Traveling to India for the first time?
I'm planning to travel to India next year. I was wondering how much money i should take for a month or two. I would prefer to stay in a renting house furnished/not or a hotel if i have too. I am not looking for anything fancy, i want to live like the people there. I am willing to go grocery shopping and cook my meals, but i want to also experience the native foods. I'll probably eat out only for snacks. For transportation, i am willing to walk my way and take buses/trains for far places. I really want to buy a lot of souvenirs that i can uses instead of little stickers that say "I went to INDIA!" or something cheesy like that. Another thing is I want to buy sarees, jewelry, and etc.
I have a year (or more) to gather the money.
The souvenirs & gifts might be expensive but I am willing to even it out with the traveling/eating/housing expenses.
thanx!!
If there are cities that:
-will help me to see the cultural side of India instead of western influenced but also have to be a little city like
-where i can buy traditional things
-i can enjoy entertainment
-not expensive and "cliche" big cities
please suggest!!
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January 25th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
There is not a single culture in India. Its full of varieties.
Every state is different.
Best places for you would be -
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Kalyani (near Kolkata, West Bengal), Madurai (Tamil nadu), Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Palghat (Kerala), Aurangabad (Maharastra), Udaipur (Rajasthan) etc.
Expense would be anywhere between - Rs. 9000/- to Rs. 12000/- ( 1 $ = Rs. 50/- approx)
Web site references -
http://www.incredibleindia.org/
http://www.tourisminindia.com/
http://www.journeymart.com/Dexplorer/AsiaIS/India/map.asp
January 25th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
wish you a enjoyable trip!!!!
Banglore,mumbai considered to be expensive..if you are not in such cities,then 10000INR is enough..as you planned to cook yourself..renting a house is easy in big cities than small one..
depends on state,life style differs..if you want to enjoy natural beauty kerala is nice place..each state has its own identity..
January 25th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
hi. let me help u out.
india has 28 states and each state has its own culture, its own dressing style ans its own identity. in 1 or 2 months u cant roam all these states so better option is to choose the states u want to visit fron the map of india. u have not mentioned that 4m which country r u..?
hotel room will cost u about Rupees 600 per day. u can have a full meal in rs. 50.
if u enjoy watching culture than u must visit delhi. and after that jaipur in rajasthan.
then proceed to punjab and its capital city chandigarh - (where i live).
a saree will cost u about rs. 1000.
rest u can ask me whenever u want.