GANGĀ YĀTRĀ 2025 • INFORMATION
GĀNGA YĀTRĀ 2025 SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 2, 2025
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Visas:
You are responsible for acquiring a required tourist visa.
US Citizens who want only Tourist eVisas GO HERE. eVisas are easier, quicker, and less expensive. US Citizens who want 10-year multiple-entry tourist visas GO HERE. This is the Indian Government Website for Visas. If you think you will go to India more often, get a 10-year multiple entry Tourist Visa. Citizens of other countries please check with your Indian Embassy or for more information see https://indianvisaonline.gov.in.
Notes about eVisas. These are granted within a few days. You will receive an email. That is NOT the eVisa. There are instructions on the email to use a link to go to a Government page where you can find, download, and print the eVisa with your photo and a large seal in the background. Make a copy and bring both copies with you.
The wording on the eVisa is a little confusing. It has an expiry date on it. You have to enter India on or before that expiry date. Then the eVisa is good for the length of time for which you have applied.
Health Concerns:
You may be subject to jet lag, varied climatic conditions, taxing travel, dust and air pollution, very different food, crowds of people, and unfamiliar sights and sounds. These all take their toll. On a subtler level, daily yoga practice and darshan in the temples in India’s atmosphere are often powerfully moving experiences and hidden feelings and emotions can be brought to the surface. These can be overwhelming for the first-time visitor to India, but Her incredible hospitality, warm humanity, and abundant spirituality always come through and touch everyone deeply and mysteriously. Bring what comforts you in the way of any health needs or medications: anti-diarrhea tablets, mosquito repellent, sunblock, basic first-aid items, etc. In case of emergencies, doctors and pharmacies can be found. If you have any medications that you need, you must bring them with you. Bottled water is always available to purchase, but please carry a water bottle that you can refill to minimize plastic use. Contact us if you have any special health concerns. Here is a good website for travelers with health concerns: www.shoreland.com/
Immunizations and Travel Waiver:
No immunizations are required, however, several are recommended by the Atlanta CDC.
Click here to read, sign, and return the travel waiver.
What to Bring:
Our itinerary includes internal flights. The weight restrictions are strict and any overweight charge will be your responsibility.
Checked bag: 15Kg Maximum dimension (L+W+H) = 158cm
Carry-on: 7Kg (55 x 35 x 35 cm) plus a small Personal Item: 3Kg
Pack lightly and include one small carry-on backpack for day trips. We will send you a detailed packing list once you sign up. Passports and money must be kept secure in a neck pouch or money belt. Have a copy of the info and visa pages of your passport. Call your bank to tell them that you are traveling in India. There are ATMs everywhere. But as the ATMs are not always reliable, or easy to find, you should bring the equivalent of about $200 – $500 US (in your currency) to change into Indian rupees to have on hand for shopping and sundry discretionary expenses (tips, chai, etc.) It is easiest to change some money at the airport upon arrival. If you need an Indian SIM for your mobile you can do that at the airport as well. You can also get an eSIM which works well.
We will mostly travel in 14-seater A/C mini-vans. At each location, you are responsible for making sure that your bag gets loaded on the van before we depart.
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