Northern India, 3 weeks, Dec/Jan, w/family

ononotu

I would like to thank everyone in advance for any advice/suggestions you might have.

Dec 17- arrive Mumbai 11:30pm
18- Mumbai (acclimate)
19- Bhavanagar (fly from Mumbai), visit friends and their family
20- Udaipur (fly from BHU?)
21- Udaipur
22- Udaipur
23- Jodhpur (fly/car&driver/train?)
24- Jaisalmer (car & driver from Jodhpur)
25- Jaisalmer
26- Jaisalmer
27- Jaisalmer, then overnight train to Jaipur
28- on to Pushkar (car & driver)
29- Jaipur (car&driver from Pushkar)
30- Ranthanbhore National Park (car&driver from Jaipur)
31- Agra (car&driver from RNP)
Jan 1- Agra, then overnight train to Varanasi
2- Varanasi
3- Varanasi
4- Fly to Mumbai
5- Mumbai
6- leave Mumbai 7:30am

First trip to India (really excited). Myself, wife and 2 kids (girl 9, boy 8). Kids travel very well

Budget- around $150 US/day for family (excluding airfare)

Sorry about the earilier incomplete post!

machadinha

Looks reasonable enough to me, sorry about the mix-up before. Others can comment on your best connection options; a word about Ranthambhor, I'd really recommend staying a couple of days in any park as it will increase your chances of actually seeing any wildlife. A park can be a good spot to chill out for a bit too so it's combinable in that sense, the kids might like that too. And Varanasi is just like really really really really nice so I'd cherish every minute you can spend there The Old City around Dasaswamedh Ghat you may find a little gritty depending on your taste but it's the place to stay really and with all the narrow winding alleys and the ghats I'm sure the kids would have a ball (provided they don't get run over by a stray cow -- just kidding -- well only sort of really.)

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