Study Abroad Trip to India
Tentative Itinerary
December 26, 2010 – January 8, 2011
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 29
December 30
December 31
January 1
January 2
January 3
January 4
January 5
January 6
January 7
January 8
Fly from United States to Mumbai, India
Evening – land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Proceed to hotel
Tour Mumbai: Elephanta Caves, Haji Ali Mosque
Meet with Official from the Employment and Self Employment Office,
Government of Maharashtra, Visit American Consulate
Overnight in Mumbai
Lecture at TATA Institute of Social Sciences
Lunch at Vashi
Leave for Pune via bus
Arrive MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT)
Welcome by University President
Accommodations at MIT
Lectures in AM
CSO (NGO) visits
Cultural night at MIT’s Vishwashanti Gurukul
Lectures in AM
Kathewadi visit (model village)
New Years Eve Celebration
CSO visits
Tour farmers market and cloth market
Evening with student volunteers
Day trip to Ahmednagar
Lecture on Rural Social Work in India
Visit Maher
Return to MIT
Lecture on Mental Health Services in India
Free time
Thank you party and celebration with Pune and Ahmednagar partners
Early morning train to Mumbai, transfer to Airport, fly to Jaipur
Free time in Jaipur, shopping
Sightseeing in Jaipur, Amber Fort, City Palace Museum, Jantrar Mantar, Hava
Mahal etc.
Dinner at Chokhi Dhani
Overnight in Jaipur
Depart for Agra via bus
Visit Fatehpur Sikri enroute (time permitting)
Evening visit to Taj Mahal and Red Fort
Overnight in Agra
Proceed to Delhi
Tour Mahatma Gandhi’s Memorial
Visit Government Complex
Late evening/early morning flight to U.S.
Arrive in US