Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, 4 weeks...Where else?

kyle_ronnau

I have four weeks starting in delhi, i know i'll do my best to go to agra, dharmasala (if possible) varanasi, darjeeling, even into nepal if i can, then i have to woander back to delhi to catch my return flight. I'll be going at the very end of august, and be there for most of september, so no tiger parks. but nayone recommend places to visit that are in the vicinity of this circular trip?
thanks
kyle

kyle_ronnau

i am a tourist, so i would really just like to overlaod myself with seeing everything, for the landscape, to the temples and ashrams, to the tiny himlayan villages, would prefer to stay central to north india, due to time being there, the weather and all. Though if you know of something amazing, out of the way, i can always adjust.
Thanks again everyone
kyle

dzibead

You might enjoy reading this travel blog for some ideas. The writer and his friend covered a lot of the territory that seems to be of interest to you:
http://www.indolink.com/Travel/varanasi.htm

Darjeeling is quite far from from your "base of operations." Unless you fly from Delhi to Bagdogra and then travel the rest of the way overland, you're in for a fairly long train journey there and back. As an alternative to Darjeeling, you might consider flying from Delhi to Leh in Ladakh. You won't be disappointed! There are daily flights, but if you decide on this option, when you're scheduling your return to Delhi leave yourself a little "time cushion" because flights are sometimes cancelled for weather-related reasons, even at that time of year, which could cause a real problem if it interferes with your departure from Delhi.

bijapuri

you could NOT plan anything more than youhave, and simply visit places you hear about while there.

too much planning tempts the gods, capiche?

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Kyle

We are leaving for India during December for our second trip - have a look at our itinerary: quite hectic with many places to see, but: what the hell, while you are there, see as many places as possible. We are cramping Udaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, Varanasi and Darjeeling in one trip. I would definately recommend some of teh Rajasatan towns to be included in your trip, such as Jaipur, Jaiselmer, Udaipur or Jodhpur. Enjoy!

Our itinerary:
Sunday (10-Dec)
4:45 Arrive Mumbai Day in Mumbai
17:10 Depart Mumbai (9W-3405 Jet Airways)
18:55 Arrive Udaipur (9W-3405 Jet Airways)
Sleep Udaipur (Hotel Anand Bhawan)

Monday (11-Dec)
Udaipur
Sleep Udaipur Hotel Anand Bhawan)

Tuesday (12-Dec)
Depart Udaipur (taxi)
Arrive Jodphur evening
Sleep Jodphur Haveli Guest House)

Wednesday (13-Dec)
Jodphur
Sleep Jodphur (Haveli Guest House)

Thursday (14-Dec)
Jodphur
19:30 Depart Jodphur (2462 Mandor Exp (1A))

Friday (15-Dec)
5:55 Arrive Delhi
Delhi
Sleep Delhi (Hotel Relax)

Saturday (16-Dec)
Full day in Delhi
Sleep Delhi (Hotel Relax)

Sunday (17-Dec)
6:00 Depart Delhi (2002 Bhopal Shabdi)
8:00 Arrive Agra (2002 Bhopal Shabdi)
21:15 Depart Agra (4864 Marundhar Exp (2A))

Monday (18-Dec)
8:20 Arrive Varanasi
Sleep Varanasi (Schindia GH)

Tuesday (19-Dec)
Full day in Varanasi
Sleep Varansi (Schindia GH)

Wednesday (20-Dec)
Full day in Varanasi
18:35 Depart Varanasi (2506 NE Express)

Thursday (21-Dec)
10:35 Arrive NJP (Bagdoghra)
11:00 Depart Darjeeling
15:00 Arrive Darjeeling
Half day in Darjeeling
Sleep Darjeeling (Shangri-La-Regency)

Friday (22-Dec)
Full day in Darjeeling
Sleep Darjeeling (Shangri-La-Recency)

Saturday (23-Dec)
Full day in Darjeeling
Sleep Darjeeling (Shangri-La-Regency)

Sunday (24-Dec)
12:50 Depart Darjeeling (9W-602 Jet Airways)
16:50 Arrive Delhi (9W-602 Jet Airways)
Evening Delhi
Sleep Delhi (Hotel Relax)

Monday (25-Dec)
10:05 Depart Delhi (QR233 Qatar Air)
11:50 Arrive Doha (QR233 Qatar Air)

LuAnnandJawahar

We're with Bijapuri. If you have the luxury of one month, then just plan the first few days and then take it day by day. You can get feedback from other travelers about where they've just been and where they are going next, and you can choose your pace of travel. It's not truly a circle trip that you are describing above, because of the rather large mountians involved and the challenge of east west transport. So you might end up with more of a hub and spoke itinerary. Do make sure that you are already home in Delhi the day before your international flight departs, just to be safe that you don't miss it.

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