From Punjab to Bengal | 2013 North India Quick Tour Guide

| 2013 North India Quick Tour Guide. Camera: Pentax K30. February-March 2013

✓【Total cost 6800 RMB】
Sticker visa: 300 RMB
10,000 RMB fixed deposit certificate / employment certificate / original passport
Round-trip airfare: 3700 RMB
Ethiopian Airlines ET689: Hangzhou - New Delhi
China Eastern MU556/8582: Kolkata - Kunming - Hangzhou
Itinerary details: see (P2)
Hangzhou - New Delhi - Rajasthan - Madhya Pradesh - Uttar Pradesh - Bihar - Jharkhand - West Bengal - Kunming - Hangzhou

✓【Recommended pre-trip reading】
"Peeking into India" by Kappa Senoo [Japan]
"India/Northern India/Rajasthan" Lonely Planet [Australia]
"Travel Around the World" Da Bao Shi Publishing [Japan]

✓【Mughal Empire Heritage】
Delhi · Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad)
Agra · Agra
Fatehpur Sikri · Fatehpur Sikri
Sikandra · Sikandra

✓【Rajasthan Four Color Cities】
🔴 Pink · Jaipur
🔵 Blue · Jodhpur
🟡 Gold · Jaisalmer
⚪ White · Udaipur

✓【Ancient Indian Fortresses】
Gwalior · Gwalior
Jhansi/Orchha · Jhansi/Orchha Fort
Kumbhalgarh · Kumbhalgarh Fort
Ranakpur · Ranakpur
Khajuraho · Khajuraho

✓【Ganges and Buddha Heritage】
Varanasi/Sarnath · Varanasi/Sarnath
Bodhgaya · Bodh Gaya/Bamboo Grove/Nalanda
Kushinagar · Kushinagar
Lumbini · Lumbini (in Nepal)
Kapilavastu · Kapilavastu (in Nepal)

✓【Unfinished side missions - Cave temples and sculptures】
Sanchi Stupa
Ellora Caves
Ajanta Caves
Elephanta Caves, Mumbai
Hampi
Pattadakal
Thanjavur
Goa