Help on leaving Delhi....2 weeks in Rajastan

dadsonic · Jul 9th, 2007, 16:44

Hi all, I'm planning my 1st trip to India with a friend. We have 4 weeks to visit Rajastan and northern India. We arrive in Delhi at 11:40pm, but we are not planning on spending anytime in Delhi until our flight back. We would like to go to Rajastan straight away, but we are unsure if there are night buses that go from the airport, if we need to book a train, if the train station is far from the airport, or if we need to book a hotel for the first night and leave in the morning....In short, we don't know anything about Delhi, or transport from Delhi and would like as much advise as possible about arriving at Delhi airport, making prebookings, and how long bus/train trips are from Delhi, if we want to do the golden triangle, or discover more of Rajastan.
If you have any other advise on 4weeks in Rajastan and northern India, I'd appreciate it also!
Thanks

jyotirmoy · Jul 9th, 2007, 16:59

No chance of taking any bus at that hour at night. Book a hotel in Delhi. Delhi is a wonderful historical city do not miss it. You haven't mentioned the places you want to visit in Rajasthan. The train station is far from the airport. If you plan to take overnight trains you must book well in advance. Please go thru the posts in Rajasthan forum & frame your itinerary.

dadsonic · Jul 9th, 2007, 20:29

Thanks, it sounds like it will be easier to spend the night in Delhi. Definately will spend a couple of days visiting Delhi before we take the return flight home. In Rajastan we want to do the golden triangle, but also visit not so touristy towns as well, as we have 2 weeks in Rajastan before heading north. We want to head up to Ladakh, but are not sure on the best way to go...and places to visit on the way...Any advise?

shashank.aggarwal · Jul 9th, 2007, 20:45

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Originally Posted by dadsonic

Thanks, it sounds like it will be easier to spend the night in Delhi. Definately will spend a couple of days visiting Delhi before we take the return flight home. In Rajastan we want to do the golden triangle, but also visit not so touristy towns as well, as we have 2 weeks in Rajastan before heading north. We want to head up to Ladakh, but are not sure on the best way to go...and places to visit on the way...Any advise?

Golden Triangle doesn't mean Rajasthan..Golden Triangle is Delhi - Agra - Jaipur..

In Rajasthan there are lots of options..Pushkar, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Mt. Abu etc..There must be lot of iteneries available on IM, please refer to them first..

dadsonic · Jul 9th, 2007, 22:31

We arrive in Delhi 2nd Aug, near midnight, and want to head to Rajastan as soon as possible.(we will check out Delhi on the return). We have 4 weeks in all and wish to visit Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, and any other places you can recommend in Rajastan before heading north to Ladakh, visiting Chandigarh, Simla and otherplaces recommended..... How is the best way to travel with a cheap budget and visit as much as possible on the way. Which would be the best route to take, and where to start?...Any advise?

Yogesh Sarkar · Jul 9th, 2007, 23:07

If you have only 4 weeks then it might be a good idea to spend it all in Ladakh and Himachal, adding Rajasthan would just increase the travel time and would leave little time for exploration.

incitatus · Jul 10th, 2007, 07:40

Please take the advice which Yogesh offers.

Travel to and from Ladakh whether by air or land can be subject to severe delay due to weather, landslide,security situation etc.Any cancellation of transport leads to a backlog
which can take days to even out.
If you are serious about Ladakh I recommend you go there immediately- preferably by air -and leave overland for best travelling conditions.Two weeks is the minimum I would suggest for this trip.

For a quick getaway to Rajasthan- book tickets in advance (online)for train no 2015 Ajmer Shatabdi which leaves New Delhi at 06.10 arrives Jaipur at 10.45.
On arrival at Delhi airport takes the EATS bus to Ajmer gate and have 40 winks in the first class waiting room while waiting for your train.You can also doze on the train but the staff keep waking you up for food.
You will thus be in Rajasthan's biggest city within 12 hours of landing.
If you can't buy tickets in advance just go to New Delhi station and wait for the ticket office for same day travel opens and get your ticket there.In this season there's usually plenty of availability.

dadsonic · Jul 10th, 2007, 15:50

Thanks, yea it'll be better to go north and see if I have any time left before going to Rajastan, as 4 weeks isn't that long to do everything... Would it be better to go north first also because of the weather? Do you know the temperatures north of Delhi, in Aug?

dadsonic · Jul 10th, 2007, 16:26

Hey we're thinking of going through the parvati valley and himachal pradesh on the way to Ladakh, hoping to do some short treking, short buddist retreat, or meditation, music...on the way..Know of nice places to go?

Jul 9th, 2007, 16:44	#1
dadsonic Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 5	Help on leaving Delhi....2 weeks in Rajastan Hi all, I'm planning my 1st trip to India with a friend. We have 4 weeks to visit Rajastan and northern India. We arrive in Delhi at 11:40pm, but we are not planning on spending anytime in Delhi until our flight back. We would like to go to Rajastan straight away, but we are unsure if there are night buses that go from the airport, if we need to book a train, if the train station is far from the airport, or if we need to book a hotel for the first night and leave in the morning....In short, we don't know anything about Delhi, or transport from Delhi and would like as much advise as possible about arriving at Delhi airport, making prebookings, and how long bus/train trips are from Delhi, if we want to do the golden triangle, or discover more of Rajastan. If you have any other advise on 4weeks in Rajastan and northern India, I'd appreciate it also! Thanks Last edited by machadinha : Jul 10th, 2007 at 00:01. Reason: merged threads

Jul 9th, 2007, 22:31	#5
dadsonic Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 5	Itinery help...Rajastan, to Ladakh.... We arrive in Delhi 2nd Aug, near midnight, and want to head to Rajastan as soon as possible.(we will check out Delhi on the return). We have 4 weeks in all and wish to visit Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, and any other places you can recommend in Rajastan before heading north to Ladakh, visiting Chandigarh, Simla and otherplaces recommended..... How is the best way to travel with a cheap budget and visit as much as possible on the way. Which would be the best route to take, and where to start?...Any advise? Last edited by dadsonic : Jul 10th, 2007 at 15:15. Reason: merged threads

Jul 9th, 2007, 23:07	#6
Yogesh Sarkar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi (India) Posts: 1,105	If you have only 4 weeks then it might be a good idea to spend it all in Ladakh and Himachal, adding Rajasthan would just increase the travel time and would leave little time for exploration. __________________ My Travelogues \| My Blog \| Ladakh Travel Guide

Jul 10th, 2007, 07:40	#7
incitatus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 207	Travelling to Ladakh or Rajasthan. Please take the advice which Yogesh offers. Travel to and from Ladakh whether by air or land can be subject to severe delay due to weather, landslide,security situation etc.Any cancellation of transport leads to a backlog which can take days to even out. If you are serious about Ladakh I recommend you go there immediately- preferably by air -and leave overland for best travelling conditions.Two weeks is the minimum I would suggest for this trip. For a quick getaway to Rajasthan- book tickets in advance (online)for train no 2015 Ajmer Shatabdi which leaves New Delhi at 06.10 arrives Jaipur at 10.45. On arrival at Delhi airport takes the EATS bus to Ajmer gate and have 40 winks in the first class waiting room while waiting for your train.You can also doze on the train but the staff keep waking you up for food. You will thus be in Rajasthan's biggest city within 12 hours of landing. If you can't buy tickets in advance just go to New Delhi station and wait for the ticket office for same day travel opens and get your ticket there.In this season there's usually plenty of availability.

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Jul 9th, 2007, 16:59	#2
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	No chance of taking any bus at that hour at night. Book a hotel in Delhi. Delhi is a wonderful historical city do not miss it. You haven't mentioned the places you want to visit in Rajasthan. The train station is far from the airport. If you plan to take overnight trains you must book well in advance. Please go thru the posts in Rajasthan forum & frame your itinerary.

Jul 9th, 2007, 20:29	#3
dadsonic Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 5	Thanks, it sounds like it will be easier to spend the night in Delhi. Definately will spend a couple of days visiting Delhi before we take the return flight home. In Rajastan we want to do the golden triangle, but also visit not so touristy towns as well, as we have 2 weeks in Rajastan before heading north. We want to head up to Ladakh, but are not sure on the best way to go...and places to visit on the way...Any advise?

Jul 10th, 2007, 15:50	#8
dadsonic Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 5	Thanks, yea it'll be better to go north and see if I have any time left before going to Rajastan, as 4 weeks isn't that long to do everything... Would it be better to go north first also because of the weather? Do you know the temperatures north of Delhi, in Aug?

Jul 10th, 2007, 16:26	#9
dadsonic Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paris Posts: 5	Hey we're thinking of going through the parvati valley and himachal pradesh on the way to Ladakh, hoping to do some short treking, short buddist retreat, or meditation, music...on the way..Know of nice places to go?

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