GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH MANDAWA ( Delhi-Mandawa-Jaipur-Agra )
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
SOUTH INDIA ( Bangalore-Hassan-Mysore-Chennai-Mahabalipuram-Tanjore-Madurai-Periyar-Cochin )
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
RAJASTHAN - FORTS & PALACES ( Delhi-Mandawa-Bikaner-Jaisalmer-Jodhpur-Udaipur-Nimaj-Jaipur-Agra-Delhi )
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
CLASSICAL INDIA NEPAL ( Delhi-Samode-Jaipur-Agra-Jhansi-Khajuraho-Varanasi-Kathmandu-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
SAFARI AND WILDLIFE ( Delhi-Khajuraho-Bandhavgarh-Kanha-Mumbai )
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
KERALA - GOD'S OWN COUNTRY ( Cochin-Periyar-Kumarkom-Alleppey-Cochin )
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)
EXTENSION KERALA-SEA-SUN-SURF ( Alleppey-Kovalam )
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.
SIKKIM TOUR : NORTH EAST HIMALAYAS TRAIL ( Delhi-Bagdogra-Gangtok )
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
EXTENSION – SIKKIM TOUR-LAND OF THE DRAGON-BHUTAN ( Phuentsholing-Thimpu-Paro-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
LEH AND LADAKH ( Delhi-Leh-Uletopko-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
HIMALAYAN JEEP SAFARI ( Delhi-Dharamsala-Palampur-Manali-Jispa-Sarchu-Leh-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