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Hey all ! I am planning a trip from India to Europe with my family in some time. I wanna know which places should i include in my package. I know London & Paris but other than that i wanna know. My budget is between Rs.80,000-90,000. And also the trip should be of not more than 10 days. Can anyone please help ? :)

Have you read any guide books at all? You need to do some more research before anyone can help you. Plus, you need to tell us what you like - museums or trekking, for instance.

Your budget is very low (80,000 INR - $1,760 US) - I trust that airfare is not included? You might take a look at the Lonely Planet guides at that price point - you'll need to stay in hostels or B&Bs.

Not to disappoint, but airfare alone will be $1800+ especially if you have a large family.

Is there any way to borrow money?

Would hate having you go to 1 bedroom 2 star "hotels" just because you need to spend the money on the places.

I'm scared to even recommend a route - my apologies. namaste (or salaam)

1 & 2 star hotels are fine, but you will have to be careful with your budget. For just 10 days, you should stay based in just those 2 cities and perhaps take some day trips to other sights.

An "open jaw" ticket should save money as well, so that you can arrive in one place and leave from a different city without having to backtrack.

Agreed that with this amount of time and budget, sticking to just Paris and London makes a lot of sense. In addition, you will find plenty enough to see and do just in these two cities for 10 days.

80000 Rs -- Rupee, Rand, something else?

I assume you meant Rupees - if so, that is a very tiny budget. It would work fine for a single -- but you mention a family. How many people total?

10 days with that budget - does it include airfare? If so, this is impossible. Also, London is expensive. I'd cross it off the list. At any rate, no more than 2 cities is advisable in 10 days, and honestly, cities are far more expensive than the countryside. You might want to consider renting a small apartment or camping in the countryside somewhere in France or elsewhere.

You need to clarify a couple of things.'

First, we assume that you have air fare budgeted separately.

Second , we need to now how many people you are.

That budget is small for one person (but you can do it by staying in hostels, eating picnic meals from supermarkets and sticking to many free sights. You will also have to pay for transfers from airports to and from cities, for the train from London to Paris and local transit.

If this is for a whole family I don;t see how it can be done. Have a look at the Rough Guides or Let's Go student Guides - which will provide information on the lowest price places to stay, how to get cheap meals and the sights that are free rather than have entrance fees.

It's air fare included, but low cost and 80-90 thousand rupees per person.Are there any low cost tours?

You said your budget was 80,000 - 90,000 INR. Now you say airfare will be that much per person but your budget includes airfare. That makes no sense. How much PER PERSON do you have to spend AFTER airfare. Or are you a troll?

i came across this tour from cox and kings if you want, you can check it out. u can visit places like Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany or some others too.Hope it helps....

A suggestion - not only for Falguni but for all posters.
When nominating the budget for your trip, it helps if you indicate your budget in the currency of where you are going. For Europe, this mostly means euro, or pounds for the UK.

Nominating a budget in your home currency is less helpful, whether it is USD, AUD, NZD or whatever. Many of the well-informed posters on here think in euros.

xe.com is a good place to get exchange rates.