Mumbai - Udaipur - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi - Goa. Travel Itinerary advice needed please

bignumber10

Hello

This is my first post so I would just like to take the chance to say this website is amazing.

A big thank you to everyone who takes time to give advice that helps novices like me. The wealth of experiences posted are mind blowing. All of the posts have been helpful and informative which have helped me to start preparing my trip to India. (I will post my India experience when I return)

I have drafted an initial itinerary but I would like help and advice to ensure I make best use of my time in India.

The only concrete plans so far are that my girlfriend and I have return flights booked to Mumbai 25/02/09 - 16/03/09 (20days). We would like 1/2 of our holiday to be sightseeing and sampling culture and the other 1/2 to be rest and relaxation.

We would like help with the following:

- Are we spending too much or too little time in each place?
- Are our methods of transport to and from each location ok or could we travel better?
- Does anyone know if our accommodations or good or can anyone reccommend good places to stay?
- Are there more sights that we should see but I have not listed and the opposite?
- Are we just going to the tourist places when there are more important sights/locations that we could see?
- Any other advice, hints, tips etc please reply.

No of full days (approx) in each location:

1.0 = Mumbai
2.0 = Udaipur
2.5 = Jaipur
1.0 = Agra
1.0 = Delhi
10.0 = Goa

(There is a word document attached with an inserted table if the below is too much to read!)

Day 1

Location: Manchester


Day 2

Location: Mumbai & Udaipur

- Arrive Mumbai 03:05
- Fly from Mumbai to Udaipur 12:45

Transport: Flight via Yatra. Journey Dur: 1hr 10min

Accomodation: Mewar Haveli


Day 3

Location: Udaipur

Sights:

- City Palace of Udaipur
- Jain Temple
- Jagdish Temple
- Lake Pichola
- Anywhere else?


Accomodation: Mewar Haveli


Day 4

Location: Udaipur & Jaipur

Transport: Overnight train. Journey start: 22:25 Journey Dur: 8hr 5min


Day 5 & 6

Location: Jaipur

Sights:

- Lake Palace
- Amber Fort
- City Palace
- Hawa Mahal
- Nahargarh Fort
- Anywhere else?

Accomodation: Pearl Palace


Day 7

Location: Jaipur & Agra

Transport: Train. Journey start: 06:10 Journey Dur: 4hr 42min

Sights:

- Taj Mahal (sunset)
- Anywhere else?


Day 8

Location: Agra & Delhi

Transport: Train. Journey start: 15:30 Journey Dur: 4hr 25min

Sights:

- Humayun's Tomb
- Gandhi Smriti
- Dilli Haat market
- India Gate
- Swaminarayan Akshardham temple
- Anywhere else?

Accomodation: ???


Day 9

Location: Delhi & Goa

Transport: Flight. Journey start: 16:50 Journey Dur: 2hr 50min


Day 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 & 18

Location: Goa (Patnem beach)

Accommodation: Goyam & Goyam or Ciarans Beach Huts (both look really good)

Sights:

- Butterfly Island
- Old Goa
- Churches
- Dudhsagar Falls
- Anywhere else?


Day 19

Location: Goa (Patnem beach) & Mumbai

Transport: Overnight train. Journey start: 20:55 Journey Dur: 9hr


Day 20

Location: Mumbai

Accommodation: ???

Sights:

- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
- Jain Temple - Mumbai
- Gateway of India
- Bollywood film?


Day 21 Mumbai & Manchester

We know that the ideal time we spend in each location should probably last months but we want to get a snapshot of places and the cultures so tthat one day we could return to the places that we love.

Thank you in advance for any help or advice that you can give me.

Kind Regards

Kevin Salt

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delhiwala

On Day 4 you can do Ranakpur in day time.

On Day 7 you must include Red Fort, Fatehpur Sikri. May include Sikandra, Itmad-ul-Daulah's Tomb and Chini Ka Rauza too.

On Day 8 you should start early morning, else you will have no time for site seeing.

Delhi Siteseeing must include Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar

At Mumbai you may stay at Hotel Lawrence at Fort. And what do you mean by Bollywood film ? Want to catch a show or want to see film shooting.... the latter is very difficult....

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bignumber10

I thought Delhi would have to be a very early start to see the sights. Do you think the main Delhi sights can be seen in the small amount of time or should I plan more time?

I wanted to experience the atmosphere of going to see a Bollywood show.

Thank you for replying. I will make sure we go and see the places you have listed.

delhiwala

You have written that you's start at 15:30 from Agra to Delhi. Then how do you plan to do site seeing at Delhi on that day ?

bignumber10

I will be arriving in Delhi @ 19:55 and leaving the following day @ 16:35. I was hoping to see things in the evening and the following morning.

delhiwala

By arriving in Delhi @ 19:55, the day is gone....

You can't visit any sites, only shopping is possible....

pathankot

I think only place to visit at night is India Gate.

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bignumber10

Thank you

Is it worth spending more time in Delhi to see other things?

Ajaysin

Hello,

My suggestion is that please spend some more time in Delhi... following places are must see

- Akshardham Temple (takes somewhere around 5 hours if including boat tour showcasing glorious past inside it - best time to visit is around 4 or 5 PM as then they also arrange a musical fountain)
- India Gate
- Humayun Tomb
- Safdarjung Tomb
- Red Fort
- Jama Masjid
- Bangla Sahib Gurudwara
- Birla Temple
- Connaught place
- Janpath Market
- Jantar Mantar

Regards
Ajay