All participants are expected to abide by the basic teachings of Integral Yoga, such as no smoking, drinking of alcohol, no non-veg foods, etc.

In addition, respect for local customs and traditions are required of all members. (Information on customs and traditions will be given once we receive your registration.)

In order to maintain a peaceful environment, participants may be asked to leave the group if they do not abide by the guidelines.

In some ways the tour is rigorous, both physically and mentally, and we request a brief telephone interview to determine if this is the appropriate tour for you. Please call Swami Divyananda on her cell phone at 415-738-9155.

The program cost does not include airfare to and from India.

We recommend that you select a flight arriving in Chennai (previously known as Madras) which is where the tour group will gather. Hotel rooms will be reserved for those arriving early and the tour will pay the tariff starting at noon on February 5.

Our tour will end in New Delhi on the afternoon of February 22. If you plan to fly out of India from New Delhi on the 22, please do not book a flight before 11PM. Most international flights depart in the very early morning.

Please do not purchase your ticket until we have verified that we have sufficient enrollment for the tour. Our minimum is eight persons.

We have had good luck booking through Makemytrip.com. Round trip flights from New York to India are as low as $1000 as of June 2011.

Check with your doctor or local health clinic about what they recommend for traveling to India. The least expensive way to get information and shots is to contact your local health department to see if they have a travelers clinic.

It is an individual choice as to how to prepare for such a trip. However we recommend that you get inoculated against hepatitis and typhoid.

Please make sure your passport is current and will not expire before August 2012.

A visa is required also. If you are coming just for the tour, a six-month Tourist visa is enough. You can apply for your visa through the mail which will take 7 to 9 working days to process and cost $73. You can access full information from the following website:

https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/homepage

The fee is US $1925 for the Sacred India Tour. This includes lodging (see below), domestic air tickets, gratuities, travel by private AC bus or first-class train, entry tickets for excursions, and two meals a day. (The tour will pay for breakfast and lunch but not dinner.) It does not include international airfare, charges for passport, visas, inoculations, etc.

Registration for the tour is due by 1 November, 2011, along with a deposit of $500. The sooner you can get your deposit to us the better, as registrants will be waiting to hear if we have the minimum of eight persons, in order to finalize their arrangements. Also, we cap the registration at eighteen persons so there is a space limitation.

The final payment is due by December 1, 2011, and we will be unable to provide refunds after that date.

The cost of personal services such as laundry, phone calls, tips for baggage, etc, are the responsibility of the tour member. The tour will end in New Delhi, and if you have to return to Chennai for your departing flight, you will be responsible for the airfare from New Delhi to Chennai, which should be about $100.

The hotels we have chosen throughout the tour are clean, safe and equipped with Western-style toilets and air conditioning.

The tour fees are based on two persons occupying a twin-bedded room. If you would like a private room, you must reserve in advance and pay the single room supplement of 15%.

Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have about the above.

                                              OM Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi