India wrap-up: route, transport, visa & budget

In Budget, India, Preparations, Route & transport, Travel topics, Visa

India was our first stop so we got the visa upfront at the consulate in Antwerp, Belgium.

Fill in an online form first.
Take it to the office together with special passport pictures (you can have them taken at the consulate as well).
Make sure to bring your flight and hotel details with you, especially if you want a double entry visa (if you want to visit one of India’s neighboring countries as well).
Pay cash to avoid any payment fees.

We spent 1,5 month in Northern India and these were the places we covered:

Traveling by train was so wonderful I dedicated a separate blog post to it.

The estimate: $35/day/person (€ 25.55)
The outcome: $28/day/person (€ 20.54)

Our primary expenses were:

Food (breakfast, lunch & dinner): 35% ($9.5 / € 6.96 a day)
Stay: 35% ($9.5 / € 6.96 a day)
Public transport (99% train): 9% ($2.5 / € 1.8 a day)
Taxi: 6.2% ($1.65 / € 1.21 a day)
Museum (entry tickets): 4.7% ($1.26 / € 0.92 a day)

A SIM card was very cheap and we didn’t buy a lot of souvenirs.

* € is accurate, $ depends on the exchange rate.