Health
When in India, always drink bottled water. It is important that the water used for drinking the boiled or sterilized. Health facilities are few, and are strongly advised to take travelers health insurance before leaving for India. It is good to eat fruits that can be peeled. Always wash fruit well before eating. Wash hands before and after eating and drink plenty of fluids and electrolyte salts. Always take a good mosquito repellent and basic medicines for flu, fever. Apart from a few bandages and antiseptics.
Currency
India's currency is the rupee is Rs. in the short form. One rupee equals 100 paisa (cents). Are advised to take a mix of cash and travelers checks in case. U.S. dollars are easier to change. The pound is in second place. You can also change other currencies such as yen, franc, frame, etc. in tourist areas and large cities. But any traveler's checks, money orders, checks or bills that passengers wishing to change to rupees, is best done through authorized dealers. All credit cards like Master, Visa, Diners, American Express and others are widely used in India.
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Weather
Basically, there are three beautiful days in India but these do not occur uniformly throughout the country. The meteorological service of India divides the year four times, the relatively dry winter from December to February, the dry summer from March to May, the southwest monsoon from June to September when the southwest maritime winds bring rains in most of the country, and the northeast monsoon in October and November.
Tips for travelers
Information for a visa for tourists, all foreigners need visa provided that the Indian consulates worldwide. The maximum period for a transit visa is 180 days.
Customs
There is no restriction on the amount of foreign currency in the form of travelers checks. However, travelers who have currency equivalent to more than U.S. $ 10,000 required to obtain Currency Declaration Form (where the passenger certificate states the amount of money taken) before leaving customs.
Clothing
India has three main time-summer, winter and monsoon. Summer (April to June) is hot in most parts of the country. During the winter (November to March) is very good time throughout the country with sunshine. The monsoon begins in June on the southwest coast of India, and then spreads everywhere. Spring clothing is recommended for winter while cotton for the rest of the year.
Transportation and guide
There are all kinds of luxury transportation for travel and hiking and do not include entry to the tourist sites and also the cost of English-speaking guide.
Book hotels in India, travel programs include the hotel stay is inclusive of luxury tax, tax on food, and hotel, as applicable.