These are my plans, are they doable or not?

Tippie

Hi
Now I believe in planning ahead, and for this trip I am way in advance, or maybe not. The next trip to India we are planning, wont be until 2010. This is mainly because my other half is having to undergo some hefty op's on his legs after an accident, and all being well he should be up, but maybe not quiet running by then. The trip will also be to celebrate my 50th in 2010 and his 60th in 2011. Our dates are very flexible but we would like to think we would be going any time between December 2010 and February 2011. We are planning definitely for 3 weeks but maybe 4. As yet we don't know how long to stay in different places, and are open to suggestion on this. Also how we arrive and leave these places I have no idea. Now here is where I probably go hay wire. I thought our trip would go something like this:

Day 1. Goa
Day 2. Goa - over night train to Mumbai
Day 3. Mumbai
Day 4. Mumbai - Udaipur
Day 5. Udaipur
Day 6. Udaipur - Jodphur
Day 7. Jodphur- Jalismer.
Day 8. Jalismer
Day 9. Jalismer - overnight train to Jaipur
Day 10.Jaipur
Day 11.Jaipur - Delhi
Day 12. Delhi - Agra
Day 13. Agra - Varanasis
Day 14. Varanasi
Day 15 Varanasi - Delhi
Day 16. Delhi - Fly back to Goa
Day 17 - 21 recover.
Well, know you have all stopped laughing and called for the men in the white coats to cart me off, what do you think, is it doable or am I completely mad? Obviously all the above is open to change I really don't know how much time should be spent in certain places. You hear so many conflicting views that I really am open to suggestion. After all that I forgot about Bundi, thats another place I have been hearing a lot about lately. We would like to do as much as possible without exhausting our selfs as we think this may be our last visit to India.
Thanks for your time.

Luc

Arrival in Delhi

Day 1. Delhi - Varanasi
Day 2. Varanasi
Day 3. Varanasi - Delhi
Day 4. Delhi - Agra
Day 5. Agra - Jaipur
Day 6. Jaipur
Day 7. Jaipur - Jodhpur
Day 8. Jodhpur
Day 9. Jodhpur - Jaisalmer
Day 10.Jaisalmer
Day 11.Jaisalmer
Day 12.Jaisalmer - Udaipur
Day 13.Udaipur
Day 14. Udaipur - Mumbai
Day 15 Mumbai
Day 16. Mumbai - Goa
Day 17 - 21 recover.

Here's how i will do it

karuna

Luc you don't have to double back to Delhi from Varanasi, you can take a train to Agra. You could start with all of Day 1 in Delhi then.

Tippie, similar thing- why not go from Jaipur to Agra to Varanasi and then get back to Delhi a day earlier, do some sightseeing? (I've not read your previous posts so apologies if you've explained this decision elsewhere). And you've not really enough time in either Mumbai or Delhi to do them justice! I would possibly cut a night out of Jodhpur or Jaipur and add to Mumbai.

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wonderwomanusa

Why not get an "open-jaw" ticket and fly into Delhi and out of either Goa or Mumbai; this will save you a lot of backtracking and shouldn't cost much more.

I believe Mumbai to Udaipur is not a "quick overnight" train ride; you may have to change at Ahmedabad. Have you allowed 20+ hours for this?

Sorry, but I really think you are trying to do too much in a very short time.

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Tippie

Thanks for the in put. I am sure I am trying to do too much, and this is why I posted on here just to be told I am lol So if I had to cut out bits which bits would it be. ???

karuna

I hate to say it, but Varanasi. It's a huge detour.

KABAARY

Tippie : First things first - love the snap of your dog in the profile. Is there a front face snap that you can share ? And what breed is he/she ?

[Btw : Is Tippie his/her name ?]

On to main things....

Your itinerary looks very touristy. I can understand the Goa part of it since your other posts and profile show that it's your favourite haunt. But what are your reasons for visiting the other places (eg. Varanasi)? Would help in advising if one gets to know why. And with this plan of dropping into various places, have you spared a thought for the interesting asides from the places you have mentioned which may require additional allotment of days ? (Eg., Ranakpur and Kumbalgarh near Udaipur).

steven_ber

If you've got a return ticket to Goa....

A quick look has me thinking.....

Goa (flight to...)
Jaipur (overnight train to)
Jaisalmer
Jodhpur
Udaipur
Agra
Varanasi
Delhi
Goa

Or

Goa (flight to...)
Udaipur (changing planes in Mumbai)
Jodhpur
Jaisalmer (overnight train to )
Jaipur
Agra
Varanasi
Delhi
Goa

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Tippie

Varanasi is one of the main places my partner wants to see and i would love to see the Amber Fort and the blue city. And of course the Taj Mahal. I dont want it to be rushed but I dont want to miss out on too much either. Now you can see why I have started planning early ha ha

Tippie

First things first - love the snap of your dog in the profile. Is there a front face snap that you can share ? And what breed is he/she ?

[Btw : Is Tippie his/her name ?]
My dog is as you could see very nosey, and very very lazy. I have changed the pic on my profile for you too see her. Her name is Betty-Boo but we call her Boo, and she is a 4y/o Beagle.

KABAARY

Aww...you have distracted me from your questions...she's so cute ! I have a similar snap of my dog (an apso not a beagle) on my cell - don't know how to upload onto the computer.

Reminds me of ...me and you and a dog named boo.

karuna

Arrrgh! Then I'd say skip Jaisalmer. But you mustn't! You can't!

I did a round Rajasthan trip by car, stopping at all the places you want, including Delhi. That was 16 nights and could really have done with being 18 to 20. You have the same amount of time and you're fitting in Mumbai and Varanasi!

I've turned this every which way in my head and I really can't see a sensible way out of dropping Jaisalmer. Perhaps someone else can, but I'm thinking:

Fly Goa - Delhi (2 nights)- flight to Varanasi (3) - overnight train (1) to Agra (2) - Jaipur (2) - Jodhpur (2) - (car via Ranakpur) Udaipur (2) - flight to Mumbai (2) - flight to Goa.

That's your 16 nights.

I love that song. In fact thank you, I'm going to go find it on Itunes now. Feeds all my ridiculous romantic notions about travel, it does.

Phew...I hope that helps Karen.

Haylo

If four weeks really is a possibility I'd say go for it, it would take the pressure off you.