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Tailor Made Tours & Holidays to Northern India & Rajasthan
TAJ AND BEYOND
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 14 DAYS – From £3,150
Home to some of India's most recognisable sights, northern India is a region defined by splendid architecture, pulsating cities, grand scenery and traditional rural life. Start your journey in Delhi, where there will be ample time to explore the city. From Delhi, travel by rail south to Agra, home of the beautiful Taj Mahal, before heading west to the princely state of Rajasthan. Here explore the historic 'pink city' of Jaipur and Jodhpur with its fabulous fort and colourful markets. Time will also be spent in the rural market town of Deogarh before ending your journey in picturesque Udaipur.
HISTORIC RAJASTHAN
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 19 DAYS – From £3,850
Exploring the diversity and heritage of India’s most iconic state, this itinerary is a comprehensive journey covering the region’s key cities. A land of immense forts and breathtaking palaces, the journey begins in Delhi before heading to Nagaur and the remote desert cities of Bikaner and Jaisalmer. Discover the many intricate havelis here before continuing onto the ‘blue city’ of Jodhpur – home to the spectacular Meherangarh Fort. With time spent enjoying the lakes of Udaipur, return north overland via Jaipur and the Taj Mahal at Agra to Delhi where your travels end.
RURAL RAJASTHAN
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 18 DAYS – From £3,850
A unique opportunity to experience the rural towns and villages of princely Rajasthan, this itinerary focuses on the many ancestral homes for which this state is famous. From palaces to colonial bungalows, forts to hunting lodges, this is a leisurely journey through traditional India. From Delhi continue to quaint Bundi, remote Bhainsrorgarh and the market town of Shahpura. Heading south, visit Udaipur en–route to the splendid palace at Dungarpur continuing to Poshina, Narlai and the temples at Ranakpur. End in peaceful Chhatra Sagar enjoying the location and abundant birdlife.
FORTS AND PALACES OF RAJASTHAN
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 19 DAYS – From £5,400
Covering the most important sites of northern India, this itinerary encompasses the main highlights of this colourful and historic region. Based, where possible, around smaller heritage hotels, begin your journey in the historic city of Delhi before travelling south to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal and Jaipur – Rajasthan's famed ‘pink city’. From here experience rural Rajasthan staying in forts, ancestral homes and the wonderful tented camp of Chhatra Sagar. End with three nights at luxurious Devi Garh Fort located in stunning countryside on the outskirts of Udaipur.
JOURNEY TO THE GANGES
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 16 DAYS – From £3,700
No journey to northern India is complete without a visit to Varanasi – India's holiest city. An itinerary offering a cross–section of Indian society, the first half of this journey starts in Delhi, visits elegant Udaipur and Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur. Watch sunrise over the Taj Mahal before venturing into rural Madhya Pradesh, past the abandoned palaces of Orchha to the temples of Khajuraho with their sublime examples of erotic sculpture. Finish your journey in Varanasi, joining the pilgrims who gather to perform their timeless religious rituals along the banks of the sacred River Ganges.
CLASSICAL INDIA
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 19 DAYS – From £4,175
As one of the world's great nations, India has an unrivalled historic tradition with this itinerary exploring the ages of Indian history through religion, architecture and people. Leaving the Victorian grandeur of Mumbai, journey to central India, home to the cave temples of Ajanta and Ellora, the ‘lost city’ of Mandu, holy Ujjain and the ancient Buddhist remains at Sanchi close to Bhopal. Continuing north, visit the dramatic forts at Datia and Gwalior before driving to Agra and its famed sites. Conclude the journey in Old and New Delhi, the modern–day capital of India.
RURAL RAJASTHAN & GUJARAT
PRIVATE JOURNEY - 20 DAYS - From £3,500
This itinerary takes the more intrepid visitor to India on an all-encompassing journey through the rural heart of colourful Rajasthan and the little-explored, yet equally beguiling, western state of Gujarat staying in the ancestral homes that define this region. A unique tour traversing two of India's most evocative and ancestral regions this is ideal for the experienced visitor returning to the subcontinent and one who is fascinated by culture, life and history.
1857 - THE INDIAN MUTINY
PRIVATE JOURNEY – 13 DAYS – From £2,500
The Indian Mutiny of 1857 was the bloodiest insurrection in the history of the British Empire when, for a time, the very fate of British India hung in the balance. This unique journey covers the three main centres of resistance – Old Delhi, Lucknow and Kanpur as well as Meerut, where the mutiny began, Agra where the British were besieged for three months, Gwalior where the last major battle was fought, and Jhansi, the home of the celebrated Rani who died in battle and is still revered in India today. End the tour in Delhi with a specialist heritage walk of the city’s main mutiny sites.
HERITAGE WALKS
Scratching under the surface of three of India's largest cities, these specialist, and comprehensive, heritage walks are designed not only for the first time visitor who wishes to see a place at greater depth but also for the return client who wishes to delve deeper, discovering more from an area which they may already know well. All of the walks are accompanied by an expert English speaking guide and last for approximately two hours in duration with some, such as the Mutiny walks in Delhi, easily combined together.
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