Itinerary 18 days (22 Oct - 9 Nov) - Please advise us!

markiidanijel

Hi everybody!

We are a couple from Europe visiting India for the first time and planning to stay there for 18 days. We have been spending some time reading all the threads and have in the meantime become big fans of indiamike

We would appreciate if some of you could take a look on what we have in mind and give us your honest opinion if this is achievable and what we should skip or add...

22 Oct - arriving in Mumbai early in the morning
23 Oct - flight Mumbai to Delhi with Spicejet
24 Oct - taking an early train to Agra
25 Oct - 27 Oct - Agra, Jaipur (2 days) and back to Delhi
28 Oct - Delhi sightseeing
29 Oct - flight Delhi to Goa
30 Oct - 2 Nov somehow to Hampi and back to Goa - what is the realistic time to do the trip Hampi and are there any agencies through which one can book an arrangement?
2 Nov - train from Goa to Ratnagiri and spending couple of days on the beaches - please recommend some nice locations in this region
5 Nov - Ratnagiri to Mumbai by train
6,7 Nov - is it possible to see the Ajanta caves in these 2 days or are we over optimistic here :=)
8 Nov - Mumbai sightseeing
9 Nov - flying back home

A big thank you in advance for all suggestions from all of the India experts...

Marki and Danijel

DinaD

I know others will be able to answer your more specific questions, but I just have to say that I did some very aggressive travel when I was in India in January, and it worked out great. I had 17 days (15 in India), and did this:

Los Angeles to Chicago to Delhi (plane)
Delhi to Agra (train)
Agra to Delhi (driver)
Delhi to Allahabad (train)
Allahabad to Delhi (train)
Delhi to Udaipur (plane)
Udaipur to Jaipur (plane)
Jaipur to Delhi (driver)

It was a ton of travel, but it was doable, and we really enjoyed each city we were in. Have a great trip.

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