BuzzLightyear

Hi Alex (Happy new year), Sorry, I completely missed your post. Cheers. Yes, I'm thinking of going on something like this: Golden Triangle Tour with Romance and Heroism by GeTS Holidays - TourRadar (7 day* tour) to fill in the remaining time. *I'll be leaving the tour 2 days early to make my return flight. Seems I don't actually miss out on anything as the last 2 days are just padding to make more money for the operators. Here's the final days' itinerary: 'leisurely breakfast, time to yourself, overnight stay in hotel'. Pfft, no thanks!

No stress. It might have just been one of those days with staff being busy/tired. Thanks California. I'll look into it. Should I be planning these trips (online) now or is it better to wait till I'm in India (and possibly get better deals/info on trusted trips)? There seem to be so many different opinions on which tour is great and which sucks :rolleyes: lol. I have no problem paying for a great tour that is also 'HT friendly' (i.e.: won't compromise the HT healing) rather than roughing it and delaying the healing or having to get grafts reinserted :eek:.

Melbourne, Australia.

Hello all (especially those who've had an HT in India), After researching and reading these forums for about 12 months I recently booked in for a HT procedure with Dr. Bhatti in Feb 16. I'm hoping for some advice on how best to spend 11 days in India post-HT. I'll be in Chandigarh 1 day before the procedure so I can attend the consultation and get everything squared away. After the HT my plans are: Day 1 - ??? Oh dear...11 days to go! ... Day 11 - Fly to New Delhi and leave India. Ideas I've collected from excellent posts by previous DB patients (Jamesaus, sethticles, SHERA, techie, MJ0101 and others): Accomodation: Stay at AB's 17 (decent, clean and cheap). LOCAL Attraction - By myself: Visit the Rock Gardens, Rose Gardens, Sukhna Lake. (I expect this to take 1-2 days total) LOCAL Attraction - Assisted: Go sightseeing with one of the DB drivers/taxis? (I expect this to take 1 day) DISTANT Attraction - By myself: Visit the Golden Temple. (Probably another 1 day?) DISTANT Attraction - Assisted: ???? ...Any suggestions for good/cheap tours? ...Are there any other local activities/night life/places to go that I should look into or make bookings for? Because I'll be in India for so long, I'm considering checking into a 'nice' hotel (eg: pool, wifi, room service, good cable TV, etc.) for the first 3-4 days after the HT (particularly when I'm more inclined to stay indoors and take care of the grafts), and then checking into a cheaper hotel for the rest of the stay when I'll mostly be out sightseeing. Any comments on this idea? Is it safe to swim/bathe in a pool after a HT? I'm not an avid traveler and therefore don't need (or want) to be too busy every single day nor traveling too far. I'm just looking for some interesting/exciting distractions (that will be safe post-HT) to break up the 11 days. Finally... After I leave India I'll be catching up with friends for about 2 week and I'm wondering if there's any real chance of 'hiding' the fact I've had an HT? I'm up for 3000-35000 grafts (I'm nearly NW 3 Vertex) and I'm thinking the answer is 'No!' (Will make for interesting conversation. ) Thanks in advance and thanks to all who've posted/shared experiences on here. Buzz. ps. I did try to find out as much as possible from the Darling Buds website/chat before asking here, but even though I've heard great things about their customer support/treatment, I didn't really feel like I was getting their full attention.