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ORIENTATION :-
India is a large, triangular-shaped country in southern Asia, buttressed by the long sweep of the Himalayas in the north and protruding into the Indian Ocean in the south. Pakistan borders it on the northwest, China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Sri Lanka is the teardrop-shaped island hanging off its southern tip. India covers a land area of some 3,287,000 sq. km (1,281,930sq mi.).
It is the seventh largest country in the world. Northern India contains the snow-bound peaks and deep valleys of the Himalayas and the vast Gangetic Plain, which separates the Himalayan region from the southern peninsula and stretches from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. South of the plains, the land rises up into a triangular-shaped plateau known as the Deccan. The plateau is bordered by the Eastern and Western ghats, ranges of hills which run parallel to India's eastern and western coasts and separate the fertile coastal strips from the interior.
CLIMATE :-
Climate varies greatly, from the arid deserts of Rajasthan to the cool highlands of Assam, allegedly the wettest place on earth. But basically India has a three-season year - the hot, the wet and the cool. The heat starts to build up on the northern plains around April and cools off by September. The monsoon rains begin around June and end August. India's northern cities start getting cool by October and become crisp at night in December. In the far south, it never gets very cold, the temperatures are comfortably warm rather than hot.
Time Zone -: India is 5 hrs 30 minutes ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) in the winter months India is 4 hrs 30 minutes ahead of GMT.
HEALTH INFORMATION :-
We urge you to read the health requirements and/or recommendations given here carefully and to discuss health precautions for your exact travel itinerary with a qualified health professional at least six (6) weeks before you depart.
No vaccinations are currently required for entry into either India or Nepal when arrival is directly from North America or an Asian or European country. However, please read the following information on the conditional requirement for yellow fever vaccination.
Immunization against polio, tetanus and typhoid is recommended. Visitors arriving from yellow fever area require valid vaccination certificates. Malaria is endemic in certain parts of India; consult a doctor for anti-malaria prescription. Additionally carry any anti-mosquito cream or lotion for local application. Modern hospitals exist in all major cites of India but visitors are advised to travel with sufficient quantities of prescription drugs.
PASSPORT AND VISA INFORMATION :-Each traveler must be in possession of a valid, signed passport that will remain valid for six (6) months beyond the completion of his/her trip.
Visas : All foreign nationals require visas for India.
NOTE: You must obtain a MULTIPLE-ENTRY visa for India if you are entering the country more than once on your itinerary.
If entering India more than once during a tour a double or multiple entry visas must be obtained. Indian visas cannot be issued on arrival.
Nepal All foreign national require visas for Nepal.
Citizens of countries other than the United States should check with their booking agents for requirements pertaining to their citizenship, as entry requirements can vary.
In compliance with current requirements, passenger names on airline reservations must exactly match the names on their passports. To ensure accuracy, HOLIDAYS TO TREASURE requires a copy of the informational pages of your passport if your travel itinerary includes air flights booked through our office. (This includes "internal" flights.) Passport copies can be mailed in or faxed to us at 91-11-6461911. Attention: AIR DEPARTMENT.
It is imperative that every traveler arrive on tour with the proper documentation. While HOLIDAYS TO TREASURE will advise you of our most current information concerning passports, visas, and other entry requirements, please be aware that it is the traveler's responsibility to obtain all documents that are necessary for admittance to the countries visited on his/her itinerary.
