Udaipur - Jaipur - Jodphur - Delhi - Agra - Chandigarh - Shimla

Hi guys - we are leaving for our third trip pn December 11th - could you please comment on our itinirary and make some suggestions as to what sightseeing we should do in the places we are visiting!

Thanks!

12 DEC - WE 04:45 ARRIVE MUMBAI
HALF DAY IN MUMBAI
15:15 DEPART UDAIPUR IC472 INDIAN AIRLINES
16:25 ARRIVE UDAIPUR IC472 INDIAN AIRLINES
SLEEP IN UDAIPUR (HOTEL LAKE PICHOLA)

13 DEC - TH DAY IN UDAIPUR
SLEEP IN UDAIPUR (HOTEL LAKE PICHOLA)

14 DEC - FR DAY IN UDAIPUR
SLEEP IN UDAIPUR (HOTEL LAKE PICHOLA)

15 DEC - SA DAY IN UDAIPUR
21:40 DEPART UDAIPUR 2966 UDZ JP SUP EXP

16 DEC - SU 07:10 ARRIVE JAIPUR
DAY IN JAIPUR
SLEEP IN JAIPUR (MANDAWA HAVELI)

17 DEC - MO DAY IN JAIPUR
SLEEP IN JAIPUR (MANDAWA HAVELI)

18 DEC - TU DAY IN JAIPUR
24:00 DEPART JAIPUR 2307 HWH JU EXP

19 DEC - WE 07:20 ARRIVE JODHPUR
DAY IN JODHPUR
SLEEP IN JODHPUR (HAVELI GUEST HOUSE)

20 DEC - TH DAY IN JODHPUR
19:45 DEPART JODHPUR
2308 JU HWH SUPFAST

21 DEC - FR 06:35 ARRIVE AGRA
20:30 DEPART AGRA 2001 NDLS SHATABDI EXP
22:30 ARIVE DELHI
SLEEP DELHI (HOTEL RELAX)

22 DEC - SA DAY IN DELHI
SLEEP DELHI (HOTEL RELAX)

23 DEC - SU DAY IN DELHI
SLEEP DELHI (HOTEL RELAX)

24 DEC - MO 07:40 DEPART DELHI KALKA SHATABDI
12:00 ARRIVE KALKA
TRANSFER BY JEEP
15:00 ARRIVE SHIMLA
SLEEP SHIMLA (HOTEL WILLOW BANKS)

25 DEC - TU DAY IN SHIMLA
SLEEP SHIMLA (HOTEL WILLOW BANKS)

26 DEC - WE DAY IN SHIMLA
SLEEP SHIMLA (HOTEL WILLOW BANKS)

27 DEC - TH 10:30 DEPART SHIMLA 256 HIMALAYAN QUEEN
16:05 ARRIVE KALKA
16:40 DEPART KALKA 4096 HIMALAYAN QUEEN
17:21 ARRIVE CHANDIGARH
SLEEP CHANDIGARH (HOTEL SUNBEAM)

28 DEC - FR DAY IN CHANDIGARH
SLEEP CHANDIGARH (HOTEL SUNBEAM)

29 DEC - SA 06:50 DEPART CHANDIGARH 2006 KALKA SHBTI
10:00 ARRIVE DELHI
DAY IN DELHI
SLEEP DELHI (HOTEL RELAX)

30 DEC - SU DAY IN DELHI
SLEEP DELHI (HOTEL RELAX)

31 DEC - MO 09:05 DEPART DELHI QATAR AIRWAYS 233
10:40 ARRIVE DOHA QATAR AIRWAYS 233
21:45 DEPART DOHA QATAR AIRWAYS 580

Not sure about this train, it starts from Calcutta so could easily be 2 - 3 hours late.

4059, (Jaipur 23:57, Jodhpur 05:50) would be better as it starts from Delhi. (let me know if you can't get availability)

The time travelled on the trains will be the same, 2307 just has a lot of extra time added to the schedule to help it arrive 'on-time'.

The rest....it would make more sense to go Udaipur-Jodhpur-Jaipur, but then again, I'd probibly go the same way as you if overnight trains were important.

Seems you have it all thought out. Is there any reason you are leaving out AGRA?

You could also go UDIAPUR- RANAKPUR - JODPHUR- JAIPUR and then onto DELHI (if necessary via AGRA).

Hans

Steven - you are a GENIUS! Thanks for the advise. What would you recommend if I can't get availability?

The station (6kms) before Jaipur (GANDHINAGAR JPR- station code GADJ) has a different quota to Jaipur, if you can only get availability from GADJ, it would be worth getting a cab to GADJ to get on the train, you'd also be able to get settled on the train a little earlier.

Great advice, thanks!