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Dwarka Fast FactsThe nearest airport is at Jamnagar. The Saurashtra Mail connects Jamnagar with Dwarka. It is a three hour journey. Three other trains ply this route daily. Indian Airlines flies daily to Jamnagar from Bombay. IC 7147 departs from Bombay at 0600 hours and reaches Bhuj at 0700 hours. The one way economy airfare is Rs 2,955. The Toran Tourist Bunglow, near the Government Guest House, Dwarka, tel # 02892- 34013 offers simple, decent rooms. Mathura and Vrindavan Fast FactsBrajbhoomi begins about 80 km south of New Delhi. Mathura is some 140 km from New Delhi and about 60 km northwest of Agra. Getting to Mathura is easy as it is located on the New Delhi-Agra rail line and it is about three hours away from New Delhi by train. The Taj Express, daily from New Delhi, the Punjab Mail, daily from Bombay, and the August Kranti Rajdhani, daily, except Wednesday, from Bombay stop at Mathura. Several bus services connect Mathura with New Delhi and Agra. By road Mathura is about 4 hours away. Vrindavan is just 11 km away from Mathura. In Mathura, Madhuvan, tel # 0565-404064 -- with a pool and in-house restaurant -- is one of the more posh hotels of Mathura. Vishram ghat is a short drive away from here. The Shri Yamuna Palace guest house, once a maharaja's palace, is an interesting place to stay but rather sadly maintained and is located in the bazaar. Hotel Brijraj, near the Krishna Janmasthan, tel # 0565-406232 and Hotel Agra, at Bengali Ghat, tel # 0565-403318, are good choices too. Rooms are economical. Vrindavan offers accommodation in a variety of ashrams and dharmshalas. ISKCON's guest house, tel # 0565-442478 is the ideal place to stay; great veg food. Otherwise, try the Krishna Sadhak Seva ashram which is located at Gurukul road. There are vegetarian restaurants all over Braj Bhoomi and they serve excellent mithai and meals. Finding non-vegetarian food is difficult, but it is available at some hotels. Nathdwara Fast FactsNathdwara is 48 km away from Udaipur. The trip to the temple town can be accomplished as a day trip. Daily Indian Airlines flights connect Udaipur with Jaipur, Aurangabad, New Delhi and Bombay. The one way economy fare between New Delhi and Udaipur is Rs 3,055. The one way economy fare between Bombay and Udaipur is Rs 3,580. The railway station is four km from the centre.The Udaipur-Ahmedabad Express connects Udaipur to Ahmedabad (six hours). The Garib Nawaz Express and Chetak Express connect Udaipur to Ajmer (eight to nine hours), Jaipur (11 to 12 hours) and New Delhi (17 to 20 hours). Tariffs and packages for a few popular hotels of Udaipur:
Guruvayur Fast FactsGuruvayur is about 40 minutes by road from Thrissur. And Thrissur is about 75 km from Cochin. The nearest airport is at Cochin. Several trains connect Guruvayur directly with Trivandrum, Cochin, and Calicut. Numerous trains depart daily from Trivandrum and Cochin for the north to Bombay, Delhi and Madras Indian Airlines flies daily to Cochin from Bombay. IC 989 departs from Bombay at 1300 hours and reaches Cochin at 1445 hours. The one way economy airfare is Rs 2,955. The one way business class airfare is 7,480. Jet Airways flies three times a day to Cochin from Bombay -- at 0555 hours, 0815 hours and 1115 hours. The one way economy airfare is Rs 5,025. The one way business class airfare is Rs 7,785. Thrissur offers several hotels. The KTDC Yatra Nivas, near the Indoor Stadium, Thrissur, tel # 0487-332333, 332122 is a good budget option. The tariff for AC double rooms is Rs 400. Casino, TB road, Thrissur, offers luxury rooms and meals in a 'multi-cuisine' restaurant and is the best hotel in town. Guruvayur has a KTDC one star hotel. Hotel Nandanam, East Nada, Guruvayur, tel # 0487)556266, 556267, offers AC double rooms for Rs 400. Udupi Fast FactsUdupi is just 60 odd kilometres from Mangalore and can be accomplished as a day trip from Mangalore. The nearest airport is at Mangalore. Several trains connect Mangalore with Madras, Bombay and Kerala. The Chennai Mangalore West Coast Express and the Chennai- Mangalore Mail arrive daily from Madras. The Jammu Tawi Mangalore Express arrives daily from New Delhi. The Kurla Mangalore Express arrives daily from Bombay. Indian Airlines flies daily to Mangalore from Bombay. CD 7179 departs from Bombay at 0950 hours and reaches Cochin at 1040 hours. The one way economy airfare is 3,610. Jet Airways flies three times a day to Mangalore from Bombay -- at 0840 hours,1015 hours and 1020 hours. The one way economy airfare is Rs 3,765. The one way business class airfare is Rs 7,345. At Mangalore good hotel options are:
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