Australia Vs India 2023 - Tour Itinerary
Australian Vs India 2023 - EXAMPLE Tour Itinerary
THE ITINERARY HAS NOT BEEN EDITED YET TO REFLECT THE CONFIRMED 2023 TOUR SCHEDULE
An Australian Cricket Tour to India is always much-wanted and looked forward to by many, more so when it has been 6 years since our last salvo. Knowing in 2017 that we would play in 2022, then pushed back to 2023 due to C19, it amazes us no end that we wait so long for a fixture to be confirmed, often not until 2 months before the first ball.
Even then, once a fixture is confirmed, the likelihood of this changing in the weeks prior the first ball are high. In our 25 years of watching Australian Test Cricket in India, every 'confirmed fixture' has changed, even for reasons foreseen.
If you want to guarantee an 11th hour fixture change, wait until you book your flights.The next day you'll find out where you needed to fly. It is infuriating, but part of cricket in India.
With the time taken to confirm schedules you wouldn't be wrong in thinking there were heated committees day after day nutting it out, but changing cities and/or dates a few days or weeks after confirmation makes the debating pointless.
We know that and move on. Though we now know we are playing in Nagpur, New Delhi, Dharamsala, and Ahmedabad, we still don't know when.
To give you an idea how our Australian Cricket Tour to India 2023 will look, we have created this ‘example itinerary’ based around one very-important date.
Saturday March 18, 2023 (TBC) - Day 1 of IPL 2023
Our itinerary has been worked back from this date, presuming there will be one week break after the ODI's, before IPL starts.
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**THIS IS A SAMPLE FIXTURE. ALL DATES, HOTELS, TRAINS, SIDE TRIPS, AND VENUES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY**
Tour Game: Australia XI vs India XI
- Punjab Cricket Assoc. Stadium
- Mohali
1st Test: Australia Vs India
- Arun Jaitley Stadium
- New Delhi
2nd Test: Australia Vs India
- Eden Gardens
- Kolkata
Side Trip: Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Return Flights Included
- Port Blair
3rd Test: Australia Vs India
- Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Bengaluru
4th Test: Australia Vs India
- Wankhede Stadium
- Mumbai
AUSTRALIA VS INDIA 2023 - EXAMPLE TOUR ITINERARY
THE ITINERARY HAS NOT BEEN EDITED YET TO REFLECT THE CONFIRMED 2023 TOUR SCHEDULE
Welcome to Chandigarh
The City Beautiful. The most organised, clean, and spacious city in India, with long wide boulevards and lots of green is the least likely to ever need a Metro. Nonetheless a rapid-transit system is on the cards to make getting to and from cricket at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, in year's to come, even easier. Having first watched cricket here in 1996, we always enjoy Chandigarh ane we are sure you will too. We hope to visit again in 2022.
- 74 Mohali
- Hotel: Taj Chandigarh
JANUARY 28
- If You Join Us Today, Please Make Your Own Way To Chandigarh
- If You Fly Into New Delhi, You Can Connect To A Flight To Chandigarh
- Our Driver Will Meet And Transfer You To The Hotel
- Indian Railways Take You To Chandigarh From New Delhi Railway Station:
- Train: 02011 Kalka Shatabdi
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Chandigarh
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Departs 0740am. Arrives 1105am
- Train: 02925 Bandra Term. Amritsar Exp.
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Chandigarh
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Departs 1105am. Arrives 1535pm
- Train: 02057 Una Himachal Jan Shatabdi
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Chandigarh
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Departs 1435pm. Arrives 1903pm
- Train: 02005 Kalka Shatabdi
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Chandigarh
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Departs 1715pm. Arrives 2030pm
- We Arrive From Rajasthan On:
- Train: 02045 Delhi Chandigarh Shatabdi
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Chandigarh
- Departs 1915pm. Arrives 2235pm
JANUARY 29
- Day 1 – Tour Game
- Australia XI vs India XI
- Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
- Transfer 0845am
- First Ball 0930am
- Refreshments At Nathan Lyon No7 Bar
JANUARY 30
- Day 3 – Tour Game
- Australia XI vs India XI
- Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
- Transfer 0845am
- First Ball 0930am
- Refreshments At Nathan Lyon No7 Bar
JANUARY 31
- Day 3 – Tour Game
- Australia XI vs India XI
- Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
- Transfer 0845am
- First Ball 0930am
- Refreshments At Nathan Lyon No7 Bar
FEBRUARY 1
- Day Trip To Pakistan Border Closing
- Depart 0700am. Return 2200pm
- Late Refreshments At Hotel Bar
- Your Final Night In Chandigarh
FEBRUARY 2
- Leave Hotel By 11am
- Train: 02046 Chandigarh Delhi Shatabdi
- Chandigarh - New Delhi (NDLS)
- Departs 1215pm. Arrives 1530pm
- Welcome Drinks By The Pool
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Welcome to New Delhi
On the banks of the Yamuna River, the nation's capital welcomes you with magnificent museums, monuments, mighty forts, and 'cricket fever' at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Whether pinballed through the bazaars of Old Delhi or Pahar Ganj, enjoying the spacious greens around statues and stately homes of India's well-to-do, or kicking back on the cool of Connaught Place around which New Delhi orbits, spending several days here will not disappoint.
- 28 New Delhi
- Hotel: The LaLit
FEBRUARY 3
- Sightseeing in New Delhi
- Pre-Test Dinner Party With Drinks
FEBRUARY 4
- Day 1 – 1st Test
- Australia vs India
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- Toss 0900am
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Be On The Scorecard
FEBRUARY 5
- Day 2 – 1st Test
- Australia vs India
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Be On The Scorecard
FEBRUARY 6
- Day 3 – 1st Test
- Australia vs India
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Be On The Scorecard
FEBRUARY 7
- Day 4 – 1st Test
- Australia vs India
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Be On The Scorecard
FEBRUARY 8
- Day 5 – 1st Test
- Australia vs India
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Be On The Scorecard
FEBRUARY 9
- This Is Your Final Night In New Delhi If You Are Flying To Kolkata Or Leaving The Tour On October 11
- If Joining Us On Indian Railways To Kolkata, Leave Hotel By 1530pm
- Train: 02314 Sealdah Airconditioned Special
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Sealdah (Kolkata)
- Departs 1630pm (Overnight)
- If You Are Staying In New Delhi And Want To See The Taj Mahal In Agra, This Is The Best Train For A Day Trip:
- Train: 12050 Gatimaan Express
- New Delhi (NDLS) - Agra Cantonment
- Departs 0810am. Arrives 0950am
- Train: 12049 Gatimaan Express
- Agra Cantonment - New Delhi (NDLS)
- Departs 1745pm. Arrives 1930pm
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Welcome To Kolkata
For wont of a better expression, Kolkata is one British occupation's great legacies. From cathedrals, forts, monuments, and marvellous architecture, you can invest a week in Kolkata without seeing a ball bowled. If you have the chance, a day of cricket at Eden Gardens with India's most fierce & parochial supporters will sort you out, and beg you to come back for more. It will have been more than 21 years since the Australia Cricket Tour To India played in Kolkata so we have fingers crossed to finally return to this epic stadium.
- 26 Kolkata
- Hotel: The Oberoi Grand
FEBRUARY 10
- If Leaving New Delhi Today, Please Make Your Own Travel Arrangements
- If You Are Flying Into Kolkata, The Hotel Will Meet And Transfer You To Our Stunning Hotel Opposite Eden Gardens
- Indian Railways From New Delhi
- Terminus: Sealdah
- Arrives 1010am
- Sightseeing In Kolkata
FEBRUARY 11
- Sightseeing In Kolkata
- Pre-Test Match Dinner Party With Drinks
FEBRUARY 12
- Day 1 – 2nd Test
- Australia vs India
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Toss 0900am
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Indeed Occur
FEBRUARY 13
- Day 2 – 2nd Test
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- Australia vs India
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Indeed Occur
FEBRUARY 14
- Day 3 – 2nd Test
- Australia vs India
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Indeed Occur
FEBRUARY 15
- Day 4 – 2nd Test
- Australia vs India
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- After Play Drinks Will Indeed Occur
FEBRUARY 16
- Day 5 – 2nd Test
- Australia vs India
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Post-Match Dinner Party With Drinks
FEBRUARY 17
- Sightseeing Kolkata
- Kolkata Farewell Kocktails
- Final Night In Kolkata
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Welcome to Port Blair
Even Marco Polo kept a wide berth around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, scared by indigenous islanders whom did not welcome tourism. As it is, they still don't with remote islands off-limits to Australian Cricket Tourists... and others. What isn't off limits is Port Blair. In 1996 there was one flight from Chennai. Now with daily flights from New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Vizag, and Kolkata, tourism is burgeoning in this stunning archipeligo of 572 islands ringed with crystal waters, coral reefs, white sands, and swimming elephants. This 4 night trip is 'beach oriented' as a soothing break from our epic Indian Railways timetable.
- Group Flights Included
- Max 24 People
- Hotel: Sea Shell Port Blair
FEBRUARY 18
- If Joining Us In Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Leave Hotel By 7am For Flight To Port Blair.
- Pending Confirmed Match Schedule, We May Enjoy Kerala Backwaters Or Nilgiri Mountain Railway Instead
- Sightseeing Port Blair
- Breakfast and Dinner Included
- If You Leaving Kolkata, Please Make Your Own Travel Arrangements And Thank You For Enjoying India With Us. Travel Safely!
FEBRUARY 19
- Breakfast and Dinner Included
- Sightseeing Andaman Island
FEBRUARY 20
- Breakfast and Dinner Included
- Day On Havelock Island
FEBRUARY 21
- Breakfast and Dinner Included
- Day On Neill Island
- Final Night In Port Blair
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Welcome to Bengaluru
Perhaps our favourite city & stadium in India, where Australia has played every Test Series in the last 25 years except for 2001 and 2013. Thus the familiarity and fondness makes cricket life in this silicon valley of India even more enjoyable. Far from the energy of the game at mighty Chinnaswamy, the parks, tree lined streets, semi-orderly traffic, and impressive architecture throughout India's 3rd largest city are worth drinking too in famed Brigade road. The epi-centre of entertainment where locals do not club, they 'lounge'. Brigade Rd is a hubbub of restaurants, pubs, cafes, greasy spoons and guesthouses just down MG Road from our awesome hotel.
- 47 Bengaluru
- Hotel: Oberoi Hotel
FEBRUARY 22
- Leave Hotel By 12pm For Flight From Port Blair To Bengaluru
- If Joining Us Today Or Flying In From Port Blair, Our Driver Will Meet And Transfer You To Our Grand Hotel On Famous MG Road
- Sightseeing In Bengaluru
FEBRUARY 23
- Today Is Diwali, Festival of Lights
- Cameras Charged At The Ready
- Pre-Test Dinner Party With Drinks
FEBRUARY 24
- Day 1 – 3rd Test
- Australia vs India
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Toss 0900am
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Apres-Play Beverages Will Be Stirred
FEBRUARY 25
- Day 2 – 3rd Test
- Australia vs India
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Apres-Play Beverages Will Be Stirred
FEBRUARY 26
- Day 3 – 3rd Test
- Australia vs India
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Apres-Play Beverages Will Be Stirred
FEBRUARY 27
- Day 4 – 3rd Test
- Australia vs India
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Apres-Play Beverages Will Be Stirred
FEBRUARY 28
- Day 5 – 3rd Test
- Australia vs India
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Apres-Play Beverages Will Be Stirred
MARCH 1
- This Is Your Final Night In Bengaluru If You Are Flying To Mumbai Or Leaving Us In Bengaluru On October 31
- If Joining Us On Indian Railways To Mumbai, Leave Hotel By 1400pm
- Train: 01014 Coimbatore Lokmanya Tilak Spl.
- KSR Bengaluru - Lokmanya Tilak
- Departs 1600pm (Overnight)
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Welcome to Mumbai
Big, Bold, Bad, Beautiful Bombay, as many locals still call this dynamic city. After many Australian Cricket Tours to India, we both arrive into and call the city Mumbai by default. However you refer India's largest city that is home to India's smallest intl. cricket stadium (per capita) you need to visit no matter where the game takes you. From touristy Colaba to the glitz of Bandra, experience the outdoor laundry at Mahalaxmi, sunset food sellers of Chowpatty, handicrafts in Colaba, stone temples on Elephanta, cricket on Oval Maidan, and wonders of British architecture, namely Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. There is unequal vibrancy that a chilled Kingfisher on a rooftop bar won't soothe.
- 48 Mumbai
- Hotel: Taj Mahal Tower
MARCH 2
- If Leaving Bengaluru, Please Make Your Own Travel Arrangements And Thank You For Enjoying India With Us. Travel Safely
- If Flying In From Bengaluru Or Brisbane, Our Driver Will Meet And Transfer You To Our Famous Hotel At The Gateway to India
- Indian Railways From Bengaluru
- Station: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
- Arrives 1345pm
- Our Driver Will Meet And Transfer Us To Our Infamous Hotel Opposite Gateway to India
- Welcome Drinks On A Rooftop
MARCH 3
- Melbourne Cup Breakfast
- Sightseeing Mumbai
- Pre-Test Dinner Party With Drinks
MARCH 4
- Day 1 – 4th Test
- Australia vs India
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Toss 0900am
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Post-Play Imbibing Encouraged
MARCH 5
- Day 2 – 4th Test
- Australia vs India
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Post-Play Imbibing Encouraged
MARCH 6
- Day 3 – 4th Test
- Australia vs India
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Post-Play Imbibing Encouraged
MARCH 7
- Day 4 – 4th Test
- Australia vs India
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Post-Play Imbibing Encouraged
MARCH 8
- Day 5 – 4th Test
- Australia vs India
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First Ball 0930am
- Make Your Own Way To/From The Stadium
- Post-Play Imbibing Encouraged
MARCH 9
- Your Final Night In Mumbai
- Prepare For Departure Tomorrow
- Sightseeing Mumbai
- Regardless Of Your Departure Time From Mumbai The Night Of Nov 7 Is Included
MARCH 10
- Leave Hotel By 1400pm
- Please Make Your Own Travel Arrangements And Thank You For Enjoying India With Us. Travel Safely
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