Is it possible or am I mad?!?!

Trika_yogi · Jun 4th, 2006, 07:53

Namaste All,

Ok here I go. I will be venturing to india from mid march to early may.(Yeah i know it will be the hot months, but i'm from Florida).

I have a $7000 dollar american budget and will hope to fly as much as possible, train as little as possible and hire a driver when I reach rishikesh to venture on the char dham.

Ok here it goes.

I want to start off in Chennai, visit arunachaleshwar, chidambaram and other temples in northern tamil nadu for a week. Then off to Kanhangad, Kerala for 2-3 days and up to goa for 2 - 3 days. Then venture to ellora maharashtra for 3 days and up to Ujjain and Omkareshwar for 3-4 days. Then to Haridwar for 1 week, down to Varansi for 1 week, maybe Agra and Mathura on the way back up to rishikesh and spend sometime in uttaranchal for a week or so.

I may wanna stretch my time out a little more instead of limiting myself to only 2 to 3 days. Im hoping to fly to cut down on travel time since i'll have the cash to do so.

Does this look doable?

Thanks guys and gals!

-D

arunchs · Jun 4th, 2006, 11:07

I think you can fly and take taxis and manage with your budget. Most likely your hotel bills will be a deciding factor here. From your plans, looks like you will be in India for 5-8 weeks, if you make sure you don't stay in expensive hotels(Budgeting at Rs.1000-1500/night may be ideal) and you should be able to make it comfortably within your budget.

sudheer poppa · Jun 4th, 2006, 16:10

If you hire a taxi from Chennai, you can spend a day in Kanchipuram, drive down to Tanjavur on day 2 maybe stay there for the night and drive to Kumbakonam on Day 3 morning and maybe Thiruvarur that evening, Day four you can be at Chidambaram in the morning and Thiruvannamalai in the evening. Day 5 you can think of leaving Thiruvannamalai and heading for Kanhangad. Which ever temple apeals to you, you can stay nearby for longer time and then head to the next destiny. I loved the thiruvannamalai temple (arunachaleshwar).

citybell · Jun 4th, 2006, 19:42

You can comfortably tour the places with that kind of budget.
Go ahead!
Happy journey!

Trika_yogi · Jun 5th, 2006, 03:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by sudheer

I loved the thiruvannamalai temple (arunachaleshwar).

When in thiruvannamalai did you happen to visit Ramana Maharishi's ashram? I have been told by some that it has been one of the most peacful places they have been.

Sama · Jun 6th, 2006, 05:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trika_yogi

When in thiruvannamalai did you happen to visit Ramana Maharishi's ashram? I have been told by some that it has been one of the most peacful places they have been.

Yes, it is a peaceful place. There were people meditating around the main building, and there are talks and classes, too, but I came when things were closed, even the bookstore. I was there in March this year.

What upset me, however, was that there was a starving kitten walking around that I gave water to and tried to feed. Ironic, I thought, when the peacocks and monkeys that were there looked well-fed.

The temple that I felt the most connection with was the great temple of Rameswaram, more so than the Shiva temples in Chennai or Tiruvannamallai.

If you are doing a temple tour of tamil nadu, I would defintely include Rameswaram. You could have the buckets of water dumped over you, as I did, to extinguish your past karma.....

Jun 4th, 2006, 07:53	#1
Trika_yogi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palm Coast, FL Posts: 98	Is it possible or am I mad?!?! Namaste All, Ok here I go. I will be venturing to india from mid march to early may.(Yeah i know it will be the hot months, but i'm from Florida). I have a $7000 dollar american budget and will hope to fly as much as possible, train as little as possible and hire a driver when I reach rishikesh to venture on the char dham. Ok here it goes. I want to start off in Chennai, visit arunachaleshwar, chidambaram and other temples in northern tamil nadu for a week. Then off to Kanhangad, Kerala for 2-3 days and up to goa for 2 - 3 days. Then venture to ellora maharashtra for 3 days and up to Ujjain and Omkareshwar for 3-4 days. Then to Haridwar for 1 week, down to Varansi for 1 week, maybe Agra and Mathura on the way back up to rishikesh and spend sometime in uttaranchal for a week or so. I may wanna stretch my time out a little more instead of limiting myself to only 2 to 3 days. Im hoping to fly to cut down on travel time since i'll have the cash to do so. Does this look doable? Thanks guys and gals! -D

Jun 4th, 2006, 11:07	#2
arunchs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 323	I think you can fly and take taxis and manage with your budget. Most likely your hotel bills will be a deciding factor here. From your plans, looks like you will be in India for 5-8 weeks, if you make sure you don't stay in expensive hotels(Budgeting at Rs.1000-1500/night may be ideal) and you should be able to make it comfortably within your budget. __________________ My India travel blog and my Images from India

Jun 4th, 2006, 16:10	#3
sudheer poppa Senior brick in the wall Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pole Posts: 1,475	If you hire a taxi from Chennai, you can spend a day in Kanchipuram, drive down to Tanjavur on day 2 maybe stay there for the night and drive to Kumbakonam on Day 3 morning and maybe Thiruvarur that evening, Day four you can be at Chidambaram in the morning and Thiruvannamalai in the evening. Day 5 you can think of leaving Thiruvannamalai and heading for Kanhangad. Which ever temple apeals to you, you can stay nearby for longer time and then head to the next destiny. I loved the thiruvannamalai temple (arunachaleshwar). __________________ We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools - MLK Pic Page 1 Pic Page 2 When my life changed over a week

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Jun 4th, 2006, 19:42	#4
citybell Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: INDIA Posts: 167	You can comfortably tour the places with that kind of budget. Go ahead! Happy journey!

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