After deciding your travel dates, you can select from our various tours packages given with their Nos. and you can buy them from us on as it is basis. If however, you feel that these tours need to be fine-tuned to coincide with your flight schedule, and if you need to add or reduce a night in any city, then you must send us your request and our travel experts will get back to you shortly with necessary changes and the amended tour cost.

If you do not like the mentioned tour packages, we suggest to fill make your own tour form which is available on this website & send us This form shows your requirements like the date of travel, which category of hotels you are looking for to suit your budget, how many members are supposed to travel along with you, the name of cities or destinations like North India, South India or Nepal, Bhutan etc.. requirements. As soon as we have these details from your end, we will design a tour especially for you and get back immediately. These details serve as an outline for our travel experts, who are working here round-the-clock to make a tailor-made tour for you.

One can often do our tours on his own if he has large quantities of time, patience, money and willing to forgo some safety measures. Time: Rustling up a permit to cross a border, finding suitable transport or buying train or Air tickets. Patience: One should have time to burn but a seasoned traveler would know, it can take hours and days of waiting in line, dealing with bureaucrats and triplicate forms, trying to get a taxi to the third office in a row that will send you to the fourth.

You can send us Telegraphic Transfer (TT) by your bank to our in format

If currency is US Dollars
Remit USD ________ to WACHOVIA BANK N.A.,11,PENN PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR,
NEW YORK NY 10038 FOR CREDIT TO IDBIBANK LTD.
ACCOUNT NO. 20000193001493 QUOTING OIVA HOLIDAYS (P) LTD.

Account No. 038102000008167, SIKANDERPUR GURGAON-122002 HARYANA,INDIA

Swift Code:PNBPUS3NNYC ,

ROUTING NO: 026005092

OUR BANK NAME & ADDRESS

IDBI Bank, M.G. Road,
Sikanderpur, Gurgaon-122002 (HARYANA), India.
SWIFT CODE: IBKLINBB010

Cancellation shall be as follows :-
Within 15-7 days - 10% of the total land cost
Within 7-1 days - 15% of the total land cost

There are few hotels , who normally ask for non- refundable deposit at the time of booking for example - hotels in Goa during peak period, Bangaram Island Resort - Lakshdweep, hotels in Buddhist sector , Port Blair, Surya Samudra in Kovalam, Kabini River Lodge, Teekhi Magri in Rajasthan, hotels in Hospet & Badami, hotels in Maldives etc. Therefore you are requested to please check with us regarding the refund policy for above mentioned hotels.

For the general information please visit our website. You may put up your questions to us regarding any matter if you do not find the answers on our website. Apart from that we suggest you to do some background reading before visiting India, so that your visit becomes a great experience, you may ask us to provide you a tourist Guide in the language of your choice who will accompany you during your tour to India and take care of every thing related to your tour.

English is widely spoken and understood at almost all tourist centers. But we highly recommend you to take qualified and government recognized guides during your sightseeing in India. We are associated with Guides in India who also speak German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian or Russian. Tour guides will help you not only in your sightseeing, but also help you understand India better and give you useful tips for your Journey to India !

Do remember to remove your shoes and sandals while visiting a place of worship or mausoleum. Also some temples do not allow leather articles in their premises.

A general idea would be as follows :

Bellboys: Rs. 10 - 20 (1/4th US$) per bag
Drivers: Approx. Rs.100 (2 US$) per day
Day Guides: Rs. 250 to 400 (3 - 5 US$)
Restaurants: 5% of the bill amount could be left.
Room boys / Maid : It is not recommended

However the mentioned amounts are just to give travelers an idea. There is no "must" or "compulsion" of tipping in India. We advice you to measure the quality of services of particular person or establishment before thinking of tipping !

The units of Indian currency are the Rupee and Paisa (100 Paisa equal 1 Rupee). Paper money is in denominations of Rupees 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. Coins are in denominations of Rupees 1, 2 and 5. There are no restrictions on the amount of foreign currency or travelers' checks that can be brought by a tourist to India. However a Declaration form is filled (only for the amount which is more than USD 10,000) on the arrival at the Indian airport. By filling up this form you can also get your money exchanged back in the original currency without any problem. Any kind of money exchange should be done only through authorized money- changers. You may ask our guides and they will tell you the right center or place to get the money exchanged. Please note that no Indian currency can be imported or exported, except for Rupee travelers checks. There are 24- hour exchange facilities available at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai international airports.

All the major currencies including Euro and US $ are accepted in India. Also all the major credit cares (Visa, Masters and American Express) are accepted in the Indian subcontinent

Avoid heat stroke and sunburn by staying out of the sun during the hottest times of the day. Wear loose, comfortable clothes in natural fibers, and always use a good sunscreen. Steer clear of hiring mopeds and motorbikes, and take great care if you decide to hire a car - India has the worst road safety record in the world. Don't leave valuables such as your passport, tickets, money and traveler's cheques in your hotel room - ideally put them in the hotel safe or a safety deposit box. Watch what you eat and drink - avoid uncooked or reheated food, peel fruit before eating it, and only drink bottled water. Government offices are open from 10am to 5pm on Monday to Friday, and on Saturday morning. Banks are open 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to noon on Saturdays.

Passport :
You must be in possession of a valid passport, which will not expire for at least six months after your journey is due to end. It should have to clear pages for entry and exit stamps as well as your visa. A wise precaution is to carry a photocopy of your passport kept separately, extremely useful in the event of loss or theft.

You are requested to get in touch with the nearest Indian Embassy/Commission who will appraise you with the other formalities required

With such a large landmass, India has a wide range of climates with effects of the altitude and the sea being very string in certain areas.

North India :
April - June : Hot, dry and dusty with temperature 35-42 DEG C
July - August : Hot, Humid and rainy
Sep - Mar : Pleasant days and could get cooler in the night

South India :
April/May & Aug/Sep : Hot and Humid with average temperature 38 DEG C
June/July/Oct/Nov : Hot and Heavy rains
Dec - Mar : Hot but less humid

India is 5.5 hours ahead of GMT, 6.5 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time, 4.5 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time and 11.5 hours ahead of Canadian Eastern Standard Time.

For the most of areas, cotton casual clothing that is light and loose fitting is recommended for daywear. For trips during Nov-Jan do carry warm clothes as it is cold during early mornings and evenings. (Only in Northern India) Carry a hat during sightseeing to keep off the mid-day sun and for the evenings a couple of elegant dresses would be nice to be worn for dinner at the lovely hotels. You could also wear trousers and jeans during the day. There is no problem. Carry a stole or a scarf to cover your head or feet while at the religious places.