For the detail itinerary with cost, i will attach the itinerary at the end of this post.
Untuk trip kali ni, mission ak nak pergi ke Valley of Flower, Uttarakhand. Macamane ak tau pasal tempat ni? Asalnya tatau pon, ak google kat internet 'Place to go during monsoon' , kluar la pasal Valley of flower. Time tu mmg tgh monsoon, tapi Valley of flower sesuai pegi mase tu. So, itulah ceritanya. Destinasi ak masih lg North India. Kenapa ak gi India lagi? Sebab visa ak valid lagi, multiple entry means aku boleh pergi ke India berapa kali aku nak pergi selagi visa masih valid.
Ak beli ticket Air Asia to Hyderabad, tried to save the cost since ticket to south India much more cheaper than ticket to North India. So aku planned from KL to hyderabad, and Hyderabad to Delhi by train. Tempat yg ak dpt cover kali ni ;
- Hyderabad, Delhi, Hadriwar, Rishikesh, Joshimath, Govindghat, Valley of Flower, Hemikund, Dehradun, Agra, Chandigarh, Jhalandhar, Amritsar in 30 days
Day 1
2135 pm-KL to Hyderabad with Air Asia Flight
2315 pm-Reach Hyderabad Rajiv Ghandi Int. Airport
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| Inilah luggage aku, satu belakang, satu depan. Boleh tahan beratla jugak, dalam 18kg, inilah yang ak kendong sepanjang perjalanan aku. |
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| Walaupun backpacker, aku tetap mengekalkan skirt. |
Day 2
HYDERABAD Introduction
Hyderabad is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh.Occupying 625 square kilometres (241 sq mi) along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of about 6.8 million and a metropolitanpopulation of about 7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagar—predating the city's founding—north of the city centre.
Hyderabad bandar yg agak besar dan bagi aku bandar ni lebih teratur dari Delhi, tak seserabut Delhi. Bahasa yg digunakan di sini ialah bahasa Telugu, ak tak reti cakap Telugu tapi derang boleh cakap Hindi juga. So ok la. Still can comunicate with them in Hindi. Hyderabad famous dgn pearl ( ak tak beli pon ) dan nasi beriyani (ak tak makan pon) dan architecture bangunan indo-islamic. Dekat sini boleh nampak banyak org Muslim. Perempuan yang berjubah & berniqab pon ramai.
Where did i stayed in Hyderabad?
1) Rajiv Gandhi Airport dormitory ( only for 6 hours )
Ak sampai di Hyderabad Airport pukul 1130 mlm, ingat nak duduk di airport sampai pagi sebab nak save budget. Then ak ternampak ada pamphlet dormitory near to the airport, pay by hours. So aku checked in for 6 hours harga Rs150 (RM9). Okla utk aku berehat for few hours.
2) Hotel Geetanjali ( 3 days 2 night )
Hotel ni ak booked online, tengok review pon macam okey so aku decided untuk stay sini. Boleh refer itinerary ak utk lebih detail. Hotel ni trletak di tengah bandar, near to Hyderabad Railway Station.
Address hotel : 4-1-938/26/A, New Marketing Complex, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001, India
+91 40 6684 5444
India simcard
Antara jenis simcard dari provider Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, BSNL. Aku terus beli simcard dekat Hyderabad, ak beli Aircel sbb aircel macam paling senang beli, tak minta banyak document just passport je. Airtel mcm susah sikit sebab banyak minta document lain. Tapi sebenarnya Aircel tak best sgt sebab tak free internet roaming. Dalam India pon kalau masuk state lain kena roaming, tu yg tak best. Bila roaming, charge pon dah rate lain. Aku duduk Hyderabad sekejap je tapi sebab dah beli simcard number Hyderabad, bila masuk state lain kena roaming.
Sightseeing in Hyderabad
Kalau nak senang, book 1 day tour dgn Telangana Tourism. Caranya call Telangana tourism dulu dan book ataupon pergi je office terus.
Ak ikut 1 day local bus tour by Telangana tourism. Harga Rs350(RM21) for AC bus included with guide. Oh guide cakap bahasa hindi. Start at 830 am to 600pm. Antara tempat2 yg bas ni bawa;
- Birla Mandir, Chowmahalla Palace, Solar Jung Museum, Golconda Fort, Lumbini Park, Sagar Lake
1 day tour to Ramoji Film City The next day aku book dgn Telangana tourism lagi utk 1 day tour to Ramoji Film City harga Rs1300(RM78) included with entrance fees. Ramoji Film City ni ala-ala Universal Studio. Tempat shooting movies & dramas. Tapi ak rasa dalam ramai-ramai org yang pergi ak sorang je kot foreigner. Lagipon show dlm bahasa hindi. Bagi ak biase je la Ramoji Film City ni, takde la best sgt, bg ak bosan je. Ak expect mcm univ studio, mungkin expectation ak terlalu tinggi. Huhu...
Pictures in Hyderabad
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| Khair-un-nissa boat at Hussain Sagar Lake, kapal ini akan bawa ke buddha statue yang ada di tengah-tengah tasik |
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| Hussain Sagar Lake |
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| Buddha State at Hussain Sagar Lake |
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| Charminar, historical islamic monument |
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| Charminar, historical islamic monument |
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| Hyderabad City |
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| Golconda Fort, Hyderabad |
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| Golconda Fort, Hyderabad |
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| Golconda Fort, Hyderabad |
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| Golconda Fort, Hyderabad ( capital of the ancient kingdom of Golconda which flourished in the 14th to 16th century) |
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| It's me! |
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| Me with Hyderabad ladies |
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| Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad |
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| Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad |
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| Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad |
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| Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad |
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| Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad |
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| Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad |
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| Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad |
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| Hyderabad street, selling nimboo (lemon) |
Hyderabad to Delhi by train
Aku dah beli train ticket from Hyderabad to Delhi online. Ada cara-cara nak beli ticket online di India. Kena register dekat www.cleartrip.com. Kalau nak tahu lebih detail cara nak beli train ticket, boleh tengok di website www.seat61.com , refer to buy train ticket in India. Train aku malam pukul 1030pm, lusa pagi baru aku sampai Delhi. Tempoh perjalanan 29hrs 40minit. Mereput la aku dlm train. Harga ticket Rs710(RM42) untuk seat sleeper which is seat yang paling low class. Ada seat 1st class n 2nd class AC. Seat ak sleeper non AC, ak pilih sleeper upper berth, yang paling atas skali. Ada upper, middle and lower seat. Better choose either upper or lower. Duduk upper seat better sebab takde orang nak menumpang duduk. Kalau duduk lower seat, nanti akan ada org yg tak ada seat datang menumpang duduk. Kalau seat middle seat pula, seat tu hanya boleh dibuka kalau seat yang bawah nak tidur. Kalau seat bawah nak duduk, middle seat tidak boleh buka. So, paling senang amik seat paling atas, cuma takde tingkap and susah nak trun. Aku mmg tak turun dah bila dah kat atas. Aku naik train sebab nak murah, tak kisahla lama dalam train. Ni first time ak naik train di India, quite nervous . Takut tak jumpa train, terlepas train ke, nanti jadi macam scene dilwale dulhania le jayengge pula. Ak pergi terlebih awal la pula, kena tggu dkt station. Waiting seat memang takde, berdiri je la. Sebab tu org india duduk baring atas lantai. Huhu. Bila train dah sampai, abang polis yang jaga dekat station dtg inform aku. Baik pulak polis ni. Apa aku buat dalam train dekat 30 jam? Bangun, tidur, bangun, tidur. Dalam train ada org jual makanan, lunch box pon ada. Tapi malas aku beli, takut sakit perut dalam train.
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| Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station, train Hyderabad to Delhi |
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| Cute |
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| Inilah keadaan sleeper class (non AC) |
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| Aku memang dah lemau dekat 30 jam dalam train |
Delhi to Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
Aku sampai Delhi selepas dekat 30jam dalam train. Sampai awal pagi, pukul 4 pagi. Tunggula ak dekat Delhi Railway St (Nizamuddin St) sampai cerah, pukul 4 pagi mana ada bas lagi. Dalam waiting room, orang bergelimpang tidur atas lantai and seat dah penuh. Huhu. Terpaksala aku duduk atas backpack aku je. Destinasi aku seterusnya ialah Rishikesh. To go to Valley of Flower, I have to follow this route Delhi -> Rishikesh -> Joshimath -> Govindghat -> Valley of Flower. From Delhi Railway St. aku pergi ke Kashmere Gate bus station untuk catch up bus ke Rishikesh. Di Kashmere Gate, ada local bus and volvo bus. We can choose either local bus or volvo bus. Volvo buses are more comfortable with AC. Kalau nak murah and tak selesa, pilih la local bas. Macam biasa, ak nak save budget, naik local bus je harga Rs300(RM18). Takpe, lebih adventure naik local bus. Jangan expect local bus ni macam bus express pula, ni ala-ala bus metro KL. Local bus non AC, bas akan berhenti ambil dan turunkan penumpang sepanjang jalan. So lama la jugak baru sampai destinasi aku. Aku naik 10 pagi, 5 petang baru sampai Rishikesh. Nearly 7 hours to reach Rishikesh. Dalam bas, aku lah satu-satunya foreigner, lain semua local people.
On the way to Rishikesh, we will pass Haridwar. Haridwar adalah salah satu tempat suci untuk orang Hindu selain dari Vanarasi. Sungai Ganga dari Gangotri glacier mengalir ke Haridwar, di sini kita dapat tengok orang Hindu mandi suci (holy dip) di sungai Ganga.
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| Haridwar |
Rishikesh, satu jam dari Haridhwar juga terkenal dengan tempat suci bagi orang Hindu.
Rishikesh scenically located where the Ganges River comes down from Himalayas. Rishikesh catapulated to western fame when the Beatles dropped by for a visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram (now closed), and the town is still known as the World Capital of Yoga. Rishikesh is also the Gateway to the Himalayas.
Rishikesh famous dengan Lakshman Jhula bridge dan Ram Jhula bridge. Bus berhenti di bus station Rishikesh, aku plan nak stay dekat area Lakshman Jhula sebab ramai tourist stay situ, aku dengar. Mamat auto datang offer nak bawa ak pergi sana dengan harga Rs150 (RM9), mahallah taknaklah aku. Pakcik driver bus yang aku naik pon cakap mahal, ni sah-sah saja minta mahal sebab aku tourist. Pakcik driver bas cakap kalau nak murah jalan sampai main road dan tahan auto dekat situ. Ak jalan sampai main road mengendong beg aku yang berat. Sementara nak smpai main road terpaksalah aku jalan sepanjang sungai yang ada byk haiwan berwarna pink. Hati mesti kental nak jalan sorang-sorang dekat India ni. Sebelum ni berhadapan dengan family anjing, sekarang ni dengan family oink oink la pulak. Sungai penuh sampah, sebab tu banyak babi. Sabar je la, jangan datang dekat aku sudah. Dah sampai main road, tahan auto, mahal juga sampai ke Lakshman Jhula. So, abg auto cakap bagi dia Rs20(RM1.20), dia berhenti sampai depan jalan ke Lakshman Jhula, lepas tu aku kena jalan kaki. Tak kisah la, jalan pon jalan la. Ak pon jalan kaki mengendong 2 bag aku yang berat lebih kurang 17kg. Macam jauh juga aku jalan, dekat 20 minit juga sampai aku nampak Lakshman Jhula bridge. Betul-betul depan bridge ade guesthouse, ak dah tak larat nak cari guesthouse lain. Ak checked in Mango Tree guesthouse non AC room harga Rs400 (RM24). Bilik okay dan bersih. Bukak tingkap nampak Lakshman Jhula bridge. Dekat Rishikesh ada ramai foreign tourist.
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| Rishikesh, Ganga River |
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| Lakshman Jhula Bridge, Rishikesh |
Rishikesh to Joshimath
6am in the morning,I checked out from the guesthouse to catch up for the bus to Joshimath. Local bas ke Joshimath bertolak awal pagi. Aku kena jalan lagi ke main road. Ada auto yg besar tapi kena tuggu pnumpang penuh baru boleh jalan, kalau tak kena byr mahal. Bus ke Joshimath boleh tunggu dekat main road je tak payah patah balik ke station bas, pakcik auto tipu aku, dia cakap kena pergi ke bus st. sebab nak suruh aku naik auto dia. Hati kena kental lagi bila berhadapan dengan family monyet pula sepanjang aku jalan kaki. Pagi-pagi banyak la binatang keluar. Terpaksa aku buat bodo je bila nampak anjing dgn monyet dekat jalan . Banyak betul monyet dekat Rishikesh ni. Nasib baik tak datang dekat aku. Caranya jangan pandang, jalan je buat bodo. Huhu.
Dah sampai main road, aku minta tolong pakcik kedai runcit bagitau aku bila bas ke joshimath lalu dekat jln tu. Sebab kadang-kadang bas tulis tulisan hindi, mana la aku reti baca. Memang reti cakap hindi, tapi takla sampai reti baca. Ak berjaya naik bas ke Joshimath, nasib baik ade seat. Local bus non AC, harga tix Rs360(RM22). Macam biasa, dalam bas aku sorang je foreigner. Huhu. Scenery sepanjang jalan cantik. Jalan boleh tahan zig zag. Joshimath last stop, ak sampai dalam pukul 5 ptg, 10 jam dalam bas.
Joshimath is a small town, located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Located at height of 6150 feet, it is gateway to Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekking trails and pilgrim centres like Badrinath.
Joshimath kawasan pergunungan yang cantik. Tempat ni sejuk. Sampai Joshimath aku cari guesthouse yang murah, macam biasala aku utamakan yang paling bajet. Tak semua guesthouse/hotel ada foreign tourist form. Yang tak ada form tu tak terima foreigner. Ada satu guesthouse aku jumpa, bilik dah okay tapi sebab dia tak ada form tu aku tak boleh stay situ. Kena cari guesthouse lain. Luckily, aku terjumpa satu guest house Atithi Hotel Rs300(RM18) je with fantastic mount view, ada tv lagi. Aku suka la guesthouse ni. Aku ingat akan jumpa ramai foreign tourist di Joshimath, suprisingly aku tak jumpa pon sorang. Lepas dah dapat info how to go to Valley of Flower, the next day aku kena pergi ke Govindghat by Sumo Jeep.
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| Road to Joshimath, Uttarakhand |
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| Scenery along the way |
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| Joshimath, Uttarakhand |
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| The elephant hill, Joshimath |
Govindghat
Pukul 6 pagi aku checked out hotel, jalan kaki ke taxi stand untuk cari shared taxi (sumo jeep) ke Govindghat. Taxi jalan pukul 7 pagi selepas dah cukup penumpang. Harga taxi per person Rs50 (RM3). Nasib baik aku jumpa satu group yang nak pergi Valley of Flower juga dalam taxi. A group of Kerala guys. Ak minta nak join derang. Alhamdulilah dah dapat kawan, takda la ak memanjat sorang2 nanti.
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| 6 am at Joshimath |
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| Uttarakhand school girls celebrated India independence day |
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| Road from Joshimath to Govindghat, road condition was bad due to landslide |
Supposedly the taxi will drop us at Govindghat, but half way the road was closed due to landslide. So, we need to walk around 4km to Govindghat. It was raining and the road was quite slippery. It was monsoon season, and landslide commonly happened in Uttarakhand. Once we reached Govindghat, we kept our bag at cloak room. The cloak room provided by Guduwara people. It is free of charge. Nice.
I only brought important things, the rest I left at the cloak room.
Macam biasa, yang penting mestila charger, phone, camera. Habis semua barang aku tinggal sebab serik jalan half way to Govindghat pon dah penat sangat dah. Beg aku memang berat. Beg berat tu memang aku tinggal, bawa naik beg kecil je. Tu pon tak cukup baju aku bawa, baju sejuk aku yang tebal aku tertinggal, tak bawa naik atas, penat je aku bawa dari Malaysia. Memang bekulah aku kat atas.
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| Road was closed because of landslide |
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| Bridge in Govindghat, trek to Ghangria start after the bridge |
-to be continue-
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