Nepal and Bhutan
The easiest first trips abroad from here. Five to seven days, and reachable by road or a short flight.
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Planning a trip abroad from Kolkata
A first trip abroad usually goes wrong on paperwork, not on the holiday. Start with passports and visa timelines, then dates, then the plan. We put the whole thing together from Kolkata, including the pickup from your gate at 2am and the car waiting when you land back.
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What to fit in
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bali
Six to eight days each. Direct or one stop flights from Kolkata, and visa rules that change, so we check them at the time of booking.
Dubai and the Gulf
Five to seven days, popular with families and first time travellers. Best avoided in the peak of summer.
Sri Lanka and Maldives
Five to eight days. Maldives is a resort holiday, Sri Lanka is a touring one, so the plans look completely different.
The order to do things in
Check every passport for validity and blank pages first. Then decide the dates and ask us for a written plan and quote. Air tickets, visa filing and the arrangements at the destination go through our ticketing and destination partners, and visa rules and fees are set by the embassies, not by us. Airport pickup and drop from your gate is always our own car.
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What we tell people before they go
Small things that decide whether the day is good or tiring.
Start the passport or renewal at least three months before you want to travel.
Never book non-refundable tickets before the visa is decided.
Ask for the plan in writing, with what is included and what is not, before paying anything.
Road distances and drive times here are checked on road routing data and then widened for real traffic. Timings, ferry hours and entry rules change with the season, so ask us the day before you go and we will tell you what the road is like that week.
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Cars for this trip
These are the trips on our list that match this guide. Pickup is from your gate.
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We pick up from these areas
A day trip works best when the car reaches you early, from your own side of town.
questions
Questions about Planning a trip abroad from Kolkata
Do you handle the visa yourselves?
Visa filing and air tickets go through our ticketing and destination partners. We put the plan together, tell you exactly which documents are needed, and follow it through with you. The decision and the fees are always the embassy’s.
Which is the easiest first trip abroad for a family?
Bhutan or Nepal, then Thailand or Dubai. Short flights, simple paperwork and plenty of vegetarian food, which matters more than people expect.
not sure yet? send the date anyway. If we cannot do it, we will say so.
want a car for it
Tell us the date and we plan the day
Send the date and how many people are going. We tell you which car fits, when the car should start, and the full price in writing before you decide.