The Jewel of India

Tour highlights include….

• Delhi – Mahatma Ghandi’s monument  of Raj Ghat, Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque, New Delhi and the imposing presidential palace, the Qutab Minar tower, the Iron Pillar
• Welcome dinner in a private country house
• Udaipur – sunset cruise on Lake Pichola
• Jaipur – the Amber Palace, ride the elephants up to the fort, Ragasthani gala dinner
• Dinner at the hunting lodge of a Maharaja
• Agra – via the lost city of Fatephur
• Taj Mahal – the “Monument to Love”
• Varanasi and the Holy City on the Ganges
• Cochin the former princely state on the shores of the Arabian Sea
• Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Inland waterways cruise on the “ketuvallam” (rice boats)
• Mahaballipuram – conclude the tour with a 2 night stay at the beach resort

Accommodation on this tour is “first class” all the way but during the tour you will see all facets of Indian life. At the end of it all, you will have seen some absolutely wonderful sights but it will be the smiling faces of the people, their friendliness and hospitality as well as their genuine and good natured interest in you that will leave a lasting memory.