Best Guide Tours to India

While tours to India tourists from other countries having very less information about target country, here you will find lot of content that helps foreigners in having some instructions and guidelines which they can follow while India tours. As India is a vast country with wide variety of hotels, tourists destinations, sightseeing places and lots more that confuses tourists where to go and how to go to explore the secrets and beauty of India. Here you find information and suggestions that guides tourists while traveling within India.

* As for any overseas travel have a medical/dental/optical check-up to avoid nasty surprises on the road. Check with a specialist in travel medicine. Bring your glasses /contact lens prescription with you and pick up a spare made in India for the fraction of the cost at home.

* Check that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your arrival date in India and that you have enough spare pages for visa stamps. Arrange your Indian visa and take out adequate travel insurance.

* India's time zone is GMT/UTC +5.5 so flying from almost anywhere in the world you will probably be jet lagged. Try to get onto India's time zone as soon as you leave home, try to eat and sleep on Indian time. Its easier if your flight arrives late in the day as you will probably want to sleep anyway. If you arrive early in the day try to stay awake and get out in the daylight

* Before arrival to India get arrange of adequate Indian currency INR (rupees) as other currencies are not in use in India.

* The main international airports in India are: Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta) and Chennai (Madras).

* In India you will find mainly three modes of transport road, railways and air. Book your mode of transport in advance that enables you to transfer directly from airport.

* In India railways and buses network is widely use to travel to different destinations in India that comprises luxury buses or railways, economy or second classes buses and railways which you can book as per your budget. You can also travel by airways to travel to main or major tourist destinations of India.

* Here you find wide variety of hotel s ranging form 2 stars to 5stars, book your hotel in advance as per your budget, Where you can transfer directly from airport.

* Chill out - don't try to sight see and shop on your first day - relax wander around - try to get your head around India - practice crossing the road.

* You will rarely see members of the opposite sex touch or hold hands in India, in contrast you will often see young men or women holding hands with the same sex. Kissing and being obviously affectionate in public is considered rude.

* Cover your head (sometimes) and remove your shoes (always) before entering a temple or other religious building - this includes Christian churches.

* If it is first tours to India or if you have very little information about India culture, traditions or environment then it is better to have tourists guide to help in exploring India’s culture and traditions. Make sure that guide should be authorized travel agent approved by India government otherwise it is chance of getting loss.

* Despite the warnings of foreign governments regarding safety, India is a very safe destination. There are terrorists and bombings and disputed areas but these tend to occur near the Pakistani, Chinese and Bhutanese borders, areas where you won't often be allowed to go as a tourist anyway.

* Petty theft is common and the pickpockets are very good. Do not carry large amounts of cash in your wallet or a back pocket. Do carry enough for a day or so expenses in a wallet in a front pocket.

* Although women may get stares, rude suggestions and the odd grope, you will be unlikely to be seriously threatened. If you get uncomfortable, appeal for help from couples or women, public in India is very helpful and maximum time giving write way or direction.

* The most dangerous thing is high traffic on road, make sure to see all around on road while take a bus or cross the road.

* Be careful while purchasing or dealing with shopkeepers as the behavior, culture and traditions changes as travel from south India to north India, east to west you will people with different religion and customs.