HOW?
Each participant is responsible for getting to India. Many U.S. and international airlines have flights to Delhi, India. On the east coast of the U.S., flights depart from New York (JFK or EWR at Newark, NJ) to Delhi. Other major airports throughout the U.S. offer flights to India. Numerous flight options to Delhi from other countries around the globe are also available. Check with one of the online providers, airlines, or your local travel agent for the flights most convenient for you.
WHEN?
It is important and necessary to rest after this long flight. A full day and night for this is the minimum. If your time is flexible, we suggest that you arrive in Delhi a day or more prior to the dates below. This will help your body overcome jet-lag and will give you time to explore the city and do some shopping if necessary.
The following are the road-trip Delhi-Kainchi – and day one – of each Immersion dates. We will leave Delhi early morning, after breakfast:
• September 3rd (for participants on the Immersion 1 and month-long Immersions 1 & 2).
• September 17th (for participants on the Immersion 2 and month-long Immersions 2 & 3).
• October 2nd (for participants on the Immersion 3).
NOTE: If for any reason you cannot be there (at the suggested hotel in Delhi where we are leaving from) on time, please reach out to us in advance and let us know, we will be happy to help in suggesting transportation alternatives. Also, you will need to get to Kainchi on your own and cover the expenses of the trip from Delhi to Kainchi.
NOTE: If you are interested in joining Durga for some shopping to get the appropriate attire for the ashram, this will happen the afternoon prior to the dates mentioned above. She will guide you to a shop or two. Any other shopping or Delhi sightseeing is up to you. So depending on the flight you are taking to get to Delhi, consider giving yourself a full day before our road-trip dates above.
NOTE: Tickets tend to get harder to acquire and more expensive the closer one is to the travel date. Aside from purchasing airplane tickets several months in advance, find about HeartSourcing groups & fellow travelers/participants (mainly Miami, FL) and choose to work with a travel agent to buy tickets together as a group, a measure which can significantly decrease the price of each individual ticket.
When you do buy your ticket, your destination will be New Delhi (DEL), which recently finished a major infrastructure upgrade and is now a first class airport.
