How many days at the Taj Mahal?
Oct 24, 2010, 6:54 pm
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Thx for the suggestion! Why not Mumbai though?
Oct 25, 2010, 12:33 am
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i complete agree with sticking to rajasthan over mumbai....
what are you looking to see in mumbai????rajasthan is way better for a tourist....ptravel suggested udaipur & jaisalmer besides jaipur....these are great places to spend a few days in....
Oct 25, 2010, 12:38 am
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i woud do 2 nights in delhi, 1 in agra & 3 in jaipur....
i complete agree with sticking to rajasthan over mumbai....
what are you looking to see in mumbai????rajasthan is way better for a tourist....ptravel suggested udaipur & jaisalmer besides jaipur....these are great places to spend a few days in....
i complete agree with sticking to rajasthan over mumbai....
what are you looking to see in mumbai????rajasthan is way better for a tourist....ptravel suggested udaipur & jaisalmer besides jaipur....these are great places to spend a few days in....
I keep on hearing Mumbai in the news and I thought why not. I mean, it is the financial capital of India and I should probably visit it at least once in my lifetime.
Oct 25, 2010, 12:44 am
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Oct 25, 2010, 2:47 am
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or maybe u can take ur return flight out of Mumbai instead of Del.. most (if not all) airlines that fly to DEL also fly to BOM..@:-)
Oct 29, 2010, 8:50 am
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I'll echo the one night in Agra idea. We took a morning train down from Delhi, had all day in town to see the other bits and then did sunrise at the Taj and left around noon. It was a pretty good itinerary IMO.
Not only is the view phenomenal at sunrise but you're also there before many of the say-trip buses show up so it is incredibly quiet and peaceful. We were amongst the first through the gates that morning and being able to see the Taj with no one around was truly special.
We stayed at the Hotel Sheela which is inside the no-car zone in Agra. It is cheap and very basic but clean enough to meet my needs for the night. And since it is 100 meters from the gate to the Taj it meant we could wake up at 5:45am and still be at the front door for the 6am opening.
Remember that the Taj is closed on Fridays when putting your itinerary together. We chose to arrive in Agra on Friday and do the Taj on Saturday because of this.
Not only is the view phenomenal at sunrise but you're also there before many of the say-trip buses show up so it is incredibly quiet and peaceful. We were amongst the first through the gates that morning and being able to see the Taj with no one around was truly special.
We stayed at the Hotel Sheela which is inside the no-car zone in Agra. It is cheap and very basic but clean enough to meet my needs for the night. And since it is 100 meters from the gate to the Taj it meant we could wake up at 5:45am and still be at the front door for the 6am opening.
Remember that the Taj is closed on Fridays when putting your itinerary together. We chose to arrive in Agra on Friday and do the Taj on Saturday because of this.
Nov 9, 2010, 8:19 pm
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Not only is the view phenomenal at sunrise ....
Do they have a web site?
All the tidbits are great info. ^