India Two Weeks In December- Need Suggestions

SLAC

Hi

we are a couple with two kids (7 and 10) and are planning a self trip to india in december we arribe from KTM december 25 to Varanasi at mid afternoon and leave from Delhi january 8 very early in the morning
We prefer travel in overnigth trains to maximize our time and because mi wife get sick easily in a car, nevertheless, any short day trip is possible in car or train to see the countriside.

We want See varanasi, Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur, amristar
And any or more cities like Jodhpur, Jailsalmer; a bird sanctuary and maybe any national park with any chance to see tigers.

The first draft of our trip is the following:

DAY DATE VISITING SLEPP IN:
1 20-Dic KTM KTM
2 21-Dic KTM KTM
3 22-Dic KTM CHITWAN
4 23-Dic KTM CHITWAN
5 24-Dic KTM KTM
6 25-Dic VARANASI VARANASI
7 26-Dic VARANASI TRAIN
8 27-Dic AGRA-JAIPUR JAIPUR
9 28-Dic JAIPUR JAIPUR
10 29-Dic JAIPUR TRAIN
11 30-Dic UDAIPUR UDAIPUR
12 31-Dic UDAIPUR TRAIN
13 01-Ene ? ?
14 02-Ene ? ?
15 03-Ene ? ?
16 04-Ene AMRISTAR AMRISTAR
17 05-Ene AMRISTAR DELHI (afternoon train)
18 06-Ene DELHI DELHI
19 07-Ene DELHI DELHI
20 08-Ene PLANE AMMAN

we found very useful the site erail.in with a lot of information, we buy a train ticket at irct.in to simulate and test our credit car and see the fees for cancellation etc.
Any suggestion are welcome, any off the beaten track place, considering that we travel we kids.
we travel on our way
any advice on Nepal trip is welcomed too.
At the end, mi english Sucks, sorry.

wonderwomanusa

Bharatpur has a bird park which you will enjoy, and it is just outside Agra. Do not stay in the town, but instead get one of the hotels near the park (there are some in the hotel section, I think). These are inexpensive, clean and have hot water!

The hotel will introduce you to a ricksha wallah/guide who will pick you up just before sunrise and take you to the park -- and these guys know their birds and where to find them!

It's a great experience, and not far out of your way.

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SLAC

wonderwomanusa: Thank You! i thing is a good choice.

SLAC

wonderwomanusa: Thank You! i thing is a good choice.

Himalayn Hippie

A trip to Corbett Park would be well worth your time.

HH

puchoo

Agreed , we had a wonderful time there and managed to catch a lot of wildlife as well.

There is a hotel called the 'Birds nest" ( or inn , something like that) right next to the gate of the Park , infact there are 2 more but we found the birds nest to be the best one. It has a lovely restaurant as well serving from the basic to Sizzler's!! We were staying at another place unfortunately but spent most of our time here post discovering it.

Should be in the range of 1200-3000 , i think they have a site , let me see if i can dig it up.

Rickshaws are parked outside these hotels , even if they are not simply walk to the park gate where you will see 10 odd standing at any given point in time. Its very organized so you dont have to worry about being accosted , each guy waits his turn.

Rickshaws take about 50INR an hour , and it takes about 3 hours to do the whole park, you set your own pace. Rickshaw guys will expect and ask for a tip once done. How much you leave is your choice but they have got a bit spoilt thanks to the foreigners there and expect as much as 500 , mine looked at me like i had lost it when i gave him 50... but thats all he got!

You can also hire a cycle from within the park if you want to be on your own.

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puchoo

Ok , Its Birders INN not Birds nest and the site is

http://thebirdersinn.com/index.html

safari vala

kolkata, darjeeling, puri, konarak, bhubaneshwar,Hyderabad, golconda.

steven_ber

Agra, then Bharatpur, then you can get an overnight train from Bharatput (about 21:30) to Udaipur (about 07:00).

This way you can then go to Jaipur, then from Jaipur there is an overnight train to Amritsar, it runs 4 days a week, but on 2 of those days it is a lot quicker as it takes a different route, try to work out your itinerary to catch the faster train.

Train 9781 departs Jaipur at 19.55 and gets to Amritsar at 10.15 (train departs on Monday & Wednesday only)

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SLAC

thank you, waht train station is situable for corbett?

SLAC

thaks steve, and thanks for all
do you think if its doable go to another city in Rajastan (eg Jodhpur)considering going to bird sanctuary and Jim corbett national park?, do you advice about short route (<200km) in a car?, anu little town or sight on the way?

thanks

Sergio