Travel to India – Episode 902

Hear about travel to India including the Golden Triangle as the Amateur Traveler talks to Nir ben Dov from Israel about his recent trip to the subcontinent.

Why should you go to India?

“I’ve gone to India many times over the past 20 25 years and it’s a place that I’ve grown to love and love to hate it’s a strange place. It’s a place with its own character not for everyone But a very intriguing, place not easy, but a great place to visit. It’s very different. So I decided this time to take my wife because I know that traveling with my wife, it just has a completely different flair to it.  I know my wife likes the colors, the very bright colors, and the chaos in India.”

Nir’s recommended itinerary for India includes:

Delhi:

• Arrive in Delhi.
• Spend some time at Connaught Place (CP), a central commercial area.
• Chris recommends a number of Historic Places in Delhi to see

Golden Triangle:

• Agra:
  • Visit the Agra Fort.
  • See the Taj Mahal.
• Ranthambore:
  • Visit Ranthambore National Park for a safari and tiger sighting.
• Pushkar:
  • Explore this holy city centered around a lake with various ghats (steps leading down to water).
• Jaipur:
  • Visit the Amber Fort and other sites in the Pink City.
  • See other sites in Jaipur including the Palace of the Winds and Jantar Mantar

Varanasi:

• Evening prayers and chanting at the river.
• Morning boat ride on the Ganges River to observe the ghats and morning rituals.
• Walk through the old city of Varanasi.
• Visit Varanasi University and its temple.

Dharamshala:

• Explore the hill station and enjoy the cooler climate.
• Visit nearby Tibetan monasteries.
• See the Kangra Fort and the Anglican Church in the cedar forest.
• Take a trek up to Triund for stunning views of the Himalayas.
• Participate in cooking classes to learn Indian cuisine.

Return to Delhi:

• Fly back to Delhi and then return home from there.

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New Delhi
Connaught Place, New Delhi
Agra
Agra Fort
Taj Mahal
Fatehpur Sikri
Historic Places in Delhi
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Ranthambore National Park
Rajasthan
Pushkar
Jaipur
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
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Chandigarh
Dharamshala
Kangra Fort
Triund Hill
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