Backpacking in India?

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a new me UK

India, Vietnam, China etc are all countries my son and his g/friend visited on their travels, they have a very good web site which goes through planning your route, what to take, and lots of useful information as well as photos etc. It also covers customs that should be observed and safety tips as well as a diary of the journey, please take a look at the site by way of your preparation and I hope you enjoy it as much as they did!
http://www.rtwt.co.uk/

susie03

You don't say how long you are going for or where you want to visit. You won't be able to see the whole country - I've been going for years (months at a time) and have still only seen a fraction.
Answers to your questions though - yes it is safe to backpack in India. Get yourself the latest Lonely Planet as unsafe areas change year on year. In general I would say it is safer than Europe. Trains are extremely cheap and the network is extensive so you can get to just about anywhere but they are SLOW. Always book in advance at the Railway Staion toursit office. It is a bureaucratic system but seems to work. I always travel plain sleeper class as I hate air conditioning but it can get crowded. Also check out internal flights. There are lots of cheap airlines now and a couple of flights on the longer stretches of journey will cut days out of your travel time.
Budget accommodation in India is usually called a guesthouse. Again the LP will have a list of the best and most popular in the area. A double room with bathroom costs around 250 rupees (Â£3) but a single with shared facilities should be more like Â£2.
Don't know about Pakistan but I do know that you have to check out border crossing times otherwise you could be stuck overnight.
Have a great time!

vIvA bArcElOnA

India is a beautiful country. Scince Dehli is the main place in india ,then you sure will find the things you want. in case if u want to go other side of india, then i would like to suggest u to go madras , bombay, colcatta, baglore
Pakistan is a country full of war.................

LilyRose

oh dear... its going to be somtimes of you life that u will never 4get but be carful dont drink tap woter dont get too close to someone u dont like and best of all cary ur mony in 5 dif places and put 20 rupee in yor pocet so if some1 come to rub you you wont lose alot or your life and have fun good luck

gizzy

India is one most safe country in asia to backpacking,don't worry about,indian people are friendly and they enjoy to help travellers,just respect them and their culture and you'll surprise
anyway in east Asia most of the country are enjoyable to travel and basically all people are friendly
pack you bag and enjoy your travel!!!

10-T3

WHY NOT FLY TO BOMBAY , AND START FROM THERE ? THE DOLLAR WILL GET YOU QUITE FAR. IT'S SAFE TO BACKPACK AROUND THE COUNTRY. BE NICE , RESPECTFUL AND COURTEOUS .YOU WILL BE OK ; AND USE COMMON SENSE LIKE ANY WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD . ENJOY YOUR TRIP.

~~~HAA~~~

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