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Here I will briefly describe those routes in India which I have personally passed through. You can take these routes as a basis, remove some of them, add something based on your preferences.

  • The first is choosing the season for your trip. India is very stretched from north to south and from west to east. And when it’s hot in the south, there may still be snow in the north. You also need to take into account the rainy season.
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  • The second is personal preference. India is very diverse, each state is different from the other. One region is famous for its abundance of ancient temples, another for good beaches, a third for palaces, a fourth for monasteries, etc. So the route can be tailored to suit every taste.
  • You shouldn’t try to cram several regions into one short vacation, because half of your vacation will be spent on travel, which is not rational. It is better to choose one region, or two located nearby.
  • It is better to make moves at night (on and) so as not to waste precious daytime moving.
  • The route can be looped, i.e. fly home from the same city to which you arrived. But you can do it another way - fly to one city (for example, Delhi), and fly home from another (for example, from Mumbai), and plan your route between these cities.

Conditionally (very conditionally) we will divide all routes in India into North, Center and South.

Routes in northern India

1. Chardham in the Indian Himalayas
This is a pilgrimage route in the state of Uttarakhand.

The four main sacred points of the route: – – Kedarnath – Badrinath.

From each point you can make radial treks into the mountains. For example, from Gangotri go for 2-3 days to;
from Yamunotri - to Lake Saptarishi Kund (the source of the Yamuna);
from Kedarnath - to Lake Gandhi Sarovar or to the source of Mandakini;
from Badrinath - to the foot of Mount Neelkanth.
If you have time, you can include the Valley of Flowers and;
and Tungnat;
walk to Lake Deorital;
the city (where Bagirati and Alaknanda merge to form the Ganges);
and also, of course, Rishikesh and Haridwar.
Duration: 18-20 days (if you take only the base points of Yamunotri - Gangotri - Kedarnath - Badrinath). If you expand this route with the branches described above, then you need to plan a month or more.
spring – May-June;
in autumn – September-October.

2. Himachal route
This route lies in the foothills of the Himalayas in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Route branch:
Delhi – Shimla – Kullu Valley – Parvati Valley – Banjar Valley – Menri Monastery – Shimla – Delhi

From Delhi to Shimla we get through Kalka:
Delhi – Kalka (train),
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Kullu Valley (Valley of the Gods): Manali, Naggar (the estate of the Roerichs and Krishna Temple), Bijli Mahadev Temple;
Parvati Valley: Manikaran, Kasol, Jhari, Mateura, ;
Banjar valley: Jibi, Chaini, Jalori pass, Balu temple, Saleur lake.

Duration: three weeks.
Best time for this route: May-June and August-September. Although I went to Himachal in March-April, and it was also very good (though in the Banjar Valley we had to walk in the rain, in Naggar our teeth chattered at night from the cold, and in Khirganga we were covered in snow, but it was still very cool: -))

3. Ladakh route
A very interesting route in northern India (Jammu and Kashmir state).
On the map, Ladakh is highlighted in red.

Ladakh is located at an altitude of more than three thousand meters behind the Great Himalayan Range and is not similar to the rest of India either in landscapes or culture. It is called “Little Tibet”.

You can get to this region either by plane or by high mountain roads from Manali or Srinagar. - this is very separate beautiful adventure. It is better to leave this adventure for the return trip, and initially it is still better to fly to Les by plane (this is my belief, which I substantiate in).

Route duration: 4 weeks.
Best time: from June to October.

Attention! Before planning a trip to this region, you need to find out what the current situation is in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (whether there is a war there).

Central India route

This route takes approximately 5 weeks. Starts in Delhi and ends in Mumbai.
Covers the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.

Duration: three weeks.
Best time for this route: November - February.

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And a couple more routes around India, which I compiled for my friends and relatives, and which they really liked. So I can confidently recommend these routes too. Here I included both places I have visited and new ones.

1) Delhi – Shimla – Manali – Kullu valley – Parvati valley – Banjar valley – Kinnaur valley – Menri monastery (near Shimla) – Rishikesh – Delhi

2) Jaipur – Ahmedabad – Ajanta – Ellora – Hyderabad – Hampi – Mysore – Ooty – Gokarna

Hello everyone, my dear readers! Today I want to talk in detail about how we compiled our travel route around India, what we were guided by and what we took into account when drawing up the plan.

In 45 days in India, we covered a total of 4000 km: we visited many cities and attractions in them. Not a single country that I have visited so far has given me such a huge amount of impressions.

Below I will explain what logic we followed when drawing up the route.

In this article:

1. Bottom up, top down or in a circle

India is a huge and very diverse country. States (analogues of regions in Russia) can differ strikingly from each other in terms of cleanliness, education of the population, cuisine, main language and other parameters.

So, the northern states of India look much poorer and dirtier than the southern ones, there is more devastation there. Therefore, many travelers advise exploring this country from north to south, so that the impression of the country improves as you move towards the lower part of the country.

Whether to follow this advice or not is up to everyone. Some travel from north to south, others from south to north, and some travelers even make a circular drive around the country along the entire coast.

We chose the first option and decided to go down from the northern states to the southern ones. In addition, the next point supported our plans.

2. Select the city of arrival and departure

Everything is very simple here: whichever city sells the cheapest tickets will be the first.

In our case, the cheapest tickets from Yekaterinburg were to the capital of India - Delhi.

One-way tickets for two cost us 22,000 rubles. We flew Turkish, where, compared to Aeroflot, the planes and service are simply first-class.

In addition, we had transit in Istanbul and nine hours between flights, so before the capital of India we had time to walk around the capital of Turkey.

With the departure city, everything is the same: we are looking for inexpensive tickets back home or to the next country. We found tickets for 11,000 rubles from the Indian city of Chennai to Singapore (I love this country!).


I forgot to say that if you apply for an electronic visa to India via the Internet, then the airports of arrival and departure should be included in the list where this electronic visa is issued upon arrival and closed upon departure from the country.

3. Main attractions

1. New Delhi (capital)

We didn’t plan to stay in the capital of India for a long time, we just wanted to find out what the main city of the country was like. Therefore, we visited two temples (there are many more) and walked the streets of Delhi - everything took 2 days.

In general, the city made an indelible impression on me, during these two days I was simply shocked by everything that was happening around: from food, from dirt, from cows, from people staring at you, from hotels, from the lack of service, from police officers with sticks and much more.

The first temple we visited was:


3. Taj Mahal (city of Agra)

People go to Agra for this temple. In addition to it, you can also visit the fort. There is nothing else to do in the city: it is quite dirty, and in some places even scary.



4. Varanasi

At first we planned to visit this holy city. But after the previous three cities, we decided that the sight of burning corpses, the dirty Ganges River and other such delights would be too serious a test for us.

Therefore, we decided to shorten our route a little. Which we later regretted very much.

So Varanasi is one of the reasons why I want to come back to India again.

5. Ajanta

There are caves with drawings and various images, carved into the rocks.

At first we wanted to visit this place, however, on the way we realized that getting there would not be very easy and decided to limit ourselves to other caves, which are presented in the next paragraph.

6. Aurangabad (Ellora Caves)

Tourists come to this small town for Ellora, a city carved into the rock:



7. Mumbai

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is the former capital of India. This is one of the most amazing and beautiful Indian cities.

The city center is filled with European-style buildings, as the British and Portuguese previously ruled here.


City embankment:


This is also where the largest slums in the world are located. We didn’t go too deep into them, but walked around the edges:


City train:


We were in Mumbai for only two days. And I would like to come back here again to:

  1. visit Bollywood and take part in the crowd of some Indian film;
  2. visit the largest laundry in India (we only saw it briefly from the train window).

8. Colva (Goa)

There are plenty of beaches in India, however, the most suitable for relaxing and swimming that we visited were in Goa.


In the town of Candolim we visited:


9. Alleppey (Kerala)

Kerala is the most pleasant Indian state we have visited. The city of Alleppey (or its second name is Alapuja) is often called the Venice of India for its network of canals along which river trams, tourist boats and houseboats ply.




Tame eagles in coastal cafes:



10. Kochi (Kerala)

A very beautiful place. The only negative is that you can’t swim, the beaches and water are very dirty. You need to go to a remote beach.

This city has a lot to offer. Chinese fishing nets: an old technology that is still used here.


Green house:


There is a factory of spices and oils, several museums. Here we found pictures from Russia:


An Indian laundry where they still wash by hand and iron things with huge iron irons:


On the peninsula great amount museums, galleries, art cafes and antique shops:


Catholic Church:


11. Varkala (Kerala state)

As I already said, Kerala is the cleanest and most pleasant state in India. However, it lacks the decent beaches that Goa has. Most often there is an ocean entrance to the sea: very steep and with big waves.

And Varkala boasts wide and gently sloping beaches. And I really regret that we didn’t get to this city.

12. Kanyakumari

The southernmost point of India, and only for this reason we wanted to visit it. But during the trip, the desire to go to this place just for the sake of “so that it was” somehow disappeared.

13. Chennai

This is the same city from which we went to Singapore. In principle, this is exactly why we came here. Chennai is very similar to the capital Delhi, only it is very hot and the city is located on the seashore.


Here the beach strip reaches 400 meters. The entrance to the sea is very steep.


4. Route map

As a result, we took the following route:


And this map with those places that we would like to visit additionally:


Namely:

  • would like to go north of New Delhi to see the mountains;
  • Varanasi is a holy city;
  • Kolkata is the cultural capital of India;
  • Varkala has excellent beaches and it should be much cleaner there than in Goa, because it is the state of Kerala.

Dear readers, this is where I will end. I am sure that there are still many interesting and unusual places in India, so if you have your own suggestions, write about them in the comments.

I forgot to say that we traveled around India by trains, which are very cheap, and sometimes you can travel on them for free. .


I wish you interesting travels. That's all I have for today. Thank you for attention.

Bye everyone!

Your Lena Iskhakova

It so happened that we arrived in the small, relatively secluded town of Rewalsar in the Himalayas quite late, so late that the small, sleepy and lazy provincial hotels had a hard time bothering with our check-in. The hotel owners shrugged their shoulders, shook their heads and waved their hands somewhere towards the night and slammed the doors in our faces. But we were willingly, although not free of charge, accepted to live in a guest house on the territory of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery on the shore of the lake.

As is often the case in Tibetan places, our meeting and accommodation were handled by a Hindu, since it is not appropriate for Tibetan monks to deal with monetary and worldly matters. In addition, the monastery had been immersed in the darkness of night for several hours, and the monks needed to get enough sleep so that tomorrow early in the morning they would have to go to meditation with a cheerful and pious face. The Indian who gave us the keys to the hotel room told us about this and other sorrows of the world, and in order to somehow console himself, he insistently recommended that we attend this event at seven in the morning.

The main topics are below: buses and trains, air tickets and visas, health and hygiene, safety, choosing a route, hotels, food, required budget. The relevance of this text is spring 2017.

Hotels

“Where will I live there?” - for some reason this question is very, simply terribly annoying for those who have not yet traveled to India. There is no such problem. There are a dime a dozen hotels there. The main thing is to choose. Further we're talking about about inexpensive, budget hotels.

In my experience, there are three main ways to find a hotel.

Spiral

Typically you will arrive at new town by bus or train. So there is almost always a great mass of hotels around them. Therefore, it is enough to move a little away from the place of arrival and start walking in a circle with an increasingly larger radius in order to come across many hotels. Inscriptions "Hotel" throughout large parts of India, it indicates a place where you can eat, so the main landmarks are signs "Guest house" And "Lounge".

In areas of mass idleness (Goa, resorts of Kerala, the Himalayas) private sector, well, like here on the Black Sea coast. There you can inquire about housing from the local population and follow the signs " Rent"In Buddhist places you can live in monasteries, in Hindu places in ashrams.

The further you move from the bus or railway station, the lower the prices, but hotels are becoming less and less common. So you look at several hotels that are acceptable in price and quality and return to the chosen one.

If you are traveling in a group, then you can send one or two people lightly to find a hotel while the rest wait at the station with their things.

If the hotel refuses and says that the hotel is only for Indians, then insisting on check-in is practically useless.

Ask a taxi driver

For those who have a lot of luggage or are simply too lazy to look. Or you want to settle near a landmark, for example, the Taj Mahal, and not near the train station. Even in large cities there are places where tourists traditionally gather: in Delhi it is Main Bazaar, in Calcutta it is Sader Street, in Bombay it is also called something, but I forgot, that is, you have to go there in any case.

In this case, find an auto-rickshaw or taxi driver and set the task of where you want to live, in what conditions and for what approximately money. In this case, they can sometimes take you to the desired hotel for free, and even show you several places to choose from. It is clear that the price immediately increases; there is no point in haggling, since the taxi driver’s commission is already included in the price. But sometimes, when you are lazy or in the middle of the night, using this method can be very convenient.

Book online

This is for those who like certainty and guarantees, more comfort and less adventure.

Well, if you book in advance, then book hotels of higher quality and not too cheap (at least $30-40 per room), because otherwise there is no guarantee that in reality everything will be as wonderful as in the photographs. They also complained to me that sometimes they arrived at a booked hotel, and the rooms, despite the reservation, were already occupied. The hotel owners were not embarrassed, they said that a client came with money, and the client with cash did not have the willpower to refuse. The money was returned, of course, but it’s still a shame.

Finding, checking into and staying in budget Indian hotels can be an adventure in itself, a source of fun and sometimes not so fun memories. But there will be something to tell you at home later.

Settlement technology

  • Free yourself from the presence of “Hindu assistants” and barkers, their presence automatically increases the cost of accommodation.
  • Go to a hotel that seems worthy of you and ask how much it costs and decide whether it’s worth living there, at the same time you have time to evaluate the interior and helpfulness.
  • Be sure to ask to see the room before checking in, show your dissatisfaction and indignation with all your appearance, ask to see another room, most likely it will be better. You can do this several times, achieving everything better conditions placement.

Those who are interested in the energy of Osho and Buddha, meditation and India, we invite you all on a journey to the places where the greatest mystic of the 20th century Osho was born, lived the first years of his life and gained enlightenment! In one trip we will combine the exoticism of India, meditation, and absorb the energy of Osho’s places!
The tour plan also includes visits to Varanasi, Bodhgaya and possibly Khajuraho (subject to availability of tickets)

Key travel destinations

Kuchvada

A small village in central India, where Osho was born and lived for the first seven years, surrounded and cared for by his loving grandparents. There is still a house in Kuchwad that remains exactly as it was during Osho’s lifetime. Also next to the house there is a pond, on the banks of which Osho loved to sit for hours and watch the endless movement of the reeds in the wind, funny Games and the flights of herons over the surface of the water. You will be able to visit Osho's house, spend time on the banks of the pond, stroll through the village, and absorb that serene spirit of rural India, which undoubtedly had an initial influence on the formation of Osho.

In Kuchvad there is a fairly large and comfortable ashram under the patronage of sannyasins from Japan, where we will live and meditate.

A short video of the “emotional impression” of visiting Kuchvada and Osho’s house.

Gadarwara

At the age of 7, Osho and his grandmother moved to his parents in the small town of Gadarwara, where he passed his school years. By the way, the school class where Osho studied still exists, and there is even a desk where Osho sat. You can go into this class and sit at the desk where our beloved master spent so much time in his childhood. Unfortunately, getting into this class is a matter of chance and luck, depending on which teacher teaches in the class. But in any case, you can walk along the streets of Gadarvara, visit the primary and secondary schools, the house where Osho lived, Osho’s favorite river...

And most importantly, on the outskirts of the city there is a quiet, small and cozy ashram, where there is a place where, at the age of 14, Osho experienced a deep experience of death.

Video from Osho Ashram in Gadarwara

Jabalpur

A large city with more than a million inhabitants. In Jabalpur, Osho studied at the university, then worked there as a teacher and became a professor, but the main thing is that at the age of 21 he gained enlightenment, which happened to him in one of the parks of Jabalpur, and the tree under which this happened still grows old place.

In Jabalpur we will live in a quiet and cozy ashram with a magnificent park.



From the ashram it is easy to get to the Marble Rocks - a natural wonder where Osho loved to spend time during his stay in Jabalpur.

Varanasi

Varanasi is famous for its cremation pyres, which burn day and night. But it also has a surprisingly pleasant promenade, the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple, and boat rides on the Ganges. Near Varanasi there is a small village called Sarnath, famous for the fact that Buddha gave his first sermon there, and the first listeners were ordinary deer.



bodhgaya

Buddha's Enlightenment Place. In the main temple of the city, which is surrounded by a beautiful and vast park, a tree still grows in the shade of which Buddha gained enlightenment.

In addition, in Bodhgaya there are many different Buddhist temples erected by followers of Buddha from many countries: China, Japan, Tibet, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma... Each temple has its own unique architecture, decoration, and ceremonies.


Khajuraho

Khajuraho itself is not directly connected with Osho, except that Osho often mentioned the tantric temples of Khajuraho, and his grandmother was directly related to Khajuraho.


Is this possible, you ask. Oh yes, it's real!

So, how can you go to India for 2 weeks for free and how can you earn 7,000 US dollars in this poor country?

I want to make a reservation right away that this enterprise is suitable only for risky people who are ready for various twists of fate. I will tell you about a travel option that is only suitable for those who are ready to meet the Adventure Life as it is!

So, a little about myself - my name is Konstantin Smirnov, I am from Novosibirsk. I am 28 years old and by this time I have already achieved the realization of my childhood dream, and also achieved recognition of my professional qualities at the international level.

My childhood dream was this: to have a job with which I could see the world - travel to different countries. I found such a job, and I really, really like it, and they pay a lot of money!

I work as an oil drilling engineer (directional driller) and have achieved international recognition - I have experience in several countries and have several job offers.

I talk a lot about myself, let’s get down to business.

It is very easy to go to India and earn $7,000 there and you can do it practically for free. I warn you that knowledge of English is required at least at school level!

So, here are the steps step by step:
1. You need to make up good resume for the position of directional driller at English language– it’s very simple, I’ll help
2. Send this resume to a specific email address of a recruiter in an Indian company
3. I will make you a resume, after looking at which this recruiter will call you on the same day or within 2-3 days
4. In the resume we will indicate the salary level of $500 per day. The recruiter will ask - maybe less? You confidently and firmly refuse him and tell him that he doesn’t agree to work for less than $500 a day. Don’t be afraid that the recruiter will ask you something related to the job - I will make you a resume that will show that you are truly a professional and there will be no questions!
5. The recruiter will send a document – ​​a contract – to your e-mail. You print the last page and sign it, scan it and send it back to him. In the same letter, inform the recruiter that you need the original contract - ask to send it to your mailing address by DHL service. Also, along with the contract, he will send you the documents necessary to obtain an Indian visa for 1 year (invitation, etc.)
6. After receiving the package of documents, apply for a visa to India - it will cost 5 thousand if through an agency + 1200 consular fee. If directly (for those who live in Moscow), then you just need to pay the consular fee. Don’t worry, upon arrival in India, the cost of obtaining a visa will be reimbursed. Taxi and money spent on food are also reimbursed - so keep your receipts!
7. An Indian company will buy you a ticket Moscow – Delhi – Moscow. If anyone lives outside of Moscow, then the “Your City – Moscow – Your City” ticket will also be compensated (just be sure to keep all receipts and boarding passes!). I would like to note that it is necessary to stipulate that the flight from your city to Moscow to your city should be paid for by Indians at the stage telephone conversation! Tell them that only in this case are you ready to come to them!
8. So, when the visa is ready, scan it and send it to the recruiter, agree on the date of arrival; he will buy you e-ticket Moscow – Delhi – Moscow and will send this electronic ticket to your e-mail
9. Pack your bags.
10. You will be met in India - don’t worry. The first 2 weeks you need to complete a training course, so demonstrate your professional quality there won't be any need.

Hotel and meals are provided by the company - so don’t worry about where you’ll sleep and you won’t go hungry.

Thus, you fly to India for free and will receive $500 per day for 2 weeks.

Then, of course, you will be sent to work, however, you will say that something emergency happened at home (for example, your grandmother died) and you will be sent home.
If you want to fly again, go ahead :)

I will inform the recruiter’s e-mail to those people who are interested in my offer and who will visit my website and register on it (and also undergo a 3-minute test) - this is the only condition that I require from you in return for receiving information and my help. I will also help you create a resume and answer questions.

If you have any questions, you can ask me on my blog - it is listed on my website.