The challenge of a lifetime... Your questions answered... ...for the charity of your choice Is this trip for me? What’s not included? ABSOLUTELY! This cycle challenge is suitable for people of UK airport taxes and fuel surcharge – these are all ages (minimum 18 years old). The one thing everyone approximately £200 per person and payable 6 weeks prior will have in common is a great sense of adventure and the to departure, visa for India, tips, alcoholic drinks, personal India Cycle desire to help their favourite charity. Most people will sign travel insurance – it is strongly advised to take this through up as individuals meaning you will all be in the same Global Adventure Challenges. situation! Can I stay in India after the challenge? Land of the Kings How fit do I need to be? All extensions are strictly limited, subject to availability and This cycle ride has been designed to be challenging, but are given on a first come, first served basis. Those wanting achievable by anyone as long as you fitness train to request an extension should contact Global Adventure beforehand. Remember, you are cycling for 6 consecutive Challenges at [email protected]. days and in very hot temperatures – the fitter you are the There is a minimum charge of £60 + VAT for having your more you will enjoy this challenge. Cycling training tips can return airline ticket extended. Please note, the final decision be found on the Global Adventure Challenges website to always rests with the airline. point you in the right direction. What sort of back-up is there? Where will we stay? There will be a strong support team with a professional We will stay in local hotels and lodges and even in the Global Adventure Challenges leader from the UK, as well as occastional traditional fort! All accommodation will be twin local guides. Full, comprehensive first aid kits will be taken share with en-suite washing facilities available. There is one and we are never too far away from hospitals. A vehicle will camping night where two person tents and all bedding will follow the group providing support if needed. be provided. What happens if I get tired? Do I need specialist kit? There will be regular rest stops for drinks and snacks – there We will supply you with a kit list of what to take once you is no problem if you need to take more rest stops. A guide register to take part. Apart from some cycling shorts, a will be bringing up the rear of the group on the cycle ride cycling helmet and maybe some cycling gloves, you do not ensuring no-one is left alone – remember though, this is not need any specialist kit. Participants can bring their own a race! saddles, pedals or any other personal cycling equipment they see fit to modify the bikes supplied, although it is not How do I go about raising the sponsorship? necessary. Once you have signed up you will receive a fundraising pack from your charity in order to make your fundraising as easy Do I have to carry my own luggage? as possible. You will also receive a few tips and ideas from No. All luggage will be transported from accommodation to Global Adventure Challenges to help you on your way. accommodation by our support vehicles. You will need a small bicycle bag/bum bag/back pack while cycling, to carry I’m interested... what do I do now? items such as camera, sun-screen, etc. Some people find Places are limited and go on a first come, first served basis so wearing a back pack uncomfortable due to the heat, but it’s try to register as soon as you can! You will need to fill in the your choice. enclosed registration form and medical questionnaire and post it back to Global Adventure Challenges along with the Food matters… registration fee – all payment options and costs are All meals will be provided. We cater for all dietary explained on the enclosed information sheet. Once your requirements so long as we know in advance – just fill in the registration is received, Global Adventure Challenges will appropriate section on your registration form enclosed. contact you with further information on what to expect Indian food is very varied and nutritious with plenty of meat from this awesome cycling challenge! Your charity will also and vegetable dishes to choose from. be in contact with you to discuss your fundraising. What’s included? Return flights from a London airport to Delhi, all transfers, all accommodation, all meals throughout itinerary from arrival in Delhi to departure, fresh drinking water for all cycling Could you cycle 400km and days, snacks and fruit for cycling days, private vehicles for Ride the tribal trails and royal pathways through back up, support and transfers, experienced local guides, conquer the ‘Land of the Kings’? , local bike hire with spares, all site and entrance fees where India s colourful Rajasthan applicable, Global Adventure Challenges leader, full comprehensive first aid kits. Call us on 01244 676 454 01244 676 454 [email protected] [email protected] www.globaladventurechallenges.com Journey to stunning desert landscapes, villages of vibrant colour and the immeasurable beauty of the Taj Mahal... Your cycle challenge... …is to cycle 400km through this fascinating region of Rajasthan, discovering India the best way - by bike! Explore the amazing painted ‘havelis’ of Shekawati, a remote area where time has largely stood still since its extravagant Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 heyday, when rich merchants aimed to outdo each other by painting their Nawalgarh to Danta Danta to Sambhar Salt Lake Sambhar Salt Lake to Jaipur to Delhi We push on cycling through Our challenge continues today Pachewar Today we transfer for homes in evermore exuberant styles. Desert landscapes, rolling green hills and classic Rajasthani villages, well through the Aravalli Hills to Following breakfast, we don our approximately five hours, villages of vibrant colour are just a few of the highlights you’ll experience on this away from the established Sambhar Salt Lake. This is one cycling helmets one last time stopping to have a quick look at tourist routes. In Danta we stay of the more remote and less and cycle to Pachewar, a flat the Amber Fort en route, one of awesome challenge! in a completely untouched old inhabited areas of Rajasthan; route on well surfaced roads. the most impressive sights in fort in the middle of a the landscape is beautifully Here we finish our epic ride in Rajasthan, as we pass by on our fascinating town, home to the barren and flat all the way to the stunning fort of Pachewar way to Agra. Once there, we will former Maharaja of the entire the horizon. We pass Garh, once home to the have plenty of time to visit the Your itinerary... surrounding area. picturesque salt pans and have Maharaja of Pachewar, and now magnificent Taj Mahal, lingering some sand tracks to negotiate a heritage hotel. to watch the sun go down Day 1 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Cycling distance – before we get to the lake itself. behind this iconic monument approx. 85km Tonight we camp in the middle We board our coach and take a before boarding the express We depart the UK for our Singhana to Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu to Mahansar Mahansar to Nawalgarh of a vast expanse of white salt, transfer for approximately 90km train to Delhi, where we’ll spend overnight flight to Delhi. After breakfast, we transfer for a Today we cycle along quiet rural Our route today takes us at least 20 miles wide! to our hotel in Jaipur before the night. couple of hours to our start roads unaccustomed to heavy through stunning desert toasting our achievements at a Day 2 point in Singhana. We cycle on traffic. We should reach our landscapes, stopping in Cycling distance – celebratory dinner! Day 10 Arrive Delhi airport and transfer flat, well surfaced roads towards hotel by lunchtime, giving us Mandawa in the heart of the approx. 75km Depending on flight times, for approximately two and a Jhunjhunu, the gateway to the time to explore the sights of region, for lunch and a look Cycling distance – there may be time to enjoy half hours to our hotel in Behror. Shekawati Regon. As we leave Mahansar in the afternoon, around the numerous painted approx. 85km some free time in Delhi before After lunch we’ll have a bike the main roads behind, the which include a Shiva temple, a havelis for which the town is transferring to the airport for fitting then the rest of the day beginnings of the Great Thar painted haveli and a ballroom! justifiably famous. our flight back to the UK. can be spent at your leisure. Desert come into view, interspersed with the rolling Tonight we stay in an old fort, We spend the night in luxurious, Day 11 green Khertri Hills. with amazing food and home mud-walled rooms on an eco Arrive UK. distilled schnapps! farm owned by one of the Cycling distance – region’s most enthusiastic (Please note, this is a complex itinerary approx. 45km Cycling distance – cyclists, that serves wonderful and subject to change) approx. 45km home produced, organic food! Cycling distance – approx. 60km Journey to stunning desert landscapes, villages of vibrant colour and the immeasurable beauty of the Taj Mahal... Your cycle challenge... …is to cycle 400km through this fascinating region of Rajasthan, discovering India the best way - by bike! Explore the amazing painted ‘havelis’ of Shekawati, a remote area where time has largely stood still since its extravagant Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 heyday, when rich merchants aimed to outdo each other by painting their Nawalgarh to Danta Danta to Sambhar Salt Lake Sambhar Salt Lake to Jaipur to Delhi We push on cycling through Our challenge continues today Pachewar Today we transfer for homes in evermore exuberant styles.