Hi SSloantwo, Deesa is in North Gujarat. More on the Rajasthan border. It's abt 175 kms approx from Ahmedabad. Considering the time frame that you have - abt 2 days. Would suggest that you plan a visit to Rajasthan. Mt. Abu is the nearest Hill station - nothing great there. For colourful Rajasthan, plan out and visit Udaipur, Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer. You'll go back with vivid images. Also, since it'll be just abt the end of winter, the weather also will be pleasant For Agra - you'll have to come back to Ahmedabad and depending on the time that you have, you can take a flight to Delhi or a train to Delhi ( which you'll get also from Abu Road Station or Mehsana - both are nearby ) Delhi to Agra - You can do by bus, there are hordes of travel agencies which do this route and can be done in one day or more.. depending on the time and money that you have. Hope that helps. rgds, Jay Happy Travelling __________________ ------------------------- http://raahitrails.fotopic.net - Ladakh & Spiti ride - LKM 2008 http://raahi.fotopic.net - Ladakh ride - LKM 2006 http://yaadein.fotopic.net - Rides in and around Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh http://jugaad.fotopic.net- Ride to Arunachal Pradesh http://www.60kph.com

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May 28th, 2006, 05:27	#2
Jorge Reverter Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Murcia - Spain Posts: 1,106	Have made a search in google. Deesa is in Banaskantha district, north of Gujarat, around 100 km north of Ahmedabad and 30 km from Palampur. Around 600 km from Agra. Probably you can go by train from Ahmedabad to Agra. Jorge

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AJS Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: AHMEDABAD Posts: 19	sloantwo Hi, To go to agra, you will have to take a train from Ahmedabad to Delhi, DElhi - Agra there are various trains or by road. However if you like travelling by Road, then i suggest following. DEESA-Bharatpur (bird sactury)- fatehpur sikre historic site of moguul empire and agra. Spend two days at Bharatpur it is beautiful, on route about 60 kms towards agra is Fathepur sikri, and from there about 35 kms is Agra. AJS

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