Hi, I m frm India. Wht r best options for honeymoon in August? Budget is around 1-1.5 lakh & 7 days vacation.?

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Congratulations!
With that kind of budget you should go to Venice, Italy...
See something, possibly, different , new, beautiful, historic and romantic.
Mauritius, as well, would be great..although I think the airfare is really high. you could go to Thailand...they have beautiful beaches..or the Andamans, if you want to stay in India. Indonesia might also be a good idea..both Thailand and Indonesia are easy to get visas for, for Indians...especially with that bank balance (no offense)....and there are many romantic places to escape to there.
Hope you two have the best of time! _/\_

justwait22

RTH

With the kind of budget you can plan a 3nights 4days vacation in Maldives.

asimboral

August will be rainy season in most of the places .Avoid any hill stations for possible landslide in Himalayas .It will always visit Sea beaches during Rainy season .All will agree to send you to Goa but my pick is Shankarpur virgin Seabeach in West Bengal

Shankarpur is about 185 km from Kolkata

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Buses go to Shankarpur from Dharamtala/ Esplanade bus stand, Kolkata.

Shankarpur is near Digha and the place can be reached by taking any bus going to Digha. You need to getoff at a place called Choddomile or Chaulkhola (14 miles in Bengali) between Contai (Kanthi) and Digha - just before Ramnagar. The sea beach is a 15 minute ride by a car from Choddomile. You need to book a car to pick you up from Choddomile. Ask the hotel to do the car booking.

Otherwise, you can go straight to the Digha Bus stand (a further 25-30 minute ride) and then hire a cab from there.

There is also a direct bus to Shankarpur.

The best bus to take is the 7:30AM Airconditioned bus run by the "West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation". It starts from Dharmatala Bus Stand (near the Maidan market). You need to book in advance - the earlier you do so the better.Another good bus is the Ex Armyman's Service.(Reclining seats/Video Coach)This starts from Golpark at 6.30AM and is convenient for those travelling from South Calcutta.Again,advance booking advisable.

Travel Time by Bus: 4:30-5:00 (including a 30-40 minute snack break).

You can also reach Digha by train from Howrah or Shalimar. The train starts from Howrah on certain days of the week. Only on weekends do the railway provide Aircon chaircars. From there you have to hire a taxi / In bus go to Ramnagar and from there you have to hire trekker to go to the beach(approx. 40-50 min journey).

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Sunrise @ ShankarpurIf you want to drive down to Shankarpur from Kolkata(Calcutta) - the directions are as follows - Take the Second Hooghly Bridge - Follow Kona Expressway ( 4-Lane road)- At the Bombay Road crossing take a left turn - Follow Bombay Road ( 4-Lane road) - You can break at the A1 Plaza inside the Reliance petro station. It would be to your left - a 30-40 minute ride from the Kona Expressway-Bombay Road junction - Keep straight till you cross the Rupnarayan river ( the bridge is one way and the river is wide)- After you cross the river you will see the Kolaghat Thermal Power Station to your left - Immediately after the Power Station is a junction - turn left towards Haldia - You have now hit the Haldia Highway (NH41), the road is being 4 laned, but most of it is still a 2 lane road - Keep straight till you hit the Nandakumar crossing, you can identify it easily as the crossing has a wide round circle - Turn right at this crossing, you have now hit the Digha Road, Digha Road is a 2 lane road, the road is smooth but narrow and the Buses drive at very high speed, so be extremely careful when overtaking -Follow Digha road - you will cross Narghat Bridge, Chandipur, Bajkul, Heria, Kanthi (Contai) - At Choddomile before Ramnagar take a left towards Shankarpur, This road is bad. You will have a river for company, it will be to your right - The first hotel to come up is Hotel Nest ( The best place to stay but not near the beach) - After Nest you come to a junction where the road bifurcates, the right road leads to the Joar and Matsyagandha tourist lodges, The left road takes you to the Shankarpur beach. Just before the beach an narrow unpaved road leads to the other hotels - Hotel Sandy Bay is the first.Hotel sand Bay is the best if u want to see sea from your bed............ Room No 303,304,305,306 (rate Rs.900/-,after discount Rs.735/-)......Fooding also nice...reasonable rate...

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2867 SHM DIGHA EXP SHALIMAR Dep.Time 08:00 DIGHA FLAG STN 11:20
2867A HWH DGHA EXP HOWRAH Dep.Time 07:55 DIGHA FLAG STN 11:20 (Only Sunday)
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StarfishAfter you get on the beach, you will see an endless stretch of sea kissing the beach. Around your feet you will see red crabs. On the left side about 45 minutes walking, you will reach Mandar Mani- a small beach. But do not take your car on the beach because you may get trapped in the quicksand. And at night on the desolated beach is a dream for the people seeking tranquility. Undoubtedly, Shankarpur is the Miami of WB.

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Red crab on Shankarpur beachSea Beach
The Sea Beach near Hotel Sandy Bay is not crowded - unfortunately it is not a great beach with stumps of trees scattered all over the place. At places the beach is muddy. The beach near the Benfish Tourist lodges is better.

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Conch shell trinkets as souvenir.

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Hotel Sandy Bay serves good Bengali cuisine. Try their sea food - prawns, pomfret, bhetki, parse (a small sweet water fish - cooked whole with the bones - so you need to use your hands to eat), rohu (a form of carp). You can also try out their

Anusha

shimla, kullu-manali and mussourie

Shreen

Visit Shimla best known as Honeymooners paradise or Kullu Manali..
For package details visit:
http://www.himachalhotels.in/Honeymoon-in-Shimla.html
http://www.himachalhotels.in/Honeymoon-in-Manali.html

ashok

Kullu manali

pink rose

goa >>>>For more information visit http://www.paulotravles.com from traveling to living

Shandy

That much budgent u can go any where in india.
Lakshwadeep Islands.
Darjeeling, Gangtok

If u are a honeymooner starting your journey at Khajuraho or at suntemple konark is a good idea. Its like a refresher course for the couple!! ;)

Unni

Kumarokkam,Kerala

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