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East India Tour itineraries
In this fertile delta of the river Ganges flourished ancient kingdoms and centers of learning.Here, events took place that changed the course of the country. This is where Mahavira and the Buddha preached an alternate gentler way of life: the emperor Ashoka rejected the futility of war and propogated the way of peace: the British metamorphosed from traders to supreme rulers of the sub-continent.
And in the region even today, the many distinctive tribal people live their lives, their culture alive and well, enduring beyond the flow and flux of changes.
India has a variety of accommodation that includes hotels, palaces, havelis, hunting lodges, forts and tents. To make your selection easy we have categorised our tours by the level of accommodation and this determines the price of the tour.
Superior: Good quality properties with a wider range of facilities. Broadly referred to as 4 star.
Deluxe: First class properties with excellent accommodation and a superior standard of service and facilities. Broadly referred to as 5 star.
Luxury: 5 star deluxe and above. These properties are exceptional and would offer an experience that is of the highest quality available.
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The Sun Temple & the East Coast - 9days/8nights
Orissa, Kalinga of ancient times, was where one of the bloodiest battles in ancient India was fought. It was here that, revolted by the destruction and heedless loss of life he had wrecked in the battle, the victorious king Ashok converted to Buddhism. Orissa is home to the exquisite Sun Temple at Konark, a beacon for sailors for centuries. Pilgrims and tourists throng each year at festival time to the architecturally unique temples of Puri and Bhubaneshwar, while the sun-swept beaches of Puri and Gopalpur draw people from near and far. Its vast interiors still relatively untouched by consumerism are home to a large and fascinating tribal population.
Prices include domestic flight to Bhubaneshwar and back from Kolkata in economy class.
Kolkata(2)-Bhubaneshwar(2)-Puri(1)-Gopalpur(2)-Kolkata(1)
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Wild Orchids & Jungles - 11days/10nights from AUD 2835 per person twinshare#
Here lie some of the densest forests of the country interspersed with high Alpine meadows. Rolling hills and lush greenery make the region a naturalists's paradise. Especially exotic are the orchids and other brilliant flowers that thrive in the high humidity of the region. Sharing boundaries the other six North Eastern states is Assam, the largest of them all, where the Ahom dynasty arrived in 1228 from North Thailand, defeated the Kamrupa ruler and established a kingdom, called Assam. Legend says Kamadeva, the god of love, was reborn here. Guwahati, the name translates lyrically as ‘Eastern City of Lights' is the capital of the state, which covers the plains of the Brahmaputra river along its whole course south of Arunachal Pradesh and the kingdom of Bhutan, till it turns south into Bangladesh. Since the days of the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang Assam has drawn travellers with her aura of myth and mystery, history and folklore, arts, textiles, music and dances, nature and wildlife. The state is also home to many tribal people, and one of the highlights of the our tour is a visit to Tawang Monastery, focal point of the Mopnas, gentle and courteous people who follow Buddhism.
Meghalaya, another of the North Eastern states, literally translates as the ‘abode of the clouds' an apt evocative description of a beautiful state. The capital at Shillong is surrounded by many tribal villages including those of the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribes, all of who have their own distinctive culture and lifestyles and, until annexed by the British were independent kingdoms.
Kokalta(2)-Shillong(2)-Kaziranga(3)-Jorhat/Majuli(2)-Kolkata(1)
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Kaziranga national Park is closed between May and 15 October.
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