We have put together a couple of simple general guidelines for you to follow. We believe that these tips will help you to make your trip a truly pleasant one.

We advised that you read the following guidelines carefully to avoid any hassles or unwanted troubles along your journey.

• Clothes & Accessories – India due to its huge geographical size does not fit a particular climate zone. Generally speaking you must include cotton outfits, sunglasses, hats, mosquito repellant cream/lotion, shoes/ light sandals, moisturizing lotion and sun-block lotion mandatory, while planning your trip. If you are traveling to hill stations or the Himalayas do ensure that you carry woolen outfits with you. When in public places, care must be exercised to ensure your clothes are within the purview of decency to avoid unwanted attention.  
  
  
• Water – Carry a bottle of mineral water with you at all times. Do ensure that the seal is not tampered with when buying mineral water bottles. Do not drink water from public taps or road-side vendors. If you feel like having a juice, please have it from a hygienic restaurant than from a road-side shack. 
  
  
• Transportation – When traveling on a rickshaw or cab do ask the rates before you board the vehicle to avoid any problems and confusions. Also it is advisable to check the rates with some authority figure beforehand. When traveling in a train for long-distance reserve your tickets in advance, you can also get reserved tickets for short-distance which is the best way to avoid the heavy rush in un-reserved compartments. If you don’t get your tickets through the regular way you can get them through the “tatkal’ quota by paying a little extra charge. Do ensure to carry toilet paper with you when you are going on a long distance journey in train. Most of the train-stations have a pre-paid rickshaw counter, which is the best way to avoid bargaining and squabbling with the rickshaw driver.
  
  
• Credit Cards – Most of the prominent hotels, shops and restaurants accept major credit cards. However, it is advisable to carry some cash when you are visiting the eastern part of India as the region has very limited usage of plastic money (cards) 
  
  
• Food – Each region has different types of cuisines and methods of cooking, quite distinct from the other. Do make it a point to savor the regional specialties when you travel. 
  
  
• Medicines – Do carry your medical prescriptions and enough medicines to make your journey hassle-free.