Re: [silk] Travel advice for a visitor to India

[Prashant P Kothari]

Thanks all... good suggestions



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Prashant

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On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 2:08 PM, harry  wrote:

> Yeah I would also think 4 maybe 5 cities in 2 weeks makes sense ... they
> aren't whistle-stop, take-picture and move on type tourists I imagine.
>
> If they are first timers factor in an extra day for diarrhea and shock.
>
> Secondly what is Mumbai doing on that list like a very sore thumb ?
>
>
>
> On 19 September 2017 at 01:57, Mahesh Murthy 
> wrote:
>
> > 8 cities in 2 weeks? Why???
> >
> > Do two. Or maybe 4 at max.
> >
> > On 19-Sep-2017 1:51 AM,  wrote:
> >
> > > A business acquaintance and his wife are visiting India end Sep/ early
> > > October. first visit ever
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > They're an older couple and reasonably affluent so no back-packing for
> > them
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Have used a travel agent to chalk out a trip.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > He's going to be in Delhi, then Agra, then Varanasi, Ranthambore,
> > Jaipur,
> > > Jodhpur, Udaipur, Mumbai.  Lots of places over a two week time frame
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > He has free afternoons/ evenings occasionally
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any must see, must Do and Don't  bothers?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Prashant
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Travel advice for a visitor to India

[harry]

Yeah I would also think 4 maybe 5 cities in 2 weeks makes sense ... they
aren't whistle-stop, take-picture and move on type tourists I imagine.

If they are first timers factor in an extra day for diarrhea and shock.

Secondly what is Mumbai doing on that list like a very sore thumb ?



On 19 September 2017 at 01:57, Mahesh Murthy 
wrote:

> 8 cities in 2 weeks? Why???
>
> Do two. Or maybe 4 at max.
>
> On 19-Sep-2017 1:51 AM,  wrote:
>
> > A business acquaintance and his wife are visiting India end Sep/ early
> > October. first visit ever
> >
> >
> >
> > They're an older couple and reasonably affluent so no back-packing for
> them
> >
> >
> >
> > Have used a travel agent to chalk out a trip.
> >
> >
> >
> > He's going to be in Delhi, then Agra, then Varanasi, Ranthambore,
> Jaipur,
> > Jodhpur, Udaipur, Mumbai.  Lots of places over a two week time frame
> >
> >
> >
> > He has free afternoons/ evenings occasionally
> >
> >
> >
> > Any must see, must Do and Don't  bothers?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Prashant
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Re: [silk] Travel advice for a visitor to India

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

One thing is - seeing the forts and such in each of those Rajasthani cities 
won’t take more than a day or so each, but there’s travel fatigue to deal with. 
 And they aren’t far from each other. Spend the first ten days doing that plus 
Delhi.  

Or on the principle of one fort is just like the other, cut out most of the 
Rajasthani cities and stick to Udaipur - which has the nicest hotels - after 
Delhi and Agra.

Varanasi is a long detour to an extremely filthy (though admittedly culture 
rich) city.  Not entirely sure it’s going to suit your American older couple 
friends.  Skip it by all means.

Factor in rest days. So Delhi Agra Udaipur is the first week gone.  Or just 
Agra and Udaipur, forget Delhi except as a rest day.

And do they really want to see Mumbai (or even Goa) during the monsoon?

--srs

> On 19-Sep-2017, at 1:57 AM, Mahesh Murthy  wrote:
> 
> 8 cities in 2 weeks? Why???
> 
> Do two. Or maybe 4 at max.
> 
>> On 19-Sep-2017 1:51 AM,  wrote:
>> 
>> A business acquaintance and his wife are visiting India end Sep/ early
>> October. first visit ever
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> They're an older couple and reasonably affluent so no back-packing for them
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Have used a travel agent to chalk out a trip.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> He's going to be in Delhi, then Agra, then Varanasi, Ranthambore,  Jaipur,
>> Jodhpur, Udaipur, Mumbai.  Lots of places over a two week time frame
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> He has free afternoons/ evenings occasionally
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Any must see, must Do and Don't  bothers?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Prashant
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 

Re: [silk] Travel advice for a visitor to India

[Mahesh Murthy]

8 cities in 2 weeks? Why???

Do two. Or maybe 4 at max.

On 19-Sep-2017 1:51 AM,  wrote:

> A business acquaintance and his wife are visiting India end Sep/ early
> October. first visit ever
>
>
>
> They're an older couple and reasonably affluent so no back-packing for them
>
>
>
> Have used a travel agent to chalk out a trip.
>
>
>
> He's going to be in Delhi, then Agra, then Varanasi, Ranthambore,  Jaipur,
> Jodhpur, Udaipur, Mumbai.  Lots of places over a two week time frame
>
>
>
> He has free afternoons/ evenings occasionally
>
>
>
> Any must see, must Do and Don't  bothers?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Prashant
>
>
>
>

[silk] Travel advice for a visitor to India

[ppkothari]

A business acquaintance and his wife are visiting India end Sep/ early
October. first visit ever

 

They're an older couple and reasonably affluent so no back-packing for them

 

Have used a travel agent to chalk out a trip. 

 

He's going to be in Delhi, then Agra, then Varanasi, Ranthambore,  Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Udaipur, Mumbai.  Lots of places over a two week time frame

 

He has free afternoons/ evenings occasionally

 

Any must see, must Do and Don't  bothers?

 

Thanks

Prashant