First trip to India

mjl · Oct 4th, 2007, 01:11

Hello everyone,

I going to be traveling in India for the first time form Dec.22 - Jan.5. I'm trying to plan a trip for me and my girlfriend and we're not sure where to go yet. We mostly want to stay in Madhya Pradesh as well as around Mumbai. So far we definitely want to see Pachmarhi, Sanchi, Jabalpur, and Matheran. Other possibilities are Ellora and Ajanta, the meteor crater, and Mandu.

Are the first four cities I mentioned manageable in 2 weeks? Would it be wise to plan more stops along the way? Lees stops?Are these places going to be insanely crowded around Christmas/New Years? Also, any information anyone has about these cities would be much appreciated.

Khak · Oct 4th, 2007, 01:35

hi
welcome to Indiamike.

timbotron · Oct 11th, 2007, 04:22

Mandu! Mandu! Mandu! It's great.

mjl · Oct 12th, 2007, 00:55

What's in Mandu?

capt_mahajan · Oct 12th, 2007, 01:02

http://www.mptourism.com/dest/mandu_ms.html

http://www.travelmasti.com/domestic/mp/mandu.htm

timbotron · Oct 12th, 2007, 14:50

Crumbling palaces, mosques and chhatris in a spectacular setting, and hardly any tourists. I was there at Diwali almost exactly this time last year and I just had an amazing time. A great place to break a trip around MP. I preferred it to Ajanta and Ellora to be honest. Blows Sanchi away as well, unless you're really into your Buddhist teachings and whatnot. Sanchi's been restored to within an inch of its life.

Oct 4th, 2007, 01:11	#1
mjl Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States Posts: 5	First trip to India Hello everyone, I going to be traveling in India for the first time form Dec.22 - Jan.5. I'm trying to plan a trip for me and my girlfriend and we're not sure where to go yet. We mostly want to stay in Madhya Pradesh as well as around Mumbai. So far we definitely want to see Pachmarhi, Sanchi, Jabalpur, and Matheran. Other possibilities are Ellora and Ajanta, the meteor crater, and Mandu. Are the first four cities I mentioned manageable in 2 weeks? Would it be wise to plan more stops along the way? Lees stops?Are these places going to be insanely crowded around Christmas/New Years? Also, any information anyone has about these cities would be much appreciated.

Oct 4th, 2007, 01:35	#2
Khak Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kolkata/hyderabad/atlanta Posts: 394	hi welcome to Indiamike. __________________ ~Khak~ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover

Oct 12th, 2007, 01:02	#5
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 9,595	http://www.mptourism.com/dest/mandu_ms.html http://www.travelmasti.com/domestic/mp/mandu.htm __________________ . Humpty Dumpty was pushed. How do you know when push comes to shove? Indiamike moderating team ..ich bin ein oneliner

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timbotron Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 22	Crumbling palaces, mosques and chhatris in a spectacular setting, and hardly any tourists. I was there at Diwali almost exactly this time last year and I just had an amazing time. A great place to break a trip around MP. I preferred it to Ajanta and Ellora to be honest. Blows Sanchi away as well, unless you're really into your Buddhist teachings and whatnot. Sanchi's been restored to within an inch of its life.

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