As COVID-19 vaccination drives are going in full swing in India and many other countries, a new form of tourism has sprung up.
In the last few days, the demand for vaccine tourism has increased tremendously and many Indians are considering going abroad for doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine tourism means the process of vaccination as well as tourism.
A Dubai-based travel agency has started offering a 24-day package tour from Delhi to Moscow in Russia.
Under the package, they will take travellers to Russia, offer them two shots of the Sputnik V vaccines, along with the certificates.
There will be a gap of 21 days between the two doses of the vaccine and during that time the travellers will be touring Russia.
The package is worth Rs 1.29 lakh and will cover everything, including the cost of getting the vaccines.
“If you are not vaccinated, we will take you to Russia to get your dose of Sputnik V vaccination. The 24 night and 25 day package includes the two doses of vaccine, Delhi-Moscow-Delhi air tickets, 4 days accommodation in a 3-star hotel in St Petersburg, 20 days accommodation in a 3-star hotel in Moscow, return train ticket for Moscow-St Petersburg-Moscow and 24 breakfast and dinner meals. We will be taking 30 passengers in each slot. Only the visa fee of Rs 10,000 is not included in the package,” the travel agency told India Today.
The package will also cover excursions around Moscow and St Petersburg and sightseeing fees in the country.
Currently, Russia is one of the few countries that allow Indians to fly in for a vaccine vacation as it permits entry with just a negative PCR report and no requirement of quarantine on arrival.
“The first shot of the vaccine will be administered the next day after arriving in Moscow,” a travel agency official told The Times of India.
He said, “The first batch of 30 people left from here on May 15, largely doctors from Gurugram. He informed that all these people have received the first dose.
The second batch on May 29 is also fully booked and most are Delhi-based doctors who booked in a group, he said.
The next batch will leave on June 7 and June 15.
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