Hi Sivanand garu, We are going for the trip and the dates are final. I will be providing the detailed agenda about the trip tomorrow.
Regards, Chaitanya On 3/3/08, SIVANAND PARUPALLI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi! > I am proposing to reach Tirupaty directly from Bhubaneswar via Vijayawada. > I can reach on Saturday Morning by 5 AM. What are our final plans? I dont > want anyone of us to lose money in avoidable cancellations. We can use such > money for a common cause. > I have not yet planned my return trip. If there is vacancy in the bus, I > can consider coming to Hyderabad in that. Otherwise, I can go back by train > to Vijayawada and come to Hyderabad. Please let me know asap. > > Regards, > Sivanand > > > On 2/27/08, Prasanthi Uppalapati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Wonderful Chaitanya. If that is going to cost only Rs. 1000 per head > > for the overall trip, why not we book a bus? > > > > Dr. Sundar's friend owns a Travel Agency or something. > > > > Let us finalize the deal. > > > > Friends, > > > > Please confirm your participation. > > > > From my side I will confirm the number by tonight. If that is only one > > or three. > > > > > > On 2/27/08, Chaitanya Ganesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Agenda for the trip: > > > > > > > > Reach Tirupaty on 8th MorningL > > > > > > > > Arrange for a local transport and go to Talakona (60km from > > > > Tirupati) > > > > We will be booking APTDC rooms there are 12 rooms and we can book > > > > all of them and might have to adjust a bit here and there if the count > > > > is > > > > more than 40. But That should not be a problem i guess. > > > > > > > > Talakona is a forest zone, popular for its waterfall and famous for > > > > film shootings. It also has a temple. > > > > Spend time with the nature and have intro and some activities among > > > > members, you can also get under the water falls and enjoy. > > > > > > > > on 9th morning we will start of from Talakona and can visit various > > > > temples on the way and can go to Manumanduru which is 20km from > > > > Tirupati on > > > > the other side of Talakona, this is also a forest area. > > > > > > > > And start back home. > > > > > > > > Itinerary for Banglore members will be coordinated by Adi. > > > > > > > > Itinerary for Hyd members: > > > > Plan 1: Take train to and fro to Tirupati and arrange for local > > > > Transport. > > > > > > > > Right now we have tickets available for Rayalaseema (~120 berths)on > > > > 7th > > > > and Venkatadri(~50 berths) and Rayalaseema(~120 berths) for return > > > > on 9th > > > > > > > > To: 07/02/08 > > > > 2797 Venkatadri: DepTime: 20:05 Kacheguda Arrival Time: 07:30 > > > > Available ~30 > > > > > > > 7429 Raayalaseema DepTime:17:25 Hyderabad Deccan Arrival > > > Time:08:45 Available ~130 > > > > > > > > > > > Return:09/02/08 > > > > 2786 Venkatadri: DepTime: 18:35 Arrival Time:6:20 Kachiguda > > > > Available ~50 > > > > > > > 7430 Rayalaseema DepTime: 19:15, Arrival Time: 10:30 Hyderabad > > > Deccan Available ~120 > > > > > > Local Transport: Right now I talked to APTDC and these are the fares > > > for the same, If any of you have any local contact then please find out > > > and > > > let me know the charges. > > > > > > Minimum 420kms per day @ Rs 20 per km. which amounts to ~Rs 10,000/- > > > for 24 seater > > > > > > So the amount per person for travelling would be Rs 600/- for train > > > fare (to and fro) + Rs300/- for local transport total upto Rs.900/- > > > > > > Plan 2: If we book a bus from Hyderabad taking at the charges of Rs 20 > > > per km. and Hyderabad to Tirupati being 700 km. > > > > > > it would cost upto Rs 1000/- per person (taking 30 people into count > > > from Hyderabad) for the entire trip for transport. > > > > > > For booking of train tickets we need to know the numbers immediately > > > so that can do bulk booking on friday. > > > > > > All of you please go through the options Plan1 and Plan2 and let me > > > know your choice and also ur name and age. So that if we have to go by > > > Plan > > > 1 i get the tickets reserved on Friday. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Chaitanya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
