Travel
We recommend booking flights as soon as you can, December is a popular time to be in India and flight options can be limited.
The airport closest to the wedding is Mangalore International Airport (IXE).
There are no direct flights from the Bay Area, some flight options include:
Emirates: SFO > Dubai > Bangalore (BLR) then transfer to domestic airline (Indigo) for Bangalore > Mangalore.
or
AirIndia: SFO > Delhi / Bangalore > Mangalore
Here is a sample Emirates itinerary for reference :
SFO - BLR - https://tinyurl.com/3uc53uyn
BLR - IXE - https://tinyurl.com/2vsv7k5w
A visa on arrival is required to enter India, the application can be found here: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
Hotel
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Manipal
Rajathadri Road, Manipal, KA 576104, India
We have a block of rooms available for the wedding at the Country Inn Manipal. To make a booking please follow these instructions : Email reservation@cismanipal.in and copy Nik's email address (nik.noronha@gmail.com). Please have the subject line for the email be “241220NIKH” and include the dates of your travel to Udupi. The hotel will respond back with details on how to make a payment for your room reservation. Please book your hotel rooms ASAP even if you are still working on the flights as the block of discounted rooms will only be held until September 25th 2024.
For all the days along the way