Packing
How strict is Tauck on using the Tauck issued bags? Or main suitcases (Briggs and Riley) are pretty much the same size as the Tauck bags which will be a real pain to have to pack in our suitcases which we always carry on planes. We could even just use on of our suitcases for the Nepal portion if it's a problem. In other words, we'd like to just use our own suitcases and forego the Tauck issued ones. Possible?
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No not possible. It’s all about the bags being the exact same size.
BJMKLMAZ Agree with **British **. I was on this tour last year. I also use the B&R International carry-on luggage; however, the duffle bags allow easy uniformed transport of the luggage. There are many moving parts to this tour.
When we arrived, the TD also provided a larger duffle bag - the same size we received for the Portrait of India tour. You are allowed to bring a small carry-on bag that will fit in the over-head airline bin--however, I would caution not to try to use your B&R as it will not fit. The planes are small and the overhead bins are smaller.
The beauty is you can leave the duffle bags at your final destination in Mumbai, or you can use it to carry souvenirs or dirty laundry and ditch it when you get home...1st world problems
Thanks to you both. PureLuxury, I'm not sure what you mean by "the TD also provided a larger duffle bag ..." Does that mean we could just not bring the duffles Tauck sent and that there would be one available when we arrived? That would be perfect but I'm not sure that's what you mean.
Sorry, you have to use the ones that Tauck sent you, You can not count on the TD to have extra ones.
BJMKLMAZ
Fortunately for our tour it was a pleasant surprise the TD also brought along larger duffle bags--this allowed us more clothing options. At the end of the tour I left the larger duffle behind (already had one from the previous POI tour).
Unfortunately as **gladysorlando984 **stated...you cannot count on the TD bringing the larger duffle and therefore, you will need to pack the one that is mailed to you. For the Portrait of India tour, the TD provided the duffles and presented them during the initial meet & greet. I wonder why that's not the standard procedure--perhaps logistics, hotel storage capacity, etc.