suggestions for 20 day Varanasi/Delhi/Dharamsala/Haridwar/Agra trip

dem

Hello everyone,

I'm from Turkey/Istanbul. I'm planning the trip in india for 20 days in December.

This is my route:
Any advice?
Are 20 days enough?
How should I travel between the city\'s by plane/train/bus?
What is the best/not so expensive/safety/comfortable way?

İstanbul to Kathmandu: plane (400 euro ) / for 3 days

Katmandu to Varanasi: plane (182 dolar) / for staying 2 days

Varanasi to Delhi: (planes price is about 55 dolar)/ for 1 days

Delhi to Agra: train / for daily taj mahal tour (this tour price is 85 dolar, all inclusive)

Delhi to Dharamsala: bus (12 dolar) / for staying 3 days

Dharamsala to Haridwar: bus (5 dolar)/ for staying 2 days

Haridwar to Rishikesh: bus (5 dolar) / for staying 5 days

Rishikesh to Delhi: taxi (50 dolar) / for back to Istanbul

Thanks a lot already

ozgun

capt_mahajan

I would suggest fly between Varanasi and Delhi if you can, else train.

Keep 3 days for Delhi sometime.

Alternate to going all the way to Dharamsala from Delhi: go beyond Rishikesh into Garhwal. But if you want Dharamsla for a couple of days instead, you can still do it.

The whole trip is slightly rushed, but manageable. Looks good.

PS: Take a train back from Haridwar to Delhi instead of the taxi (Rishikesh haridwar is 30 odd kilometers)

And, welcome to indiamike.
Will modify your thread title to something other than 'any suggestion'

dem

thanks a lot capt_mahajan it was more explanatory