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QUICK FACTS
Trip length:
Time of year:
Year of trip:
Total Budget:
6 weeks
Dec - Feb
2015-16
$2,565
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Location breakdown: - includes accommodation and activities
- Varanasi
- Agra
- Jaipur
- Jodhpur
- Udaipur
- Hampi
- Varkala
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BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Things to note:
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India is one of the cheapest countries I've ever travelled to
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That makes doing the budget breakdown difficult, whilst I can go through bank statements to find out how much cash I took out and what I spent on trains, planes and accommodation, the day to day costs were so small I didn't keep track of them
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I basically spent $300 per week and that's including some flights, AC2 Tier tickets on trains, and generally just not holding back on spending with food, drink, whatever
Total Trip Costs
Flights from UK:
Visa:
Accommodation:
Transport:
Activities:
Cash spent:
Total:
$720
$110
$266
$405
$90
$1,083
$2,674
On the ground costs (43 days)
Accommodation:
Transport:
Activities:
Cash spent:
Total:
$266
$405
$90
$1,083
$1,844
ITINERARY SUMMARY
DELHI
Duration of stay
3 nights and 3 full days
Accommodation
The Madpackers Hostel, dorm room: $11 per night.
Duration of stay
2 nights and 1.5 full days
Travel
Flight from New Delhi 1hr 20: $83
Accommodation
Zostel Varanasi, dorm room: $6.50 per night.
VARANASI
Duration of stay
2 nights and 1.5 full days
Travel
Train from New Delhi 3 hours
Accommodation
Zostel Agra, dorm room: $6.50 per night (hostel permanently closed)
AGRA
JAIPUR
Duration of stay
3 nights and 3 full days
Travel
Train from Agra 5 hours
Accommodation
Pink Turban, dorm room: $6 per night.
JAISALMER
Duration of stay
4 nights and 3 full days
Travel
Overnight train from Jaipur
Accommodation
Zostel Jaisalmer, dorm room: $6 per night.
Activities
Camel safari was booked through my hostel 2,200 INR / $28
JODHPUR
Duration of stay
2 nights and 1 full day
Travel
Train from Jaisalmer 6 hours
Accommodation
Zostel Jodhpur, dorm room: $6 per night
Activities
Flyiing Fox zipline 2,000 INR / $25.60
UDAIPUR
Duration of stay
1 night and 2 full days
Travel
Overnight bus from Jodhpur
Accommodation
Bunkyard, dorm room: $6 per night
VAGATOR - NORTH GOA
Duration of stay
6 nights and 5 days
Travel
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Flight Udaipur > Mumbai 1hr 25, $50
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Flight Mumbai > Goa 1hr 10, $38
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Taxi to Vagator
Accommodation
Jungle by the Hostelcrowd, dorm room: $6 per night.
PALOLEM - SOUTH GOA
Duration of stay
5 nights and 5 days
Travel
Shuttle mini van from Vagator
Accommodation
Random beach hut: $6 per night
If you're on the beach facing out to sea, go left and passed the hill with rocks, there's loads of huts on the other side to stay in.
HAMPI
Duration of stay
4 nights and 4 days
Travel
Overnight bus from Palolem
Accommodation
Vicky's Gueshouse, private room: $12 per night
Stay on the north side of the river, I was told the wrong side and ended up on the South which is a dry town!
ALLEPPEY, KERALA
Duration of stay
2 nights and 2 full days
Travel
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Bus to Bangalore
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Taxi to Bangalore airport
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Bangalore > Kochin flight
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Airport transfer to Alappuzha
Accommodation
Wind N Waves, dorm room: $5 per night
Activities
Kerala Backwaters canoe day trip was booked through the hostel
VARKALA
Duration of stay
3 nights and 3 full days
Accommodation
Vedanta Wake Up, dorm room: $6 per night
TRAVEL
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I pre-bought all my train tickets for the North through a company in the UK that doesn't exist anymore!
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You can now book train and bus tickets online at 12 GO Asia
ACTIVITIES
Walking down the street in India you'll constantly have people trying to sell you tickets and tours to all of the sites.
My best advice is ignore them, go to your hostel and ask the locals working there what's the best way to see everything. That way you can avoid being scammed.
If you're looking to do some day trips in India, here are some ideas:
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