Dos
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Always travel through a professional Tour Operator
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Demand for detailed travel itinerary with clear inclusions
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Travel with a valid visa for the period you are in India
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Communicate with your Local Tour Operator for any special assistance or attention
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Avail Mobile connections for tourists, if needed, at arrival airports. You can’t get a sim activated if you buy outside the Arrival Airport
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Change your currencies at authorized centers only
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If you wish to withdraw money from ATM machines, using an International Debit/Credit Card, please opt for an ATM in a major city attached to a bank branch
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Approach Local Police or Tourist Police for any assistance in time of need
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If you opt to stay overnight on a Houseboat, please insist for a licensed Houseboat Operator
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Always take care of your personal belongings and valuables
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Ask your driver to lock the car when you keep your valuables inside the car and go out for a meal or snack
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Ensure that you have a local Tour Operator who is an accredited agency
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Use only licensed guides for sightseeing
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While doing adventure tours like trekking etc. go with an expert
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Feel free to ask for any kind of clarifications to your agent before you land in India
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Understand the local culture regarding dressing etc especially during visits to religious centers.
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Take the advice of your guide/driver regarding the daily visits where you may have to remove your shoes, follow a particular dress pattern etc.
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Always carry your departure flight ticket copy in print or on mobile for entering any airports in India.
Don’ts
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India doesn’t offer Visa on Arrival but only E-Visa. So don’t travel without an E Travel Advice to India which will be exchanged for a visa on arrival. Log on to www.indianvisaonline.gov.in to check eligibility and apply for an E Visa
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Don’t drink tap water
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Think before you light up your cigarette. Throughout India, smoking in public is an offence. Smoking is allowed in designated areas and private places
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Don’t walk around in the dark corners of any city without a local guidance
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Don’t travel at night to hill stations or remote destinations
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Don’t eat street food unless you have a proper guidance by a known local person, your driver, guide etc.
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Don’t take photographs at Special Schools, Orphanages etc. without the permission of the authorities.
