This unique trip intertwines visits to some of India’s most compelling
sights and monuments with game viewing at one of India’s
finest wildlife parks. (Pre-embarkation notes: Our group size is considerably
smaller than that of other companies’ ostensibly similar
trips, we stay in absolutely top-notch hotels throughout, and our
leaders are the toppest-notch in India or anywhere.)
After a good look at Delhi, we fly to Varanasi, Hinduism’s most important pilgrimage site, for a stirring, misty, early-morning look into the soul of India from a boat on the sacred Ganges. Then on to the exquisite 10th-century Chandela temples at Khajuraho, which, a Victorian guidebook warned, are “a little warmer than necessary.” Next, to the incomparable Mahua Kothi Lodge and Bhandhavgarh National Park, where daytime tiger sightings are more common than at just about any other game preserve on the subcontinent, followed by Gwalior, whose fort is called the Gibraltar of India, and its Man Mandir Palace, built just about the time the Old World was getting acquainted with the New.
Now to a mid-trip look at the inexpressible Taj, “the gem of man’s handiworks,” Lord Curzon called it, “without flaw or blemish, exquisite, irresistible, impossible to criticize, incapable of improvement, the most perfect structure in the world.” We’ll also spend a day or so wandering in Jaipur—“bustling, monkey-filled, oleander pink toytown capital of Rajasthan,” in the words of Louise Nicholson—and then conclude our tour with an elephant safari and gala dinner at a secluded, private resort.
After a good look at Delhi, we fly to Varanasi, Hinduism’s most important pilgrimage site, for a stirring, misty, early-morning look into the soul of India from a boat on the sacred Ganges. Then on to the exquisite 10th-century Chandela temples at Khajuraho, which, a Victorian guidebook warned, are “a little warmer than necessary.” Next, to the incomparable Mahua Kothi Lodge and Bhandhavgarh National Park, where daytime tiger sightings are more common than at just about any other game preserve on the subcontinent, followed by Gwalior, whose fort is called the Gibraltar of India, and its Man Mandir Palace, built just about the time the Old World was getting acquainted with the New.
Now to a mid-trip look at the inexpressible Taj, “the gem of man’s handiworks,” Lord Curzon called it, “without flaw or blemish, exquisite, irresistible, impossible to criticize, incapable of improvement, the most perfect structure in the world.” We’ll also spend a day or so wandering in Jaipur—“bustling, monkey-filled, oleander pink toytown capital of Rajasthan,” in the words of Louise Nicholson—and then conclude our tour with an elephant safari and gala dinner at a secluded, private resort.
Days 1 & 2: USA to Delhi • Day 3: Delhi • Day 4: fly to Varanasi • Day 5: fly to Khajuraho
• Day 6: drive to Bhandhavgarh • Day 7: Bhandhavgarh • Day 8: return to Khajuraho • Day 9: Khajuraho
to Gwalior via Orchha • Day 10: Gwalior • Day 11: Gwalior to Agra • Day 12: Agra to Jaipur
via Fatehpur Sikri • Day 13: Jaipur • Day 14: Jaipur to Delhi • Day 15: return to USA.
From Taj to Tiger
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2008 Departures:
15 days
Activity Type:
Touring
Trip Price:From $9295
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