Travel Tips for Your Journey to India

India is now considered a low risk country, therefore travel restrictions in relation to Covid-19 are relaxed. The travel requirements for international travelers arriving in India are as follows:

1. Travelers must submit the self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha portal.
2. Travelers must mention the date of vaccination or a PCR test conducted, while filling the self-declaration form.
3. Travelers must carry a certificate of completing *full primary vaccination schedule of COVID-19 vaccination OR carry the negative report of COVID-19 RT-PCR test conducted not more than 72 hours prior to arriving in India.

Most international travelers coming to India need a valid visa. 

We recommend you to take a 'Tourist E-Visa'.

This is the easiest option. The E-visa is valid for 30 days. You can apply for this visa entirely online, avoiding the need to visit to the Indian embassy or send in your passport. When you are applying for a visa, you can state the purpose as 'tourist' if you plan some travel as well or as 'short yoga course,' which was a recent addition to the list of options. 

Important: E-visa has to be applied at least four days in advance to arrival date!

Nationalities which are eligible for the E-Visa are:
Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Island, Chile, China, China- SAR Hong Kong, China- SAR Macau, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Macedonia, Russia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Turks & Caicos Island, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City-Holy See, Venezuela, Vietnam.

Note : eVisa entry is currently not permitted for citizens of United Kingdom. Please apply for a regular tourist visa.

For more information about an E-Visa visit https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html

Regular tourist visas are usually valid for either three or six months, So they are ideal if you plan to stay in India for a longer period. You can mention “traveling”, "sightseeing", "yoga retreat", or "recreation" as the purpose of visiting India in the application form. Please avoid the term “study” in your visa application as that might result in the embassy rejecting your regular tourist visa application and asking you to apply for a "Student visa".

For more information about a tourist visa visit: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/

It is not required to apply for 'Student Visa' for short term yoga courses. Do not apply for a student visa if you are coming to attend our Yoga teacher training.

A student visa is only available for students attending official universities or colleges. We will not be able to provide you with the necessary documents for a student visa application because yoga ashrams are not considered as official colleges. If your student visa gets rejected, not only will your visa application get rejected, you might not even be allowed to apply for a tourist visa after that.

An address must be provided on the visa application form. You can give following address:

Arhanta Yatri Niwas
Address : Village Bansarae near Khajuraho, P.O. Ontwa Purva, District Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Contact person: Mr. Pramod Jain / Contact number: + 91 7011723320

We also recommend to keep this information with you (address and phone number), as sometimes it is asked at passport control upon entering India.

Please carry sufficient documents of medical insurance, which has coverage in India. Optionally you can also purchase a travel insurance, in case you miss your flight or you need to cancel your journey due to medical or personal emergencies.

Yes, travelling to our ashram in India on your own is safe if you plan ahead of time and follow simple safety precautions .

We always recommend to use your common sense while traveling to and from the ashram, don’t flaunt your wealth, don’t walk- down a dark alley at night, don’t take off with strangers. Please keep in mind that you are visiting a different country with a different culture and standards, therefore you will need to adjust.

We recommend to plan for your trip well prepared, which means keeping important information (address and phone number) with you. We recommend booking an international chain hotel in advance and with airport pick up and drop off provided by the hotel for females travelling alone.

Please check with your physician to see what immunization he or she advises. The Arhanta Yoga Ashram, on the other hand, is not located in a Malaria prone region. In addition, the Arhanta Yoga teacher training’s are held during the winter months which, in general, is not the season for malaria mosquitoes.

The course fees include accommodation, food – three meals a day – and herbal tea every night during the whole month. The course fees also cover all tuition and study materials. Costs that aren’t included in the package are the traveling costs, however we do provide complementary group pick-up and drop-off on the first and last day of the course. There is a shop in the ashram where you can buy toiletries,  yoga mats, yoga cushions, writing books, pens, toilet paper, etc.

Khajuraho is a great place for sightseeing. The temples in Khajuraho are recognized as one of UNESCO’s world heritages. For more information about Khajuraho, see the page sightseeing in Khajuraho.