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Mar 16th, 2009, 12:44
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| Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia
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| Which airport to fly into for South India start? Hi all, I'm planning a 3 month trip to India. I've got the basics of what I want to see & how long to spend there, but I'm at the point of booking tickets now and am having trouble deciding on what area to fly into. So based on the fact that this is our 1st trip to India I've decided to start with the south and work our way North (have heard it's less overwhelming this way). (Background info: we're early 30's, have travelled pretty extensively, on medium budget). In the south, we're wanting to see the backwaters & spend some time on the beaches there. We'd like an open jaw ticket - into somewhere in the south & out of Delhi. I think the best option for starting around Kerala is Cochin, but this ticket is overly expensive. My other options are: - Chennai - then train - Bangalore - then train - Trivandrum - seems closest, but this would require an overnight stop in Delhi on the way - but does this defeat the whole point of starting in the south? Would really appreciate your helpful advice! Thanks in advance!!  |
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Mar 16th, 2009, 12:48
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| IM what IM  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Here !
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| In my opinion Chennai will be best
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Mar 16th, 2009, 16:08
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| hello I think if u find a ticket to GOA AND SPENT 2 THREE DAYS AND 16 HRS BY TRAIN TO COCHIN (night train u reach morning... Stay cochi... see places and Enjoy Back water max 2 hr journey by bus or taxi before this u can just turn to THEKKADY WILD LIFE PERIYAR FOREST enjoy bak water HEAD TO TRIVANDRUM... EVEN THERE IS A BOAT SERVICE TO aleppy(back water ) to next district kollam, before trivandrum u can travel to Kollam and go by train or bus or taxi max 3 hrs to trivadrum enjoy beach kovalam or varkala again kanyakumari... turn to thamil nadu madurai chennai.... and move back to bangalore mysore and fly back your home city.. I hope it is litle better it is upon u me from kerala kochi..working in computers .! do u need any asistance? great days ahead again Quote:
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Mar 16th, 2009, 20:58
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| Why not fly in and out of Delhi, and take an internal flight to Cochin at the start, should be around Rps5000 |
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Mar 16th, 2009, 21:26
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: chennai
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| chennai- the best.catch train to allepey - venice of east.again you have to travel about 10 hours in train after flight.but if you book second class AC the journey would be very comfortable and since train starts in night ,you basically go to sleep at chennai and wake up at allepey.no pain. |
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Mar 17th, 2009, 08:34
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| Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia
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|  Thanks! That's all really helpful. I didn't want to fly into Delhi or Mumbai as I've heard the big cities are overwhelming for the 1st time India visitor. The price difference to fly into Bangalore or Chennai over Mumbai or Delhi is negligable. Sounds like Chennai gets your vote over Bangalore. Sounds good. Thanks all!  |
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