Parent Meeting Follow up

Thanks to all that came last night - if you missed it, here is a general recap of what was covered:

- Get us Visa copies as soon as you receive them back

- 3 forms to be completed (drug/alcohol policy, medication release, emergency info - attached in e-mail).

- See Parent Packet (also attached in e-mail)

- Meeting at DIA at 5pm on July 22nd outside British Airways counter

- Packing light! Refer to blog packing list and pre-departure packet.

- Visit doctor/passport health for vaccination/medication info

- ATM card (no pre-paid cards or travelers checks)

- $200-$1000 of spending money (depending on gifts/souvenirs, budgeting skills, etc)

- If requiring us to distribute meds, please organize by day and include original prescription (also account for travel days and fill out medical release form)

- Electronics ok and encouraged for travel/transit days (not at other times)

- Emergency phone numbers to be posted on blog; student cell phone not recommended (unless for camera only).

- Get physically and mentally ready.  Work out and eat right.

- Books and movies recommended for prep- Kundun, Shantaram

- Don't hesitate to contact me directly if any other questions arise prior to trip.

That is all for now.

Thanks,
Ramsey and Sarah

Visas

Hopefully you have all started to tackle the burdensome task of applying for the Indian Visa.
As you receive these back - we will need a copy, e-mailed to me, for our Indian tour operators.   Please let me know if you have any questions.

FLIGHT UPDATE

We have confirmed our flights for the trip.  There is a minor change in our return date from August 6^th to Aug. 7^th.  We hope this isn’t an inconvenience to any of your summer plans; if it is, not to worry, but it is essential that you let us know by 3:00pm tomorrow evening (May 7^th). 

The reason for this change being:  we now depart Denver on the night of July 22^nd and thus, we do not arrive in Delhi until the morning of the 24^th.  As a result we end up loosing 2 days instead of one (if we left Denver on the morning of the 22^nd) . 

Again we apologize if this causes any problems, but please let us know ASAP and we can rearrange accordingly. 

Thanks, Ramsey and Sarah

Our flight details are as follows:
 

Flight number                            BA0218

From                                          Denver International (CO)

To                                              Heathrow (London) Terminal 5

Depart                                       22 Jul 2014 20:45

Arrive                                        23 Jul 2014 12:35

Cabin                                         World Traveller

Operated by                               British Airways

Booking status                           Confirmed

                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                               

Flight number                          BA0257

From                                         Heathrow (London) Terminal 5

To                                             Indira Gandhi Intl (New Delhi) Terminal 3

Depart                                      23 Jul 2014 19:35

Arrive                                       24 Jul 2014 08:15

Cabin                                       World Traveller

Operated by                             British Airways

Booking status                         Confirmed

  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                               

Flight number                          BA0256

From                                         Indira Gandhi Intl (New Delhi) Terminal 3

To                                             Heathrow (London) Terminal 5

Depart                                      7 Aug 2014 10:25

Arrive                                       7 Aug 2014 14:50

Cabin                                       World Traveller

Operated by                             British Airways

Booking status                         Confirmed

                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                               

Flight number                          BA1546

From                                         Heathrow (London) Terminal 3

To                                             O'Hare International (IL) (Chicago) Terminal 5

Depart                                      7 Aug 2014 17:15

Arrive                                       7 Aug 2014 20:10

Cabin                                       Economy

Operated by                             American Airlines

Booking status                         Confirmed

                                                                                                                                           

Flight number                           BA8661

From                                          O'Hare International (IL) (Chicago) Terminal 3

To                                              Denver International (CO)

Depart                                       7 Aug 2014 21:40

Arrive                                        7 Aug 2014 23:10

Cabin                                        Economy

Operated by                              American Airlines

Booking status                          Confirmed

    

                                                                                                                                                                      

Indian Visa info.

Just wanted to pass on some useful information when applying for the Indian Visa.  It can be a real pain so if you have any other questions please contact me.

First - the "multiple entry" option is on the Indian visa site (and not the Sri Lanka) so just wanted to make that clear.
- Next - on the 3rd page of the Indian visa application it will ask for number of entries.  scroll down to multiple.
    (see pic below).
 - For port of entry and exit put Delhi. 
- For cities to be visited put: Delhi, Amritsar, Dharamsala.
- For contact in India use:

     Mr Anupam Khare - SITA Travel
      Tower B, Delta Square, M.G.Road
       Sector 25, Gurgaon, Delhi 122001,
        India
        T: 0091 124 4703256

- You don't have to worry about the Sri Lanka Visa unless you want to.  We can get those at the airport when we arrive.

- The turn around for the indian Visa is very quick. Shouldn't be more than a couple weeks.

- And FYI - I guess that they just raised the price for the Indian Visa and its around $150!  I apologize for this - last time I went to India the Visa was $50.  I feel terrible that I didn't foresee this and apologize.  If this is a problem let me know and we figure out a way to pay on our end.