Day 01 – Arrive Delhi

Day 02 – Delhi – Mandawa – 263 KMS

Day 03 – Mandawa – Jaipur – 167 KMS – Enjoy a cycle rickshaw (pedi-cab) ride through the narrow alleys of Jaipur

Day 04 – Visit Birla Mandir and Amber Fort

Day 05 – Jaipur – Agra – 237 KMS, Via Fatehpur sikri

Day 06 – Agra – Delhi – 204 KMS – Leave Delhi

Day 01 – Arrive Bangalore The silicon valley of India & a cultural melting point of nationalities & cultures.

Day 02 – Drive Bangalore – Hassan -192 KMS

Day 03 – Drive Hassan – Mysore -115 KMS

Day 04 – Train Mysore – Chennai the drive to Mahabalipuram by the sea.

Day 05 – In Mahabalipuram, Excursion to Kanchipuram.

Day 06 – Drive Mahabalipuram – Tanjore 293 KMS The town of the Bideshawara Temple

Day 07 – Drive Tanjore – Madurai – 158 KMS Evening attend a temple ceremony at Meenakshi temple.

Day 08 – In Madurai

Day 09 – Drive Madurai – Periyar 142 KMS Take a nature walk or visit a local village.

Day 10 – In Periyar

Day 11 – Drive Periyar – Cochin 185 KMS

Day 12 – In Cochin (Check-out from hotel 1000 hrs). Enjoy a live performance of Kathakali dance.

Day 13 – Leave Cochin

Day 01 – Arrive Delhi

Day 02 – Drive Delhi – Mandawa (260 KMS )

Day 03 – Drive Mandawa – Bikaner (190 KMS) Visit the city of a `tanga’ (traditional horse pulled carriage ride.)

Day 04 – Drive Bikaner – Jaisalmer (333 KMS) Chase the setting sun on camel backs.

Day 05 – In Jaisalmer

Day 06 – Drive Jaisalmer – Jodhpur (290 KMS) Take a tuk-tuk (three wheeler ride)

Day 07 – Drive Jodhpur – Udaipur (290 KMS)

Day 08 – In Udaipur Boat Ride at Lake Pichola.

Day 09 – Drive Udaipur – Nimaj (250 KMS)

Day 10 – Drive Nimaj – Jaipur (222 KMS)

Day 11 – In Jaipur Participate in an `aarti’ (prayer ritual ceremony) at Birla Mandir (modern Hindu temple).

Day 12 – Drive Jaipur – Agra (260 KMS)

Day 13 – Drive Agra – Delhi (204 KMS) (No accommodation envisaged in Delhi)

Day 14 – Leave Delhi

Day 01 – Arrive Delhi

Day 02 – In Delhi Tuk-tuk’ (three wheeler) shopping tour after your sightseeing.

Day 03 – Drive Delhi – Jaipur – 260 KMS Lunch at Samode Palace with camel cart ride.

Day 04 – In Jaipur Participate in an `aarti’ (prayer ritual ceremony) at Birla Mandir (modern Hindu temple).

Day 05 – Drive Jaipur – Agra 237 KMS Via Fatehpur sikri. Taj Mahal at sunset with a `tanga’ (traditional horse pulled carriage ride). Taj Mahal closed on Fridays.

Day 06 – In Agra – Henna demo cum application session with a street artist followed by a cup of hot tea.

Day 07 – Train Agra – Jhansi then drive to Khajuraho – 198 KMS (en route visiting the medieval town of Orcha). Sound & Light show in the back drop of the famous temples

Day 08 – Fly Khajuraho – Varanasi Evening participate in an `aarti’ ceremony with includes a pedi-cab (cycle rickshaw) & a row boat ride.

Day 09 – In Varanasi Excursion to Sarnath, the site of the first sermon by Lord Buddha.

Day 10 – Fly Varanasi – Kathmandu Dinner at a local Nepalese restaurant.

Day 11 – In Kathmandu For the adventurous in you, ask us for a rafting trip across the valley on the Trishuli river.

Day 12 – In Kathmandu

Day 13 – Fly Kathmandu – Delhi and Onward Destination

Day 01 – Arrive Delhi

Day 02 – Fly Delhi – Khajuraho Sound & Light show in the back drop of the famous temples

Day 03 – Drive Khajuraho – Bandhavgarh – 187 KMS

Day 04 – In Bhandavgarh – Afternoon nature walk.

Day 05 – Drive Bhandavgarh – Kanha – 250 KMS

Day 06 – In Kanha Visit a village.

Day 07 – Drive Kanha – Nagpur – 266 KMS then fly for Mumbai

Day 08 – In Mumbai (No accommodation envisaged in Mumbai)

Day 09 – Leave Mumbai

Day 01 – Arrive Cochin Evening witness a live classical dance performance.

Day 02 – Cochin – Periyar – 185 KMS Amidst nature. Take a walk or visit a nearby spice garden.

Day 03 – Periyar – Kumarakom – 127 KMS Relax & see the time go by-susegado! Afternoon take a back water cruise.

Day 04 – Kumarakom – Allepey – 51 KMS You chance to overnight in a rice boat or `Kettuvallum’ & to order a fresh meal of the catch on the day on board.

Day 05 – Allepey – Cochin – 63 KMS (No accommodation envisaged in Cochin)

Day 01 – Alleppey – Kovalam

Day 02 – Kovalam Experience Ayurveda at your hotel.

Day 03 – Kovalam

Day 04 – Kovalam – Trivandarum – 13 KMS (No accommodation envisaged in Trivandarum) Fly Back.

Day 01 – Delhi-Bagdogra – BY FLIGHT Bagdogra-Darjeeling – 90 KMS Time permitting stop by a tea garden to see the actual Darjeeling tea.

Day 02 – Darjeeling Enjoy a glorious sunrise over the mighty Himalayas. Subject to operation, we take you for a short train ride on the famous Darjeeling-Himalayan toy train.

Day 03 – Darjeeling – Gangtok – 98 KMS via Rhumtek, the famous Buddhist monsatry

Day 04 – Gangtok

Day 05 – Gangtok-Bagdogra – 127 KMS Bagdogra-Delhi – BY FLIGHT (No accommodation envisaged in Delhi)

Day 06 – Leave Delhi

Day 05 – Gangtok – Phuntsholing – 230 KMS

Day 06 – Phuntsholing – Thimpu – 176 KMS

Day 07 – Thimpu – Paro – 65 KMS – BHUTAN THE LAND OF THE DRAGON

Day 08 – Paro Ask us for the festival dates just in case one would coincide with your trip.

Day 09 – Paro – Delhi – BY FLIGHT

Day 10 – Leave Delhi

Day 01 – Arrive Delhi

Day 02 – Fly Delhi – Leh – BY FLIGHT Your opportunity to land on one of the highest airfields of the world

Day 03 – In Leh The land of the `thankas’

Day 04 – In Leh

Day 05 – Drive Leh – Uletopko – 70 KMS Check out the festival dates.

Day 06 – In Uletopko

Day 07 – Drive Uletopko – Leh – 70 KMS

Day 08 – Fly Leh – Delhi – BY FLIGHT

Day 09 – Leave Delhi

Day 01 – Arrive Delhi

Day 02 – Train – Delhi – Chandigarh.
Drive CHANDIGARH – Dharamsala (252 KMS/7hrs). Orientation tour of Chandigarh, designed by The famous French architect Le Cobusier.

Day 03 – IN Dharamsala TIBET MUSEUM, WALK TO GABS

Day 04 – Drive Dharamsala – Palampur – 65 KMS / 2 HRS

Day 05 – Drive PALAMPUR TO MANALI (2,050 M / 6,765 FT)/6 HRS

Day 06 – IN Manali Visit Dhoongri Temple dedicated to goddess Hadimba, the Bhim of Mahabharat fame.

Day 07 – Drive MANALI – JISPA (3,400 M / 11,220 FT)/ 139 KM / APPROX 6 – 7 HRS

Day 08 – Drive JISPA – SARCHU (4,253 M / 14,034 FT) / APPROX 5 – 6 HRS

Day 09 – SARCHU – LEH – BY SURFACE / 263 KM / APPROX 8 HRS Enjoy the backdrop of cobalt blue skies enhances the majestic awesome grandeur of this stark mountainscape as you negotiate 21 hairpin bends known as the “gatta loops’.

Day 10 – IN LEH – A day at SHEY, THIKSE & HEMIS MONASTERIES

Day 11 – IN LEH – SPITUK trip & WALK TO SHANKAR GOMPA

Day 12 – IN LEH – VISIT TAKTHOK AND CHEMREY MONASTERIES

Day 13 – Fly LEH – DELHI

Day 14 – DEPART DELHI