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India Travel Information

An India Travel Panel held at KCC
KCC travelers can benefit from a network of fellow travelers (including veterans) when planning travel to Venerable Bokar Rinpoche's annual Mahamudra Seminar in India.
Join KCC's India listserv, a forum to exchange India travel information. Subscribers include first time travelers and some travel veterans who have kindly joined the group to help address your questions. If you are interested in subscribing, please send an email to and mention that you want to subscribe to the india listserv.
Please address Mahamudra seminar registration and accommodation issues to the Retreat Registrar by emailing .
General Information
11 Key Steps to Prepare for Travel to India - The more sense of humor you can apply to this information, the more you'll enjoy your time in India. Best wishes for safe travel and for the precious opportunities to meet lineage holders and the wonderful people of India.
Dora's What to Take to India Guide - This guide is a starting place for organizing your own thinking. DISCLAIMER: This probably isn't complete. It may be too much. In any case it's your responsibility to decide what you take or don't take and what happens to you because of it.
Travel Related Resources

New and seasoned travelers
find value in exploring these links
Area Information
- Bokar Rinpoche's Monastery, Mirik
- Mirik, India courtesy of West Bengal government
- Mirik, India courtesy of Sikkim Net
- Siliguri, India Info
- Cindrella Hotel in Siliguri, India
Travel Documents
Security
- US Department of Homeland Security Traveler Information
- Using Public Computers While Traveling - Some information on the risks posed by using computers in Internet Cafes, airports and wherever you use a computer owned by someone else.
Insurance and Health
Climate and Weather
- Convert Fahrenheit/Celsius Temperatures
- Siliguri, India Weather - Current Conditions
- Darjeeling, India Weather - Current Conditions
- Darjeeling Climate Info in Celsius courtesy of the BBC
- Kathmandu, Nepal Climate Info in Celsius courtesy of the BBC
- Bangkok, Thailand Climate Info in Celsius courtesy of the BBC