Financial
Deposits | Accommodations | Daily Costs
Package, €
hotel not included Standard
Package, €
hotel included Deluxe
Package, €
hotel included
Jan 28, 2012-Feb 05, 2012
1100 km Team of two
Team of three 1125
1740 2100
3255 2475
3835 +details
| Cities visited: | Trivandrum, Alappuzah (Alleppey), Kozhikode (Calicut), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Murudeshwara (Murudeshwar), Madgaon (Margao), Panjim (Panaji) |
Feb 25, 2012-Mar 04, 2012
1110 km Team of two
Team of three 1125
1740 2100
3255 2475
3835 +details
| Cities visited: | Panjim (Panaji), Belgaon (Belgaum), Kolhapur, Poona (Pune), Aurangabad, Ajanta & Ellora Caves, Nasik (Nashik), Mumbai (Bombay) |
Jul 28, 2012-Aug 10, 2012
1950 km Team of two
Team of three 1750
2710 2975
4610 3350
5190 +details
| Cities visited: | Chennai (Madras), Vellore, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Bhatkal, Panjim (Panaji), Ratnagiri, Mahabaleshwar, Poona (Pune), Alibaug (Alibag), Mumbai (Bombay) |
Dec 29, 2012-Jan 07, 2013
950 km Team of two
Team of three 1375
2130 2450
3795 2775
4300 +details
| Cities visited: | Chennai (Madras), Puducheri (Pondicherry), Thanjavur (Tanjore), Madurai, Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Kutraalam (Courtallam), Kanniyakumari (Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin), Trivandrum |
| General Services | Basic | Standard (Extras €150 ) |
Deluxe (Extras €350 ) |
| Luggage Truck Service | Y | Y | Y |
| Medical Kit | Y | Y | Y |
| Tool Box | Y | Y | Y |
| Navigational sheet (Day Plans) | Y | Y | Y |
| Event Shirt | Y | Y | Y |
| Sim Card | Y | Y | Y |
| Hotel Package | N | Y | Y |
| Breakfast | N | Y | Y |
| Airport Pick up | N | Y | Y |
| Storage of valuables in Safety car | N | Y | Y |
| Mobile Phone | N | Y | Y |
| Road Map, Phrase Book | N | Y | Y |
| Event Cap | N | Y | Y |
| Team T-shirts | N | Y | Y |
| Airport Drop | N | N | Y |
| Team Trading Cards | N | N | Y |
| Vehicle Maintainence: | Basic | Standard (value: €250) |
Deluxe (value: €500) |
| Overnight Checkup | Team Pays for Parts and Labor | Team pays for Parts, labour free | Fully Covered |
| On the Road Service | Team Pays for Parts and Labor | Team pays for Parts, labour free | Fully Covered |
| Breakage | Team Pays for broken parts/fittings | Team Pays for Broken parts/fittings | Fully Covered |
| Pimping: | Basic | Standard (value: €407) |
Deluxe (value: €957) |
| Rickshaw Entertainment Package | N | Budget | Standard |
| Rickshaw Painting Package | N | Budget | Standard |
| Vehicle Horn | Dynamo | Musical horn | Musical horn |
| Water bottle holder | N | Y | Y |
| DC Out | N | Y | Y |
| Custom painting / Stickering | N | N | Y |
| Comfortable Seats | N | N | Y |
| Engine Over Haul | N | N | Y |
| New Tyres and Tubes | N | N | Y |
Hotel Packages
Luggage Truck
Service Car
Driving Lessons
Survival Kit
Rally Gear
School Visits
Small Groups
Parties
Media Coverage
Rewards
Deposits
€900 per rickshaw. Ain’t cheap but with experience we’ve found that it’s the right number to make sure that no matter how hard you party after the day’s stage that you’ll remember not to lose your mobile or not to crash your auto rickshaw just for the hell of it without stopping to consider the deposit. It’s also a built in expense account if you simply want the support mechanics to do your repairs without locating & negotiating repair costs along the way. Prices for repairs and replacements are listed in the roadbook that you receive prior to the event.
Accommodation
Accommodations are the responsibility of participants. In the roadbook you get a list of hotel/hostel options with as much information as possible. You can choose based on your priorities, though keep in mind that we are traveling during tourist season in some places that have very few options to start with. If you really want to you can camp out, but be warned: the rickshaw isn’t the most comfortable sleeping option. To make things easier for participants we offer limited accommodation packages before the start of the event. Our goal is to establish “best of” and “most budget friendly” packages, however these are really approximations based on what’s available en route. We cannot make both choices available to all participants as it is on a “first come, first serve” basis.
After several events we’re pretty good at setting basic guidelines for how much money you can squeak by on or how much you’ll need to do it in high style. India is much cheaper than other parts of the world but is not nearly as cheap as it is often supposed. The lower-end options are quite inexpensive but like all other parts of the world be prepared to pay for 5 star hotels and excellent service at rates not much different than ones you are familiar with. There’s sightseeing, souvenirs and unique must try experiences every where. Our average participant budget is approximately €40 per day per person.
