I am planning to visit India next year.....I am thinking Mumbai and Goa.....any other must see places/activities? things to watch out for?

thanks

watch out for DELHI BELLY!

When you get it jsut fast for 24 hours and drink lots of bottled water! and it will be gone in a day.

DO not use any medical products as all they do is keep everything inside including the bugs and it gets a lot lot worse.


Delhi might be a good place to to see the sights within the Golden Triangle which though tourist traps are well worth visiting and Ranthambore National Park where the Tigers still roam. It can get a little boring if no tigers found but boy you will get a thrill if a sighting is made

I would avoid Mumbai altogether if possible. Delhi is a nicer place to enter the country and closer to the places lespes mentions above. There are a huge amount of places worth visiting but impossible to do in one visit. Kerala in the south has some nice places as well and if you go at the right time of the year, the Andaman Islands have great beaches but fights are infrequent. If you're interested in religious places, then the Golden Temple in Amritsar is an awesome place to visit.

Don't drink tap water in big cities and make sure seafood is fresh. Also carry some toilet paper in your luggage, lol.

As somebody who has never been to India but has been to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and a few other places around the world I would suggest that you also don't eat salad vegetables unless you have seen them being washed in bottled water - even the best hotels that are parts of some of the greatest hotel chains in the world have hygene problems in less developed countries (mainly due to staff not washing their hands properly after performing bodily functions ). Also check the seals on bottled water bottle caps - in many countries the locals run a nice scam in selling you recycled bottles from expensive imported bottled water refilled with local tap water. Be careful with icecubes and ice-cream too! I suppose you cannot say you have seen the real India unless you have been laid low with Delhi Belly for a couple of days......................
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I've been to Goa but for gods sake don't go in April!!

It's when humidity is highest building up to monsoons.

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I would avoid Mumbai altogether.. Delhi is a nicer place to enter the country... the Golden Temple in Amritsar is an awesome place to visit.

Agreed!!

Mumbai is full of beggars too!

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thanks for all the info

what's wrong with Mumbai? Not worth seeing?

I was thinking October......

Delhi belly is all part of the fun!

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Mate lot depends on the time of year - Mumbai is a fabulous place but stay away from May to Sept due to the weather....they always say put the Mumbai people in Delhi and you have agreat place.....the northern hill stations are incredible with some great spa retreats runiing by the gangies....PM for more info...

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