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Special Interest Tours
India with its awesome variety in cultural heritage and geographical dimensions offers something special for the traveller following a specific personal interest.
From wildlife - India is the only country to have both the Lion and Tiger available in their natural habitat -to trekking in the Himalayas, spritual discovery and mind and body healing including yoga and ayurveda, sporting options include white water rafting, golf and cricket tours and for those that enjoy a good indian curry a culinary tour is the icing on the cake.
Pricing is based on 5 star or best available accommodation twinshare, includes breakfast, transport in air-conditioned chauffer driven car, english speaking guide sight seeing and entry fee to all monuments visited.
3 star, 4 star and 5 star deluxe pricing is also available by calling us direct.
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Wildlife-Birds of Feather- 14 days/ 13 nights
India has a thriving avian population, with a particularly rich birdlife of over 500 species in the evergreen forests that fringe the western coast of peninsular India. This itinerary takes you to the National Parks of Periyar, Eravikulam, Top Slip and Mudumalai.
Birdwatchers can expect to see Grey-breasted laughing thrush, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Ceylon Frogmouth, Great eared Night jar, Spot-bellied Owl, Brown Fish Owl, White-rumped Needletail among many other species.
Prices include Mumbai to Cochin flight in economy class
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Wildlife - Stalking the Tiger - 15 days/14 nights
Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright! Your tour combines 3 of the most spectacular national parks with the best opportunity of spotting this madnificent carnivore. Ranthambore, Bhandavgarh and Kanha have come a long way from once being the hunting grounds for the Maharajas to now being the shining lights of Project Tiger.
Ranthambore also has the beautiful ruins of a hillside fort - right in the middle of the park!-, Bhandavgarh, the opportunity to view wildlife from the back of an elephant and Kanha is the home of Kipling Camp an experience in itself. Add to this the magnificent birdlife at Bharatpur, the sights of Delhi and the Taj Mahal and you have the makings of one magnificent adventure.
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Prices include 2 overnight train journeys (air-conditioned sleeper).
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In the Footsteps of Buddha - 11 days/10 nights
Walking in the footsteps of Buddha is a challenging itinerary - a journey of discovery! It takes you to Buddha's birthplace - Lumbini, Kapilavastu, where he grew up, Bodhgaya, where he achieved enlightenment, Sarnath, the place of his first sermon and Nalanda, Kapilavastu and Sravasti - all places of Buddhist pilgrimage.
Accommodation is not always 5 star but comfortable. The journey is a revelation.
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Hotels: The Oberoi (superior) Delhi, Taj Ganges (superior) Varanasi, Lotus Nikko (standard) Bodhgaya, Maurya (club) Patna, Lotus Nikko (standard) Kushinagar, Hokke (standard) Lumbini, Lotus Nikko (standard) Sravasti.
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Spa & Wellness Holidays
A holistic approach to health has always been an integral part of Indian culture. After all, this is the place where natural therapy, ayurveda, yoga and meditation all started. The essence of these is a strong belief in the body's innate ability to resist ill health - be it physical, mental or emotional - through methods that allowed it to centre itself and by achieving perfect harmony with the elements.
Your selected resort offers programs that are garnered to soothe, heal and cleanse. It will offer the best spa and ayurveda programs in serene natural locations entirely conducive to total relaxation.
These holidays can be taken on their own or at the end of one of our other itineraries.
Devigarh Resort, Udaipur - 3 nights Delhi & 7 nights Udaipur. Includes Udaipur and Delhi sightseeing
Ananda in the Himalayas, Rishikesh - 3 nights Delhi + 7 nights Rishikesh. Includes Delhi sightseeing and river rafting.
Park Hyatt, Goa - 10 nights. 2 nights Mumbai + 8 nights Goa. Mumbai and Goa sightseeing included.
Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambore - 10 nights. 3 nights Delhi + 7 nights Ranthambore. 5 jungle safaris + delhi sight seeing included.
Golden Palms Hotel & Spa, Bangalore - 9 nights. Mysore & Bangalore sight seeing included.
Kumarakom Lake Resort, Kerala - 10 nights. 3 nights Cochin + 7 nights Kumarakom.Backwaters cruise and Cochin sight seeing included.
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Whitewater rafting - 7 days/6 nights
This itinerary takes you rafting on the Ganga (Ganges) near Rishikesh in the foothills of the Himalayas where the rapids do not have a very dangerous vertical gradient. Most of the rapids are named. Some of these names sound a warning, others are whimsical, yet others, an insider joke that your guide may interpret if you ask.
Pricing includes accomodation at The Oberoi, Delhi and the Glasshouse on the Ganges, Rishikesh, executive class trainfare between Delhi and Rishikesh return.
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Trekking - Markha ValleyTrek Ladakh, Kashmir - 18 days/ 17 nights
Ladakh is now gaining popularity as a trekking destination. It is no wonder, as it is next to Nepal and part of the same Himalayan range. It is relatively more isolated and definitely more inaccessible than its neighbour. Deep gorges, alluvial fans, towering snow-capped mountains and great distances-the dramatic landscape seems to highlight the glory and power of nature demanding a realignment of human perspectives. Tibetian Buddhist monastries cling impossibly to the very edge while flat-topped mud brick houses shoulder the weight of the heavens.
The Markha Valley epitomises the best of this scenery. It has giant rock pinnacles, beetlingcliffs, narrow defiles, prayer-flagged passes and evidence of a much older civilisation, the history of which has been lost in antiquity.As you trek up the valley, there are ruins of many forts and castles, some built in the unlikeliest of places! It is a fairly long trek and may be considered vigorous. Crossing a pass of over 5182m to visit the base camp of the highest peak in the Zanskar range, Kang Yatse which is 6553m is not for the inexperienced.
Price includes Delhi-Lh-Delhi flights. Accommodation is 5 star in Delhi, best available in Leh and camping in tents for the duration of the trek. It also included trekking guide and all trek equipment.
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Horse Safari (Rajasthan) - 13 days/ 12 nights
Combine the Golden Triangle of Delhi, Jaipur and Agra (Taj Mahal) with a horse riding safari in riral Rajasthan.
Ths itinerary requires a good level of physical fitness & reasonable riding skills. Your horse, the native Marwari is a sturdy breed well suited to the desert environment and a very comfortable horse to ride.
Your horse safari begins in Ranakpur, home to the beautiful Jain Temples. You then move into the interior of Rajasthan, visiting small villages, painted havelis, rarely visited forts and palaces.
Prices include a mixture of 5 star accommodation in the cities and camping on safari. The Delhi-Jodhpur flight is also included.
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Rail Journeys - 10 nights (7 nights on the train)
Royal Orient Express
3 nights Delhi+ 7 nights on the Royal Orient.
Take a trip down memory lane in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Highlights include the lake city of Udaipur, the fort at Chittorgarh, the asiatic lions of Gir and the Pink city of Jaipur all in the comfort of a luxuriously appointed train.
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Palace on Wheels
3 nights Delhi + 7 nights around Rajastan
Explore the princely state of Rajasthan in the luxury of a well appointed train. . Highlights include the sights of Rajasthan and the Ranthambore and Bharatpur Wildlife sanctuaries.
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Deccan Odyssey
The new old train on the block!
3 nights in Mumbai + 7 on the train.
Travel along the spectacular western Konkan coast.
Choice of 2 routes
Goa-Mumbai-Ganpatipule-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurgh
Goa-Pune-Aurangabad-Ajanta & Nashik-Mumbai
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Golfing Tour - 12 days/11 nights
India adopted many British customs during "The Raj" and so it was that India became the second country in the world where golf was played. In the dusty plains on central India, amidst the snowy peaks of the Himalaya, remote outposts of the Raj, tiny golf courses were laid out where the ahibs could tee off. In cities and towns, clubs celebrated the challenge of the game. The most famous of these as the Tollyganj in Calcutta, the headquaters of the East India company.
Even after India's Independence, golf remained an exclusive sport played by the small elite. It was only in the 1980's when world class courses, conceived and designed by legends of the game such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, were laid that golf attracted a larger following.
The courses selected below are at par with the best worldwide and are a superb addition to your discovery of India. You play at the Willington Club & Presidency Club, Mumbai; the Tollyganj & Royal Calcutta Golf Clubs, Kolkata; Delhi Golf Club; Rambagh Golg Club, Jaipur; among others. Besides th golf your have half day sight seeing tours of each of the cities visited and Agra and that includes the magnificent Taj Mahal. Ready to tee off?
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Architectural Tour of India - 10 days/9 nights
The architectural wonders of India include more than 20 World Heritage Monuments and Sites.
This itinerary will take you on a journey that illustrates the may facets of Indian architecture, the symbolism in the ornamentation, the details of planning. More than 4000 years of history can be read in her architecture: the influences that changed the form of building; introduced ne materials and styles of ornamentation and those that, in turn, shaped the architecture of South East Asian countries.
Take in the wonders in Mumbai - Elephanta caves, Aurangabad, Ellora, Ajanta, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh - Le Corbusier's work, Old Delhi ans Lutyen's New Delhi and of course the Mughal splendour of Agra and the Taj Mahal.
Accommodation is in the finest hotels in the cities covered. Pricing includes domestic flights Mumbai-Aurangabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi, train Delhi-Chandigarh-Chandigarh in executive chaircar, local guides with architectural knowledge and 2 visits including a sunrise visit to the Taj.
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