$65 royalty payment component of daily tariff

We are planning to spend 21 nights in Bhutan in September. Based on the tourism council website advise I assumed the royalty would be halved after 8 nights and waived after the 14th night. Our travel agent however says that the royalty applies for the whole trip in peak season and is charging us the same daily fee of $280 for the full 21 nights. Does anyone know whether this is correct?

Cheapest flights from Bangkok to Colombo

Hi there,

I am taking my 14 years old son to Sri Lanka mid July to mid August this year. We have return flights to Bangkok and need to book to Colombo. Could you please tell me what budget airlines should I look up?

Also on another post it said you need a return flight for visa application, is that correct? Because I was hoping to just buy one way as not sure how long we will be there for as we may have a week in Bangkok and surrounding areas and was planning to book flight back to Bangkok from Sri Lanka. This must be possible?

Is it worth going upto Jaffna?

Will the Uda Walawe N.P. be open end of July?

To chill out for a couple of days which beach areas will be nice for end of july early august time? (For swimming and relaxing and maybe checking out the wee turtles...)

What budget should I allow for my son and I per day? We will use public transport where possi... more »

Langtang-Helambu Trekking

Hi
i am planning a trek in October to Helambu and Langtang with my son.
Starting in Sundarjal, crossing Laurebina La and Gosainkund and entering the Langtang Valley.
After the Kyanjing Gompa back to Syabru Besi and back to Kathmandu.
Can someone tell me how many days that would be?
The walking hours they write in the guidebooks are for some days just 2 or 3 hours. although i know, you can't go up too fast because of the altitude, it seems to me, that these are very short days.
is it easy to combine these short days to save some time?

13 years ago i did already treks in Nepal (Annapurna and Everest), but i think things changed, that's why i am not so sure about some things:
is it a problem to find accomodation in the lodges, or are they quite full in october?

i read here, that you must have a guide now? is this right or not???
i think, the way should be easily to find... more »

Budget for 3 weeks in Sri Lanka?

Hi there,

My partner and I will be backpacking in 10 Asian countries and territories for approximately 18 months, starting this September, and we're looking to see if our cost estimates are practical.

For Sri Lanka, we're budgeting approximately $2000 AUD (259,000 LKR) for the both of us for 3 weeks, which works out to about $95 AUD (12,300 LKR) per day.

This includes transport, food, accommodation, sightseeing entry fees and basic shopping. Though does not include visas or international flights.

Essentially, we're not too fussy and happy to eat local food, sleep in very basic budget (but private i.e no dorms) accommodation and doing traditional homestays where ever possible, use public transport and we'll be doing the trip by ourselves without going on organised tours.

We'll also be doing the 'must see' attractions, as well as some long trekking and nature hiking with ... more »

Budget for 6 months in India?

Hi there,

My partner and I will be backpacking in 10 Asian countries and territories for approximately 18 months, starting this September, and we're looking to see if our cost estimates are practical.

For India, we're budgeting approximately $8000AUD (400,000 INR )for the both of us for 6 months, which works out to around $45 (2500INR) per day.
This includes transport, food, accommodation, sightseeing entry fees and basic shopping. Though does not include our visas or long flights which will be coming out of our separate flight budget.

Essentially, we're not too fussy and happy to eat local food, sleep in very basic budget (but private i.e no dorms) accommodation and doing traditional homestays where ever possible, use public transport and we'll be doing the trip by ourselves without going on organised tours.

We'll also be doing the 'must see' attractions, as well as some... more »

Ladakh from May 28 to June 13: what should i do there?

Hi fellow travelers,

I am planning on visiting Ladakh (other places around it) from May 28-June13
Any suggestions for me to spend two weeks meaningfully in Ladakh.
I am an experienced solo female backpacker.
I always enjoy getting deep into local life, mostly have managed to stay with local families (even in Iran). I am hoping I can do that at least for a couple of days in Ladakh as well.

I will arrive in Delhi in the evening of May 28. And I will fly out from Delhi airport in the late evening of June 13.

Q1: it seems all the flights (Delhi to/from Let) are booked for those days.
How long will it take to take bus from Delhi to Leh? What would be the best way to get there except by plane?

Q2: any inexpensive yet pleasant guesthouses (hostels) in Ladakh (including Leh) for a backpacker?

Q3: any travel agencies that I can consult with for any short trip or excursions?... more »

tempo traveller

Hi friends,

we are group of 15 people looking for our tour for delhi to srinagar by tempo traveller we got a cost of rs Rs. 35000 from the vendor http://tempotraveller.in which has good vehicles and they have send me photographs of the same tempo traveller to my email which i find very good. can u advise me what would be the cost for the same