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DocuSign Envelope ID: 3F71DABF-9E5D-4742-9D5D-E477C06C49A4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 3F71DABF-9E5D-4742-9D5D-E477C06C49A4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION or at Phuentsholing check post. Further advice from Customs authorities in the US At Greaves Tours LLC we strongly hope that your information on Visas for Bhutan may be before departing on your tour. When shopping holiday lives up to your expectations. Our years discussed with your travel consultant or for expensive items such as precious stones, of experience in dealing with the Indian through the Bhutan Mission to the United carpets etc, the shopkeepers may guarantee the Subcontinent has gone into formulating the tour Nations in New York Tel: 1-212-682-2268 authenticity of the item, however expert programs on offer. Due care has been taken to knowledge is essential to ascertain their true put the best possible ground arrangements in TIBET: value. Please note that Greaves Tours LLC place for you to have a memorable holiday. Visas for Tibet will be processed by Greaves cannot be held responsible for any purchase that Tours LLC. The cost of the Visa for Tibet is you make and nor can we take up However, we seek your patience and included in your tour price. Visa applications correspondence on your behalf if you are not understanding while travelling in the and documentation will be completed by you satisfied with the item purchased or if goods are Subcontinent. Sometimes minor problems may on tour whilst in Kathmandu, en route to Tibet. not delivered in time. We pride ourselves on the occur, but our ground staff will always be on Only once the Visa has been cleared can quality of our sightseeing guides, however if at hand to try and solve such occurrences. The visitors travel to Tibet. Further information on any time you feel pressuriZed by the guide to following information is provided to help you Visas for Tibet may be discussed with your purchase any goods, we would be grateful if you prepare and get the best out of your holiday. travel consultant or through the Embassy of the could bring it to the attention of the local Please read this information carefully. Peoples Republic of China at Tel: 1-202-382- representative. Please note that bargaining is 2500 common in India at most of the establishments 1 PASSPORTS except at the Government run shops and Please ensure that your passport is in order. NEPAL: emporiums where the prices are fixed and any You will need a full 10-Year US Passport, or a Applications for Visa to Nepal may be obtained discount is advertised. 5-Year Canadian Passport, valid for at least 6 through the Nepal Consulate or consular months beyond your planned return date. section at the Nepal Embassy. Visas can also 4 HEALTH Passports can be obtained by mail from any of be obtained on arrival from the Immigration There are no compulsory vaccinations for travel the Passport Offices located throughout the Authorities at all entry points (with fees payable to India, although it is strongly recommended that country. in US Dollars) provided travelers are in you are protected against the following: Polio, Passport application forms are available at any possession of valid travel documents, two Tetanus, Typhoid, Hepatitis A and Malaria, which main Post Office. The procedure can take passport photos and the relevant fee. is taken in a tablet form. We advise that you anything from 10 days to 1 month from the date Applications made pre-travel take a minimum contact your doctor or local Travel Clinic, of application. You are advised to obtain your 24 hours if applying in person; two weeks if allowing at least 4 weeks before the date of passport well in time for your travel, bearing in applying by post. US Passport holders may travel, for all medical advice. Some areas mind a visa will need to be obtained for entry into obtain more information on Visa processes for including Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal may India, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. Nepal at www.nepalembassyusa.org Canadian be areas of high altitude, please check with our passport holders may contact the Honorary staff before confirming your itinerary and then 2 VISAS Consulate General at Tel: 1-416-226 8722 check with your doctor that it is safe for you to Visas are currently required for US and travel. An inoculation against Yellow Fever is Canadian passport holders for entry into India, If you leave any of these countries and reenter required if you have visited any infected area Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. Certain restricted them at a later date, a double or multiple-entry within 5 days prior to arrival. areas in these countries may require an Visa would be required. Further restrictions may additional permit (Greaves to advise at time of apply. 5 FOOD booking). Avoid eating spicy foods when you first arrive in Holders of other passports may inquire about the For US Passport holders seeking complete India, however tempting. Allow your system at Visa application process from the concerned Visa worry-free application process, we least a day or two to get used to them, introducing Mission, Consulate or from Greaves Tours LLC. suggest CIBT Global Visa and Passport one Indian dish with each meal for the first couple Current information on Visas for US and Canada Company. of days. After that it is best to stick with cooked Passport holders is as follows: http://www.us.cibt.com/tourkits/tourkits.aspx foods and remember to peel fruit before eating it. Please log in under Greaves special account The best drinks to have INDIA: 42757 for discounted rates. CIBT provides Visa are bottled mineral water, other bottled drinks, The Indian Consulates in the USA no longer processing for India, the Subcontinent and all coffee and tea. Indian beer is excellent, so is accept requests for Visa’s, either in person or by destinations around the world. the Indian Gin and Vodka, all without ice. The mail. All applications for Indian Visas for US whisky needs an acquired taste and the Passport holders must be presented to and IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE imported Scotch whisky is very expensive as is processed by Cox & Kings Global Services. THAT YOU HOLD THE CORRECT AND VALID the wine. However, there are some very good Information and instructions on the application TRAVEL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING VISAS Indian wines now available. Finally avoid process may be found at www.in.ckgs.us FOR ALL COUNTRIES TO BE VISITED. drinking tap water at all costs! Most major Visas for Canada passport holders may be GREAVES TOURS LLC CAN ACCEPT NO hotels offer Continental, Indian and Chinese obtained at www.cgitoronto.ca/ RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRAVELLERS WHO cuisine. In remote and outlaying areas food is ETA is a new online Visa application and can HAVE INCORRECT OR INSUFFICIENT mainly Indian. It is suggested that in these be found at DOCUMENTATION. areas you order vegetarian food as it tends to https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html reduce the risks of stomach upset. 3 SHOPPING BHUTAN: The Indian Subcontinent is a shopper’s paradise 6 TRANSPORTATION Travelers must arrange any visit to Bhutan with the promise of some excellent buys. TRAVELLING BY ROAD through an authorized travel agent (i.e. Greaves However as a measure of precaution, always The roads in India and the Subcontinent Tours LLC). Visa applications for your trip to check on the levels of import duty levied for items countries can be very unpredictable and are Bhutan will be processed by Greaves Tours that you wish to purchase, even though they may frequently narrow, bumpy and pot-holed. At LLC through the Tourism Authority of Bhutan be from Government Emporiums. Many times you will also see livestock wandering (TAB). The cost of the Visa for Bhutan is shopkeepers may claim that there is no duty along the roads. Journey times can vary due to included in your tour price. Visa applications levied, however in addition to this being incorrect, the change in road conditions, which can be and documentation will be forwarded to you tax may also be levied. We would suggest that brought on by the monsoons. This is beyond the and are required to be completed and returned you try to carry back all the goods that you control of Greaves Tours LLC. All of our drivers to Greaves Tours LLC before your departure. purchase with you. If you are planning major are, however, trained and experienced. Vehicles Only once the Visa has been cleared can shopping, please seek information and may have the appearance of being visitors travel to Bhutan. Visas are issued DocuSign Envelope ID: 3F71DABF-9E5D-4742-9D5D-E477C06C49A4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION old, but are comfortable and are best suited to US $2,500 or equivalent need not to be bags will not be permitted either. the road conditions. The vehicles we use are declared at the time of entry. also constructed locally. We will use deluxe air- For safety and convenience we advise that you 12 POVERTY AND BEGGARS conditioned vehicles, but these cannot in anyway take the majority of your money in US Dollars India is a developing country and second most be compared to that of western vehicles. There travellers checks. populace in the world, next to China. Great is a shortage of air-conditioned vehicles in South It is advisable to change your money through strides have been made in the economic India, so at times it may not be possible to authoriZed banks and hotels. Always keep your development and social provide air-conditioned transport. receipts as you will need them at the end of your upliftment during the last decades.

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