Itinerary (Delhi-Raj-Punjab-Himachal Pradesh) Advice appreciated!

mangrove

Hello,

I am a new member to IndiaMike - what a great resource for info! I will be visiting India for the first time in Feb-March 2007 for one month. I have come up with a 28 night tentative itinerary for our travel:

Delhi (2 nights Feb 17 & 18)
Travel to Jaisalmer by night train on 19
Jaisalmer (3 nights Feb 20, 21 & 22)
Travel Jaisalmer to Jodhpur on 23 (train)
Jodhpur (3 nights 23, 24, 25)
Travel Jodhpur to Abu road 26 (train)
Mt Abu (3 nights 26, 27, 28)
Travel Mt Abu to Udaipur (don't know how, bus probably)
Udaipur (3 nights March 1, 2 & 3)
Travel Udaipur to Pushkar on March 4
Pushkar (2 nights March 4 & 5)
Travel Pushkar to Agra via Jaipur (maybe ??)
Agra (1 night March 6)
Travel Agra - Delhi - Amritsar March 7
Amritsar (3 nights March 7, 8, 9)
Travel Amritsar to Shimla (via Chandigarh/Kalka &toy train) March 10
Shimla (3 nights March 10, 11, 12)
Travel Shimla to Delhi March 13
Delhi (13 & 14)
Travel home March 15

I say tentative, because I'm not sure if we will end up doing all of this. In fact, I would almost prefer taking one of the stops out as I find it's looking a bit hectic. I'm leaning towards taking out Udaipur as it is difficult to travel to and from. Any suggestions?

Also, has anyone experienced the Elephant Festival in Jaipur that takes place during Holi? For now, it looks like we would be in Udaipur for Holi, but if we switch things around - we are considering this option.

Any advice welcome! Thanks!!!

mangrove

Hello again,

I've decided to shorten my itinerary quite a bit which should simplify our travel plan. I will keep Delhi-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Udaipur-Agra-Amritsar and Shimla only. I might stop in Jaipur to break up the journey...

So no need to answer I guess