On November 14, we had breakfast then met at 9 in the lobby for our tour of Mumbai. We had lunch at the Taj. We came back to the Oberoi to prepare for our flight home. At 6, we met at the EAU bar for the farewell cocktail party.
We left for the airport at 10 for our 2:10am flight to London. We flew home without incident.
My overall opinion is this is a very tough trip. Even if i had been in tip top health...it would have been an exhausting trip. We had very early mornings, late evenings, 6 complicated flights, and long car drives. The safaris were the best part for me of course...which is why i booked the trip. But you cannot take this trip expecting Africa. The animals are few and far between. If I had done this trip first...then done the Botswana South Africa Zambia trip...it would have been better. I had high expectations because we saw so much wild life in Africa.
I expected dirty, I expected trash, I expected crowds, I expected traffic, I expected stench and I expected cows....and i got WAY more than I expected. At one point there were a thousand cows sharing the road with our 7 cars. It was an unbelievable sight. I was so sad to see trash everywhere, and men urinating on the streets. The rivers were so polluted and the air was full of smog. I believe India could be a beautiful place if the leaders cared more about cleaning up the trash.
We saw many wonderful interesting things...we learned a lot about Nepal and India, we met some amazing people. The workers and staff at each location were so helpful and kind. The hotels were amazing. My favorite was the Oberoi in Mumbai.
This was certainly a trip I will never forget. My favorite moments were of course seeing Mount Everest on a bright clear day, seeing the magnificent Taj mahal, and seeing beautiful Tigers in their natural habitat. Our Africa trip still remains number one for me...and Antarctica is still number 2.