How well do you know the travel options in India?

steven_ber

I'm looking for someone to help me with a massive India travel project, it's a commercial project and the person will share in any profit if the project is successful.

I don't necessarily need the person with the most knowledge, just someone who thinks the same way I do regarding travel from A to B.

But the person does need the ability to see a list of destinations and automatically know the best route to see all those places.

Have a look at the following....

If you can suggest a route for the 4 tours above, send me a private message with the details.

Not the full details, just....the route you think is best and if you think a day train, overnight train, flight or bus is the best way to get between each place.

There are no correct answers, I just want to find someone who thinks the same was I do, this requirement is essential for the project to succeed.

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Train information.

PeakXV

Safety, comfort, time, & budget(for me in that order ... others not!) are factors that weigh heavily in route selection for many travellers. Not at liberty to help directly on this but if I were plugging into a "smart-route-selector database" I would want to be able to "weight" my queries with my travel "concerns de jour".

Best of luck in your project.

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Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

bijapuri

no itinerary can be put together without knowing about the client, isn't it?

Dear client:
How many people in your party?
What is your time frame?
What is your budget?
What level of comfort are you expecting?
What is your prefered mode of travel?
Have you traveled in India before, or any siimilar country?


Kindly supply the detail to these questions and I will be most happy to arrange an itinerary to delight you.

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Sadanand Kamath

Yes, this is one way of looking at the issue. The other way is to prepare a readymade intinerary and let the perspective client decide to take it, modify it to suit his requirements or leave it altogether

Sadanand

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York_Katni

mumbai to mangalore matsyagandha express not netravati as it is crowded
mangalore to shornur mail
shornur ernakulam intercity
ernakulam-varkala trivandrum express which leaves early in the morning

York_Katni

it would help if you give the full schedule. For Raipur from Varansi take an early morning train to Kanpur and from there take the Kanpur-Durg express which is weekly twice. It will help if you avoid the Sarnath like plague as it is late and crowded. The kanpur-durg express is a good train to travel.

Nattusbs

Steven_ber

What is going on?

I sent you my PM with a comprehensive reply and no response.

How many PM's have you got?

Cheers

Nattusbs

Nick-H

Steven was away for a few days.

We haven't seen him much this week --- I expect he's catching up.

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steven_ber

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

More than I expected.

I will try replying to the PM's this morning.

steven_ber

visit a submarine (Vizag)
Get my hair cut at one of the busiest temples in India (Tirumalai/Tirupati)
See some caves (Borra Caves, near Vizag)
Meet a friend at the Broadlands hotel (Chennai)
Spend a week on a tropical Island (Andaman Islands)
See some sand artists (Puri)
Visit a world famous cricket ground (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
See a tribal town (Koraput, Orissa)

I only want to take one flight. (A boat and a flight connect the Andaman Islands to Kolkata & Chennai)

So my thinking was.....

Arrive Chennai
Day train to Tirupati
Overnight train from Tirupati to Vizag
Day train to Borra Caves
Same day train to Koraput
Direct overnight train from Koraput to Khurda Road (for access to Puri)
Overnight train Puri to Kolkata
Boat to Port Blair
Flight to Chennai.

I've received PM's suggesting other routes; these are equally viable (and arguably more interesting) and just go to show how we all think differently.

York_Katni

Sorry I meant the Shalimar-Howrah bullock cart or the Mail to Durg from Nagpur and then the weekly twice Durg Kanpur Express from Durg in the evening.

Lokmanya Tilak-Shalimar Express good for short rides as reservation is available ususally from Nagpur to Durg.

for vizag to Tirupati take the Bangalore-Kakinada town Seshadri Express and change to Ratnachal superfast at Rajahmundry and you'll be in by around 11.30AM.
Seshadri is at 20.00hrs from Tirupati. It is a better train than Tirumala and the scenery is superb.

korapur to vizag by deluxe bus
vizag to Khurda Road INTERCITY EXPRESS AC[daily]ex vizag afternoon 14.30hrs accomodation is avaialble.