Places I want to See - what bestest route

kivik · Oct 10th, 2003, 10:55

In Mid March landing in Delhi then Jailsalmer / Jodphur / Udaipur / Mumbai / Ellora / Calcutta/ Darjeeling / Varanasi / Agra maybe Jaipur then Delhi. Have heaps of time and would like some help with best route for these places and even if there are other better places should see. Want to take my time and not have too many places but def. want to do the train Mumbai to Calcutta.plus Darjeeling.

working on Ellora direction - should I stop off on way down to Mumbai or Mumbai to Calcutta?
thanx

concoran · Oct 10th, 2003, 11:19

I strongly suggest you to avoid air travel, and private travel (like
a taxi), and take up great Indian Railways. Hence, the best way
to figure your route out is to first get railways map, and decide
the places you want to visit.
You haven't mentioned how long you plan to stay around!

wonderwomanusa · Oct 11th, 2003, 04:37

It'll be getting warm in mid-March so you will want to put visits to lots of hill stations/mountains in that trip.

Working off the map (one that shows rail lines) is a good idea!

kivik · Oct 11th, 2003, 07:02

thanks...heat wow thought that... we had it at 50o in Acqaba and did we sweat though am a bit used to some.
Would you travel from Delhi to Jailsalmer via Bikaner which means a bus ride from Bikaner or train thru. Jaipur meaning doubling up on Jodphur on way to Udaipur.
Is Pushkar worth a stop at or would heat put a stop to that.
Have a partner who after MANY countries quotes the saying another Bloody Castle, Cathedral and City so I need to accommodate him with some "bush".
cheers

wonderwomanusa · Oct 11th, 2003, 07:44

Jodhpur is a nice little town and I'd go through it twice with no problem. I try to avoid bus travel in India whenever possible -- it scares the h#ll out of me.

Won't be 50C in March or April ... but it'll be getting warm and humid... though Rajesthan should be arid.

ebrenchley · Oct 11th, 2003, 07:51

holy crap! that is my almost exact route, and I'll be travelling in March too. Cool.

Oct 10th, 2003, 10:55	#1
kivik Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 10	Places I want to See - what bestest route In Mid March landing in Delhi then Jailsalmer / Jodphur / Udaipur / Mumbai / Ellora / Calcutta/ Darjeeling / Varanasi / Agra maybe Jaipur then Delhi. Have heaps of time and would like some help with best route for these places and even if there are other better places should see. Want to take my time and not have too many places but def. want to do the train Mumbai to Calcutta.plus Darjeeling. working on Ellora direction - should I stop off on way down to Mumbai or Mumbai to Calcutta? thanx

Oct 11th, 2003, 04:37	#3
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,967	It'll be getting warm in mid-March so you will want to put visits to lots of hill stations/mountains in that trip. Working off the map (one that shows rail lines) is a good idea! __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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Oct 10th, 2003, 11:19	#2
concoran Explorer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 316	I strongly suggest you to avoid air travel, and private travel (like a taxi), and take up great Indian Railways. Hence, the best way to figure your route out is to first get railways map, and decide the places you want to visit. You haven't mentioned how long you plan to stay around!

Oct 11th, 2003, 07:02	#4
kivik Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 10	thanks...heat wow thought that... we had it at 50o in Acqaba and did we sweat though am a bit used to some. Would you travel from Delhi to Jailsalmer via Bikaner which means a bus ride from Bikaner or train thru. Jaipur meaning doubling up on Jodphur on way to Udaipur. Is Pushkar worth a stop at or would heat put a stop to that. Have a partner who after MANY countries quotes the saying another Bloody Castle, Cathedral and City so I need to accommodate him with some "bush". cheers

Oct 11th, 2003, 07:44	#5
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,967	Jodhpur is a nice little town and I'd go through it twice with no problem. I try to avoid bus travel in India whenever possible -- it scares the h#ll out of me. Won't be 50C in March or April ... but it'll be getting warm and humid... though Rajesthan should be arid.

Oct 11th, 2003, 07:51	#6
ebrenchley Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ayr, ON Canada Posts: 15	holy crap! that is my almost exact route, and I'll be travelling in March too. Cool.

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