| You can travel around India for the half a year that | | | | journeys can take longer than expected, it is easy |
| most tourist visas permit, yet still feel as though you | | | | enough to travel around. It's regarded as a safe |
| only saw a tiny part of what's there. As a matter of | | | | country too, so long as you use common sense and |
| fact, India is big enough that you could spend years | | | | show respect for the locals. Most backpackers in India |
| there and still not see half of it. There are tropical | | | | travel on a route that has been travelled by thousands |
| beaches, there are Hindu temples, Rajasthani palaces | | | | and thousands of other backpackers in the past and, |
| and forts, and there are beautiful Himalayan valleys, | | | | as a result, you'll come across plenty of services |
| breathtaking mountain views and holy cities. | | | | tailored specially towards the backpacker market. |
| Though prices are rising, and tourism in India is aimed | | | | Locally run travel agents are readily available on |
| more and more towards the middle classes, it's still | | | | popular routes and can be used for arranging day trips, |
| possible to find a nice beach side bamboo hut for 100 | | | | visas and flights. Overnight buses and sleeper trains |
| Rupees per night. Food is also very affordable and it's | | | | are perfect for backpackers and provide an |
| possible to eat out in the country for just a couple of | | | | inexpensive method of covering moderate distances. |
| US Dollars per day. However, prices increase in places | | | | Long in-country distances can be covered with |
| that specifically cater for foreigners, and western food | | | | domestic airlines, which are mostly cheap, dependable |
| is always more expensive than Indian food. | | | | and can be booked on the day. |
| India is accommodating to travelers and, though | | | | |