India,
it is often said, is not a country but a continent. From
north to south and east to west, the people are different,
the languages are different, the customs are different,
and the country is different. There are few countries on
earth with the enormous variety that India has to offer.
It's a place that somehow gets into your blood. Love it
or hate it you can never ignore India. It's not an easy
country to handle, and more than a few visitors are only
too happy to finally get on to their flight and leave the
place. Yet a year later they'll be hankering to get back.
It all comes back to India's amazing diversity – it's
as vast as it is crowded, and as luxurious as it is squalid.
The plains are as flat and featureless, as the Himalaya
are high and spectacular the food as terrible as it can
be magnificent, the transport as exhilarating as it can
be boring and uncomfortable. Nothing is ever quite the way
you expect it to be. India is far from the easiest country
in the world to travel around. It can be hard going, The
poverty will get you down, Indian bureaucracy would try
the patience of a saint, and the most experienced travelers
find their tempers frayed at some point in India. Yet it's
all worth it. Very briefly, India is roughly a triangle
with the top formed by the mighty Himalayan mountain chain.
Here you will find the intriguing Tibetan – influenced
region of Ladakh and the astonishingly beautiful mountainous
areas of Himachal Pradesh, the Garhwal of Uttar Pradesh
and the Darjeeling and Sikkim regions. South of this is
the flat Ganges plain, crossing east from the colorful and
comparatively affluent punjab in the north-west, past the
capital city Delhi and important tourist attractions like
Agra (with the. Taj Mahal), Khajuraho, Baranasi and the
holy Ganges to the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, where
you find teeming Calcutta, a city which seems to sum up
all of India's enormous problems. South of this northern
plain the Dec can plateau rises.
Here you will find cities that mirror the rise and
fall of the Hindu and Muslim Kingdoms, and the modern metropolis
that their successors, the British, built at Mumbai (formally
known as Bombay), India's stouy is one of many different
kingdoms competing wit each other, and this is never more
clear then in places like Bijyapur, Mandu, Gokconda and
other central Indian centers. Finally, there is the steamy
south, where Muslim influence was fleeting. It's here that
Hinduism was the least altered by outside influences and
is at its most exuberant. The superbly colorful temple towns
of the south are quite unlike those of the north. Basically
India is what you make of it and what you want it to be.
If you want to see temples, there are temples in profusion
in enough styles and denominations to confuse anybody. If
it's history you want India is full of it; the forts, abandoned
cities, ruins battlefields and monuments all have their
tales to tell. If you simply want to lie on the beach there
are enough to satisfy the most avid sun worshipper. If walking
and the open air is your thing then head for the trekking
routes of the Himalaya, some of which are as wild and deserted
as you could ask for. If you simply want to find the real
India you'll come face to face with it every day –
trips on Indian trains and buses may not always be fun,
but they certainly are an experience. India is not a place
you simply and clinically 'see'; it's a total experience,
an assault on the senses, a place you'll never forget.
6
DAYS/ 5 NIGHTS GOLDEN TRAINGLE TOUR.
Day
1 - Arrive Delhi
Garlanding on arrival. Meeting & assistance on arrival
and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon
city tour of Old and New Delhi. In the tour of the Old city
visit Red Fort built by Emperor Shah Jahan; see Jama Masjid,
one of the largest mosque in India, Raj Ghat- the memorial
of Mahatma Gandhi and Shanti Van; walk along chandni chowk,
the silver street of Delhi bustling with activity. In the
New city visit India Gate – A War Memorial Arch; Lakshmi
Narayan - a Hindu temple. Also drive past the Presidents
house, Parliament house, Government secretariat buildings
and Connaught place - the heart of New Delhi a busy shopping
center. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
2 – Delhi – Jaipur
Morning depart for Jaipur by surface. On arrival check in
at the hotel. Rest of the day free for independent activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
3 – Jaipur
After
breakfast drive 11kms in the outskirts of the city to visit
Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the State until 1728.
Visit the Temple of Kali, the Hall of Victory or Jai Mahal
and Jagmandir. You can have the unique experience of traveling
on elephant back to and from the top of the hill on which
the fort is situated. Afternoon Your tour of Jaipur covers
visit to the solar observatory. Also visit the Maharaja’s
Palace , the former royal residence and now a museum containing
rare manuscripts, fine specimens of Rajput and Mughal paintings
and weapons. Drive through the pink-rose residential and
business areas, past the Hawa Mahal or Palace of Winds,
the landmark of Jaipur.
Day
4 - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
Drive
this morning for five hours to the City of Taj, enroute
visiting the deserted town of Fatehpur Sikri abandoned due
to scarcity of water. In the afternoon reach Agra and check
in at your hotel Overnight at the hotel.
Day
5 - Agra
Morning tour the city visiting the Taj Mahal built by the
Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his queen Mumtaz Mahal
to enshrine her mortal remains and Agra fort. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
6 – Agra - Delhi
Morning
free for independant activities. In time transfer to the
railway station to board train – Shatabdi Express 2018/2240
hrs.. On arrival proceed to the airport for flight to onward
destination.
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12
DAYS/ 11 NIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS OF INDIA AND NEPAL
Day
1 - Arrive Delhi
Garlanding on arrival. Meeting & assistance on arrival
and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon city tour of Old and New
Delhi. In the tour of the Old city visit Red Fort built
by Emperor Shah Jahan; see Jama Masjid, one of the largest
mosque in India, Raj Ghat- the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi
and Shanti Van; walk along chandni chowk, the silver street
of Delhi bustling with activity. In the New city visit India
Gate – A War Memorial Arch; Lakshmi Narayan - a Hindu
temple. Also drive past the Presidents house, Parliament
house, Government secretariat buildings and Connaught place
- the heart of New Delhi a busy shopping center. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
2 – Delhi – Jaipur
Intime transfer to the railway station to board train –
Shatabdi Express 0615/1030 hrs. on arrival transfer to the
hotel. Rest of the day free for independent activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
3 – Jaipur
After
breakfast drive 11kms in the outskirts of the city to visit
Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the State until 1728.
Visit the Temple of Kali, the Hall of Victory or Jai Mahal
and Jagmandir. You can have the unique experience of traveling
on elephant back to and from the top of the hill on which
the fort is situated. Afternoon Your tour of Jaipur covers
visit to the solar observatory. Also visit the Maharaja’s
Palace , the former royal residence and now a museum containing
rare manuscripts, fine specimens of Rajput and Mughal paintings
and weapons. Drive through the pink-rose residential and
business areas, past the Hawa Mahal or Palace of Winds,
the landmark of Jaipur.
Day
4 - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
Drive
this morning for five hours to the City of Taj, enroute
visiting the deserted town of Fatehpur Sikri abandoned due
to scarcity of water. In the afternoon reach Agra and check
in at your hotel Overnight at the hotel.
Day
5 - Agra
Morning
tour the city visiting the Taj Mahal built by the Moghul
Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his queen Mumtaz Mahal to
enshrine her mortal remains and Agra fort. Overnight at
the hotel.
Day
6 – Agra - Khajuraho
In
time transfer to the airport to board flight for Khajuraho
CD 7407 1435/1515 hrs.. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Afternoon
visit the world famous Khajuraho temples . This city is
renowned for its magnificent temples built by the Chandela
Kings. They are divided into three- eastern, western and
southern groups. The largest temple is Kandariya Mahodeo,
dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temples known for their erotic
sculpture are world famous. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
7 - Khajuraho - Varanasi
In time transfer to the airport to board flight for Varanasi
CD 7407 1545/1625 hrs.. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Afternoon
Morning flight to Varanasi. On arrival transfer to the Hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
8 : Varanasi
Enjoy a boat ride on river Ganges. The most important facet
of this holy city is the river and the ghats lining its
southern bank in the city. From dawn to dusk the ghats are
thronged by thousands of devotees, who perform their holy
rituals in the hope of attaining eternal
salvation, the ‘Nirvana’. Also visit temples like
Kashi Vishwanath dedicated to Lord Shiva; Bharat Mata Mandir
dedicated to Mother India; Durga Temple, dedicated to the
Goddess Durga; Alamgir Mosque- originally a temple dedicated
to Vishnu but now an odd mixture of Hindu and Muslim architectural
styles. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
9 -Varanasi – Kathmandu
In
time transfer to the airport to board flight for Kathmandu.
On arrival transfer to Hotel. Afternoon city tour visiting
Hanuman Dhoka , the historic palace of the ancient kings
of Nepal; The residence of the living Goddess near the Durbar
Square which is the home of Kumari, the Living Goddess (Virgin
Goddess); Also visit Swayambunath said to be 2000 years
old and one of the world’s oldest Buddhist chaityas.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
10 : Kathmandu
Morning
tour includes visit to Pashupatinath, standing on the bank
of sacred river Bagmati, this temple with two-tier golden
roof and silver doors, is famous all over the world for
its superb architecture. Also visit Boudnath - the colossal
and ancient Stupa, which is one of the biggest in the world
and Patan city. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
11 : Kathmandu
Full
day excursion to visit Bhaktapur.
Day
12 : Kathmandu – onward destination
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