Winter trips around Delhi? Few days in February

Erniepop · Oct 29th, 2006, 14:02

Hi there,

Great forum, loads of fantastic advice, wish we'd found it earlier!!

We are looking at giving up our NZ summer holidays and hitting the slopes in Gulmarg in February for a week. We've not been to India before but can see from the map it's pretty big, so we realise that we're not going to see too much of it in the 5 days we have spare.

That's where we are hoping you guys can help; we will be flying back into Delhi (loaded up with snowboards) and plan to store them somewhere and spend 4-5 days seeing either Taj Mahal, travelling to Amritsar to see the Golden Temple, or something else entirely. We're keen to see what we can, but not looking to do a 24hr tick everything off the list type trip.

It would be great if anyone had suggestions that fitted in with the time of year, and weren't too far (in relative terms!) out of Delhi (maybe 1/2-1 days travel max)

Thanks,
EP

TimMakins · Oct 29th, 2006, 14:20

Try and fit in Jaipur and/or Varanasi. Both are easy to reach, and if you travel at night, you save a hotel and don't lose a day travelling.

Tim in England

Erniepop · Oct 29th, 2006, 14:31

Thanks for the speedy reply Tim, lightning fast!

Googling those places right now, what makes you recommend them, is there anything we should look to do (or avoid!) if we make it there?

Cheers,
EP
Wellington

capt_mahajan · Oct 29th, 2006, 14:33

You could add

-Jaipur
-Add Fatehpur Sikri to Agra
-Bharatpur sanctuary

TimMakins · Oct 29th, 2006, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erniepop

Googling those places right now, what makes you recommend them, is there anything we should look to do (or avoid!) if we make it there?

If you haven't got one already, I would strongly suggest that you buy yourself a good guidebook for India. The best ones are FootPrint Guides, Rough Guides, and Lonely Planet. When you do, you will quickly see that those two places are in the 'traveller's top 10' of places to go. They are packed with things to see. You won't be disappointed.

As the Captain says, don't miss out a side trip to Fatehpur Sikri when you are in Agra.

Tim in England

Erniepop · Oct 29th, 2006, 14:55

Cheers Tim/Capt, be sure to check them out. I'm sure there's lots on this site about them as well.

Anyone any questions on NZ, let us know! ;-)

jyotirmoy · Oct 29th, 2006, 15:45

Delh-Jaipur-Bharatpur-Agra-Varanasi-Delhi.

Oct 29th, 2006, 14:02	#1
Erniepop Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 8	Winter trips around Delhi? Few days in February Hi there, Great forum, loads of fantastic advice, wish we'd found it earlier!! We are looking at giving up our NZ summer holidays and hitting the slopes in Gulmarg in February for a week. We've not been to India before but can see from the map it's pretty big, so we realise that we're not going to see too much of it in the 5 days we have spare. That's where we are hoping you guys can help; we will be flying back into Delhi (loaded up with snowboards) and plan to store them somewhere and spend 4-5 days seeing either Taj Mahal, travelling to Amritsar to see the Golden Temple, or something else entirely. We're keen to see what we can, but not looking to do a 24hr tick everything off the list type trip. It would be great if anyone had suggestions that fitted in with the time of year, and weren't too far (in relative terms!) out of Delhi (maybe 1/2-1 days travel max) Thanks, EP

Oct 29th, 2006, 14:20	#2
TimMakins Surprised and Delighted by Life Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the road... Posts: 968	Try and fit in Jaipur and/or Varanasi. Both are easy to reach, and if you travel at night, you save a hotel and don't lose a day travelling. Tim in England __________________ Travelling Tim - http://www.mapability.com/blogs/ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

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