Hometown Trip — 5-Day Itinerary Demo

Weather — Late February

27–31°C

Daytime

13–16°C

Nighttime

☀️

No Rain

🧥

Layer for Evenings

Door-to-Door Transport

🛫 Outbound: Apartment → Home

Apartment → Airport

60–90 min

₹600–900

Ola/Uber, leave by 5:15 PM

Check-in & Security

~45 min

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Web check-in recommended

Flight

~2h

Booked

7:30 → 9:25 PM

Airport → Home

25–35 min

₹250–350

Ola/Uber or family pickup

Total door-to-door

~5 hrs

₹850–1,250

Leave 5:15 PM → Home 10:00 PM

🛬 Return: Home → Apartment

Home → Airport

25–40 min

₹250–350

Leave by 4:00 PM

Check-in & Security

~45 min

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Bag drop closes 5:45 PM

Flight

~2h

Booked

6:45 → 8:45 PM

Airport → Apartment

50–75 min

₹600–900

Night traffic is lighter

Total door-to-door

~4.5 hrs

₹850–1,250

Leave 4:00 PM → Apartment 9:45 PM

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1 Thursday

Travel Day

🎂 A friend's birthday — wish them before you board!

Daytime — pack, wrap up work, eat early dinner
5:15 PM — Ola/Uber to Airport
6:00 PM — Reach airport, check-in & security (bag drop closes 6:30 PM)
7:30 PM — Flight departs
9:25 PM — Land at hometown airport
~10:10 PM — Reach home, settle in
10:30 PM — Optional: Famous Night Street Food Market (garadu, jalebi, malpua)

Day 2 Friday

Work Wedding Day 1

9:00–11:00 AM — Deep work session
11:15–11:30 AM — Meeting 1 Calendar
11:30 AM–12:00 PM — Buffer / break
12:00–1:00 PM — Meeting 2 Calendar
1:00–1:30 PM — Lunch at home
2:00–5:00 PM — Outfit & shoe shopping (Manyavar/Tasva or Local Cloth Market)
5:00–6:00 PM — Rest, get ready
6:00 PM onwards — Haldi / Mehendi / Sangeet — wear cream kurta + Nehru jacket (already have, at home)

Day 3 Saturday

Wedding Day 2 — Main Event

Morning — Sleep in, light breakfast
10:00 AM–12:00 PM — Free time with family, morning chai
12:00–1:00 PM — Get ready for ceremony
1:00–4:00 PM — Wedding ceremony (baraat, pheras) — wear new bespoke outfit + ethnic shoes
4:00–6:00 PM — Rest / post-ceremony chill
7:00 PM onwards — Wedding reception — same outfit or switch back to cream kurta

Day 4 Sunday

Family Day

Morning — Sleep in, lazy breakfast, local specialties
10:00 AM–12:00 PM — Historic Palace visit (~25 min from home)
12:00–1:30 PM — Lunch at Famous Street Food Lane (local chaat, street snacks)
2:00–4:00 PM — Chill at home / nap / board games
4:30–6:00 PM — Nearby Waterfall (45 min drive) or City Garden (closer)
7:00 PM — Family dinner out
9:30 PM — Night Street Food Market (if skipped Day 1)

Day 5 Monday

Remote Work Family

9:00 AM–1:00 PM — Remote work block
1:00–2:00 PM — Lunch at home
2:00–4:00 PM — Heritage Palace or Famous Temple visit
4:00–5:00 PM — Pick up tailored outfit (if ordered bespoke on Day 2)
5:00–7:00 PM — Family time, chai, conversations
8:00 PM — Dinner: Famous Local Restaurant (regional specialties, biryani)
Night — Pack for tomorrow's flight

Day 6 Tuesday

Departure Day

9:00–11:30 AM — Light work / wrap up tasks
12:00–1:00 PM — Meeting Calendar
1:00–2:00 PM — Farewell lunch with family
2:00–3:30 PM — Final packing, goodbyes
4:00 PM — Leave for Airport
4:45 PM — Reach airport, check-in (bag drop closes 5:45 PM)
6:45 PM — Flight departs
8:45 PM — Land in work city
~9:45 PM — Reach apartment. Trip done ✅

👔 Wedding Outfit — Work City vs Hometown

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Day 1 — Sorted

Cream kurta-pajama + textured Nehru jacket + matching juttis

Already at home · Perfect for haldi / mehendi / sangeet

🛍️

Day 2 — Need to Buy

Bespoke bandhgala suit in dark color (navy / black / deep maroon)

For ceremony + reception

Where to get it made

Premium Bespoke Tailor, Work City Best Quality

₹15,000–40,000

Premium bespoke bandhgala · Call today, go this weekend

Best craftsmanship in the city
Ask if they can deliver before your trip

Heritage Tailor, Work City

₹16,000–25,000

Heritage tailor · Multiple branches

Bespoke bandhgala from ₹16K
5–7 day turnaround
Probably closest to your place

Bespoke — Local Tailor Market, Hometown

₹4,000–8,000

Custom tailored · Order Day 2 → pickup Day 5

Buy fabric at local cloth market
Best value — 40–60% cheaper than work city
Strong ethnic wear expertise

Ready-to-wear (Backup)

₹8,000–25,000

Manyavar / Tasva · Either city · Same day

Zero stress — walk in, walk out
Good range of dark bandhgalas
Fallback if bespoke timeline is tight

💡 Suggestion: Dark navy or black bandhgala — contrasts your cream Day 1 outfit, looks sharp for ceremony, reusable for years (Diwali, formal events, other weddings).

👞 Shoes

Local Ethnic Shoe Market Best for Ethnic

₹500–1,500

Handmade juttis & mojaris

Metro / Mochi

₹1,500–4,000

Formal leather shoes · Local mall

💰 Budget Estimate (excl. flights)

Work city ↔ Airport (roundtrip)

₹1,200–1,800

Hometown Airport ↔ Home (roundtrip)

₹500–700

Wedding outfit (ready-to-wear hometown)

₹8,000–15,000

Shoes

₹1,000–3,000

Local transport (5 days)

₹1,000–2,000

Food & eating out

₹2,500–4,000

Shagun (wedding gift)

₹2,100–5,100

Sweets & gifts for return

₹500–1,000

Miscellaneous

₹1,000

Total estimate

₹18,000–33,000

Realistic mid-range: ~₹22,000–25,000 · Flights already booked: ~₹17,400

🎒 Packing Checklist

Essentials

Laptop + charger + mouse
Phone charger + power bank
Earphones / headphones
Wallet, ID

Clothing

2–3 casual t-shirts/shirts
~~Kurta-pajama (haldi/sangeet)~~ ✓ at home
Jeans / chinos × 2
Light jacket / hoodie
Underwear × 6, socks × 4
Sleepwear
Sneakers + flip-flops

Toiletries

Deo / perfume
Moisturizer + lip balm
Sunscreen
Trimmer / razor
Hair product

Wedding Specific

Cash for shagun (₹2,100–5,100 in new notes)
Safety pins, cufflinks
New bespoke outfit (if bought in work city — garment bag!)

Don't pack (buy at home): Main wedding outfit (if buying there) · Ethnic shoes · Snacks (hometown is a food capital 🤌)

🍽️ Must-Eat Spots

Night Market

Famous Night Street Food Market

Fried snacks, jalebi, malpua, sabudana khichdi, rabdi. Opens ~9 PM, best after 10.

Lunch / Snacks

Popular Street Food Lane

Hot dogs, momos, kulfi, chaat.

Dinner

Famous Local Restaurant

Regional keema, biryani. Main road.

Breakfast

Famous Breakfast Spot

Poha-jalebi breakfast, local namkeen.

🏠 Hometown Trip