Rajasthan - Madhya Pradesh - Varanasi tour... in 16 days???

permiche · Oct 14th, 2009, 16:06

Hi,
I will spend my winter holidays in Northern India. I will travel alone, and this is roughly what I would like to do:

26/12 - Flight Torino - Delhi / Arrival in Delhi at 23:05 / Night in Delhi
27/12 - drive from Delhi to Ranthambore National Park (8h), if possible with a quick visit of Jaipur / Night in Ranthambore National Park
28/12 - Ranthambore National Park / Night in Ranthambore National Park
29/12 - drive from Ranthambore National Park to Udaipur (9h, via Bundi, Chittor), if possible with a quick visit of Bundi / Night in Udaipur
30/12 - drive from Udaipur to Jodhpur (6h) with visit at Ranakpur / Night in Jodhpur
31/12 - Jodhpur / Night in Jodhpur
01/01 - drive from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer / Night in Jaisalmer
02/01 - Jaisalmer / night train Jaisalmer - Delhi
03/01 - drive Delhi - Agra, with stops at Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri / Night in Agra
04/01 - morning visit to Taj Mahal, drive from Agra to Orchha (5h) / Night in Orchha
05/01 - morning visit of Orchha / drive from Orchha to Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho
06/01 - Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho
07/01 - flight Khajuraho to Varanasi / Varanasi / night in Varanasi
08/01 - Varanasi
09/01 - Varanasi + flight to Delhi / Night in Delhi
10/01 - visit Delhi + transfer to airport in the night

Of course I would rent a car + driver for the first part (until Jaisalmer), and one for the second part (from Delhi to Khajuraho). In case the program is too full, I could skip Udaipur, still maintaing the visit to Ranakpur.

Any comment would be very useful to me!

Thanks in advance!

jyotirmoy · Oct 14th, 2009, 16:13

You are hiring a car from Delhi and leaving the car in Jaisalmer as you plan to take the train from Jaisalmer to Delhi. You will have to pay for the car's return to Delhi, so is the case when you leave the car in Khajuraho & fly to Varanasi.

permiche · Oct 14th, 2009, 16:20

Yes, basically I would hire a car from the first day to the day I will take a flight to Varanasi, and I would also pay the driver for the way back he has to do to come back to Delhi.

vonkla · Oct 14th, 2009, 20:34

Another option is to hire your first driver up to Jodhpur.

Got to Jaisalmer by night-train.

Then instead of going back to Delhi stop in Jaipur and hire there a driver for the second part.

permiche · Oct 14th, 2009, 23:32

For the following program (12 days), on an Ambassador A/C car, I have been asked for 560€ (about 830 US$).
Do you think it is a fair price?

27/12 - drive from Delhi to Ranthambore National Park (8h), if possible with a quick visit of Jaipur / Night in Ranthambore National Park
28/12 - Ranthambore National Park / Night in Ranthambore National Park
29/12 - drive from Ranthambore National Park to Udaipur (9h, via Bundi, Chittor), if possible with a quick visit of Bundi / Night in Udaipur
30/12 - drive from Udaipur to Jodhpur (6h) with visit at Ranakpur / Night in Jodhpur
31/12 - Jodhpur / Night in Jodhpur
01/01 - drive from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer / Night in Jaisalmer
02/01 - Jaisalmer / night train Jaisalmer - Delhi
03/01 - drive Delhi - Agra, with stops at Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri / Night in Agra
04/01 - morning visit to Taj Mahal, drive from Agra to Orchha (5h) / Night in Orchha
05/01 - morning visit of Orchha / drive from Orchha to Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho
06/01 - Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho
07/01 - flight Khajuraho to Varanasi / Varanasi / night in Varanasi

Oct 14th, 2009, 16:06	#1
permiche Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 16	Rajasthan - Madhya Pradesh - Varanasi tour... in 16 days??? Hi, I will spend my winter holidays in Northern India. I will travel alone, and this is roughly what I would like to do: 26/12 - Flight Torino - Delhi / Arrival in Delhi at 23:05 / Night in Delhi 27/12 - drive from Delhi to Ranthambore National Park (8h), if possible with a quick visit of Jaipur / Night in Ranthambore National Park 28/12 - Ranthambore National Park / Night in Ranthambore National Park 29/12 - drive from Ranthambore National Park to Udaipur (9h, via Bundi, Chittor), if possible with a quick visit of Bundi / Night in Udaipur 30/12 - drive from Udaipur to Jodhpur (6h) with visit at Ranakpur / Night in Jodhpur 31/12 - Jodhpur / Night in Jodhpur 01/01 - drive from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer / Night in Jaisalmer 02/01 - Jaisalmer / night train Jaisalmer - Delhi 03/01 - drive Delhi - Agra, with stops at Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri / Night in Agra 04/01 - morning visit to Taj Mahal, drive from Agra to Orchha (5h) / Night in Orchha 05/01 - morning visit of Orchha / drive from Orchha to Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho 06/01 - Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho 07/01 - flight Khajuraho to Varanasi / Varanasi / night in Varanasi 08/01 - Varanasi 09/01 - Varanasi + flight to Delhi / Night in Delhi 10/01 - visit Delhi + transfer to airport in the night Of course I would rent a car + driver for the first part (until Jaisalmer), and one for the second part (from Delhi to Khajuraho). In case the program is too full, I could skip Udaipur, still maintaing the visit to Ranakpur. Any comment would be very useful to me! Thanks in advance!

Oct 14th, 2009, 20:34	#4
vonkla Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 564	Another option is to hire your first driver up to Jodhpur. Got to Jaisalmer by night-train. Then instead of going back to Delhi stop in Jaipur and hire there a driver for the second part. __________________ . See our travel journals Mumbai-Dehli in three months; From Kochi to Delhi

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Oct 14th, 2009, 16:13	#2
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 5,223	You are hiring a car from Delhi and leaving the car in Jaisalmer as you plan to take the train from Jaisalmer to Delhi. You will have to pay for the car's return to Delhi, so is the case when you leave the car in Khajuraho & fly to Varanasi.

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permiche Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 16	Yes, basically I would hire a car from the first day to the day I will take a flight to Varanasi, and I would also pay the driver for the way back he has to do to come back to Delhi.

Oct 14th, 2009, 23:32	#5
permiche Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 16	For the following program (12 days), on an Ambassador A/C car, I have been asked for 560€ (about 830 US$). Do you think it is a fair price? 27/12 - drive from Delhi to Ranthambore National Park (8h), if possible with a quick visit of Jaipur / Night in Ranthambore National Park 28/12 - Ranthambore National Park / Night in Ranthambore National Park 29/12 - drive from Ranthambore National Park to Udaipur (9h, via Bundi, Chittor), if possible with a quick visit of Bundi / Night in Udaipur 30/12 - drive from Udaipur to Jodhpur (6h) with visit at Ranakpur / Night in Jodhpur 31/12 - Jodhpur / Night in Jodhpur 01/01 - drive from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer / Night in Jaisalmer 02/01 - Jaisalmer / night train Jaisalmer - Delhi 03/01 - drive Delhi - Agra, with stops at Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri / Night in Agra 04/01 - morning visit to Taj Mahal, drive from Agra to Orchha (5h) / Night in Orchha 05/01 - morning visit of Orchha / drive from Orchha to Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho 06/01 - Khajuraho / Night in Khajuraho 07/01 - flight Khajuraho to Varanasi / Varanasi / night in Varanasi