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Leader: Judy Moore
Rajasthan is desert country. The colours of silver sage, cerulean blue skies and ochre sand predominate the area. Dashing men sporting handle bar moustaches wear turbans of yellow, pink and red. Women float along in their lime green, purple, or orange saris. Rajasthan is camel country. Nomads herd these goofy elegant beasts from watering hole to market to fair. We'll have the chance to ride one and sleep in the desert in a luxury tent.
Our accommodation varies from Haveli's - small architectural delights built by the flourishing business class when the Maharajas reined the land and traded on the silk route, to first class modern hotels. Each has been carefully selected for convenience and charm.
Our tour kicks off with a cultural show and welcome dinner in Delhi; then we are off to Agra, visiting the Taj Mahal early in the day to catch its magic. A safari in Ranthambhore National Park adds an exciting wildlife element to our Indian experience. By private air con coach we tour to the west of Rajasthan where there are forts at every stop with fabulous carved gates big enough for the elephants to enter. While it is desert outside the fort walls, inside there are flowering trees and chattering green parrots - Jain temples with lace marble domes - symphonies in stone. The Pushkar Camel Fair will challenge your camera's capacity for gorgeous images!
At fabled Udaipur, our hotel overlooks Lake Pechola where we can watch the sun's orange ball sink beyond the hills. Pink light deepens to plum. The sunset in Udaipur is most beautiful. At dusk, the monkeys swing down from the temple to the Bhodi trees where they settle down with their young as the light fades from plum to black velvet.
Laxmi Vilas Palace - Bharatpur
Departure Oct 22, 2012 Return Nov 9
Land Price $5,400US
Air Price (tba)
single supplement $1,900US
Prices subject to change
Land Price includes:
Accommodation on twin sharing basis for 17 nights, all transfers, sightseeing & excursions by luxury air
conditioned coach, daily breakfast + 14 lunches and dinners, farewell dinner, air transfer Udaipur to Delhi,
services of a local English speaking guide for sightseeing in the cities being visited., entrance fees at all
monuments/temples/museums in the cities being visited, cycle rickshaw ride in Delhi and Bharatpur,
elephant ride in Jaipur, 2 Jungle rides in Ranthambhore with Naturalist, camel ride in Manvar, jeep ride in
Rohet, boat ride in Udaipur, all prevailing taxes, gratuity for guides and drives.
Exclusions: all personal expenses, staff tips in hotels and restaurants, insurance, visas, air departure taxes.
Air Price includes:
Economy class return Toronto / New Delhi.
Romantic Rajasthan
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Day 1 |
depart Toronto |
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Day 2 |
New Delhi - Hotel Taj Vivanta Ambassador |
Oct 23 |
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Day 3 |
New Delhi |
Oct 24 |
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Day 4 |
Agra - Taj Gateway hotel |
Oct 25 |
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Day 5 |
Bharaput - Hotel Laxmi Vilas Palace |
Oct 26 |
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Day 6/7 |
Ramthambhore - Hotel Sawai Lodge |
Oct 27/28 |
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Day 8/9 |
Jaipur - Hotel Alsisar Haveli |
Oct 29/30 |
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Day 10/11 |
Jodpur - Ajit Bhavan Palace |
Oct 31/Nov 1 |
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Day 12/13 |
Manvar - desert tents |
Nov 2/3 |
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Day 14 |
Rohet - Hotel Rohetgarh |
Nov 4 |
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Day 15-17 |
Udaipur - Hotel Trident |
Nov 5/6/7 |
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Day 18 |
New Delhi - Hotel Taj Vivanta Ambassador |
Nov 8 |
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Day 19 |
New Delhi - Farewell dinner |
Nov 9 |
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fly Delhi/Toronto |
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