2 Welcome to the Indian sub continent, the land where hospitality Virgin Atlantic 4 knows no bounds, and take a voyage of discovery through its Introduction to 5 different lands. With so much to offer, there is something for all INDIA EXPERIENCE 6-7 tastes. India takes pride in its rich cultural heritage characterised by its magnificent temples and the historic forts and palaces, with so ROYAL RAJPUTANA 8-9 much still to be discovered, from the Himalayas, vast deserts to ESSENCE OF NORTH INDIA &NEPAL 10-11 waterways and picturesque beaches. LAND OF RAJPUTS 12 Beyond India, there are the other great lands of the Indian sub CENTRAL INDIA 13 continent, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet with their unspoilt culture, ON THE TIGER TRAIL 14-15 monasteries and leafy hill stations under the backdrop of snow PALACE ON WHEELS 16 capped peaks, and the enchanting island of Sri Lanka, renowned for DECCAN ODYSSEY 17 its mythological and cultural roots. The tropical Maldives dotted GOLDEN TEMPLE & HIMACHAL 18 with scenic beaches and surrounded by coral reef. Should, you wish to explore further a field, we can take you beyond the Indian sub LADAKH - THE LITTLE TIBET 19 continent into the modern city of Dubai, the pearl of the Arabian EASTERN HIMALAYAS 20 Gulf, and indulge into its cosmopolitan lifestyle, vast desert interiors BRAHMAPUTRA CRUISE 21 and crystal clear beaches. SOUTHERN PANORAMA 22-23 In this brochure you will find suggested itineraries, compiled KERALAN EXPERIENCE 24-25 meticulously and with our wealth of knowledge, into an exciting SOUTHERN SPLENDOUR 26 range of tours for the discerning traveller, however these can be TREASURES OF THE SOUTH 27 tailored to suite your needs. At The Holiday Team we aim to bring KINGDOMS OF DECCAN 28 out the best of these destinations and make your holiday an enjoy- able and memorable experience. GLORIOUS 29 AYURVEDA 30 SPA HOLIDAYS 31 IMAGES OF INDIA 32-35 NEPAL, BHUTAN, TIBET 36 BEST OF NEPAL 37 IN...a land trulyD IncredibleIA NEPAL ADVENTURES 38 BHUTAN 39 TIBET 40 BEACHES & ISLANDS 41-42 SRI LANKA, MALDIVES, DUBAI 43 SRI LANKAN ODYSSEY 44 Sri Lanka Hotel Portfolio 45-47

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Mumbai, the mighty ntinent, a Gujarat a 5 The Holiday Team INDIA 6 The Holiday Team INDIAEXPERIENCE central Asia,Roman EmpireandChina.Tour of cities. Itwason the centreoftraderouteto historical interest and isoneofthemostsacred This cityoffestivalsandfairshas religious and picturesque ghats,archedgateways andtemples. on thebanksofRiverYamuna withalonglineof Mathura, thebirthplaceofLordKrishna, situated A Day 3 diplomatic enclave. and drivepastPresident’s Palace andthe Gate, Humayun'stomb,Birlatemple,QutbMinar mosque, ChandniChowkbazaar. AlsovisitIndia monuments. Visit theRed Fort, JamaMasjid wide avenues,landscapegardensandstately British architectsLutyensandHerbertBaker, with alleys teemingwithlife.NewDelhi,designedby bustling cityofcrowdedbazaarsandwinding Old DelhibuiltbytheEmperorShahjahanisa A Day 2 Grand /Nikkofor2nights. arrival andtransfertotheIntercontinentalThe Day 1 city ofJaipurandtheancientcapitalAmberwithitsmajesticfort. is mostrewarding.ContinueontovisittheimmortalTaj Mahal,apoemonmarble,andtheMughalCityofFathepur Sirki.Visitthe pinkwashed grandeur ofNewDelhi.AvisittotheancientcityMathura,birthpalaceLord pilgrimages, KrishnaandoneofthemostsacredHindu colonial visit forts,palacesandtemples.ThetourstartswiththehistoricalDelhiwhereteemingbazaarsofOldmeet of themostfamoussightsGoldenTriangle andtheancientcityofMathurawithmorethan3500yearshistory.tour youwill Onthis Enjoyataste andpresent. andcultureofIndiafromtheMughals andbeforetothedaysofRaj This tourisanintroductiontothehistory T fter breakfast,citytourofOldandNewDelhi. fter breakfastleavefortheancient cityof aj Mahal-Agra Delhi toAgra Delhi Delhi Arrive Delhi.Meetandassistupon Delhi ~Agra(Mathura)Jaipur I Agra. 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Thisisperhaps King Akbarin1569,onlytoabandonafter14 deserted cityofFatehpur Sikri.BuiltbyMughal A Day 5 NDIA ink City, builtbyMaharajaSwaiJaiSinghin1727 fter breakfastleaveforJaipurenroutevisitthe Agra Agra toJaipur E XPERIENCE International Flights: International very competitiveflights fromtheUKincludingregional airports. very Museum, HawaMahal(ThePalace oftheWinds) the cityincludesvisittoCityPalace and Tr Day 8 Grand/Nikko. exploration. OvernightattheIntercontinentalThe Return toDelhi.Afternoon forindependent Day 7 withaccurate90feet Sundial. Observatory and JanaterManter, astronomical an18thCentury architecture.Afternoonof ancientRajput victory, hallofmirrors,whichareexcellentexamples Jaipur wasbuilt.Visit themarble palace,templeof you uptothefort.Amberwascapitalbefore and watchtowers.Adecoratedelephantwilltake the citytovisitAmberFort withhugeramparts universe. Today in the morning,driveoutsideof sectors symbolizingtheninedivisionsof The cityofJaipurisdividedintoninerectangular Day 6 We We ansfer totheairportforyourflight home. would be pleased to assist you in arranging would bepleased toassistyouinarranging Depart Delhi Depart Jaipur toDelhi Jaipur tour of T Day 12 Overnight attheAmbassador Hotel. Morning flighttoMumbai.Afternoon Citytour. Day 11 A temple andtheGardenofMaids ofHonour. Jagdish complex, Museum,impressivecarved Morning citytourincludesvisittotheCityPalace Day 10 T Jain templesatRanakpur. Overnightatthe Drive toUdaipurvisitingen-routetheimpressive Day 9 visit theCityofMandor. Mehrangarh Fort andJaswantThada.Afternoon Morning Citytourincludesvisittotheimpressive Day 8 train toJodhpur. OvernightattheFortune Umed. Morning forindependentexploration.Afternoon Day 7 R Extensions... Spice Seller ransfer totheairport foryourflighthome. rident Hilton. fternoon atleisure. ajasthan Extension Jodhpur toUdaipur Jodhpur Jaipur toJodhpur Depart Mumbai Depart Udaipur toMumbai Udaipur Days 8-10 Majorda BeachResort. the dayatleisure.OvernightRamada/ Morning flighttoGoaviaMumbai.Remainderof Day 7 Goa Extension At leisuretoenjoy thesun,sandandsea. Days 12-14 Beach Resort. the dayatleisure.OvernightRamada/Majorda Morning flighttoGoaviaMumbai. Remainder of Day 11 Ra T Day 12 Hotel. tour ofMumbai.OvernightattheAmbassador A Day 11 At leisure.Enjoythesun,sandandsea. ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fternoon flighttoMumbai.Onarrivalashortcity jasthan &GoaExtension Jaipur toGoa Udaipur toGoa Mumbai Depart Goa toMumbai Goa Goa Amber Fort -Jaipur T Day 16 tour. OvernightattheAmbassadorHotel. A Day 15 Amber Fort -Jaipur ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fternoon flighttoMumbai.Onarrivalashortcity Options... caves byboat world famousAjantaandElloraCaves. A Nepal you willflytoDelhi fromJaipurorUdaipur. the mountainsofHimachal Pradesh. Inthiscase Himalayas commercial Mumbai urangabad Combine thetour withavisittoNepal. Depart Mumbai Depart Goa toMumbai Jaipur Dehli Stay forafewnightsinMumbai,the capital ofIndia.Visit theElephanta in theArabianSea. Combine thetourwithavisitto V Agra isit Aurangabad toseethe Mathura Mathura 7 The Holiday Team INDIAEXPERIENCE 8 The Holiday Team ROYALRAJPUTANA Y Morning drivetoJaipurvisitingen route Amber. Day 5 Overnight atthecharmingSamode Palace. the fortandrestoredMughal garden. near Jaipur. Afternoon freetoexplorethevillage, mosques. ContinuetoSamode,asmallvillage city ofFatehpur Sikriwithitsforts,palacesand Drive toSamodevisitingenroutethedeserted Day 4 Overnight attheJaypeePalace. city tourvisitingtheTaj Mahalandthefort. Sikandara toseethetombofAkbar. Afternoon Morning leaveforAgrapausingen-routeat Day 3 Gate anddrivepastthePresident’s Palace. 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Incontrastwiththepastelshadesof it boastssomeofthefinestfortress-palacescarved Jaisalmer F ou willascendthefort,withitshuge ramparts fter breakfast,citytourofOldandNewDelhi ajasthan, landofMaharaja’saboundsinromantichistory, andvalorwithidyllicpalacesforts.Formerly chivalry knownas Samode toJaipur Agra toSamode Delhi toAgra Delhi Delhi ort Delhi Jodhpur ~ Agra ~ ~ R Bhavan Palace. miniature paintings.OvernightattheUmed Singh Museum,whichhousesafinecollectionof palace fort.DriveontoKota andvisittheMadho Aravali hills.Visit theChatterMahal,astunning in 1342,itlieswellprotectedwithintherangeof Leave forKota, visitingenrouteBundi.Founded Day 7 in theworld.Afternoon free. W complex, Museum,HawaMahal(Palace ofthe Morning sightseeingofJaipur. Visit theCityPalace Day 6 A and Saheliyon-ki-Bari (GardenofMaidshonour). Jagdish templebuiltin1651 impressively carved city tourvisitingtheCityPalace complex,museum, town.Morning muchatraditional Rajput is stillvery was foundedbyMaharajaUdaiSingh in1567and Udaipur, thecityof shimmeringlakesandpalaces, Day 9 F P lauded inlegendsofvalorandchivalry. Visit the en routeChittorgarhtoseethespectacularfort, Morning drivetothelakecityofUdaipurvisiting Day 8 fternoon free.Optional boatrideonthelakePichola. ame. OvernightattheTrident Hilton. admani’s Palace, Tower andTower ofVictory of inds), JanterManter, thelargeststoneObservatory Jaisalmer Samode OYAL Jaipur toKota Jaipur Udaipur Kota toUdaipur R ~ ~ AJPUTANA Jaipur Bikaner ~ Kota ~ Mandawa Overnight at the Raj VilasOvernight attheRaj Palace. balconiesandtemples. mosaic courtyards, carved JunagarhFort with itspalaces, the 16thCentury A Day 13 (October –March). 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Chail andKufri, famousforroundtheyear snow A walkingtourofShimla.Optionalexcursionto Days 17&18 Hotel. OvernightattheClarks capital oftheBritishRaj. connecting thetoytraintoShimla,summer Morning train‘HimalayanQueen’toKalka, Day 16 Shimla Extension T Day 20 Hotel. Return flighttoDelhi.OvernightattheRadisson Day 19 visiting enroutethecityofPatan. see Mt.Everestfromhere.ReturntoKathmandu Sunrise overtheHimalaya.Onacleardayyoucan Early inthemorningdrivetoNagarkotesee Day 18 ransfer totheairport foryourInternational Hotel. ransfer totheRadisson ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. Depart Delhi Depart Shimla toDelhi Delhi toShimla Delhi Depart K K athmandu toDelhi athmandu Shimla from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International Bikaner Bikaner Options... See Beaches&Islandspages41-42 for afewdaysonthebeachesofGoa or Kerala. Beaches Mandawa Mandawa Jaisalmer Jodhpur Samode Continue yourstayinIndiaandrelax Dehli Udaipur Jaipur K ota Agra We wouldbepleased 9 The Holiday Team ROYALRAJPUTANA 10 The Holiday Team ESSENCE OFNORTHINDIA&NEPAL views ofthemightyHimalayas. pagoda style architecture in three ancient cities, the Hinduism and the Buddhism co-existing sidebyandthebreathtaking pagoda stylearchitectureinthreeancientcities,theHinduismandBuddhismco-existing visit toSarnathwheretheBuddhapreachedhisfirstsermonandmortalremainslayburiedinStupa.InNepalyouwill InVaranasiKhajuraho templeswith1000yearolderoticstonecarvings. and youwillsee5000yearsoldHinduritualsontheholyGanges the beautyofpinkcityJaipur. Visit totheTaj in architecture Mahal,oneofthe modern wondersoftheworld,Indo-Aryan This tourcombinesthesitesofNorthIndiaandNepal.You willdiscoverthecityofUdaipurwithshimmeringlakes andmarblep the Fateh Prakesh Palace. for enjoymentby theroyalladies.Overnightat Bari (Gardenofthe Maidsofhonour),onceused Jagdish inside hasanextensivecollection. Alsovisit in glass,overlookinglakePichola. Themuseum granite withornatewindowsandcraftsmanship ofmarbleand the CityPalace complex,amarvel laid gardens.Afternoon citytourincludesvisit to shimmering lakes,marblepalacesandbeautifully romantic city, Udaipurisinterspersed with Morning flighttoUdaipur. Describedasthemost Day 3 diplomatic enclave. and drivepastPresident’s Palace andthe bazaar. IndiaGate,Humayun’stomb,QutbMinar F gardens andstatelymonuments.Visit theRed Herbert Baker, withwideavenues,landscaped Delhi, designedbyBritisharchitectsLutyensand bazaars andwindingalleysteemingwithlife.New Emperor Shahjahanisabustlingcityofcrowded T Day 2 Arrive inDelhiandtransfertotheTaj Palace Hotel. Day 1 our ofOldandNewDelhi.Delhibuiltbythe ort, JamaMasjidMosque,Chandnichowk T Delhi toUdaipur Delhi Delhi emple builtin1651andtheSaheliyon-ki- E Khajuraho ~ Khajuraho ~ SNEOF SSENCE Delhi~UdaipurJaipurAgra and carvings. Afternoon atleisure. and carvings. Daughter inlaw)withinterestingarchitecture including theSaasBahutemple(Motherand nearby NagdawhichhasancientJaintemples, ofMewar.the familydeityofrulers Visit walls. Builtin725A.D,thistempleisdevotedto sandstone andmarbleenclosedbyhigh a complexof108templeschiseledout Morning driveoutsideofthecitytovisitEklingji, Day 4 take youuptothe fort.Hereyouwillseethe Amber Fort and Palace. Adecoratedelephantwill A Day 6 Overnight attheJaiMahalPalace. being seenandJanterManter Observatory. ladies couldwatchthelifeonstreets without Mahal (Palace ofthewinds)fromwhereroyal city tourvisitingtheCityPalace, Museum,Hawa rectangular blockswithsevengates.Afternoon and sculpture.Thecityisdividedintoseven Shastra, theancientHindutreatiseonarchitecture R city, Jaipuristhecapitalandlargest cityof Morning flighttoJaipuralsoknownasthe,Pink Day 5 fter breakfastdrive outsideofthecitytovisit ajasthan. Builtin1722accordingtotheShilpa VaranasiNagarkot ~ Kathmandu ~ Udaipur Udaipur toJaipur Jaipur N ORTH I NDIA & N setting (Optional). cultural programanddinnerinatraditional architecture. Theafternoonisatleisure.Evening which areexcellentexamplesofancientRajput marble Palace, templeofvictory, hallofmirrors, T SBurtin1838. You will visitsomeofthemost magnificent temples werediscoveredbyCaptain 1050 A.D,depicting eroticthemes.These Chandela rockcuttemplesbuiltbetween 950to Fly toKhajuraho.Afternoon visitthefamous Day 9 tomb ofItmad-ud-daula.Afternoon atleisure. ofhiswife,theelegantFort andthe memory the MughalkingShehJahaninloving Morning citytourvisitingtheTaj Mahalbuiltby Day 8 Mahal atSunset.OvernighttheTaj View Hotel. Mughalcityofall.Visitthe best-preserved theTaj water. Nowaworldheritagesite,thisisperhaps abandoned 14yearslaterduetotheshortageof Sikri. BuiltbytheMughalKingAkbaronlytobe visiting enroutethedesertedcityofFatehpur Bharatpur birdsanctuary. ContinueontoAgra Leave Jaipurinthemorning.Lunchat Day 7 Agra toKhajuraho Agra Jaipur toAgra EPAL Dancers, CityPalace -Jaipur

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see the alaces, 33.5 metersinheight) Day 11 the Aurangzeb mosque.OvernightattheTaj Ganges. galleries. AlsovisitthetemplesinOldcityand andpaintedbuildingswithoverhanging carved city visitingthenarrowstreetswindingbetween Hindu pilgrimage.Afternoon tourofthisgreat as BenarasandKashi,Varanasi isthemostsacred cities andtheoldestlivingcityinIndia.Alsoknown Fly toVaranasi, oneoftheworldsmostancient Day 10 east towest.OvernightattheTaj Chandela. temples. Thesetemplesareinclusterbuiltfrom Chaunsat Yogini, DeviJagadamba,andLaxmana prominent templesincludingtheKandariyaMahadev, Nearby onahill,visit SyambunathStupawithall that Nepaleseclaim tohavebeenoriginated. much evidenceof Pagoda style ofarchitecture temple ofLivingGoddessorKumari. You willsee temple whichgaveKathmanduit’sname, andthe including theKhastaMandap, the wooden Square notedforitstemples,shrines andpalaces public life.Afternoon citytourvisitingtheDurbar worship ofGodsandGoddessesisapart a cityoftemples,shrinesandlivingGods,where capital oftheHimalayanKingdomNepal.Itis Morning flighttoKathmanduviaDelhi,the Day 12 Sunrise andtheritualsonGhats Early morningboatrideontheGangestosee of LordBuddha.Remainderthedayatleisure. steps) Here DhamekaSatupa his firstsermonafterattainingenlightenment. Later visitSarnathwhereLordBuddhadelivered Ganges , wherepilgrimsbathintheholywaters. V Khajuraho toVaranasi V aranasi aranasi toKathmandu contains themortalremains (28.5 metersindiameterand (waterside Overnight attheYak andYeti. seeing eyesofBuddhaoverlookingthevalley. west. Remainderofthedayatleisure.Overnight Mount EverestintheeasttoDhaulagiri from panoramic viewofthemightyHimalayas to Nagarkot(7200ft),whichoffersa the ClubHimalayaHotel. Early inthemorningviewSunriseover Day 14 Nyatapole Pagoda andGoldenGate.Continue contains manytemplesincludingthefive-storied buildings.Themaincitysquare for woodencarved Bhadgaon, oneoftheancientcitiesNepal,noted Baghmati River. Alsovisitthemedievalcityof a pagodastyletemple,onthebanksofsacred Buddhist monumentoutsideTibet. Pashupatinath, largest stupaandthemostimportantTibetan A Day 13 from theUKincluding regionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International flight. T Day 15 Nepalese folkdances.OvernightattheYak andYeti. F Remainder ofthedayatleisure.Ineveninga woodwork, andtheTibetan refugeecentre. in 1917wheremostofthebuildingshaveintricate cities. Visit theDurbarSquare, builtbyMallaKing route thecityofPatan, oneofthethreeancient Everest fromhere.ReturntoKathmanduvisitingen Himalayas. OnacleardayyoucanseeMount ransfer totheairportforyourInternational arewell dinnerinatraditionalsettingwith fter breakfastvisitBodhnath,oneoftheworld’s Nagarkot toKathmandu K Depart Kathmandu Depart athmandu toNagarkot We We would bepleased complete on at Operational dailybetweenSeptember Shisha, Pangma, Choyu,PumoriandMakalu. can alsoviewhostofothergiantpeaks including nautical milesofEverest.Alongwith Everestyou at25,000feetandgoingwithin5 flight cruising the mightyHimalayanpanorama.Thisisone-hour The Mountainflightgivesabreathtakingviewof Mountain Flight T Day 20 Overnight attheYak andYeti. Safari inthemorning.ReturntoKathmandu. Day 19 Dawn andduskjunglesafari. Day 18 at theGaidaLodge. A Morning leaveforRoyalNationalChitwanPark. Day 17 arranged fromPokhara. three lakesofPokhara. Shortdaytrekscanbe Day atleisureortakeaboatrideononeofthe Day 16 Shangrila Hotel. A Morning leavebycarforthelakecityofPokhara. Day 15 Pokhara &ChitwanExtension on theweatherconditions. the Himalaya.The successoftheflightdepends Kathmandu whodo nothavethetimetotrekin the earlymorning.Amustforthose visitorsto Extension. ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fternoon safarionanelephantback.Overnight fternoon tourofthecity. Overnightatthe Depart Kathmandu Depart Chitwan toKathmandu Chitwan P P K Dehli okhara toChitwan okhara Jaipur athmandu toPokhara Udaipur Agra Khajuraho .. Nagarkot V Nagarkot aranasi K K Bodnath Stupa-Kathmandu athmandu athmandu and Mayin 11 The Holiday Team ESSENCE OFNORTHINDIA&NEPAL 12 The Holiday Team LAND OFRAJPUTS R greets youwithitsbeauty, graceandrichculturalheritage. lakes andgameparks.It’sbrightlyturbanedmenrichlyjeweledwomanshowadistinctcontrasttoitsdesertlandscape.Raj A Day 8 Afternoon visitLodruva. delicate carvings. Jaintemples withintricateand 12th Century havelies (mansions),palacesandtowers. Visit the balconies, around andseetheexquisitelycarved towering magnificentlyoverthe city. Wander Morning Citytourvisitingtheimposing Fort Day 7 Mahal. Overnight attheRawalkot/Rang sandstone anddecoratedwithpaintedmurals. fromthe yellow houses withtheirfacadescarved and absorbtheatmosphere.View magnificent Desert. Afternoon freetowalkthroughthestreets most exotictownsdeepintheheartofThar Morning leaveforJaisalmer, oneofRajasthan's Day 6 and thePalace. Vilas OvernightattheRaj Palace. wall. Afternoon visitthe500-year-old Junagarhfort Bikajiandencircledbyahighbattlement by Rao A Day 5 A and exteriorsincolourfulfrescospaintings. local haveliswithornatelydecoratedinteriors Morning explorethecastle.Alsovisitsomeof Day 4 the MandawaCastle/DesertResort. route visitDundlodandNawalgarh.Overnightat interior courtyards)decoratedwithfrescos.En- renowned foritshavelis(traditionalhouseswith Drive toMandawa,intheShekhavatiregion, Day 3 Ghat, ChandniChowkbazaarandQutabMinar. visit totheRedFort, JamaMasjidMosque,Raj F Day 2 The Grand/Nikko. Arrive DelhiandtransfertotheIntercontinental Day 1 ull daycitytourofOldandNewDelhiincludes fter breakfastdrive toJodhpur, atthe entrance fter breakfastdrivetoBikaner, foundedin1488 fternoon free. Delhi ~ Mandawa ~ Bikaner ~ Jaisalmer ~ Jodhpur ~ Rohet ~ Udaipur ~ Rohet Jodhpur~ Jaisalmer ~ Bikaner ~ Mandawa ~ Delhi ~ ajasthan, thelandofKingsandPrinces, romanceandchivalry, state.Itboastscountlesspalaces,fortsand monuments, colourful isavery Deogarh ~ Ajmer-Pushker ~ Samode ~ Jaipur ~ Bharatpur ~ Agra Ajmer-PushkerJaipur ~Bharatpur Deogarh ~ Samode ~ ~ Jaisalmer to Jodhpur Jaisalmer Bikaner toJaisalmer Mandawa toBikaner Mandawa Delhi toMandawa Delhi Delhi L Bhavan Kibari (GardenofMaidshonour).Afternoon free. JagdishtempleandSaheliyon- impressively carved city tourvisitingtheCityPalace, themuseum, town.Morning muchatraditionalRajput still very F Day 12 city ofUdaipurvisitingenroutetheJaintemples imposing fortandtemple.Continueontothelake A Day 11 tribes. OvernightattheRohetgarhCastle. lifeofBishnoi by jeeptoseethecolourfulrural Morning drivetoRohet.Afternoon villagesafari Day 10 Umaid BhavanPalace. Afternoon visitMandore. Mehrangarh Fort, JaswantThadaandthemagnificent Morning Citytourvisitingthe15thCentury Day 9 year oldSamodePalace. Mughal garden.Overnight atthecharming400 explore thevillage, thefortandrestored A Day 15 Overnight attheMansinghPalace. of Novemberacamelandcattlefair isheldhere. yearinthemonth the sacredPushkerLake.Every a placeofpilgrimageforHindusandfamous styles. AshortdrivetotheholytownofPushker, Drive toAjmer, whichboastsuniquearchitectural Day 14 the village.OvernightatDeogarhMahal. temples atEaklingjiandNagda.Afternoon explore Morning leaveforDeogarhenroutevisitthe Day 13 R and at leisuretoexplorethenarrowbustlingstreets and JaintemplesatOsian.Remainderoftheday of theTharDesert,andenroutevisitHindu ounded byMaharajaUdaiSinghin1567,Udaipur fter breakfastdrivetoSamode.Afternoon freeto fter breakfastdrivetoKumbelgarh. Visit the anakpur. OvernightattheTrident Hilton. N OF AND bazaars. OvernightattheFortune Umed/Ajit P Jodhpur alace. Udaipur Rohet toUdaipur Jodhpur toRohet Ajmer toSamode Deogarh toAjmer/Pusker Udaipur toDeogarh R AJPUTS City Palace -Udaipur at is Janter Manter Observatory Afternoon free. Janter ManterObservatory forts, palacesandMosques.Optionalvisittothe Built in1569bytheMughalKingAkbar, withits Singh II.OvernightattheMansinghTower. name, foundationandplanningtoMaharajaJai Continue toJaipur, thestatecapitalthatowesits ramparts andwatchtowers,onadecoratedelephant. Jaipur tovisitAmber. Ascendthefort,withitshuge hillsthat surround Morning drivetotherugged Day 16 from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 21 Grand/Nikko. Akbar. OvernightattheIntercontinentalThe Delhi pausingatSikandratoseethetombof Mahal andtheelegantfort.Afternoon leave for Morning tourofAgravisitingtheImmortalTaj Day 20 T visiting enroutethedesertedcityofFatehpur Morning birdwatchingbyboat.LaterleaveforAgra Day 19 at theLaxmiVilas Palace. A A Day 18 museum, HawaMahal(Palace oftheWinds) Morning citytourvisitingtheCityPalace complex, Day 17 Jodhpur Jodhpur Jaisalmer Jaisalmer Bikaner aj MahalatSunset.OvernighttheJaypeePalace. Bikaner ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fternoon birdwatchingbyrickshaw. Overnight fter breakfastleaveforBharatpurbirdsanctuary. Options... Mountains Beach relax onthesunkissedbeaches. mountains oftheHimalayas. Mandawa Mandawa R ohet Samode Samode toJaipur Depart Delhi Depart Agra toDelhi Bharatpur toAgra Jaipur toBharatpur Jaipur Fly toGoa,attheendoftour, and Deogarh Udaipur Dehli T ravel toShimlain thetranquil Ajmer-Pushker Agra Jaipur We wouldbepleased asthan Sikri. and of Sanchi and Mandu (architectural gem) to the rock carving andfrescosofAjanta andEllora. of SanchiandMandu(architecturalgem)totherockcarving in thenorth,journeytomagnificentfortsandpalaceofGwaliorOrcha,pre-historicalpaintingsBhopal,archaeo Discover thecontrastsofthisfascinatingcountry. ThisjourneyrepresentsthedifferentphasesofIndianhistory. From theTaj Mahal Drive tothemedieval cityofOrcha,situatedon Day 6 at theTaj Chandela. Burt discoveredthesetemplesin1838. Overnight frequently depictingeroticthemes. CaptainTS temples builtbetween950to1050 ADand A Morning traintoJhansianddrive Khajuraho. Day 5 Overnight attheUshaKiranPalace. ManSinghandamuseum. palace ofRaja TeliCentury KaMandir(Temple), 15thCentury fort overlookingthecity. Within theFort is9th anddominatedbyamassivehilltop 8th Century A shorttrainjourneytoGwalior, datingbackto Day 4 his queen.OvernightattheTaj View. of Mughal KingShahJahaninthelovingmemory and theTaj Mahal,themausoleumbuilt by the Morning traintoAgra.LatervisittheelegantFort Day 3 buildings. Chandni Chowkbazaar, IndiaGateandgovernment to QutabMiner, Redfort,JamaMasjidMosque, F Day 2 transfer totheIntercontinentalTheGrand/Nikko. Arrive Delhi.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1 ull daytourofOldandNewDelhiincludesvisit fternoon visitthefamousChandela rockcut Khajuraho to Orcha Gwalior toKhajuraho Agra toGwalior Delhi toAgra Delhi Delhi Bhopal Delhi ~ ~ Dhar Agra temples built by its rulers retainmuchoftheir temples builtbyitsrulers ru the banksofBetwaRiver. Founded byBundela . OvernightattheFortune Landmark. A one ofthegreatest queensofIndianhistory. Ahillyabai, Morning drivetoIndore.BuiltbyRani Day 11 of joy. cities oftheworldandwasalsoknow asthecity gem. Manduwasonceoneofthelargest fortified Explore theancientcityofMandu,anarchitectural Day 10 Jhira BaghPalace. on toManduandDharfor2nightsstayatthe A Day 9 caves havepaintingsofprehistoricman. Buddhism. AlsovisitBhimbetka,whereover500 F Day 8 Noor-ul-Sabha Palace. beautiful palacesandmosques.Overnightatthe named Bhojapal.Afternoon citytourvisitingthe city ofthe 11thCentury ontheruins Century Bhopal. Thepresentcitywasbuiltinthe18th Morning drivetoJhansiandtravelbytrain Day 7 at theOrchaPalace. pristine perfection.Afternoon citytour. Overnight ull daytourvisitingSanchi,animportantseatof fternoon citytour includesvisittothefamous fter breakfastdrivetoIndoreforlunch.Continue lers in16thCentury, thepalacesand C ~ ~ ENTRAL Bhopal toDhar Bhopal Orcha toBhopal Indore Gwalior Dhar toIndore Dhar ~ ~ Aurangabad I Khajuraho NDIA Khajuraho from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International Tr Day 15 transfer totheLeelaKempinski for onenight. back to9thCentury. Afternoon flighttoMumbai, outofthehillwithhandtools anddate were carved 2kms fromnorthtosouth.Thecavetemples(34) Morning visitfamousElloracavesstretchingabout Day 14 murals, paintingsandsomeexcellentsculptures. to 200BCandAD600.Thecavescontainremarkable A fulldayexcursiontovisitAjantacavesdatingback Day 13 of AjantaandEllora.OvernightattheTaj Residency. starting pointforvisitingthegreatestarttreasures A longbutinterestingdrivetoAurangabad, the Day 12 Options... visit ElephantaCavesbyboatintheArabian Sea. T South India Goa Mumbai and thesea. ansfer totheairportforyourflighthome. ea country and the waterway ofKerala. andthewaterway ea country ~ ~ A shortflighttoGoaenjoythesun, sand Orcha Mumbai Depart Mumbai Depart A A Indore toAurangabad Dehli Dhar Mumbai urangabad toMumbai urangabad Continue yourstayinMumbaiand Orcha Aurangabad Fly downsouthand explorethe Bhopal Indore Gwalior Agra Khajuraho We wouldbepleased logical sites Sanchi Stupa 13 The Holiday Team CENTRALINDIA 14 The Holiday Team ON THETIGERTRAIL to theimmortalTaj Mahal,thepinkcityofJaipurandancienttemplesKhajuraho,addstorichnessthisprogram. Kipling country. Avisit Mostoftheparksareknownfordaylighttigersightingsandhomeavarietymammal andbirdspecies. finest wildlifeparksinthenorthIndiahavebeenchosentomaximizechancesseeelusivetiger, includingKanhaNational Park, the lovers.The India isuniqueinit’srichnessandvarietyofwildlife.Thisprogramhasbeendesignedforthewildlifeenthusiastsnature Chowk. AlsovisitQutabMinar, Humayun’s India Gate,BirlaTemple anddrivepastPresident’s Reserve, spreadsoverslopes tosharpridges,flat Reserve, R Day 5 National Park. OvernightattheTiger Den. an elephantback.Afternoon drivetoRanthambor architecture.AscendtheFortof ancientRajput on to visitAmberFort example andPalace, marvelous Morning driveouttothehillsthatsurround Jaipur Day 4 T Janter ManterObservatory. Overnightatthe Museum, HawaMahal(Palace ofthewinds) and visiting theCityPalace, SwaiMadhoSigh Afternooncity ofRajasthan. tourofthecity Morning traintoJaipur, thecapitalandlargest Day 3 Connaught Place. P Ghatandbusybazaarof Jama Masjid,Raj T Day 2 Arrive Delhi,andtransfertotheTajPalaceHotel. Day 1 our ofOldandNewDelhivisitingtheRedfort, rident Hilton. alace, Parliament House,Diplomaticenclaveand anthambor National Park, a Project of Tiger R Jaipur toRanthambor Delhi toJaipur Delhi Delhi anthambor Delhi ~ K Jaipur Chandni anha tomb, O migratory birds.Morningandafternoonsafari. migratory marsh crocodileandvarietyofresident panther, nilgai,hyenafox,slothbear, wildboar, daylight Tiger sightings. Theotherfaunaincludes density offaunaitsupportsandisnotedfor isdynamicinthediversityand rivers. Thereserve water holesandlakesfedbyseveralperennial valleys tonarrowgorges,dottedwithnumberof or foot.OvernightattheLaxmiVilas Palace. China. Afternoon birdwatchingbyrickshaw, boat as CentralAsia,Siberia,theArcticregionand birdsflockhereasfar snakebird. Exoticmigratory cormorant, paintedstork,pelican,ibisand site. AmongtherichfaunaareSiberiancrane, 300 speciesofbirdsandnowaworldheritage bird sanctuary, oneofthefinestinAsiawith over Game viewingatdawn.LaterdrivetoBharatpur Day 6 Jaypee Palace. visit totheTaj Mahalatsunset.Overnight atthe Mughal cityanda worldheritagesite.Optional deserted cityofFatehpur Sikri,awellpreserved (optional). LaterdrivetoAgravisiting enroutethe canbearranged Band Barathabirdsanctuary Morning birdwatchingbyboat.Avisit tonearby Day 7 N ~ ~ THE Bandavgarh R R Bharatpur toAgra anthambor toBharatpur anthambor T GRTRAIL IGER ~ ~ Khajuraho Bharatpur T Bandavgarh National Park, also knownasWhite Early morningjungle safari.Laterdriveto Day 12 oriole androckpigeons. storks, teals,pintails,partridge,falcon, golden life. Ithasabout260speciesofbirds including or onelephantback.Kanhaisalso richinbird Morning andeveninggameviewingbyjeep/ Days 10&11 Overnight attheKrishnaJungleResort. black buckandgaur. Afternoon gameviewing. for hyena,wilddog,barkingdeer, langur, sambar, known forTiger sightings.Theparkisalsonoted finest andmostpopularNationalParks ofIndia Book”. AprojectTiger thisisoneofthe reserve, The settingofRudyardKipling's,“TheJungle Kanha NationalPark, theoriginalKiplingcountry. Arrive Jabalpurinthemorninganddriveto Day 9 Jabalpur. Overnightonboardthetrain. tomb ofItmad-uddaulah.Afternoon trainto Emperor ShahJahan,theelegantFort andthe Mahal, apoeminmarble,builtbyMughal Morning citytourofAgraincludesvisittotheTaj Day 8 iger Country. Bandavgarhwas originallyagame K Agra toKanha K anha anha toBandavgarh ~ K Agra anha sloth bear, chausingha,AsiaticjackalandBengal variety ofbirdlife.Theotherwildlifeincludes from theUKincluding regionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 16 Hotel. A Day 15 the Taj ChandelaHotel. 1050 AD,depictingeroticthemes.Overnightat between950to temples builtbyChandelarulers to Khajuraho.Afternoon visitthe famousrockcut Early morninggameviewing.After breakfastdrive Day 14 Early morningandeveninggameviewing. Day 13 Overnight attheRoyalTiger Resort. fox. Amongreptilesithascobra,python,viperetc. species ofmammalsincludingtigers,leopards hilltopfortandsupportsnumerous a 14thCentury mixed deciduousforest,theparkisdominatedby reser ransfer totheairportforyourflight home. fternoon flighttoDelhi,transfertheRadisson ve oftheMaharajaRewa.Inmoistand Depart Delhi Depart Khajuraho toDelhi Bandavgarh toKhajuraho Bandavgarh We wouldbepleased and recommended. daytime. Athree-nightpackagefromDelhiis Riverispossibleduring fishing intheRamganga started fromthispark.Heremahseerandtrout K Jim Corbett,authorof“TheMan-Eaters hunterandnaturalist and namedafterlegendary Corbett liesintheKumaon hills,northofDelhi, Corbett Extension Extension... T Day 20 hotel. at theRadisson Early morningsafari.ReturntoDelhi. Overnight Day 19 fishing (Optional). Riverfor elephant. DuringdayvisitRamganga Early morningandeveningsafaribyJeepor Days 17&18 at theInfinityResort. deer, elephantandvarietyofbirdlife.Overnight fauna includingtiger, panther, sloth bear, hog Game viewingatdusk.Park isrichinflora and Early morningdrivetoCorbettNationalPark. Day 16 ransfer totheairport foryouronwardflight. mo” Theproject umaon”. Depart Delhi Depart Corbett toDelhi Delhi toCorbett Corbett tiger programwasfirst Options... R Shimla Nepal Beaches with adirectflight from Delhi. on thesunkissedbeaches. aj, intheHimalayas. Bharatpur Jaipur V Dehli V isit theHimalayanKingdomofNepal Khajuraho Fly toGoaforafewdaysofrelaxation isit Shimla-summer capitalofBritish R anthambor Agra K anha Bandavgarh 15 The Holiday Team ON THETIGERTRAIL 16 The Holiday Team PALACE ONWHEELS lounge, library andbar.lounge, library Ithasbeenratedoneofthetenbestluxurioustrainjourneysinworld. hotandcoldwater.personal attendantandattachedbathroomwithrunning Thetrainhas2multicuisinediningcars,wellappoi world. ThePalace onWheelsisafullyair-conditionedhas a traincomprisingof14deluxesaloonstastefullydecorated.Eachsaloon R The Palace through onWheelstakesyouavibratingjourneytotheroyallandofsanddunesandregalpalaces.Thisis7-night Chittaurgarh. Evening departforBharatpur. visit totheCity Palace complex. Returnto palaces, lakesand gardens.Sightseeingincludes A dayexcursionbycoachtoUdaipur, thecityof Day 7(Mon) the fort,laudedinlegendsofvalor and chivalry. game viewing.LaterdepartforChittaurgarh. Visit R Arrive SwaiMadhopur, thestagingpostfor Day 6(Sun) Evening departforSwaiMadhopur. group ofRoyalCenotaphsmadeWhitemarble. rock solidMeharangarhFort, JaswantThadaand Morning sightseeingofJodhpur, knownforits Day 5(Sat) Dunes. DepartforJodhpur. fort. EveningcamelrideandteaontheSamSand Morning tourofthecityincludesimpressive Day 4(Fri) for Jaisalmer. elephant. LunchataPalace Hotel.Eveningdepart Also visitAmberFort; ascendtheFort onan Sightseeing ofJaipur, famousas"ThePink City". Day 3(Thu) and ourjourneystarts.Dinneronboard. Delhi. IntheafternoonjoinPalace onWheels A Day 2(Wed) transfer totheTaj Palace Hotel. Arrive Delhi.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1(Tue) fter aleisurelymorningvisitthesightsofNew anthambore NationalPark. Visit the parkfor ajasthan to explore this imperial land on the luxurious train. Discover the royal history ofTajajasthan toexplorethisimperiallandontheluxurioustrain.Discoverroyalhistory ofthe Mahal,oneofthemodernwonders Jaisalmer Jodhpur Delhi R Jaiper Delhi Delhi Udaipur anthambore ~ Chittaurgarh Jaipur P ~ R Departures: Departures: Meal Plan: T Day 10(Thu) T step backfromfantasytoreality. Transfer tothe Breakfast onboard.Thejourneyendsandyou Day 9(Wed) for Delhi.Dinneronboard. Fo Continue ontoAgraseetheTaj MahalandAgra Early morningvisitBharatpurBirdSanctuary. Day 8(Tues) Ganges Hotel. A Day 10(Thu) Overnight attheTaj Chandela Hotel. Chandela templesdepictingerotic themes. airport andflytoKhajuraho.Visit therockcut Arrive Delhiinthemorning.Transfer tothe Day 9(Wed) Ganges Extension Extensions... from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International September toApril LC ON ALACE aj Palace Hotel. ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fternoon flightto Varanasi. Overnight attheTaj Jaisalmer est withbreakfast. rt. EnroutevisitFatehpur Sikri.Eveningdepart ~ Udaipur P alace onWheels-fullboard. Delhi Delhi toKhajuraho Khajuraho to Varanasi Bharatpur &Agra Every WednesdayEvery fromDelhi – Depart Delhi Depart ~ Jodhpur We W ~ wouldbepleased Bharatpur HEELS ~ R T Day 13(Sun) Leela Kempinski. A Day 12(Sat) At leisuretoenjoybythebeach. Days 10&11(Thu&Fri) Overnight attheFort AguadaBeachResort. Delhi, transfertotheairportandflyGoa. Breakfast onboardthePalace onWheels.Arrive Day 9(Wed) Goa Extension T Day 13(Sun) Fly toDelhiandtransfertheHotelTaj Palace. Day 12(Sat) A the Ganges.After breakfastcitytourofVaranasi. Early morningboatridetoseetheSunriseover Day 11(Fri) Jaisalmer Jaisalmer ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fternoon flighttoMumbaiandtransferthe fternoon visitSarnath. Options... mountains ofHaimachel Pradesh. Goa Himalayas Nepal main tourwithGangesextensionand Nepal. fly toKathmandufromVaranasi, combiningthe the maintourwithavisittoNepal.You canalso duration. anthambore Jodhpur ~ Jaipur Bharatpur Continue yourstay inGoaforalonger Fly fromDelhitoKathmandu,combining Dehli Agra Udaipur Combine thetourwithavisitto Chittaurgarh V Delhi toGoa V Mumbai R Depart Delhi Depart Depart Mumbai Depart aranasi anthambore aranasi toDelhi Agra Goa ~ nted The facilitiesinclude2multi-cuisinerestaurants,aloungeandbar, messagefacility. channelmusicandspawithAyurvedic P cityof villageofShilpaGram,thevineyardsNashikandbustling forts, theworldheritagecavesofAjantaandEllora,handicraft ocean cultures. Visit coastline,thebackwatersandlegendary theerstwhilekingdomofMarathas,finestbeachesonKonkan Deccan Odyssey is India’s new luxury train.Aseven-nightheritagetraintour ontheWestDeccan OdysseyisIndia’snewluxury coastofIndiatakesyouthroughtime Evening depart from Madgoan Railway Station. Evening departfrom MadgoanRailway hotel. Afternoon freeforindependent exploration. at Panjim (Capital ofGoa).LunchataBeachresort Assisi. Walk throughFontanhas, theLatinquarters Church, SeCathedralandChurchof St.Francis of T stationinthemorning. Arrive KarmaliRailway Day 5(Sat) R handicraft bazaar. BoardthetrainatSawantwadi Sawantwadi town,famousforit's‘Shilpgram’ the Taekarli CreektotheKalseJetty. Visit the beach resortforlunch.Afternoon through cruise Sindhudurg seasideFort. LaterdrivetoTarkarli Morning arriveSindhudurgNagari.Visit the Sawantwadi Day 4(Fri) Board thetraininRatnagiri. R for lunch.Afternoon town, visitcharmingRatnagiri F T Stationinthemorning. Arrive BhokeRailway Ganapatipule &Ratnagiri Day 3(Thu) Dinner onboard. T join theDeccanOdysseytrainfromVictoria Morning citytourofMumbai.Intheafternoon Day 2(Wed) Arrive MumbaiandtransfertoTheOberoiHotel. Day 1(Tue) our ofoldGoavisitingBasilica BomJesus erminus station(ChatrapatiShivajiTerminus). ake backwater cruise to view legendary Jaigadh toviewlegendary ake backwatercruise ort. DrivetoGanapatipuleontheKonkan coast ailway Station. atnadurg fortandtheLokmanyaTilak Smarak. une. Thistrainhas13air-conditioned deluxesaloons,eachcomprisingof4passengercabinswithshowerandattachedprivate Goa Mumbai Sindhudrug, Tarkarli,Sindhudrug, Jaigarh, Mumbai Mumbai A urangabad (Ellora) ~ Ganapatipule D T caves (No.7&8)andBibiKaMakbara–replicaof great MarathaEmpire.AlsovisitAurangabad museum withweaponsandantiquesfromthe A dedicated toHindu,BuddhistandJainreligions. famous Elloracaveswith34cavetemples Morning visithistoricalDaulatabadFort and Day 7(Mon) the train. Palace. Eveningboard lumiere atShaniwarwada India. AlsovisitOshoAshramandenjoyasonet Mahatma GandhiwasimprisonedduringBritish Sassoon SynagogueandAghaKhanPalace where V Day 6(Sun) T Day 10(Thu) day atleisure. T Breakfast onboard.ArriveMumbaiin themorning. Day 9(Wed) will wineanddinebeforedepartingforMumbai. board. Visit Sulavineyard inNashik,whereyou train atBhusavalandproceedtoNashik.Lunchon house thefinestmuralsandsculptures.Board party in1819.Nowaworldheritagesite,thesecaves (200BC to650AD)discoveredbyaBritishhunting drive toAjantavisittheworldrenownedcaves Stationinthemorningand Arrive JalgoanRailway Day 8(Tue) aj Mahal.Departintheevening. ransfer totheairport foryourflighthome. ransfer totheOberoiHotel.Remainder ofthe isit theoldcentralmarket,Kelkar Museum,David fter lunchandaculturalprogramvisitShivaji ECCAN Ajanta, Nashik Pune Mumbai A Mumbai to London urangabad ~ O ~ T DYS arkarli Ajanta (Nashik) SEY the ~ OctobertoMarch – R from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International Departures: Meal Plan: Goa est withbreakfast. Options... 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and 17 The Holiday Team DECCANODYSSEY 18 The Holiday Team GOLDEN TEMPLE stations. Shimla, the summer capital of the British Raj, thepicturesquehilltownofManaliandmagicalParagpurstations. Shimla,thesummercapitalofBritishRaj, takesyou of Punjab.ThisjourneyalsotakesyoutotheHimachalPradesh, oneofIndia’smostpicturesqueHimalayanstateswithleafyhil spiritual andculturalcentreofSikhreligion.AvisittothehistoricalcityAmritsargivesyouinsightintoculturea The GoldenTemple orDarbarSahab,situated inthemiddleofaman-madelakeholycityAmritsar, isthemostimportan world beyondimagination.Your staywillbeatsmallhotelsandcharmingheritageproperties. early 17thCentury. Judge’s Court,a small heritagehotelbuiltin walls andslatedroofed houses.Overnightatthe Heritage villagewithitscobbled streets, mud museum. ExploretheKangravalley. Visit the fort, housingpaintingsbyRoerich inthefort visiting enrouteBrajeshvariTemple andKangra A scenicdrivetoParagpur intheKangravalley Day 6 ofTibetandedicated tothepreservation culture. Buddhist settlement.AlsovisitNorbilingkaInstitute, McLoeodgunj, homeofDalaiLama,andTibetan Dharamshala isanamalgamofmanycultures.Visit Day 5 Kangra valley. OvernightattheGraceCottage. is setalongShivalikandDauladarrangesoverlooking headquarters oftheexiledDaliaLama.Dharamshala A Day 4 by thesecurityforcesofIndiaandPakistan. W gardens. EveningvisitIndiaandPakistan boarderat the Sikhs,JallianWalah Bagh BaghandtheRam T Morning tourofthecityvisitingfamedGolden Day 3 city ofAmritsar. OvernightattheRitzPlaza. board theShatabadiExpresstraintohistoric Sightseeing tourofDelhi.Lateintheafternoon Day 2 transfer totheOberoiHotelforonenight. Arrive Delhi.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1 Golden Temple -Amritsar emples complex,themostimportantshrineof fter breakfastleaveforDharamshala,the agah toseethespectacularjointretreatceremony Delhi ~AmritsarDharamshalaParagpur ~ManaliShimlaChandigarh Dharamshala toParagpur Dharamshala Amritsar toDharamshala Amritsar Delhi toAmritsar Delhi G OLDEN T EMPLE T from industrialand urbanwaste.Overnightatthe fossils, coaland clay andartobjectsfashioned world famousRockGardenmadefrom therock includes avisittotheBotanicalgarden andthe many architecturaldelights.Afternoon Citytour designed bytheSwissarchitectLeCorbusier with the twoNorthIndianstates,Punjaband Harayana, A scenicdrivetoChandigarh,thejointcapitalof Day 12 andthefamousMall. museum, library explore thetown,Vice Regallodge,State the statecapitalofHimachalPradesh. Atleisure to is Shimla, thesummercapitalofBritishRaj, Days 10&11 Overnight attheClarksHotel. following theragingtorrentsofBeasRiver. drive toShimlavisitingKulu valleyenrouteand A Day 9 medicinalproperties. carry sulphur springs,3kmsfromManali,believedto Solang valleyis13kmsfromManali.Vashisth hot Devi Temple with pagoda shapedroof. Spectacular Hidamba interest are1000yearsoldfourstory At leisuretorelaxorexplorethetown.Placesof Day 8 at thePark Inn. mountain rangesandgushingstreams.Overnight ranges. Itisalushgreenhillresortsurroundedby banks oftheBeasRiverincentralHimalayan A Day 7 aj Chandigarh. fter breakfastdepartforthescenicmountain fter breakfastleaveforManali,situatedonthe & T Manali toShimla Manali P Shimla toChandigarh aragpur toManali Shimla HE P ANORAMIC from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 14 Oberoi Hotel. Remainder ofthedayatleisure.Overnight Depart withShatabadiExpresstraintoDelhi. Day 13 ransfer totheairportforyouronwardflight. Options... trip oranovernight tourtoTaj Mahal. T Nepal Beaches few daysofrelaxation. aj Mahal Chandigarh Chandigarh Dharamshala Dharamshala Amritsar Amritsar combine thetourwithavisittoNepal. Depart Delhi Depart Chandigarh toDelhi H Dehli fly toGoa,attheendoftour, fora extend yourstayand takeaday's IMACHAL Shimla Shimla Manali Manali P P aragpur aragpur We wouldbepleased nd thelifestyle

to a t l in plentyfortheloverstoseeandenjoy. are (paintedscrolls) unchanged overthecenturies.Thefairsandfestivalswithmaskdances,beautifulgompas,arttreasurestankas world's mightiestmountainranges,theGreatHimalayasandKarakoram.CulturallyTibetan, Ladakhhasremainedculturally Set deepintheIndianHimalayas(3500m)onwesternedgeofTibetan plateau,Ladakh,or'LittleTibet',two ofthe isboundedby Buddhists. belonging totheRedsectof Phyang monastery A Day 5 former MaharajofLehhousinganoutstanding monasteries. SheyPalace, thesummer palaceofthe 1620, Ladakh’smostaffluentandwealthiest F Day 4 Thangkas consideredtobethebestinworld. Stoke Palace, hometoasuperbcollection of statues ofpuregoldandpaintings.Alsovisit Gompa withanoutstandingcollectionofsmall storey LehPalace, builtin16thCentury. Shaker Morning sightseeingincludesvisittotheeight- Day 3 Overnight attheDewachanContinental. walk inthewindingstreetsandquaintbazaars. Morning flighttoLehintheHimalayas.Afternoon Day 2 transfer totheIntercontinentalTheGrand/Nikko. Arrive Delhi.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1 panoramic viewoftheIndusvalley. monastery, perchedhighonthehillandpresents storied statueofsittingBuddha.AlsovisitThiksey Hillside Monastry -Ladhak Hillside Monastry ull dayexcursiontoHemisGumpa,builtin fter breakfastenjoyavisittoSpituk Gompaand Visit Hemis,Shey&Thiske Visit Spituk&Phyang L Delhi toLeh Delhi eh &Stoke Palace L ADAKH two Himalayas. The monastery belongstoGelugpa Himalayas. Themonastery temple offering breathtaking viewsofthe Ladakh’smostfamous Excursion toLamayuru, Day 8 scenic surroundingatUleytopko. Ladakh’s monasteries.Overnightcamping ina years ago,andAlchi,oneofthemost famousof Morning afterbreakfastleaveforLikir, built500 Day 7 L Extension... T Day 9 Ra Chandni Chowk,QutabMinar, IndiaGateand the RedFort, thecolourfulbazaarsof Morning citytourofOldandNewDelhivisiting Day 8 Continental TheGrandNikko. Return flighttoDelhi.OvernightattheInter Day 7 Sabu villagefamousforOracles. 18,338 feetabovesealevel.Afternoon visitnearby drive toseetheworld’shighestmotorableroadat Morning leaveforKhardunglapass,amemorable Day 6 ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. amayuru Extension amayuru shtripati Bhavan(President’s Palace). Delhi Visit Lamayuru L Delhi Depart Delhi L Visit Khardungla&Sabu - T eh toUleytopko eh toDelhi ~ HE L eh L ~ ITTLE Delhi T serpents or nagas swam in a crystal clearlake. serpents ornagasswaminacrystal sect. Itwasbuilt,asperthelegend,whereonce Season: from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 12 City tourofOldandNewDelhi. Day 11 Intercontinental Return flighttoDelhi.Overnightatthe Day 10 at theDewachanContinental. Return toLehviaRidzongmonastery. Overnight Day 9 IBET ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. Options... details onrequest. Baralacha(4953m) andRohatang(3978m). Full and highaltitudepassesofTaglanga La(5327m), crossingspectacular summer capitaloftheRaj, Himachal Prades andfurtherontoShimla,the T Himachal F trip oranovernight tourtoTaj Mahal. festivals seepriceinsert. year inJune/July. For fulldetailsonFairs and aj Mahal estivals Uleytopko toLeh Depart Delhi Depart Delhi Dehli L June tomidOctober Leh T eh toDelhi wo-day Hemisfestivalisheldevery Drive fromLehbyjeeptoManaliin Extend yourstayand takeaday’s The Grand/Nikko. We wouldbepleased 19 The Holiday Team LADAKH- THE LITTLETIBET 20 The Holiday Team EASTERNHIMALAYAS This journeyunfoldsthescenicbeautyofEasternHimalayaswithitsculturalwondersyettobediscovered.Thetourstarts town ofShilong.ThetourendswithavisittounspoiledKazirangaNationalPark inAssam,famousforone-hornedrhino. markettownofPemayangtse,of theKanchenjunga(worldsthirdhighestmountain),colourful GangtokandKalimpong,thescenictribal thecityofjoy,Kolkatta, thenontotheVictorianbeautiful view hillstationofDarjeelingfamousforitsteagardens,monasteriesandthe Day 6 Mountaineering Instituteandthecolourfulbazaars. Botanical Gardens,theVictoria Fall, Tenzings House, Day atleisuretoexplorethetown.Visit the Day 5 estate. Monastery. Afternoon visittheHappyValley tea Return toDarjeelingviatheGhoomBuddhist over theKanchenjungarangeofHimalayas. Early morningdrivetoTiger HilltoseetheSunrise Day 4 Overnight attheWindamere Hotel. of theHimalayas.Afternoon tourofthecity. Fly toBagdograanddriveDarjeeling,thequeen Day 3 man collectionofArttreasures. coloured chandeliersandMarblePalace, aone- India Museum,andJainTemple withmulti City tourofKolkatta visitingtheVictoria Memorial, Day 2 Hindistan InternationalHotel. Arrive Kolkatta, thecityofJoy, andtransfertothe Day 1 the Royal Monastery (Tsulkathe RoyalMonastery Khang) aspectacular T Day 8 beauty. OvernightattheNorkhilHotel. the HimalayanstateofSikkim,with greatscenic A Day 7 Mt Padmin Hotel. beauty ofthesurroundingarea.Overnightat Gompa foundedin1705.Explorethebreathtaking A panoramicdrivetoPeymagatse. Visit thefamous oday thesightseeing ofGangtokincludesvisitto fter breakfastdrivetoGangtok,the capitalof Darjeeling toPeymagatse Darjeeling Darjeeling Kolkatta toDarjeeling Kolkatta Kolkatta (Calcutta) Gangtok P eymagatse toGangtok Kolkatta ~DarjeelingPeymagatse ~Gangtok K alimpong ~ShilongKaziranga E famous foritswoodwork. andtheRumtekmonastery,Orchid sanctuary V covered withmuralstheimagesofBuddha. building. Theinteriorsarelavishlydecoratedand International Hotel. of thedayatleisure. OvernightattheHindustan Drive toGuwahatiandflyKolkatta. Reminder Day 14 Morning andafternoonsafaribyjeep andelephant. Day 13 safari. OvernightattheWild GrassResort. tiger, badgerandvarietyofbird-life.Afternoon includes wildbuffalo,swampdeerelephant, famous forone-hornedrhino.Theotherfauna banks ofthemightyBrahmaputrariverand Morning drivetoKazirangaNationalPark on the Day 12 tribal dresses.OvernightatthePolo Tower Hotel. cheerful musiclovingpeopleintheirtraditional referred toastheScotlandofEastwithits waterfalls. Afternoon explorethetownoften brooksand set amidsthillsandvalleys,running to Shilong,abeautifulhillresort(1500meters) T Day 11 with itschurchesandmonasteries. A freedaytoexplorethecolourfulbustlingtown Day 10 hills resort.OvernightattheHimalayanHotel. several viewpointstoKalimpong,anotherbeautiful A fascinatingjourneythroughwindingroadsand Day 9 ASTERN ransfer toBagdograandflyGowahati.Drive isit theNamgyalakinstituteofTibetology, the Gangtok toKalimpong K K Shilong toKaziranga K K aziranga toKolkatta aziranga alimpong toShilong alimpong H IMALAYAS Day 15 T Day 19 Overnight attheHindustanInternationalHotel. K Drive toBhubaneshwarairportandfly Day 18 K Resort bythebeach.Visit theSuntemplein Drive toPurifor2nightsstayattheToshali Sands Days 16&17 of city. OvernightattheTrident Hilton. Morning flighttoBhubaneshwar. Afternoon tour Day 15 Orissa Extension Extension... from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T ransfer totheairportforyourreturnflighthome. ransfer totheairportforyourreturnflighthome. Options... waterways ofKerala. waterways magnificent temples inTamil Naduorexplore the South India T Nepal Bhubaneshwar. SeeImagesofIndia. tribal areasofOrissa.Tribal toursstartfrom Himalayan KingdomofNepal. onark andthefamousJagarnathtempleinPuri. olkatta. Reminderofthedayatleisure. ribal Tour Kolkatta toBhubaneshwar Depart Kolkatta Depart Puri toKolkatta Depart Kolkatta Depart Dehli Combine thetourwithavisitto Bhubaneshwar toPuri Extend yourstayandexplorethe Fly toChennaiandseethe P P eymagatse eymagatse Darjeeling K olkatta We wouldbepleased Gangtok Gangtok Guwahadi K K aziranga aziranga

with wildlife in Assam. While on cruise youmayalsoseeGangeticDolphin. wildlife inAssam.Whileoncruise the Pradesh providesanopportunitytowitnessthediverseculturesand through theIndianstatesofArunachal andAssam.Thecruise The mightyBrahmaputraoriginatesintheHimalayasWestern Tibet andflows2900kmsintotheseainBayofBengal.Itis Assamese andcontinental. sun lounges.Food onboardisamixtureof sundeck offersadditionalopen-airseatingand dining roomisonthelowerdeck,whileatop the upperdeck,asisabarandsittingarea.A shower andWC.Allcabinaccommodationison bedded cabins,air-conditioned andwithensuite converted toprovide12generous-sizedtwin- by AssamBengalNavigationCo.Shehasbeen steel-hulled passengerboatownedandoperated The RV Charaidewisa38mlongtwin-engine kings, withpalaces andtemples. Island andSibsagar, theoldcapital oftheAhom National Park, theHindumonasteries onMajuli terminates atNeamati.Highlights are Kaziranga either Tezpur orGuwahatiairports,and startsatSilghat,accessedfrom This 7-nightcruise Assam Despatch3(Upstream) temples inTezpur. are OrangandKazirangaNationalParks, and at SilghatnearTezpur andKaziranga.Highlights startsatGuwahati,terminates This 7-nightcruise Assam Despatch2(Upstream) with Sikkim,DarjeelingorBhutan. isidealforcombining centre ofHajo.Thiscruise weaving villageofSualkuchiandthepilgrimage Prahar,archaeological siteofSriSurya thesilk Highlights areManasNationalPark, the Bangladesh border, andfinishesatGuwahati. startsatDhubri,nearthe This 7-nightcruise Assam Despatch1(Upstream) C USN NTHE ON RUISING available onrequest. Detailedsailingschedulesare one ofthecruises. We downstream. upstreamand 7 nightand10cruises October andMarchoffersavarietyof4night, TheCharaidewoperatesbetween Dibrugarh. once pliedfromCalcuttauptheBrahmaputrato that thedailymail-cum-passengerservice service, arenamedafterthe“AssamThe cruises Despatch” archaeological site of Sri Surya Prahar.archaeological siteofSriSurya Highlights areManasNationalPark and the withDarjeeling,SikkimorBhutan. cruise terminates atDhubri,idealforcombiningashort startsatGuwahatiand This 4-nightcruise Assam Despatch5(Downstream) T monasteries, KazirangaNationalPark, temples at Ahom kingsatSibsagar, MajuliIslandwithitsHindu at Guwahati.Highlightsaretheoldcapitalof startsatNeamatiandterminates This 10-nightcruise Assam Despatch4(Downstream) ezpur andthesilkweavingvillageofSualkuchi. Options... relaxation onthebeach. Goa (viaMumbai) or Chennaiforafewdaysof to Darjeeling,SikkimorBhutan. Beaches T Darjeeling aj Mahal can tailor-make toinclude yourIndiaitinerary Destinations ~ Fly fromKolkatta toBhubaneshwaror Fly toDelhivisitAgra. Combine the itinerary withavisit Combine theitinerary B R AHMAPUTRA hour drivefromGuwahati. open jeepandonelephantback.Manasisa4- including one-hornedRhinos.Safariisdoneby kms andhasdiversebirdanimallife extendsoveranareaof2837 square The reserve Operational between OctobertoApril. Assamese, northIndian, Chineseandcontinental. lobby, diningroomandalibrary. Cuisineislocal facilities. Thefacilitiesincludehotand coldwater, 16 comfortableroomswithattached private side andteagardenontheother. TheLodgehas overlooking theForest Hillsoftheparkonone Located atthegatetoManasNationalPark The BansbariLodge aswellaWorldreserve Natural Heritage the stateofAssam.Ithasbeendeclaredabiosphere located atthefoothillsofBhutanHimalayasin Manas NationalPark, aProject Tiger is reserve, Manas NationalPark

navigable site. 21 The Holiday Team BRAHMAPUTRA 22 The Holiday Team SOUTHERNPANORAMA on thepalmdottedCovelongbeachbeforereturninghome. Continue ontothetemplecitiesofMaduraiandTanjore andseeamazingDravidiantemplearchitecturethereligiousfervor. Relax inthehillstationofOotyNilgirihills.DrivethroughWestern life. GhatstoCochinandbackwatersseetheKeralan lavish palacesandgardens.Watch wildlifeintheNagarholeNationalPark notedforherdsofelephant,tigerandrichdiversity Chennai (Madras)andheadstothegardencityofBangalore,thenonprincelystateMysore,Sandalwoodcountry, w game parksandthepalmfringedbeaches.OnthisjourneyexperiencerichvibrantcultureofSouthIndia.Thetourstarts with South India,alandofvividcolour, spicesandbackwater. Massiveoldtemples,palaces,artgalleries, HillstationsfromthedaysofRaj. Overnight attheSouthern StarHotel. renowned forsandalwood, teakandincense. Sriranganathswamy temple.ContinueontoMysore, was defeatedbytheBritishin1799. Alsovisit summer palaceandmuseumofTipu Sultanwho Morning drivetoSrirangapatnam and visitthe Day 3 Overnight attheTaj Residency. Botanical gardenandimpressiveVidhan Sabha. T churches. Afternoon tourofthecityvisiting the noted foritsgardens,tree-lineavenuesandGothic Morning trainShatabadiExpresstoBangalore, Day 2 by of Indiantradition.Visit theFort StGeorge,built largest cityofIndiawhichstillmaintainsthebest this bustlingcity, oneoftheoldestandfourth Arrive Chennaiinthemorning.Afternoon tourof Day 1 Overnight attheAmbassadorPallava. the Portuguese in1566andrebuilt300yearsago. Kapaleeshwara temple,whichwasdestroyedby Church, Chinese fishingnets-Cochin ipu Sultan’sPalace andFort, Bulltemple, the EastIndiaCompanyin1653,StMary’s Bangalore toMysore Chennai toBangalore Chennai the firstAnglicanChurchinIndiaand Chennai (Madras)~BangaloreMysoreNagarholeOoty Cochin ~Kumarakum ~MaduraiTanjore ~Covelong S OUTHERN at theKabiniRiverLodge. Day 5 andvegetablemarket.Afternoonfruit free. overlooks thecity. ExplorethecolourfulDevraja Chamundi hillwhereahugestatueofNandiBull Saracenic styleandthemuseum.Drivetovisit P Morning citytourofMysorevisitingtheCity Day 4 area. Overnightat theTaj Savoy. Remainder ofthedayatleisureinthis picturesque with itsteaplantations,gardensand bungalows. hills), apopularhillstationduringthe BritishRaj, into theNilgirihillstoOoty(Queen ofNilgiri Morning safariinthepark.After breakfastdrive Day 6 safari samber deerandvarietyofbirdlife.Afternoon noted forherdsofelephant,tiger, leopard, through.Theparkis the Kabiniriverrunning withtropicalteakforestsand excellent sanctuary Morning drivetotheNagarholeNationalPark, an alace oftheMaharajaMysorebuiltinIndo- by anelephant,jeeporcoracle.Overnight Mysore toNagarhole Mysore Nagarhole toOoty P ANORAMA fishing nets. toseetheBolgahttyIslandandChinese cruise first buriedhere.Intheeveningasunset harbor India. Vasco deGama,whodiscoveredIndia,was F the OldTestament. AlsovisitFort CochinandSt Synagogue, builtin1568,housingGrandScrollof Jewish muralsofRamayana, its 17thCentury Morning citytourvisitingtheDutchPalace, with Day 8 at theTaj Residency. enacting storiesfromtheHinduepics.Overnight performance, atraditionalfolkdanceofKerala great city. EveningseethefamousKathakali dance P ivory, spicesandteak.TheBritish,Dutch the centuries Europeanshavebeentradingherefor also knownasthe‘‘Venice oftheEast’’.Over amidst lagoonsandthebackwaters,Cochinis the Western GhatsontheMalabarCoast.Set A longbutpicturesquedrivetoCochinthrough Day 7 rance’s Church,theoldestEuropean churchin ortuguese lefttheirculturalinfluenceonthis Cochin Ooty toCochin

of wildlife. ith its Relax architecture. temple, a style andthespectacularShree Meenakshi P Morning citytourvisitingtheTirumalai Nayak Day 11 at theMaduraPark Inn. trade. Reminderofthedayatleisure.Overnight Romans withwhomthecitycarriedonactive 6th Century. ItwaswellknowntoGreeks and goingbackto Madurai, witharecordedhistory A Day 10 Retreat. the Vembanad Lake.OvernightattheTaj Garden DrivetoKumarakumwaterways. ontheshoresof tranquil palmfringednarrowcanalsand takesover2hoursandpassesthrough The cruise toKottayam.Drive toAllepyandtakeaboatcruise Day 9 temple andvisitthe colourfultemplemarket. leisure. Intheevening returntoMeenakshi gopurams anda1000-pillaredhall. Afternoon at Mysore palace alace, built in 17th Century onIndi-Saracenic alace, builtin17thCentury fter breakfastleavefortheancientcityof Cochin toKumarakum Madurai K superb exampleofDravidiantemple umarakum toMadurai It has profusely carved massive It hasprofuselycarved Overnight attheOrientalTower Hotel. T feet high.ContinueontoTanjore, of thegranary gopurams (gatewaytowers),thetallestbeing236 centers aroundthetemplewith22magnificent living exampleoftempletownwherethelife in 18thCentury. Visit theSrirangamIsland,a saw warsfoughtbetweentheBritishandFrench Chola dynastyinthemedievalperiod.Thecity Drive tothetempletownofTrichy, thecitadelof Day 12 T Day 15 At leisurebythebeach. Day 14 Mahabalipuram. OvernightattheFisherman’s Cove. visiting enroutethefamousshore templein and courtlypursuits.DrivetoCovelong Beach Y monument. Tanjore isalsofamousforpaintings. asaworldheritage andnowpreserved marvel Brihadeeshwaratemple,anengineering Century Morning tourofTanjore visitingthefamous10th Day 13 ou willseesomeoffamousFrescos depictingmyths amil NaduandtheCulturalcapitalofregion. ransfer totheairport foryourflighthome. Madurai toTanjore Chennai to London Covelong T anjore toCovelong from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International Options... on thesandybeaches ofAndamanIsland. the GoldenTriangle. Lanka. DirectflightfromChennaitoColombo. Andaman Islands T Sri Lanka Nagarhole aj Mahal K umarakum Cochin Mysore Dehli Bangalore Fly toDelhiandvisitTaj Mahaland Extend yourholidayandvisitSri Ooty Madurai T Fly toPort Blairandrelax anjore Chennai Meeriakshi Temple -Madurai We wouldbepleased Covelong Andams 23 The Holiday Team SOUTHERNPANORAMA 24 The Holiday Team KERALANEXPERIENCE and relaxing. isbothrewardi inthepalm-shadedwaterways the hillresortofMunaramidstteaandcardamomplantations.TheHouseboatcruise HereisajourneythattakesyouthroughvariedattractionsofKerala. canalsandwaterways. pungent spicesandmilesofnarrow Kerala, theGodsowncountry, plantations, isalandoftranquilpalmgrovesdottedwithbrilliantgreenpaddyfields,tea,coffee andrubber three mountainstreams, thisBritishsummer the Western Ghats.Situated ontheconfluenceof the midstofCardamom andteaplantations,on Morning leavebyroadtoMunnar, ahillresortin Day 3 Kathakali danceperformance was firstburiedhere.Afternoon seethefamous in India.Vasco deGama,whodiscoveredIndia, St France’s Church,theoldestEuropeanchurch of theOldTestament. AlsovisitFort Cochinand Synagogue, builtin1568,containsGrandScroll Jewish muralsofRamayana. its 17thCentury Morning citytourvisitingtheDutchPalace, with Day 2 Overnight attheTrident Hilton. Bolgahtty IslandandtheChinesefishingnets. city. Afternoon toseethe aSunsetharborcruise and Portuguese lefttheir influenceonthisgreat here forivory, spicesandteak.TheBritish,Dutch Over thecenturiesEuropeanshavebeentrading Cochin isalsoknownasthe‘Venice oftheEast’. lagoons andbackwatersontheMalabarCoast, Arrive Cochinandtransfertothehotel.Setamidst Day 1 Hindu epics Ramayana andMahabhartha. Hindu epicsRamayana folk danceofKerala, enactingstoriesfromthe Cochin toMunnar Cochin Cochin (optional) Cochin ~MunnarPeriyar ~Kumarakum , a traditional Houseboat ~AlappuzhaKovalam K ERALAN at theClubMahendraLakeView. in Kerala. Afternoon explorethetown.Overnight forests. Munnarisamajorcentreforteaindustry andlushgreen haslakes,reservoirs retreat ofRaj visit tothenearbyMattupettyDamandEvarikulam India andoffersplentyofnaturalwalks.Optional to Anaimudi(2695m),thehighestpeakinSouth the cropsgrown.Afternoon free.Munnarisclose Morning visittoteaandspiceplantationssee Day 4 at theTaj GardenRetreat/CoconutLagoon. along mostpicturesque narrow canals. Overnight takes over3hourspassing Thecruise boat Cruise. A Day 7 P Morning andafternoonboatride inthelake Day 6 T A elephant herdsandarichvarietyofbirdlife. Drive toPeriyar NationalPark, notedforits Day 5 This parkisalsorichinvarietyofbirdlife. National parktoseetheNilgiriThar(wildgoat). aj GardenRetreat/SpiceVillage. eriyar insearchofmoregame. fter breakfast drive to Chengnacherry andtakea fter breakfastdrivetoChengnacherry fternoon gameviewingbyboat.Overnightatthe Munnar P P Munnar toPeriyar eriyar toKumarakum eriyar E XPERIENCE Cove/Leela Kovalam for3nights. the dayatleisure. OvernightatheTaj Green with rowsand oftallpalm.Remainder K Morning traintoTrivandrum andtransferto Day 11 factory. Overnight attheLakePalace Hotel. A features thegiganticsnake-boatsofKerala. yearaboatraceisheldhereand lakes. Every famous forcoirandcarpetproducts,fish (Alleppey), anenchantingbackwaterdestination Morning leavethehouseboatinAlappuzha Day 10 board theHouseboat. you passthroughvariousvillages.Overnighton withyou.Seethelifeinbackwatersas cruise V ofthe through thepalm-fringedwaterways A Day 9 oralocalvillage. bird sanctuary V A dayatleisuretorelaxontheshoresof Day 8 embanad Lake.Atyourleisurevisitthenearby embanad Lake.Your captainandcookwill fternoon tourofthetownincludesvisit toacoir slowly fter breakfastjointheRiceboatandcruise ovalam, anunclutteredbeachof silver sands K K Alappuzha toKovalam Backwaters toAlappuzha umarakum toBackwaters umarakum Stay at ng from theUKincluding regionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International onward flight. T Kovalam Day 14Depart en route.SunsetattheLandsEndisspectacular. visiting Padmanabhapuram Palace andSuchindram Ocean, ArabianSeaandtheBayofBengalmeet, Cemorin) ‘TheLandsEndofIndia’whereIndia with adayexcursiontoKannikumari(Cape At leisure.Duringyourstayyouwillbeprovided Days 12&13 ransfer totheTrivandrum airportforyour Kovalam We wouldbepleased and Darasuram.. museum. AlsovisitthetemplesatKumbakonam Brihadeeshwara temple(worldheritagesite)and F Day 16 Residency.Overnight attheJenny’s temple andtheShrirangamislandcomplex. A Day 15 Menakshi temple.OvernightattheMaduraPark Inn. Morning drivetoMadurai.Afternoon visitShree Day 14 T Extensions... A Day 15 Overnight attheTaj Samudra. Morning flighttoColombo.Afternoon citytour. Day 14 Extension Sri Lanka T Day 19 Morning citytourofChennai.Afternoon atleisure. Day 18 Overnight attheAmbassadorPallava. Mahabalipuram, famousforshoretemple. Af Day 17 ransfer totheairportforyourflight home. ull dayexcursiontoTanjore andvisit the fter breakfastdrivetoTrichy. Visit theRockfort fter breakfastleave forAnuradhapura,the4th emples Extension ter breakfastdrivetoChennaivisitingenroute Colombo to Anuradhapura T Madurai toTrichy T T Chennai Depart Chennai T richy toMadurai rivandrum rivandrum toColombo rivandrum richy toChennai Overnight atthePalm GardenVillage. BCrocktemple. includes the3rdCentury T Day 20 the Taj Samudra. Elephant OrphanageatPinnawala. Overnight at A Day 19 Buddha. OvernightattheEarl'sRegencyHotel. visiting theSacredTemple ofTooth Relicof and aBatikFactory. Afternoon tourofKandy Leave forKandyvisitingenrouteaspicegarden Day 18 old RockCavedtemplecomplex. Drive toDambullaandvisitthefamous2000year Day 17 at theSigriyaVillage. medievalcapitalofSriLanka.Overnight century Sigiriya. Afternoon visitPolonnaruwa, the11th Morning drivetovisittherockfortresstownof Day 16 capitalofSriLanka.Afternoon sightseein Century ransfer totheairportforyouronward flight. fter breakfastdrivetoColombovisitingenroute Options... L Maldives Island fromCochin. Return totheUKfrom Maldives. (Maldives) andrelaxonthesandy beaches. Alappuzha akshadweep Island K Cochin umarakum K Ko Depart Colombo Depart Kandy toColombo Sigiriya toKandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura toSigiriya Dehli anniyakumari valam Direct flightfromTrivandrum toMale Munnar P eriyar Fly toLakshadweep g 25 The Holiday Team KERALANEXPERIENCE 26 The Holiday Team SOUTHERNSPLENDOUR ends with a few days of relaxation at the fine Mararikulam beach. ends withafewdaysofrelaxationatthefineMararikulam the tour. ThejourneyoffersanexperiencetostayinMunnar, finally ahillresortinthemidstofteaandcardamomplantation.The tour temples, historicalFrench townofPondichery, of Periyar gamereserve andbackwatersofCochin,providesafascinatingthemet This tourprovidesacomprehensiveinsightintotheDravidianhistory, cultureandarchitecture.Thecombination ofvisittoma Overnight at the Jenny’s Residency.Overnight attheJenny’s year oldpaintings. After lunch drivetoTrichy. temple complex where youcanalsosee1000 painting. Visit themagnificentBrihadeeswara of theregion,famousforTajore Schoolof A Day 5 and Kumbakonam. V and craftsmenproducingCholastylebronzes. Morning visitthetown,famousforiconography Day 4 program. OvernightattheSterlingResort. visiting enrouteChidambaram.Eveningcultural P boat ridetoseemangrovesandPort Nova,aformer A Day 3 F A Mahabalipuram. Morning drivetovisittheShoretemplein Day 2 the City. OvernightattheAmbassadorPallava. Arrive Chennaiinthemorning.Afternoon tourof Day 1 ortuguese andDutchport.ContinuetoSwamimalia rench quarter. OvernightattheLeDupleixHotel. fternoon tourvisitingtheAurbindo Ashramandthe fter breakfastleaveforPitchavaram andtake a fter breakfastdrivetoTanjore, theculturalcapital isit therichlydecoratedtemplesatDarasuram Chennai ~ Pondichery ~Swamimalai ~TanjoreChennai ~Pondichery -Trichy ~Madurai P Swamimalai toTrichy Swamimalai Chennai toPondichery Chennai ondichery toSwamimalai ondichery Thekkady ~MunnarCochinMararikulam ~ Trivandrum Continue ontoPondichery. S OUTHERN visit thecolourfultemplemarket. leisure. EveningreturntoMeenakshitempleand example ofDravidianarchitecture.Afternoon at P Nayak Morning citytourvisitingtheThirumalai Day 7 Madurai. OvernightattheMaduraPark Inn. and theRockFort Temple. After lunchdriveto magnificent Shrirangamislandtemplecomplex Kaveri RivertowitnesstheHindurituals.Visit the example ofatempletown.Earlymorningdriveto T Day 6 town. Overnightat theClubMahendraLakeView. inKerala. Afternoontea industry explore the and teaplantations.Munnarisamajor centrefor Munnar, ahillresort inthemidstofCardamom Early inthemorninggameviewing. Driveto Day 9 Overnight attheTaj GardenRetreatSpiceVillage. Elephant herdsandarichvarietyofbirdlife. boat inthePeriyar NationalPark, notedforits Drive toThekkady. Afternoon gameviewingby Day 8 richy, thelandofThreeHeadedDemonisaliving alace andShreeMeenakshitemple,anexcellent Madurai T Thekkady toMunnar Madurai toThekkady richy toMadurai S PLENDOUR T Day 16 leisure. OvernightattheMuthootPlaza Hotel. Drive toTrivandrum. Remainderofthedayat Day 15 At leisurebythebeach. Days 13&14 Beach Resort. to Mararikulam.OvernightatthefineMarari Drive picturesque narrowcanalsandwaterways. takesover3hourspassingalongmost cruise Drive toAllepyandtakeaboatKottayam. The Day 12 Island andtheChinesefishingnets. toseetheBolgahtty a Sunsetharbourcruise F the East.Visit theDutchPalace, JewishSynagogue, Morning tourofCochin,knownastheVenice of Day 11 performance. OvernightattheTrident Hilton. to Cochin.EveningseetheKathakkalidance Morning visitteaandspiceplantations.Laterdrive Day 10 ort CochinandStFrance’s Church.Intheevening ransfer totheairport foryouronwardflight. Thekkady Mararikulam Munnar Cochin T Mararikulam toTrivandrum rivandrum Depart TrivandrumDepart Cochin toMararikulam Cochin Munnar toCochin Dehli Mararikulam Madurai T anjore Chennai P Swamimalai ondichery K umbakonam Temple hroughout gnificent on thegloriousVarkala beach. throughthepalmdottedbackwatersandendwithafewdaysof of theNorthernKerala,amidstteaandcoffeeplantations.Cruise andjourneythroughsomeoftheunexploitedscenic and breathtakingtropicalforestslushgreenhill stations foremost wildlifereserve commercial capitalofIndia.You visittheancienttemplesofBelurandHalebidlovelypalacesMysore. ContinuetoI A combinationofsomethefinestsitesinWestern GhatsofSouthIndia.ThismeanderingjourneybeginswithMumbai,the villages. ride onthelake.Optional visittothenearbytribal Morning tourofthe plantations.Afternoon boat Day 6 County Resort. tour andbirdwatching.Overnight at theOrange orange andspiceplantations.Afternoon walking Drive toCoorg,setintropicalforest amidst coffee, Day 5 Southern StarHotel. temples atBelurandHalebid.Overnightthe of Gomatheshwara(175fttall).Visit theHoysala Sravanabelagola, withitshugemonolithicstatue A Day 4 V fort, Bulltemple,Botanicalgardenandimpressive tour ofthecityvisitingTipu Sultan’spalaceand tree-line avenuesandGothicchurches.Afternoon Morning flighttoBangalore,notedforitsgardens, Day 3 Dhobi ghatandHanginggardens. 1911, Marinedrive,Prince ofWales museum, which commemoratesthevisitofKingGeorgein mother MumbaDevi.Visit theGatewayofIndia, a groupofsevenislands,namedafterthegoddess Arabian Sea.Afternoon citytourofMumbai,once Morning visitElephantacavesbyboatinthe Day 2 transfer totheAmbassadorHotel. Arrive Mumbai.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1 idhan Sabha.OvernightattheCapitolHotel. fter breakfastleaveforHassan.Enroutevisit Coorg Hassan toCoorg Bangalore toHassan Mumbai toBangalore Mumbai Mumbai Arrive Mumbai (Bombay)~BangaloreHassanCoorgMysore Nagarhole ~Vythiri ~Trissur ~CochinRiceboat T ESRSO THE OF REASURES fishing nets.Overnight attheTrident Hilton. toseetheBolgahtty IslandandtheChinese cruise “Venice oftheEast’’. Intheeveningasunsetharbour A Day 12 explore thetown.Overnightat Casino Hotel. and theelephantstablesatGuruvayoor. Later Beypore, whereyouwillseemaking ofDhows, Morning leaveforTrissur visitingenroute Day 11 explorations. OvernightattheTree House. plantations. Afternoon freeforindependent delightful resortfornaturelovers,amidstcoffee Early morningsafarithendrivetoVythiri, a Day 10 the KabiniRiverLodge. safari byelephant,jeeporcoracle.Overnightat samber deerandvarietyofbirdlife.Afternoon noted forherdsofelephant,tiger, leopard, Morning drivetotheNagarholeNationalPark, Day 9 to seeTipu Sultan’ssummerpalaceandfort. vegetable market.Afternoon visitSrirangapatnam city. and ExplorethecolourfulDevrajafruit where ahugestatueofNandiBulloverlooksthe P Morning citytourofMysorevisitingtheCity Day 8 incense. OvernightattheSouthernStarHotel. state andrenownedforsandalwood,teak Drive toMysore,oncethecapitalofaprincely Day 7 alace oftheMaharajaMysore,Chamundihill fter breakfastleaveforCochin,alsoknown asthe Mysore toNagarhole Mysore Coorg toMysore T V Nagarhole toVythiri rissur toCochin ythiri toTrissur S OUTH from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International Tr Day 16 Mumbai. OvernightattheLeelaKempinski. Morning leavetheboat,drivetoCochinandfly Day 15 the Riceboat. village lifealongthebanks.Overnightonboard the ofthebackwatersobserving and waterways throughthepalm-fringednarrowcanals Cruise Drive toAllepyandboardyourprivateRiceboat. Day 14 enjoy Kathakalidanceperformance. Cochin andStFrance’s Church.Intheevening P Dutch Morning citytourvisitingthe17thcentury Day 13 Nagarhole alace, JewishSynagoguebuiltin1568,Fort Options... Lanka. see themagnificentDravidianTemples. Goa Sri Lanka Island T relaxation onthesunnybeaches. ansfer totheairportforyourflighthome. emples Coorg Vythiri Fly toGoafromMumbaiforafewdays of Cochin Fly toLakshadweepIslandsfromCochin. Depart Mumbai Depart Backwaters toMumbai Cochin toBackwaters Cochin Dehli Mumbai V isit theneighbouringTamil Naduto Combine thetourwithavisittoSri Mysore Hassan T rissur Bangalore We wouldbepleased

relaxation ndia’s 27 The Holiday Team TREASURES OF THESOUTH 28 The Holiday Team KINGDOMS OFDECCAN outstanding wealth. of BadamiandAiholeregion,magnificentbuildingsBijapur. ThejourneyendsinHydrabad,homeofNizams,renownedfortheir ofmightyVijayanagarof Mysore.ThentotheancientkingdomsDeccanPlateauandvisitsruins empire,thefortsand state empires.ThetourstartswithChennaithroughtothegardencityofBangaloreandprincely the riseandfallofmostremarkable and This tourprovidestheglimpsesoflostcivilizationDeccankingdoms.Theregionhasbeenwitnesstomanyfamousbattles Sravanabelagola, with itshugemonolithicstatue A Day 5 andvegetablemarket.Afternoonfruit free. overlooks thecity. ExplorethecolourfulDevraja Chamundi hillwhereahugestatue of NandiBull Saracenic styleandthemuseum. Drive tovisit P Morning citytourofMysorevisitingtheCity Day 4 incense. OvernightattheSouthernStarHotel. Mysore, renownedforsandalwood,teakand Sriranganathswamy temple.Continueontoto defeated bytheBritishin1799.Alsovisit summer palaceandfortofTipu Sultanwhowas Morning drivetoSrirangapatnamandvisitthe Day 3 Sabha. OvernightattheCapitolHotel. T visiting theTipu Sultan’sPalace andFort, Bull Gothic churches.Afternoon tourofthecity noted foritsgardens,tree-lineavenuesand Morning trainShatabadiExpresstoBangalore, Day 2 Savera Hotel. 1566 andrebuilt300yearsago.Overnightatthe temple whichwasdestroyedbythePortuguese in Anglican churchinIndiaandtheKapaleeshwara church,thefirst India companyin1653,StMary’s tour visitingtheFort StGeorge,builtbytheEast Arrive Chennaiinthemorning.Afternoon city Day 1 emple, BotanicalgardenandimpressiveVidhan alace oftheMaharajaMysorebuilt inIndo- fter breakfastleave forHassanenroutevisit Mysore toHassan Mysore Bangalore toMysore Chennai toBangalore Chennai Chennai ~BangaloreMysoreHosepet(Hempi) Badami ~BijapurGulbergaHydrabad K NDM OF INGDOMS Southern Starhotel. fine sculpturesanddesign.Overnightatthe temples atBelurandHalebidrenownedfortheir of Gomatheshwara(17meters).Visit theHoysala it thename,Pompeii ofIndia. attackedit,giving etc. In1565,theMuslimrulers the stonechariot,LotusMahalandQueen’sbath evident fromtheVitala andtheHazaratemples, (Peninsular India).The greatness ofthecityisstill Bay ofBengalandcoveredalltheDeccanPlateau spreadfromArabianSeatothe Indian History was oneofthelargestHinduEmpiresin r F Day 7 at theMallagiTourist Home. A Day 6 Depart forBijapur. Afternoon tourvisiting the Day 10 with carvings. shrines andthesplendidcavetemples adorned Morning visitthehilltoptemples with rock-cut Day 9 Overnight attheBadamiCourtHotel. A.D.asPetrigal.Ptolemy inthe1stcentury en routethetemplesatPattadakal, referred by A.D.ContinueontoBadamivisiting 5th century the templesdatebacktoearlyChalukyaperiod architecture ofthesouthernDravidianschool, Drive toAihole,thecradleofstonetemple Day 8 uins thatdatebackto14thCentury. Vijayanagar ull daysightseeingofVijayanagar andHempi fter breakfastalongdrivetoHosepet.Overnight Hosepet (Hempi) Hassan toHosepet Badami Hosepet toBadami Badami toBijapur D ECCAN magnificent GolGombazandthebeautifultomb Crown wasminedhere) from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 14 Mecca MasjidandtheSalarjungmuseum. fort.IntheafternoonvisitCharminar,Century mines Morning visitGolconda,oncefamedforitsdiamond of AndraPradesh anddatesbackto16hcentury. Hydrabad isthecapitalofIndia’sfifthlargeststate Day 13 Residency. the monumentsatBider. OvernightattheTaj A Day 12 dome. OvernightattheAdityaHotel. includes visittotheJamaMasjidwithitshuge Morning drivetoGulberga.Afternoon sightseeing Day 11 OvernightattheAdilshahiHotel. of IbrahamRaza. ransfer totheairportforyouronwardflight. fter breakfastleaveforHydrabadvisitingenroute Options... Kerala Sri Lanka Beaches Chennai attheend. days ofrelaxationontheCovelong Beach near from HydrabadtoColombo. (the famousKohinoor diamondoftheBritish Badami Depart Hydrabad Depart Hydrabad Gulberga toHydrabad Bijapur toGulberga Dehli Explore the waterways ofKerala. Explore thewaterways Reverse this itinerary totakeinafew Reverse thisitinerary Fly toSriLankawithadirectflight Hosepet Bijapur Mysore Gulberga Bangalore , withitsimposing13th We Chennai wouldbepleased Hydrabad temples more isacelebrationofmusic,danceandmulticolouredtraditions. andmany Ahirs,Meghwals bygone era.TheAsiaticlionofGirandthelastremainingwildassRunn.HeretriballifeRabris, P and This journeytakesyoutothevariedattractionsofGujarat.TheSidimosquewithitsshakingminarets,textilecitiesAhmedabad until 1961.Visit thefortbuiltbyPortuguese in Morning sightseeing ofDiu,aPortuguese colony Day 5 by steepstairs.ContinueontoDiu. impressive hilltopJaintemplecomplex reached A Day 4 Overnight attheNilambaghPalace. old excavationsiteofHarappaneraatLothal. Drive toBhavnagarvisitingen-route4000year Day 3 famous forit’sshakingminarets. Calico museum,JamaMasjidandSdimosque, labyrinthine lanes.Sightseeingincludesvisitto woodenmansions,havelis and exquisite carved Ahmedabad isfullofarchitecturaldelightswith Day 2 visit museumofutensils. on thebanksofriverSabarmati.Afternoon Manchester ofthe‘East’,Ahmedabadissituated Hotel. Founded in1411andknownasthe Arrive AhmedabadandtransfertotheTaj Residency Day 1 the dayleisure.OvernightatKohinoor Hotel. fter breakfastdrivetoPalitana tovisitthe atan. TheimpressiveHindutemplesofPalithana, SomnathandModera.DiuwithitsPortuguese reflectstheglo colonialhistory Diu Bhavnagar toDiu Ahmedabad toBhavnagar Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ~BhavnagarDiuSasangir Remainder of W ankaner ~BhujZainabad G 1541. TheislandhasaMediterraneanfeeland vintage cars. collection ofantiques. View theroyalcollection of Vi F Day 9 your hotelRoyalOasisandResidence. in theGirnarHill.Continueonto Wankaner to Ashokan RockEdictsandtheJaintemples studded A Day 8 Sasangir NationalPark. Morning andafternoongameviewinginthe Day 7 suite facilities). Lion SafariPark (Tented accommodationwithen and over30speciesofmammals.Overnightatthe Drive ontoSasangirthehomeofAsiaticlion pilgrimages, withthousandsofyearshistory. shore temple.SomnathistheholiestofHindu Morning drivetoSomnathseethespectacular Day 6 A reflects thePortuguese colonialperiodarchitecture. ree toexplorethepalaceandnearby villages. fter breakfastdrivetoJunagadhandvisit250BC fternoon atleisurebythesea. sit thepalacemuseum housingmemorable LORIOUS W Sasangir toWankaner Sasangir Diu toSasangir ankaner G UJARAT Day 10 from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 14 Overnight attheTaj Residency. the SuntempleatModheraandcityofPatan. Morning leaveforAhmedabadvisitingenroute Day 13 Camp. at theDesertCourser’s R Drive toZainabad.Enjoyagamedriveinthelittle Day 12 block printingandtiedye. forms ofhandicraftincludingahirembroidery, Explore thetribalvillages,specialisingindifferent Day 11 sandstone. OvernightatthePrince Hotel. R A maze likestreetsandcrenellatedgateways. Morning leaveforBhuj,anoldwalledcitywith Sasangir Bhuj Bhuj ransfer totheairportforyouronwardflight. fternoon tourvisitingtheFerguson Museum, Options... Beaches Kerala Mumbai to MountAbu/Udaipur. Youneighbouring Rajasthan. drive fromAhmedabad R the waterways ofKerala. the waterways capital ofIndiaandvisitElaphantacaves. beaches ofGoa. ann ofKutch toseetheAsiaticwildAss.Overnight ao Pragmalji's Palace madeofmarbleand ajasthan Zainabad Diu Ahmedabad W Depart Ahmedabad Depart Zainabad toAhmedabad Bhuj toZainabad Bhuj Dehli W Fly toCochinviaMumbaiandexplore ankaner Fly toMumbaiseethecommercial Bhavnagar ankaner toBhuj Relax forafewdays onthesandy Combine Gujarattourwithavisitto We wouldbepleased ry of the 29 The Holiday Team GLORIOUSGUJARAT 30 The Holiday Team AYURVEDA stress relief, weightloss,arthritis, physician andcanbeforvariousailmentssuchas are doneundertheguidanceofaqualified depends uponindividualrequirement.Treatments fledge treatments.Treatment plansandduration general massage,rejuvenationmassagetofull have therapeuticvalue.Therapiesstartfrom medicines areofplantorigin,toxinfree,safeand body tohastenthehealingprocess.Ayurvedic medicines asrequired.Theoilsareappliedtothe applications, inhalations,diet,andnatural various typesofmassagesandnaturalherbaloil health andvitality. 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W and massages,combiningthe Eastern and beautiful surroundings,usingholistic therapies experience ofpurepamperingand relaxationin The OberoiSpasbyBanyanTree providean Oberoi Spas See Taj hotelportfolio. setting. MostoftheTaj hotelsofferSpafacilities. experience ofpamperinginfreshandcontemporary well asexoticOrientalandcontemporar wisdom oftheIndianPhilosophyAyurvedaas known as‘Jiva’(lifeforce)Spa,baseduponthe The Taj grouphasdevelopedtheirownSpa system, T VDs. Moreadventurousoutdooractivitiesare estern practices.Expertintheuseof Ayurvedic, aj Spas See Oberoi Ananda Spa y Western T aj Spa 31 The Holiday Team SPA HOLIDAYS 32 The Holiday Team IMAGES OFINDIA tours featuredinthisbrochure.Theycanprovidesomeinterestingideasforabriefstopover. Theseareafewoftheunlimited A fineselectionofactivities,projects,shorttoursandextensions.Theycanbetakenseparately, combinedwitheachotheror Note: Taj Mahalisclosed on Fridays. Breakfast anddinner includedonboardthetrain. Delhi intheevening byShatabadiExpress. at Fathepur Sikri(worldheritagesite).Returnto tour visitingtheTaj Mal,Agrafortandthesights train. You willbereceivedinAgraforafullday’s Early morningdepartDelhibyShatabadi Express D Assistance onarrival. A Day 3 Bagh. Afternoon explorethebusybazaars. V Day 2 boarder guards.OvernightattheRitzPlaza. retreat ceremonyoftheIndianandPakistani Amritsar. Afternoon visitWagah towitness the Early morningtrain“ShatabadiExpress”to Day 1 spectacular retreatoftheguards. also visitIndia-Pakistan boardertowitness religion inthehistoriccityofAmritsar. You will Golden Temple is thehighestseatofSikh G Return toDelhi.Assistanceonarrival. Day 4 and JanterManterObservatory. P an elephantback.Afternoon citytourvisitingCity Morning visittheAmberandascendforton Day 3 Overnight attheMansinghTowers. Leave forJaipurvisitingenrouteFathepur Sikri. Day 2 Jaypee Palace Hotel. T Drive bycartoAgra.Afternoon citytourincludes Day 1 Mughal cityofFatehpur Sikri,a worldheritagesight. T This tourincorporatesthesightsofAgraincluding G aj MahalandthepinkcityofJaipur. Alsovisitthe aj MahalandtheAgraFort. Overnightatthe alace, museum,HawaMahal(Palace oftheWinds) isit theholyGoldenTemple andJalianWala fternoon ShatabadiexpresstraintoDelhi. AY OLDEN OLDEN II TO VISIT Amritsar toDelhi Amritsar Delhi toAmritsar Jaipur toDelhi Jaipur Agra toJaipur Delhi toAgra T T EMPLE RIANGLE T AJ (1 dayfromDelhi) (3 days) (4 days) for 3nights.Remainderofthedaytoacclimatize. Morning flighttoLeh.Transfer toDevachanhotel Day 1 landscape isdottedwithmonasteries unchanged overthecenturies.Thebreathtaking strong Tibetan Buddhism,hasremainedculturally Ladakh, deepintheHimalayas(3500m),with L Season: JunetomidOctober Return flighttoDelhi.Assistanceonarrival. Day 4 and Thiksy. V Sightseeing ofthetownincludingLehPalace. Days 2&3 jeep safarisandraftingontheIndusRiver. with arttreasures.Ladakhisalsobasefortreks, I isit StokePalace andmonasteriesatHemis,Shy Options... • F Season forjeepsafari -MidJulytomidOctober. takes 3days.You stayonthecampsfor2nights. and highaltitudepasses.LehtoManali drive and furtherontoShimla,crossing spectacular ull detailsonrequest. ADAKH Jeep Safari-DrivefromLehbyjeep to Manali AE OF MAGES Delhi toLeh L eh toDelhi Leh (4 days) I NDIA and palaces Return toDelhi.Assistanceonarrival. Day 3 Laxman Jula.RishikeshisalsoknownforYoga. rituals beingperformed.Visit theAshramsand Morning visitGhats(watersidesteps)toseethe Day 2 the GangaKinare. witness theArti,aspectacularscene.Overnightat Evening visitHarKiPodi GhatatHaridwarto Drive toRishikeshvisitingHaridwarenroute. Day 1 are the plainsatHaridwar. HaridwarandRishikesh Ganges fromthelastfoothillsatRishikeshinto north ofDelhi,markstheemergenceholy The sacredtownsofHaridwarandRishikesh, H Rishikesh Options... therapies. SeeSpa holidays page31. Spa ResortnearRishikesh,offeringrejuvenation Spa ARIDWAR important pilgrimagecentresforHindus. Stay atAnandaHotel Delhi toHaridwar&Rishikesh Rishikesh toDelhi Rishikesh is alsobaseforriverrafting. & R ISHIKESH (at asupplement) addedtothe possibilities. , aluxury (3 days) the tentedcampsandallfoodisprovided.Alocal Theaccommodation isat interiors ofRajasthan. lifein thedesert An excellentwaytoseetherural J C Jaisalmer traditional colorfuldresses.Continueonto sand plasteredstonehouses.Seethevillagersin Morning visitHansuavillage.People herelivein Day 3 Music. with campfireandtraditionalRajasthani KiDhanni.Dinner campsite enroutelunchatRani T Day 2 local musicandcampfire.Overnightatthecamp. for Bhoovillage.Dinnerunderthestarswith Brahminvillage.After lunchleave 17th Century Morning startcamelsafaritovisitDhanawa,a Day 1 guide, camelmanandacookwillaccompanyyou. also be arranged fromJodhpur.also bearranged who havelesstimeispossible.Camelsafariscan Aday’ssafariforthose can alsobearranged. Note: Alongerorshorterdurationcamelsafari Warriors.Bhati Rajput our ofthevillage.Proceed toHansuavillage AISALMER AMEL Bhoo VillagetoHansua Jaisalmer toBhooVillage Hansua Village . Lunch atLakjiKiDhani,farmhouseof S AFARI (3 days) - to Jaisalmer Chennai, Bangalore,HydrabadandCochin. Note: CoimbatoreisconnectedbyairwithMumbai, onward journey. T Day 5 ride toCoonoor. for 2nights.Explorethetown.Optionaltoytrain Drive toOotyintheNilgirihills.StayatTaj Savoy Days 3&4 Devaraja market.OvernightattheSouthernStar. includes visittotheimpressiveMysorePalace and Morning leaveforMysore.Afternoon citytour Day 2 the CapitolHotel. Arrive Bangalore.Tour ofthecity. Overnightat Day 1 hills) –apopularsummerresortduringBritishRaj. P ofMysorewiththeimpressiveMaharaja’s country avenues andGothicchurches,thesandalwood A finetourtakinginBangalorenotedfortree-line B M alace andthepicturesqueOoty(QueenofNilgari ransfer totheCoimbatoreairportforyour ANGALORE YSORE Depart Ooty Depart Bangalore toMysore Bangalore Mysore toOoty & O , OTY (5 days) and mountains.StayattheSwagathJyotiMahal. tribal villagesofKutia Kondh, livingintheforests visitingenrouteBelgharandthe Leave forRayagada Day 2 semi tribalvillages.OvernightattheSantoshHotel. Drive toBaligudaenroutevisitingsometypical T Drive toUdaipur. Assistanceonarrival. Day 3 andalocaltempleofMeena’s. a birdsanctuary A fulldaytoexploretheareavisitingMeenavillages, Day 2 Meena village.Overnightatthecottagefor2nights. toseea drive throughthesceniccountryside Morning leaveforTekki Margi.Afternoon ajeep Day 1 T toincludeatribalvisit. itinerary guide willbeyourescort.We cantailormakeyour be simple,butdeliciousandwholesome.Alocal Tr who livemainlyintheforestsandhillyareas.On Orissahasoversixtytribal groups in Rajasthan. for centuries.TheMeenaTribe isoneofthelargest live inIndiawiththeirage-oldtraditionsunchanged Untouched bythemoderndaylife,manytribes T Return flighttoMumbai. Assistanceonarrival. Day 3 F Day 2A Residency for2nights. Ellora groupofcaves.Overnight attheTaj Morning flighttoAurangabad. Afternoon visit Day 1 caves, eachdepictingastory. by theBritish.Ellorahouses34andAjanta29 temples discoveredaccidentallyin19thCentury the AjantaandElloragroupofgiganticcave One ofthetreasuresancientIndianheritageis A textile village.Assistanceonarrival. on toBhubaneswarvisitingenrouteaprimitive birds fromWestern EuropeandSiberia.Continue Drive toChilikaLake,winterhomeformigratory Day 6 locals. OvernightattheTourist Bungalow. A hotspringhereisamarkofblessingforthe Bada Paroja andSaoravillages.Enjoythenature. Morning drivetoTaptapani enroutevisitsome Day 5 supplement, priornoticerequired. markets. Atribaldancecanbearrangedata visit thefamousBondaandGadabatribal 2 nights.ExcursiontoAnkadeliandLampatput of Paroja tribes.StayatthehotelHalloJeyporefor Continue tribal market,oneofmostprimitivetribes. Drive toChatikowatchtheDongariaKondh Days 3&4 Day 1 ull dayexcursion to AjantaCaves. ia or- ribal Tour ribal Tour - ibal toursaccommodationismodest,foodwill J RIBAL ANTA Baliguda toRayagada T T Udaipur toTekki Margi A Mumbai toAurangabad T Jaipore toTaptapani Bhubaneswar toBaliguda ekki MargitoUdaipur ekki Margi aptapani toBhubaneswar on toJeyporeenroutevisitsomevillages urangabad urangabad to Mumbai R T & E ayagada toJaipore OURS R O LLORA AJASTHAN RISSA (3 days) (6 days) (3 days) 33 The Holiday Team IMAGES OFINDIA 34 The Holiday Team IMAGES OFINDIA beaches Note: For morehotel/resort optionsinGoa,see T Day 6 (capital ofGoa). At leisure.OptionaltourofOldGoaandPanjim Days 2-5 Resort for5nights. Arrive Goa,andtransfertotheMajordaBeach Day 1 lifting musicmakesitapopularbeachdestination. resorts withwatersportsfacilities,goodfoodand long coastalline,clearblueskies,excellentbeach Goa isalandofgoldenbeaches.With its100km G Assistance onarrival. T Day 6 Optional excursionstothenearbyislands. At leisuretoenjoythesun,sandandsea. Days 2-5 Fly toPort Blairandtransfer totheBayIslandResort. Day 1 perfect tropicalparadise. for sunbathing,snorkelingandscubadiving–a beaches andclearwater. Itisanexcellentplace K Blair iswellconnectedbyairwithChennaiand located intheBayofBengal.ThecapitalPort The AndamanandNicobargroupofIslandsis A Bangaram IslandResort. byhelicopterbetweenAgatiand provided Note: Duringmonsoonmonthstransferis on arrival. Boat transfertoAgatiandflyCochin.Assistance Day 6 for treatment,orevenjustarelaxingmassage. and scubadiving.TheresorthasAyurvedicfacilities deep-sea fishing,excursiontothenearbyislands pursuits, kayaking,catamaransailing,snorkeling, At leisure.Theresortoffersvarietyofoutdoor Days 2-5 Resort for5nights. Fly toAgati,andboattransferBangaramIsland Day 1 can bereachedbyairfromCochin. green watersandwhitecoralsands.Bangaram beautiful islandsurroundedbylagoons,blue- Indian Peninsular. Bangaramisabreathtakingly islands, islocatedintheArabianSeawestof Lakshadweep, theenchantinggroupofcoral L daily toGoawithconvenient connectioninMumbai. Flights fromJaipur, JodhpurandUdaipur operate Mumbai, Delhi,Bangalore, ChennaiandHydrabad. ransfer totheairportforyouronward flight. ransfer totheairportforyourreturnflight. olkatta. Surroundedbycoralreefs,whitesandy AKSHADWEEP NDAMANS OA Kolkatta/Channai toPort Blair Po Lakshadweep and islands.Goaisconnectedbyair with Depart Goa Depart Goa Arrive (6 days) Cochin toLakshadweep rt Lakshadweep Goa Po Blair toKolkatta/Channai rt Blair (6 days) I SLANDS to Cochin (6 days) setting isbothrelaxingandrewarding. inthebackwaters a beautiful feature. Acruise board. (L,D). night attheVembanad Lakejetty. Overnighton elaborate makeup.Thevesselanchorsforthe performance, thatbeginswiththeapplicationof flanked bypalmsandsettlements, meandering throughaseriesofcanalsandlakes enchanting destinations.Itspicturesquebackwaters, K B is donebelowsea level.Thevesselwillanchor one ofthefewareas intheworldwherefarming these “waterhighways” whilepassingthrough lifealong through scenicbackwatersandobserve MV VrindasailstowardsAlleppey Canal. Cruise Day 3 Evening, enjoyhighlyritualised“Kathakali” to theVembanad Lakeintimetowatchthesunset. forfourhoursandreturns the scenicwaterways sailsalong Lake totheAlleppeycanal.Thecruiser the MotorVessel Vrinda.SailacrosstheVembanad A Day 2 the Trident Hilton. byatraditionalboat.Overnightat Sunset cruise Arrive Cochin.Afternoon tourofthecityanda Day 1 one nightattheTrident HiltoninCochin. includes threenightsonboardMVVrindaand Oberoi Group.Thisisafour-night tour, which Obeori hotels)ownedandoperatedbythe liner(seedetailsin cruise MV Vrindaisaluxury fter breakfasttransfertotheboatjettyandboard erala, God’sowncountry, isoneofIndia’s ACKWA Backwater Cruise Backwater Cruise Cochin TER L UXURY C US IN RUISE C US ON RUISE are aunique K ERALA dance B ON one nightonboard canalsobearranged. Note: We recommendtwonightsonboard. However, continue withyoursouthIndiatour. transfer toCochin.Assistanceonarrivaland Breakfast onboard.ArriveattheboatJettyand Day 3 Lake. Overnightonboard.(B,L,D). andtheVembenad alongthewaterways Cruise T Days 1&2 from thelocallyboughtproduce. withyouandprepare allmeals cook willcruise ambiance andcharacter. Your owncaptainand F and twobedroomsaprivatesitoutarea. rice boats.Thesecharmingboatshaveone converted fromordesignedafterthetraditional The houseboatsinthebackwatershavebeen R V MV Vrindawillanchorforthenightat through picturesquestretchesofthebackwaters. residence). ReturntoMVVrindaandcruise enroute andatraditionalKerala tharavad(family life uniquetothisregion.Visit anoldtemple sections ofthebackwaters.Experienceaway rice boattonavigatethroughthenarrower near Kanjippadamandtransfertoatraditional transfer toCochin. Assistanceonarrival.(B). board. Arriveat the Jettyinmorningand channel totheVembanad Lake jetty. Breakfaston Morning sailNorthalongthemain waterway Day 5 'Dance oftheEnchantress'.(B,L,D). board. Thisclassicaldanceformisalso calledthe Evening enjoya“Mohiniattam”dance recitalon through thebackwaterstoVembanad Lake. long snakeboatsusedinraces.Afternoon cruise boat yard,whichdisplaysoneofthetraditional Hindu temple.ExploretheChambakulamsnake and SreeBhagavathyKshetram–a100-yearold Church,establishedbySt.Thomasin1721 Mary’s for apre-lunchsightseeingexcursion.Visit St. anchor nearChambakulam.Transfer toriceboat Morning sailtowardsthesouth.MVVrindawill Day 4 ransfer bycartoAllpeyandboardthericeboat. embanad Lakejetty. (B.L.D). acilities aremodestbuttheyhaveplentyof AC ICE B KWA Backwaters toCochin Cochin Backwater Cruise AC B OAT Cochin toBackwaters KWA TERS C TERS (5 days) RUISE (3 days) V Katra, 48kmsfromJammu,isbasetovisit Hindus, locatednorthofDelhiat5,200feet. T V V R Assistance onarrival. Morning drivetoJammuandfly toDelhi. Day 3 relaxation. day atleisureformuchneededrestand Return toyourhotelinKatra.Reminderofthe Day 2 available enroute. 14km uphilltrackhasbeentiledandfacilitiesare foot, totheshrine(youcanalsohireponies).The V Fly toJammuanddriveKatrayourhotelAsia Day 1 aishnow Devi. aishnow Devi,theholycaveshrinetuckedin aishnow Devi.Afternoon startyourjourney, on rikuta hills,isabustlingreligiouscentrefor Golden Temple Option... pleasant 6-hourdrive fromJammu. Devi visitwiththe Golden Temple. Amritsar isa AISHNOW ELIGIOUS K V Delhi toJammu&Katra aishnow Devi atra toDelhi B D Y REAKS ou cancombineVaishnow EVI (3 days) temple, theonlytemplededicatedtoLord is famousforsacredPushkerLakeandtheHindu Muslim pilgrimage.Pushker, 11kmsfromAjmer, Ajmer, 138kmsfromJaipurisanimportant A about 3hoursdrive. of theego.Tirupati is130kmsfrom Chennai, their hairtotheLord,whichsymbolizeseffacing God isalong-standingritualhere.Devoteesoffer T Tir P Situated amidsttheexoticSevenHillsinAndhra T insert fordetailson fairsandfestivals. thousands ofpeople allovertheworld.Seeprice cattle fairtakesplace inPushker thatattracts yearinNovembera4daycameland Note: Every Assistance onarrival. Drive toJaipurvisitingenroute Pushker. Day 2 Mansingh Palace. of SaintMoinuddinChisti.Overnightatthe Morning leaveforAjmer. Afternoon visitthetomb Day 1 to seeboththeplaces. Brahma. onsuring–the actofshavingheadtopropitiate radesh, thetempletownofTirupati and JMER IRUPATI umala isanimportantHindupilgrimage. Ajmer -Pusker toJaipur Jaipur toAjmer A 2-dayvisitfromJaipurisrecommended & P (1 dayfromChennai) USHKER (2 days) itinerary, please askatthetimeofbooking. A visittoBollywoodcanbeincluded inyour some smalltimeactoralso. T survey, whosestatueisondisplayatthe‘Madam the mostpopularfilmstarinworldbyaBBC a glimpseofthesuperstarAmitabBacchan,rated popular televisionorfilmstarsandperhapshave studio onthatday. You mayseeoneofthe this totallydependsifthereisashootinginthat of thefilmandtelevisionindustry. However, tomorrow beingshotatthelocationandgetafeel Wa technicians fromBollywood. done. Interactwithperformers,directorsand see thepost-productionlayoutandhowthisis interesting experience.You canvisitastudioand A visittoBollywoodforadaycanbevery industries withalargeworldwideaudience. of Hollywood,isonethemostglamorous in 30languages.Bollywood,theIndianequivalent world, producinganaverageof1000filmsayear India remainsthelargestfilmproducerin B ussads’ waxmuseuminLondon.There mightbe OLLYWOOD tch alikelyhitmovieortelevisionserialof T OURISM 35 The Holiday Team IMAGES OFINDIA 36 The Holiday Team (Durbar Square).Pagoda systemofarchitecture, (capital), Patan (ancientofthethree)andBakthpureachwiththeirownPalace Square great Himalayanpeaks.ShortdistancefromDhulikhelisaworldheritagesite ideal forshortnaturewalks,restandrelaxationtoviewthesunriseover A shortdrivefromKathmanduarethehilltopretreatsofDhulikhelandNagarkot shrines andmagnificenttemples. buildings, developed, canbeenseeninthesecities,fullofpalaces,woodencarved and numeroussacred monasteries.ThesplendidPotala palace,anadministrative, F dotted withtemples,monasteries,castles andsacredpeaks.ThehistoricLhasa,the In theeastofTibet liestheYarlung rivervalley, thecradleofTibetan civilization, hats areseeneverywhere. own andfollowTibetan BuddhismknownasLamias.Monksclad inrobsandyellow where horses,yakandsheeproamfreely. Tibetans haveauniquecultureoftheir passes, rollingplains,rivers,tropicalrainforests,vastopengrasslandsandpastures land ofawesomelandscape,artisticmonasteries,majesticmountains,spectacular 4,000 metersabovesealevel,forwhichTibet isknownas"RoofoftheWorld. Itisa highest plateauoftheworld.Theaverageheightwholeregionismore than The historicalTibet ‘A realShangri-la’liesbeyondthemightyHimalayas,on Kathmandu valleysharesitstreasureswiththreeof friendliest people.Nepalisalsoknownasthetrekkingcapitalofworld. Buddhist temples,highestmountains,tropicaljunglewildlife,riversandaboveall and culturaltreasure.Ithasancientcities,medievaltowns,historicHindu the HimalayaandsandwichedbetweenIndiaTibet. Itisrichinscenicsplendour drapedalongthegreatestheightsof The kingdomofNepalisalandlockedcountry pristine riversflowthroughitsvalleyswithricepaddyfieldsandorchards. The Punaka, Wandgu Phodrangetcareseparatedbyspectacularhighaltitudepasses.The ranges givingitdifferenttopographicalfeatures.ItsscenicvalleysParo, Thimpu, Bhutan isdividedintothreedistinctivelydifferentregionsduetohighmountain a uniqueculturalsetting.Buddhismhasbeentheirreligionsincethe7thCentury. religious maskandfolkdances,theirculturalheritageisproudlyevidentoffers garments totheprayerflagsonmountainslopes,fromfairsandfestivals age-old cultureandtraditionallifestyleisstillintact.From traditionalwoven eastern Himalayas.ThepeopleofBhutanarespirituallyandculturallypure.Their The HimalayankingdomofBhutan,landthunderDragon,isnestledinthe orbidden City, isanimportant pilgrimagecentreforTibetans. Ithascobbledbazaars which Nepaleseclaimtohave N ancient citiesKathamndu B T EPAL HUTAN IBET Gateway City: Gateway City: National Park. done, justforanexperience,adayorlongerdurationdowntoChitwan is athrillingexperience.From KathmanduraftingonTrisuli/Naraini riverscanbe Ra and insomeresortsbyjeep.AVisit villagecanberewarding. toalocalTharu bird lifeincludingtigerandonehornedrhino.Safarisaredoneonanelephantback The RoyalChitwanNationalPark intheTarai regionofNepalisrichinanimaland three lakes,theprominentbeingLakePhewaintown. shorter andlongerdurationtreksintheAnnapurnaHimalaya.Pokhara valleyhas Macchapuchere (Fishtail)andfivepeaksofAnnapurna.Pokhara isbaseformany Annapurna HimalayaofferingmagnificentviewsofDhaulagiri,Himalchuli, P Changunarayan thatcanbevisitedonthewaytoorfromKathmandu. is afair/festival.Archery, horseracingandshootingaretheirpopularsports. festivals withmaskdancesarepartofTibetan monththere culture.Almostinevery andgoldensilvercontainerswithsculptures.FairsBuddha, carpets,rugs and T dominates thecity. bythe 5th DalaiLama religious andpoliticalcomplex,builtin17thCentury return byroadcrossing theFriendship BridgeontheTibet/Nepal border. of health.Ourbrochure programstartswithaflighttoLhasa fromKathmanduand Most roadsandtowns inTibet areathighaltitude andvisitingrequiresagoodstate T past. TheholypeakofMtKailash(6714mts), theLakeMansovar(4560),inwestern This mysteriouslandhasappealedtomany explorers,pilgrimsandadventurersinthe AirfliestoBhutanfromKathmandu,DelhiandKolkatta.Druk clear. Inthisbrochurewepresentacomprehensivetourof thismagnificentland. October toMay. Inthewintermonthsnightsarecoldbutskiesgenerally festivals andwarm-heartedpeopleuntouchedbytime.Thebestseasontovisitis controlled tourismpolicy. Thisisalandofancientmonasteries,palaces,fairsand environment andculture,despiteopeninguptotourism,Bhutanhasadopteda over 50speciesofrhododendronsthriveinBhutan.To safeguardtheirnatural safeguard theirnaturalenvironment.Hundredsofdifferentspeciesbirdsand Bhutanese havetraditionallylivedinharmonywithnatureandmanagedto valley withrollinghillsandgreenmeadowsisidealfornaturewalks. panoramic Bumtandvalleyhasforts,monasteriesandweavingvillages.Phobjikha Gateway City: okhara valleyliestowardsthenorthwestofKathmanduinfoothillsmighty ibet andMtQomolangma(MtEverest)draws travellersfromallovertheworld. ibetans are very skilfulinartsandcraftsspecialiseThangkas, paintingsof ibetans arevery fting is another aspect of a holiday in Nepal. Rafting inNepal’sglacierfedrivers fting isanotheraspectofaholidayinNepal.Rafting K athmandu Lhasa P aro foothills ofAnnapurnaHimalaya. for theRoyalBengalTiger andtheone-hornedrhino,onanelephantback.ThejourneyendsinlakesidetownofPokhara int Kathmandu, Patan andBakthpur. ThejourneycontinuestothetropicallowlandjunglesofChitwanNationalPark whereyou willse valley wildlife, riversandmostofallthefriendliestpeople.ThistourbeginswithexplorationthreeancientcitiesKathmandu jungle withitsmedievaltownsandvillages,highestmountain, historictemples,enchantingcultures,tropical Nepal isafascinatingcountry temple. Alsovisit the medievalcityofBhadgaon, largest stupa,and Pashupatinath, apagodastyle A Day 4 refugee centre.Afternoon free. have intricatewoodwork,and the Tibetan Malla Kingin1917wheremostof the buildings and Hindutemples.Visit DurbarSquare,builtby Kathmandu valleyfamousforBuddhistmonuments P Morning tourofPatan. AlsoknownasLalitpur, Day 3 overlooking thevalley. Syambunath StupawithallseeingeyesofBuddha Khasta Mandap,thewoodentemple includingthe for itstemples,shrinesandpalaces Morning citytourvisitingtheDurbarSquarenoted Day 2 shrines andlivingGods. Himalayan kingdomofNepal,isacitytemples, Hotel for3nights.Kathmandu,thecapitalof Arrive KathmanduandtransfertotheYak andYeti Day 1 evidence ofpagodastylearchitecture.Visit Goddess orKumari. Hereyouwillseemuch Kathmandu itsname,andthetempleofLiving atan isoldestofthethreemajorcitiesin fter breakfastvisit Bodhnath, oneoftheworld’s K K K K athmandu toNagarkote athmandu athmandu athmandu K athmandu ~Nagarkote ~ChitwanPokhara which gave at theClubHimalaya. west. Remainderofthedayatleisure.Overnight Mount EverestintheeasttoDhaulagiri panoramic viewofthemightyHimalayasfrom to Nagarkot(7200ft),whichoffersacomplete Nyatapole Pagoda andGoldenGate.Continueon contains manytemplesincludingthefive-storied buildings.ThemainCitySquare wooden carved one oftheancientcitiesNepal,notedfor Early morningand afternoonjunglesafaris. Day 7 the GaidaWild LifeCamp. A T boar, gaur, crocodiles,theelusiveRoyalBengal home toonehornedrhinoceros,sloth bear, wild A Day 6 hour walktoseetheTamang culture(Optional). also hasplentyofshortwalkstooffer. Agentle1 the spectacularviewofmountains.Nagarkot Everest. Remainderofthedayatleisuretoenjoy Himalayas. OnacleardayyoucanseeMount Early inthemorningviewsunriseover Day 5 fternoon safarionelephantback.Overnight at fter breakfastdrivetoChitwanNationalPark, iger andvarietyofbirdreptile species. B S OF EST Chitwan Nagarkote toChitwan Nagarkote N P ashupatinath Temple EPAL boat rideonthebeautifulPhewaLake. see Thakaliculture.Afternoon atleisureortakea Devi Fall andTibetan Camp.Visit ThakaliBastito the city, newmarket,SetiGorge,Gupteshawar Annapurna. OvernightattheShangrilaVillage. Himalchuli, Machhapuchhreandfivepeaksof P in thefoothillsofmightyAnnapurnaHimalaya. picturesque drivetothelakesidetownofPokhara Early morninggameviewing.After breakfasta Day 8 from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 11 free. OvernightattheYak andYeti Hotel. A Day 10 Morning sightseeingtourofPokhara valley Day 9 okhara offersthemagnificentviewsofDhaulagiri, ransfer totheairportforyouronwardflight. fter breakfastdrivetoKathmandu.Afternoon Options... listed ormakeyour ownitinerary. flight dependsontheweatherconditions. the timetotrekinHimalaya.Thesuccess ofthe for thosevisitorstoKathmanduwhodonothave September andMayintheearlymorning.Amust Pumori andMakalu.Operationaldailybetween giant peaksincludingShisha,Pangma, Choyu, Along withEverestyoucanalsoviewhostofother feet andgoingwithin5nauticalmilesofEverest. at 25,000 panorama. Thisisone-hourflightcruising breathtaking viewofthemightyHimalayan Bhutan &Tibet India T Mountain Flight with avisittoBhutan/Tibet. with oneofthetrekking/raftingitineraries. rekking &Rafting Chitwan toPokhara P Fly toIndia&takeinoneofthetours as Depart Kathmandu Depart P okhara okhara toKathmandu Nepal P okhara Combine theNepal itinerary The Mountainflightgivesa Nagarkote Combine themaintour We Kathmandu wouldbepleased visiting arch cave, he 37 The Holiday Team BEST OFNEPAL 38 The Holiday Team NEPALADVENTURES Gurkha service men. Gurkha service valley aresmalland intimate lodgesmanagedbyformer request. Ker and DowneytrekkinglodgesinPokhara camps Ker andDowneytrekkinglodges,onyour Annapurna Himalaya.Thistrekisoperated usingtented villages inNepal.Thistrekofferspanoramic viewsofthe at2040m,isoneofthelargestGurung Ghandrung, British andIndiaarmies,liveinthese villages. in villageallalong.Gurkhaforces,serving with Gurung A moderatetrekfor6dayscoveringthePokhara valley T fly drivetoKathmanduforyouronward destination. Note: You maystayinPokhara forafewdaystorelaxor P Morning trektoBegnasBazaar. After lunchdriveto Day 4 lunch spot.Overnightincampingtents. more challengingroutecanbetakentoarriveatthesame descentor Depending onyourstrengthastraightforward Start yourtrektoanotherbeautifulcampsiteinChisopani. Day 3 afternoon. Overnightincampingtents. inthe trek inthemorningbecomesabitstrenuous T Day 2 Manaslu intheEast.Overnightcampingtents. views oftheHimalayasfromDhaulagiriinWest to Y Drive tothebanksofBijapurRiver, andtrektoKalikathan. Day 1 day trekfromPokhara. occasion, somedescentsandsteepclimbs.Thisisafour- easy trek,itdoesrequiresomeeffortasyouencounter, on thisisan Nepal, hencethename‘RoyalTrek’. Although The ‘Prince ofWales’ tookthisrouteduringhisvisitto T to BudhanilkanthaanddriveKathmandu. Monastery, lunchstopat Nagse.Another F Day 3 overnight camp,withafineviewofthevalley. toyour breakfast trekfor6hourstoShivpuri(2715m) Enjoy thespectacularsunriseoverHimalayas.After Day 2 life.Overnightincampingtents. country scenery. You villagesandsee willpassthroughrural W to Mulkharaka(2400m)yourovernightcamp. Morning drivetoSunderjal(1hour)andtrekfor5hours Day 1 a limitedtimeordonotwanttotakestrenuoustreks. popularwiththosewhohave valley hills.Thistrekinvery This isoneofthemanyshorttreksinKathmandu K offer achoiceoftreksrangingfromonedayshortwalkstothelongexpeditions. Himalaya offersaninsightintothelivesoflocalhillpeopleandtheirvillagestogetherwithsomememorableviews the Trisuli /Annapurna totheIdyllicRiverCamps.AfewdaysoftrekkinginKathmanduvalley /Narayaniriverwithsomegentlerafting on rafting Nepal haswealthofuniqueactivitiesforthoseinclinedtowardsthegreatoutdoorsandadventure.Experiencethrillriver ou willpassthroughChhetriandBrahaminvillages.Fine rom ShivpuridescentthroughtheforesttoNagse okhara. rek to Syaglung, a beautiful Gurung village. Apleasant rek toSyaglung,abeautifulGurung onderful sightofsnowcappedpeaksandtherural HE HE A THMANDU Chisopani toPokhara Syaglung toChisopani K P Shivpuri toKathmandu Mulkharka toShivpuri Ka C R okhra toKalikathan alikathan toSyaglung thmandu toMulkharka OYAL HANDRUNG T V REK ALLEY T REK 2 hoursdescent T REK N further northareTibetan. Visit toJumsomisrewarding. inhabitants oftheregionknownas‘Thakalis’andones an attractivebackdrop.Thisisthelastvillageoflocal passes throughsmall villages,beautifulsandybeachesand R Day 2 fun-filled rapids.Ov photographing andvisitin River, spendthedaywithinitscanyon,birdwatching, Drives totheraftputinpointandbeginrafting theTrisuli Day 1 ( T R please expeditions, moderate trek.Dossier in 9daysPokhara –Jomsomtrek.Thisisaneasyto take you trekbacktoJomsomfor6hours.Alternatively stayinMuktinath.FromKagbeni. Overnight Mukthinath days tovisitMuktinath(3,800m)5-hrswalkfrom Note: StayinJumsomregioncanbeextendedbytwo Return flighttoPokhara. Day 3 toUpperMustang. entry village withaTibetan feel.Thisisalsothecheckpointof A gentledaytrektoKagbeni(2810m),amedievallooking Day 2 Mountain Resort. distantly relatedtotheTibetans. OvernightattheJomsom called theThakkhola,afternativeThakalis,whoare Sherpa/Tibetan village.TheKaligandakivalleyhereis Fly toJomsom.SightseeingaroundVisit typical Day 1 views. Thetoweringpeaksof Jomsom, highintheHimalayas(2713m)hasenchanting S from Kathmandu aft downtoDeoghat. Thevalleybroadensandtheraft EPAL OTVSTTO VISIT HORT RISULI ON AFTING River Trip K Jomsom toPokhra On Trek P okhra toJomsom athmandu toFislin /N A rih campingonabeach. ernight ask fordetails. ARAYANI D on request.For longertrekking ) g localvillages.Easydayrafting VENTURES huaiiand Dhaulagiri J OMSOM Nilgiri form on oneoftheislandsbelowNarayanghat. easy rapids.StopatDeoghat,asmallserenevillage.Camp also providedthoughyouarewelcometobringown. board. Alongwithcampingequipment, sleepingbagsare accompanying staffisfullyinsured.Mealplanfull Sherpa guide,portersandcook,willaccompanyyou.All your own Note: Whileontrekkingandriverrafting Pa days asyouapproachtheplainsofChitwanNational the hillsides.Theriverslowsdownonsecond&third through beautifulgorgesandsmallvillagesperchedon some excitingrapidswithstretchesofslowerwaters.Pass start yourrivertriptotheChitwanNationalPark. You run rewarding. DrivetothebanksofSetiorTrisuli Riverand A 3-dayrivertripfromPokhara isbothexcitingand ( R ask fordetails. down toChitwanNationalPark arealsopossible.Please experience arivertrip.Alongerdurationtrips river forthosewhohavelimitedtimeorjustwantto isalsopossibleontheTrisuliNote: Aone-dayrafting Drive backtoKathmandu. Day 3 from Pokhara) rk. Overnightcampsonthebeaches. FIGON AFTING K athmandu S ETI /T RISULI

Himalayas.We destination. festivalswithmaskdancesandaboveallitspeoplemakeBhutanaspecial The panoramicviews,amazingmonasteries,colourful and socompleteculturallyintactthatitseemsalmostunreal.Thisisperhapstheworld'slastremainingMahayanaBuddhist The KingdomofBhutan,theLandThunderDragon,isnestledinEasternHimalayas.Virtually ancient unspoilt,itistraditional, view theWangdue Phodrang Dzonglocatedon Early morningdrive toTrongsa viaWangdue to Day 6 the hotelMeriPuensumResort/Zangtho Pelri. fortress.Overnightat Dzong, the17thCentury Himalayan ranges.Afternoon visitPunakha ofthe pass (3,050m)withpanoramicscenery A and HandicraftsEmporium. T P king JigmeDorjiWangchuk, NationalLibrary, oflate Memorial Chortenbuiltinthememory F Overnight atthehotelNor-Thung/Riverview. through Thimphu'smaincommercialareas. Thimpu, thecapitalofBhutan.Eveningwalk AirtoParoFly byDruk anddrive(65kms)to city ofPatan andTibetan Handicraftcentre. and Syambunath.Intheafternoonvisitancient the KasthaMandap,templeoflivinggoddess Morning citytourincludesvisittoDarbarSquare, Day 2 and transfertotheYak andYeti Hotelfor2nights. Arrive Kathmandu.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 4 ashichhodzong, theseatofnationalgovernment, ull daysightseeingofThimphuvalleyvisiting ainting School,Traditional MedicineInstitute, fter breakfastleaveforPunakhaacross DochuLa Punakha to Trongsa K K K Thimpu toPunakha Thimpu athmandu athmandu athmandu toThimpu T rongsa ~BumthangGanteyParo K athmandu ~ThimpuPunakha Overnight atthehotelYangkhil Resort/Norling. pass (3,300m).Visit enrouteChendebjiChorten. the spurofahill.TheroaddescendstoPele La villages toseetheirtraditionalwaysoflife. windows andTamshing Lhakhang.Explorethe withamazingwoodworkonthe monastery villages. Visit Jakartown,Jambay Lhakhang,Kurje with itsforts,monasteries,farmingandweaving Sightseeing ofthespectacularBumthangvalley Mepham GuestHouse. picturesque valleyofBumthang.Overnightatthe La pass(3,400m).Afternoon freetoexplorethe family. LaterproceedtoBumthangacrossYotong Dzong, theancestralhomeofpresentRoyal containing originalMangolarmory, Trongsa A surrounded byalarge villageinhabitedmainlyby small hillthat rises fromthevalleyfloor, Morning visitGantey Monastery, perchedatop a necked crane.OvernightattheDewachen Hotel. valley ofPhobjikha,thewinterhome oftheblack- Black Mountainrangesaswellthe highglacial F beautiful placeofrollinghillsandgreenmeadows. A Day 10 Day 9 Day 8 Day 7 rom Ganteyyoucancloselyviewthepicturesque fter breakfastproceedtoGantey(3000m),a fter breakfastvisitTa-Dzong (watchtower) Bumthang toGantey Bumthang T Gantey toThimphu rongsa toBumthang B HUTAN T igers NestMonastry from Kathmandu,DelhiandKolkatta. for thosewhohavelesstime,can bearranged Small durationtourstoBhutanfrom 4-6days, Thung/Riverview. Drive toThimphu.OvernightatthehotelNor- the familiesof140Gomchens(Laymonks). from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T 1 night. Fly toKathmanduandtransferYak andYeti for the famousTaktsang (Tiger's Nest)monastery. over Tibetan invaders.Afternoon excursiontoview Dzong, builtin1664tocommemoratevictory A Overnight atthehotelJor-Yangz/Olathang. Museum), RinpungDzongandParo's market. lunch visitKyichu Lhakhang,Ta-Dzong (National Leave forParo, enroutevisitSimtokhaDzong.After Day 13 Day 13 Day 12 Day 11 ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fter breakfast visit the ruins oftheDrukgyel fter breakfastvisittheruins Options... Air hasflightstoParo fromDelhiandKolkatta. India Y ou cancombineIndia withBhutan.Druk Depart Kathmandu Depart P P Thimphu toParo aro toKathmandu aro India K athmandu Nepal Thimpu We wouldbepleased Bhutan Bumthang

kingdom. 39 The Holiday Team BHUTAN 40 The Holiday Team TIBET mountain desertlandscape. PotalaExperience thetimelessandmostholyJokhangtempleseelegendary Palace. Travel overPang Latoseethe specta is animmenselyhistoriclandwithunrivalledculture.Visit Yarlung valley, thecradleofTibetan civilization,Lhasa,the Ti build bythe5th Dalai Lamain17th and re- 640 AD,itwasdestroyed in9thCentury Pa T Days 6&7 Lhasa Hotel. School ofTibetan Buddhism.Overnightatthe Monastery, thelearningcentreforNyingma Drive toLhasavisitingenrouteMindrolling Day 5 valley, birthplaceoftheTibetan civilization. region builtin2BC,overlookingthefertileYarlung Y F Day 4 attheTsedang Hotel. Overnight representative andtransferredtoTsedang. capital cityofTibet. You willbemetbyourTibetan T to LhasaandTsedang Day 3 P eyes ofBuddha.Afternoon visittheancientcityof Mandap andSyambunathstupawithallseeing the templeoflivinggoddess(Kumari), Kastha Morning citytourofKathmanduincludesvisitto Day 2 and transfertotheYak andYeti Hotel. Arrive Kathmandu.Meetandassistuponarrival Day 1 first Monastery inTibet.first Monastery and sacredpeaks.Visit the SamyeMonastery, the valley isdottedwithtemples,monasteries,castles Norbulinka Palace, Drepung and wo daysofsightseeingincludesvisit to thePotala umbulakang Fort, theoldestbuildingin rans HimalayanflighttoLhasa(3650m.),the atan andtheTibetan Handicrafts centre. ull dayssightseeingincludesvisittothe bet 'the Rooftop oftheWorld'bet 'theRooftop landofcuriousnomads,mysteriousgompas andvastbreathtakingpanoramas. This isanunforgettable lace thatdominatesthecity. Builtoriginallyin T T K K K sedang sedang athmandu athmandu athmandu Lhasa K Shigatse ~Xegar ~RongbukZhangmu Sera monastery. athmandu ~Tsedang ~LhasaGyantse Century. The maze ofcobbledstreets, the spiritualcentreofTibet. Visit Barkhorbazaar, a Jokhang Temple, the holiestTibetan pilgrimageand circling theJokhangTemple. (4920m) 68k.Overnight attheRongbukLodge. views, tothevillageofDzaRongbuk uninterrupted the mainHimalayanrangewithincredible and Drive southoverthePang La(5105m)towards Day 11 X landscape, toXegar (4050m).Overnightatthe highway, thebarrenyetspectacular marvelling A longbutscenicdrive(244k)alongtheFriendship Day 10 Mansarovar Hotel. the freemarket.OvernightatShigatse/ Monastery, builtby1stDalaiLamain1447,and city ofTibet. Afternoon visittheTashilunpo (90km) drivetoShigatse(3900m),oncethecapital the Buddhistuniverse.Laterapleasanttwohour mandala, representingamicrocosmicmodelof designed intheshapeofathree-dimensional chapels fulloffrescosandPhalkorMonastery Morning visittheKhumbumStupawithseveral Day 9 British invadedTibet. Overnight attheGyantseHotel. T Y (4794m) andKaroLa(5010m)passviatheLake Morning leaveforGyantse,crossingtheKambaLa Day 8 amdrok-Tso. Gyantse,nowathirdlargestcityof ibet, wasasceneofbattlefieldin1904,when egar GuestHouse. Gyantse toShigatse Lhasa toGyantse X Shigastse toXegar egar toRongbuk T IBET in theheartofLhasa face ofMountEverest. Excursion totheEverestbasecamp,north Day 12 from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International basic andsomelongdrivesarerequired. Note: AccommodationinTibet exceptinLhasais T Day 15 Kathmandu. OvernightattheYak andYeti. Drive throughtheFriendship Bridgeto Day 14 Zhangmu Hotel. border atZhangum.OvernighttheSherpa/ spectacular SunKosi GorgetotheTibet/Nepal the Tibetan Plateauand headdowntothe Drive tothehighwaycrossrollingplainsof Day 13 ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. Options... western Tibet haslongbeenanobjectofworship famed holypeakofMtKailash(6714m)inthe early October. Full details onrequest. -7 to Kathmanduand involves3daysoftrekking(5 the world.Thisisa14daytourfrom Kathmandu T lifetime. The53kmKailashcircuit,the holiestof and adrinkofitswaterrelinquishesthe sinsofa ritual bathwilldeliverapilgrimtoGod’s paradise is thesacredLakeMansoravar(4560m), wherea Mountain.SprawlingbelowMtKailash of Tibet forwhomMtKilashwasaninestorey for Hindus,BuddhistsandtheancientBonreligion &LakeMansarovar Mount Kailash ibet’s pilgrimages,drawstravellersfrom allover hours perday).Operational betweenAprilto Everest BaseCamp Depart Kathmandu Depart Zhangmu toKathmandu Rongbuk toZhangmu India Nepal K athmandu Shigatse We T ibet wouldbepleased F orbidden City. 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Jumeirah beachisatopclass,international beachresortwithyearroundsunshine, endless sunshine. contrasts ofamodern,vibrantcity, vastdesertinteriorsandsparklingbeacheswith make uptheUnitedArabEmirates.Dubai isafascinatingdestinationwiththe Dubai, thepearlofArabianGulf, isthesecond largestofthesevenemiratesthat coralreefsofinfiniteshades, clear lagoons,dazzlingblueandturquoiseunderwater Maldives isblessedwithtropicalwhitesandybeachessparklinginthesun,crystal island andtheseatofgovernment,islocatedinmiddleatollchain. atolls ofdifferentdepths,scatteredlikestringpearls.ThecapitalMale,asmall India, intheIndianOcean.Itconsistsofover1000smallislandsspread26coral The RepublicofMaldivesliestowardsthesouthwestSrilankaandPeninsular cavetemplecomplexinSriLanka.Locatedalmost sanctuaries, isthebest-preserved fortress townofSigiriya.TherockcavedtemplecomplexDambula,withitsfive Anuuradapuram andPolonnuruwa Explore theculturaltriangleof SriLanka;visittheworldheritagesightsof country. T ofcontactwithforeignmerchants.Buddhist, and west.SriLankahasalonghistory friendly charming colonial periodhillstations,teaplantations,tropicalwhitesandybeachesand wealth ofattractions.Mysticalancientcities,gleamingBuddhisttemples,delightful Sri Lanka,describedbyMarcoPolo asthefinestislandofitssizeinworld,hasa amils, Arabs,Romans,Portuguese, DutchandBritishhaveinfluencedthisbeautiful people. Itoffersafascinatingblendofculturedrawnformtheeast the medievalcapitalsofSriLanka,rock D S M UBAI RI ALDIVES L ANKA Gateway Cities: traditional markets.MinabazaarinBur Dubai isoneofthefamousshoppingareas. Wa a traditionalBedouinvillageandhave camelride.For childrenavisit totheWild andCitytours,visit to Most populararesafarisintothedesert, Dhowdinnercruises International cuisine.Awiderangeoftours andexcursionsareavailableinDubai. of leisurefacilities.Ithassuperbchoice ofnightclubs,barsandrestaurantsserving Dubai boastssomeofthemostimpressivehotelsyouwillfindanywherewithplenty direct flightsfromTrivandrum inSouthInida,Colombo andDubai. taken asatotalholidayorcombineitwithIndia,SriLankaandDubai.Male has activities andculturalexcursionsareavailableatdifferentresorts.Maldivescan be is byspeedboat,seaplaneorDhoni(traditionalmotorboat).Various watersports be theparadiseforhoneymooners.ThetransfertoresortfromMaleAirport that makesitanidealplacetospendaperfectrelaxingholiday. Itisconsideredto short flightaway. the southIndiancitiesofChennai,Trivandrum, HydrabadandCochinarejusta many excellentbeachhotelsalongtheSouthwestcoast.TheMaldives,Dubaiand still existshere.CompleteyourholidaywitharelaxingstayatoneoftheSriLanka’s 16th Century, isanotherhistoricallyinterestingplacetovisit.OldFort builtbyDutch TheoldporttownofGalle,foundedbyPortuguesethe GemcityofRatnapura. in house, parksandgardensand.Visit thelushgreenhillresortofBandarawelaand Victorian hasspectacularvalleysandforests.Hereyoucansee18thCentury country flock hereduringwinter. Thecolonialperiodhillstationof NuwaraEliyainthetea birdsfromWesternhost varietyofanimalandbirdlife.Migratory EuropeandSiberia of Tooth Relic.Explore itsnationalparkswithlakes,forestsandopengrasslandsthat isthelakesidetownofKandy,in thecentreofcountry siteofthesacredTemple Gateway City: di Water paradise.Ithassouksand ThemePark isamust.Dubaialsoshopper’s Gateway City: Dubai &AbuDhabi Colombo Male 43 The Holiday Team 44 The Holiday Team SRI LANKANODYSSEY the EastandWest. ThePortuguese, DutchandtheBritishallhaveinfluencedthisbeautifulcountry. offersafascinatingblendofculture drawnfrom tea plantations,delightfulhillstationsandpalmfringedgoldenbeaches.Itsrichhistory beauty, isalandofhappysurprises,legendary Sri Lanka contrasts andvariedplacesofinterests.Fabulous ancientcities,Buddhist shrines, summit. Overnight atthehotelSigriyaVillage. climb betweenthegiganticclawed pawstothe is theLionplatformfromwhereit is possibleto frescoes inashelteredpocketofthe rock.Nearby Kashyapa andviewthefamous 5th Century Sigiriya. Afternoon visittherockfortressofKing Morning drivetotherockfortress townof Day 4 shrines androckdwellings. of1,840steps,riddledwith grand stairway of BuddhisminSriLanka.Climbtherock,witha eagle. Afternoon proceedtoMihintale,thecradle mugger crocodiles,spotteddeerandserpant life includingelephant,leopard,slothbear belt. Theparkisrichinvarietyofanimalandbird natural lakes,forests,opengrasslandsandcoastal Morning visittheWilpattu NationalPark with Day 3 hotel Palm GardenVillage. documented treeintheworld.Overnightat Buddha statue,SacredBooTree, oldesthistorically Samadi BC)knownforitsrockcarvings, Century giant Pagodas, rocktemple(3rd Isurumuniya A BC,homeoftwoworldheritagesites. Century ancient capitalofSriLankafoundedinthe4th A Day 2 Overnight atthehotelTaj Samudra. specimen ofBritishcolonialperiodarchitecture. style pavilionandtheOldTown Hall,afine T tour visitingtheColomboFort, thelakeside transfer tothehotelTaj Samudra.Afternoon city Arrive Colombo,thecapitalofSriLanka,and Day 1 Colombo ~ Anuradhapura ~ Sigiriya ~ Kandy ~ Nuwara-Eliya ~ Bandarawela ~ Nuwara-Eliya ~ Kandy ~ Sigiriya ~ Anuradhapura ~ Colombo emple, IndependenceSquarewithitsTraditional fternoon sightseeingincludesthetempleswith fter breakfastleaveforAnuradhapura,the Colombo toAnuradhapura Anuradhapura toSigiriya Anuradhapura Colombo S RI place. Intheeveningseeaculturaldance Relic ofLordBuddha,agemmuseumandmarket tour ofKandyvisitingtheSacredTemple ofTooth will seesspicesgrown&processed.Afternoon atMatale.Youspice gardenandaBatikfactory A Day 7 meters. Remainderofthedayatleisure. outofrockandspanning14 Buddha carved which thelargestiscolossalfigureof It containsover150imagesoftheBuddha caves withover2000sq.metersofpaintedwalls. old RockCavedtemple.Thisisacomplexoffive Drive toDambullaandvisitthefamous2000year Day 6 the Tooth Relic.Afternoon atleisure. devalaya andtheremainsofaformerTemple of ancientcity,Century GalVihara complex,Shiva Sri Lanka.Sightseeingincludesvisittothe11th T Day 5 and gardens.Overnight attheGrandHotel. andbuiltVictorian houses,parks in 18thCentury hill resortat2000 metres.TheBritishcamehere and ateaplantationen-route.Nuwara-Eliya isa and foreststoNuwaraEliyavisiting ateafactory A Day 9 to Kandyanddrivearoundtheupper lake. baby elephantsgoontheirdailyroutine.Return and visittheElephantsOrphanageSee plants andflowers.ThereafterproceedtoPinnawela Botanical gardenwithamazingvarietyoftrees, Morning leavetoPeradeniya tovisittheRoyal Day 8 performance. OvernightattheEarl'sRegencyHotel. oday visitPolonnaruwa, themedievalcapitalof fter breakfastleaveforKandyvisitingenroutea fter breakfastdrivethroughspectacular valleys L Sigiriya toKandy Sigiriya Sigiriya K K ANKAN andy toNuwara-Eliya andy O D YSSEY Morning leaveforHortonPlains,formerlya Day 10 from theUKincludingregionalairports. competitiveflights very to assistyouinarranging Flights: International T Day 13 the dayatleisure.OvernighthotelTaj Samudra. and museum.ContinueontoColombo.Reminderof "CityofGems".VisitDrive toRatnapura, agemmine Day 12 the BandarawelaHotel. Overnightat the wellknownepic“Ramayanaya”. of Gardens, thepleasuregardensofKingRavana Bandarawela. EnroutevisittheHakgalaBotanical A to Bandarawela Day 11 W falland saddle at7000ft,forahiketotheBaker’s British huntinggroundsituatedonhighwindswept ransfer totheairportforyourflighthome. fter breakfastleaveforalushgreenhillresortof Options... 2 nights). 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L 15kms fromColombocity. south toColombo,35kmsfromtheairportand acilities: acilities: ocation: ocation: Golden SunHotel**** Mt Lavinia Hotel**** Mt Lavinia games This colonialhotelislocatedatMtLavinia Extensive beachfrontage,4restaurants, Tw Located atKultara, 43kmsouthof o restaurants serving International o restaurantsserving 275 wellappointedroomswith S RI L ANKA B EACH H OTEL P ORTFOLIO shower, personalsafeand24hourroomservice. fully F from ColomboCity. 65km fromtheInternationalAirportand27kms L satellite temperature control.Channelledmusic,fan, or terrace.Centralairconditioningwithindividual well appointedwithseaviewandprivatebalcony Accommodation: night club, program withliveentertainment,themenights, Internationalcuisine.Evening and sportbarserving badminton, shop, restaurantsandbarsincludingpoolsidebar house movies. shopandin business centre,gemandjewellry acilities: ocation: The BlueWater **** equipped Gym,tennisandsquashcourts, television, telephone, Located SouthofColomboatWadduwa, Large swimmingpoolandkidspool, hair andbeautysalon,doctoroncall, table tennis,billiards.24hourcoffee All 100roomsandsuitesare mini bar, bathand 45 The Holiday Team SRI LANKAHOTELPORTFOLIO 46 The Holiday Team SRI LANKAHOTELPORTFOLIO F City and90kmsfromtheairport. water, telephone,radioandpipedmusic. area, attachedbath/showerwithhotandcold L private bungalowshaveasitting balcony withaviewoftheseaorgarden.The private bungalows.Theroomshaveaterraceor Accommodation: tennis court,badmintonandindoorgames. evening entertainment,TVlounge,floodlit salon, library, minishoppingarcade,occasional 4 bars,2swimmingpools,healthcentre,beauty acilities: ocation: Neptune Resort *** Neptune Resort Restaurants withthemenights,Pizzeria, Beruwela, 58kmssouthofColombo Beruwela, Air-conditioned roomsand room andgarden controlled overlooking thegardenandsea.Individually and suiteswithprivatebalconiesorterraces Accommodation: scuba diving,snorkelinganddeep-seafishing. facilities includesurfing,traditionalcatamaran, play area,aerobicsandwaterpolo.Water sports court, billiards,poolgamesroomandchildren’s salon, conferencehall,outdoorJacuzzi,squash centre,hairdressing pool, Spaandayurveda large freshwaterSwimmingpoolwithakid’s F city, town. intheoutskirtsofBeruwela International airportand58kmsfromColombo south westcoastofSriLanka,96kmfromthe minibar, airconditioning, and massagerooms) service. making facilities,minibarand24-hourroom television, hairdryer, in-roomsafe,teaand coffee L large baywindows. gardens. Allroomsofferabalcony/terrace aswell spectacular viewsoftheseaorbeautiful landscaped Accommodation: ski, bananaboatrideandwindsurfing. sports andrentalcentreincludesJetSki,water P darts, include tennisCourt,dailyentertainmentatthebar, Chinese andSriLankacuisine.Theotherfacilities Internationalcuisineincluding Indian, serving F of Colombocity. coast, 90kmsfromtheairportand60kmssouth L TV and24-hourroom service. safe, tea/coffeemaker, IDDtelephone, Satellite acilities: acilities: Eden Resort &Spa**** Eden Resort olo, Yoga, deep-seafishing,sunsetfishing.Water ocation: ocation: disco, Gymandhealthclub T aj Exotica ***** Choice ofbars,loungesandrestaurants A choiceofthreerestaurants,twobars, Eden ResortandSpaislocatedonthe Bentota, sprawlingalongthesouth air-conditioning, Elegantly appointed158rooms . The 160 spaciousroomswith Outdoor pool,aerobics,water room amenitiesincluding ceiling fan,electronic piped music,satellite (Sauna Jacuzzi F 65km southofColomboand92kmfromtheairport. L player andsafedeposit. Satellite TV, tea/coffeemaker, hairdryer, DVD/CD with privateterrace orbalconywithoceanview. with IDD,minibar, bathandshower. Allrooms with individualtemperaturecontrol. Telephone Accommodation: shop. internet facilities,gemandjewellery A F 12km fromtheairportand35kmColomboCity. L available with22ftlongswimmingpools. dryer, minibarandsafe.Somedeluxesuites are home theatresystem,dataport,telephone,hair with satelliteTVchannels,DVD/CD playerwith dressing room,openairbathroom,LCDpanels and diningtable,loungearea,sleepingdeck, sea. Eachsuitehasabalcony/terracewithdaybed suites withspectacularviewsoftheshorelineand Accommodation: ballets, westernmusic,orientalmusicetc. tennis. Eveningentertainmentprogramsinclude steam, conferencehall,badmintonandtable include awellequippedgymwithsaunaand sauna andsteamshower. Theotherfacilities spa offeringawidevarietyoftreatments,aromatic ocean, andtheopenairsunsetbar, snookertable, lounge/pool baroverlookingthepooland pools andakid’spool,gym,spa,steambath, cellar. Theotherfacilitiesincludetwoswimming The BeachNegombo acilities: acilities: ocation: ocation: yurvedic center,yurvedic conferencefacilities,babysitting, Saman Villas***** Athuruwella, Bentota,ontheWestAthuruwella, Coast, Located atNegombo,northofColombo, T Choice ofrestaurants,twobarsthe wo restaurants,twobarsandawine Central airconditioningrooms 27 luxuriouslyfurnishedAC **** L volleyball, children’spoolandplayground. floodlit tenniscourts,twosquashbeach other facilitiesincludeoutdoorswimmingpool, arcade, conferenceandbanquetfacilities.The bar,service nightclub, beautysalon,shopping cuisine, poolsidebar, beachbar, karaokebar, room and laundry service. room andlaundry water, pipedmusic,radio,telephone,24hour Attached bathandshowerwithhotcold private terracewithaviewoftheseaorgarden. Accommodation: F 7km fromtheairportand35kmColomboCity. Browns BeachHotel*** acilities: ocation: Located atNegombo,northofColombo, Three restaurants serving International Three restaurantsserving Fu ll airconditionedroomswith 47 The Holiday Team t SRI LANKAHOTELPORTFOLIO 48 The Holiday Team t MALDIVESHOTEL PORTFOLIO bars withselectionofwinesinseller. games andtennisCourt.Choiceofrestaurants private pool. private outsidesittingarea.Somevillashaveown TV (optional)andDVD, bathtubandshower hairdryer, min-bar, safe,andquadraphonichi-fi, amenities includeair-conditioning, roomservice, of well-appointedrooms,villasandsuites.Room Accommodation: island retreats,fishingtrips,tabletennis, sailing. Culturalexcursionstonearbyvillages,desert L F minutes fromtheairportbyseaplane. K skiing, wakeboarding,windsurfingandhobcat include snorkeling,speedboats,canoe,water- school, fullyequippedSpa.Water sportsfacilities Soneva Fushi Resort &Spa Soneva Fushi Resort acilities: ocation: unfunadhoo IslandontheNorthBaaAtoll.30 F acilities includefitnesscentre,diving Soneva Fushi islocatedinthe The accommodationcomprises ***** M ALDIVES board- H OTEL P ORTFOLIO (Member, HotelsoftheWorld) SmallLeading connection, andhairdryer. satellite television,DVD/CD player, Internet amenities includeminibar, safe,tea/coffee-maker, villas (includingprivateplungepools).Room deluxe lagoonvillas,4beach Lagoon Villas onthewater, 31privatedetached Accommodation: andvisittoalocalVillage.Sunset cruise sking, deep-seafishing,seaplanephotoflights, other facilitiesincludecatamaransailing,water certified divecenter. Barandrestaurants.The Indoor games,library, swimmingpool,PADI and rejuvenatingtreatments,poolsnooker, F the MaleAirport. Male Atoll.20minutesawaybyspeedboatfrom L and Sunsetwater villas withallmodernfacilities. different categories ofBeachvillas,Water villas lagoon. Theaccommodation comprisesoffive and surroundedbyavibrantcoral reefand R and resortsontwo islands,Rangali three luxury Accommodation: skiing andwindsurfing. table, sailing,scubadiving,tenniscourt,water meditation, Over-water Spaandretreat,pool fitness room,jetskiing,joggingtrack,yogaand include aerobics,fishingtrips,sightseeingtours, undersea restaurantplus3bars.Theotherfacilities F Male InternationalAirport. R L acilities: acilities: ocation: ocation: anglifinolhu, linkedbya500metre footbridge angali Island,35-minutebySeaplanefromthe Ta j Exotica Resort &Spa j Exotica Resort eot&Sa***** Spa & Resort Located onEmboodhuFinolhu,South Hilton Maldives 24-hour Fitnesscenter, Spa,aromatic Located onSouthMaleAtollthe Seven restaurantsincludingall-glass The hotelhas24semi-detached The Resortisacombinationof ***** check in. villas haveabar, exclusiverestaurantandseparate and sunchairs.TheJacuzziBeachvillaswater facility, ceilingfan,mini-bar, safe,woodenterrace and garden,CDplayer, teaandcoffeemaking spacious open-airbathroomwithwalkinshower villas andwatervillas.Theroomamenitiesinclude beach bungalow, beachvillas,andJacuzzi four categoriesofroomsandsuite.Exoticthatched Accommodation: dinghy sailing,waterskiingandsailingsafaris. like windsurfing,kite-boarding,catamaranand W court, badminton,tabletennisanddarts. gym, anaerobicsroom,Spa.Afloodlittennis 6-hole pitchandputtGolfcourse.Fully equipped dive andsnorkelequipmentshop,aGolfPro shop, F minutes byseaplaneor4hoursspeedboat. Lhaviyani Atoll,80milesnorthoftheAirport.40 L P wooden sundeck with chaiselounges,ashade villas haveoutdoor area,aJacuzzifortwo, additionally telephoneandmini-fridge. Jacuzzi (individual bungalows)withveranda andhave and safedeposit.Landvillas watervillas fan, air-conditioning, shower, WC,mini-bar, terrace Standard roomsareinblocksof4to 6roomswith Jacuzzi villas,Water villasandHoneymoonSuites. Accommodation: andregulareveningentertainment. day sailcruise court withfloodlights,volleyball,badminton Swimming poolwithsunterrace,spa,gym,tennis F 60 minutesfromtheairportbyspeedboat. L sightseeing, photosightseeingflightbyseaplane, base, islandhopping,nightfishing,submarine water-skiing, windsurfing,catamaransailing.Dive acilities: acilities: Ku ocation: ocation: avilion, asmalltropical gardenandaCDplayer. atersports centerprovidingallkindsofsports Meeru Island Resort **** IslandResort Meeru redu Island Resort **** redu IslandResort Located intheeastofNorthMaleAtoll, Several restaurants,barsandshops,a Situated onthenorthernreefof Restaurant, 2coffeeshopsandbar. 225 roomsincludingLandvillas, The hotelhastworesortswith , International cuisine.Theotherfacilitiesinclude F 35 minutesfromtheAirportbySeaplane. L individual terrace. television, hairdryer, hotandcoldwater ceiling fan,IDDtelephones,minibar, satellite families. Roomamenitiesincludeair-conditioning, and watervillas.Thehotelalsohasduplexvillasfor of elegantandspaciousReethivillas,deluxevillas Accommodation: fishing tripetc. sports includingcatamaransailing,diving,night courts. Water sportscentreofferingvarietyof Squashtabletennisandbadminton instructors. tennis court,Gym,aerobicsessionwithqualified swimming pool,gym,andsauna.Sportscentrewith acilities: ocation: Reethi Beach Resort **** Reethi BeachResort Located ontheNorthEastofBaaAtoll, Choice ofbarsandrestaurantsserving The accommodationcomprises 49 The Holiday Team MALDIVESHOTEL PORTFOLIO 50 The Holiday Team MALDIVESHOTEL PORTFOLIO personal safe. amenities includeIDD,satelliteTV, coffee/teamaker, minibar, anda F International Airportbyspeedboat. L sit-outs, sundecks,hammocks with privatesundecks.BeachVillas arebuiltoversmoothwhitesandwith Accommodation: snorkeling, waterskiing,windSurfingandseaplaneexcursions. canoeing, catamaranboatrides,coralviewing,deepseafishing,diving, tea/coffee maker, spa.Water sportsincludeBananaandtuberiding, Gym/fitness centre,indoorgames,personalsafedeposits,souvenirshop, F from theMaleAirport. L The waterbungalowshavetea/coffeemaker, bathtubanddeck. bathrooms (hotandcoldfreshwater),minibar, IDD telephone, satelliteTV. bungalows andwaterbungalows.Fully air-conditioned withspecious Accommodation: disco. Restaurant,coffeeshop,souvenirbarandswimmingpool. diving andsailingcentre,doctor-on-call, fax,telephoneandemailfacilities. school. Theotherfacilities canoeing, waterskiing,wakeboarding,banana badminton, scubadiving,snorkeling,windsurfing,catamaransailing, acilities: acilities: ocation: ocation: Thulhaagiri Island Resort *** Thulhaagiri IslandResort Bars andrestaurantsofferingInternational Resort facilitiesincludevarietyofsportsactivitiesbeachvolley, Located inthecenterofNorthMaleAtoll,25minutesfrom Located onHembadhu,NorthMaleAtoll.60minutesbyboat T aj Coral Reef Resort **** aj CoralReefResort Lagoon villasarebuiltonstillsovertheturquoisewaters The resorthas69roomsinindividualthatchedbeach include liveband,culturalmusicshowsand and pen-air gardenshowers.Guest riding, 5starPadi diving cuisine, swimmingpool, plus Southeast Ari-Atoll.25minutesfromtheAirportbyseaplane. centre providingvarietyofsportslikewindsurfing, F L and Spa.Wedding facilities, library. Theotherfacilitiesincludechildren’splay Board games,billiards,tabletennis,caromdarts,SatelliteTV, Video andCD are partlybuiltoverwaterandhavetea/coffeemaker. system, Sittingarea,telephone,minifridgeandopenterrace.Water Villas and suites.Roomamenitiesincludeair-conditioning, ceilingfan,music Accommodation: surf bikes.Theresortalsohasdivingcentre. include catamaran,windsurfboards,canoes,water A and Fax andInternetservice babysitting,readinglounge,conferenceroom,videogames, room service, Theotherfacilitiesincludebicyclehire,safetylockers, Sunset photocruise. (banana), fun-tubes,fullmooncatamaranexcursions,powersailingand hairdryer hairdryer three rooms.Thesuperiorroomshaveair-conditioning, and superiorroomsarelocatedinindividualbungalowsblocksoftwo or F L with abeachbedandan equipped withfan,minibar, IDDtelephone,hotand coldwater, aterrace by speedboatand1hour including poolbar shower. Theindividualdeluxe acilities: acilities: ocation: ocation: ccommodation: and asmallprivategarden. 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Located inNorthMaleAtoll,19kmfrom wo swimmingpools,multicuisinerestaurantsandseveralbars Lily BeachResortislocatedon L ohifushi Island Resort *** ohifushi IslandResort Lily Beach Resort *** Lily BeachResort standard, superior, deluxerooms The hotelhaswellappointedsuperiorrooms,watervillas and surfbar, coffeeshop.Thewatersportsfacilities open airbathroomintraditionalstyle.Thestandard 30 minutesbytraditionalmotorisedboat(Dhoni). disco, livebandandculturalshows.Water sports rooms havetea/coffeemaker, satelliteTV, Huvahendhoo canoes, catamaransailing, and Suites.Allroomsare the airport.30minutes area, Internetcafe,gym plus skies, water-sleigh bathtub anda island atthe (Member of the Leading hotelsoftheWorld)(Member oftheLeading Accommodation: F Dubai airportand20minutesfromthecitycentre. superb locationontheshoresofArabianGulf, about40minutesfrom L children’s clubandplayground. water skiing,scubadiving,parasailing, windsurfingandsailing.Asupervised driving range.Theresorthaswatersports availablefromthebeachincluding squash, andfitnessroomwithequipment,sauna,jacuzzi,massagea golf and swimupbar. Leisurefacilitiesincludeseveralswimmingpools,tennis, variety ofworldcuisine,plusarangebarsincludingpoolsidesnacks bar Assawan Spa-BurjAlArab added benefitofpre dinnerdrinks,privatelounge,and VIPservice. bar, bathandshower. Executive roomsonthetopfloorsof hotelhavethe windows offeringfullseaview, airconditioning,telephone, television,mini acilities: ocation: Jumeirah BeachHotel***** An excellentselectionofrestaurantsandinformalcafe’sfeaturinga The JumeirahBeachHotel,situatedonthewhitesands,enjoysa 599 spaciousroomsandsuites,all with floortoceiling R oyal Suite-BurjAlArab D UBAI H Deluxe P ool -BurjAlArab OTEL of 321 Decorated withlavishtexturesandexuberantcolours,eachsuitefeaturesa size, thefloortoceilingglasswindowsofferviewsofArabianGulf. from169sqmto780sqin each onearrangedovertwofloors.Ranging Accommodation: include privatebanquetingandmeetingrooms,ballroomboardroom. stand upsolarium,sauna,steamroomsandjacuzzi.Theotherfacilities aerobic floor. Treatment rooms,hydrotherapybaths,orientalmassage, include twoswimmingpools,fullyequippedfitnessstudiosandan Europeancuisine.Leisurefacilities panoramic viewofDubaiserving food restaurantandAlMuntaha,200metresabovetheArabianGulfoffering F L minutes fromDubaiairportand20thecitycentre. own manmadeislandwithasuperbviewoftheArabianGulf. About40 landmark isthelargesthotelbuildinginworld.BurjAlArabsitsonits acilities: P ocation: ool -JumeirahBeach P metres ORTFOLIO Eight restaurantsandloungesincluding Designed toresembleabillowingsail, , dominating Burj AlArab***** Burj AlArabisanallsuitehotelwith202deluxesuites, the Dubaicoastline.Dubai'smostprestigious the World). hotelsof (Member oftheLeading plasma copier. Entertainmentsystem, access, privatefax,printerand area completewithlaptop,internet living anddiningarea.Anoffice channels. D VD systemandavarietyofcable Deluxe screen the hotelsoarstoaheight Al Mahara,famoussea , video ondemand, 51 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO 52 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO F airport and20minutesfromthecitycentre. L Accommodation: Souk Amphitheatre,a1000seatoutdoorvenue. treatment rooms,MadinatTheatre,a432seatmultifunctionalvenueand cuisine. SixSensesSpaofferingEuropeanandAsiantherapiesin26private restaurants, cafesandbarsofferinganelectricarrayofInternational restaurant withenchantingterracesforalfrescodining,41resortwide Jumeirah with75boutiqueshopsand23barsrestaurants.World class and extensivewatersports.TheotherfacilitiesincludeSoukMadinat access, Sinbad'sKidsClub,TheQuayHealth5floodlittenniscourts channels, minibar, alarmclockradio,faxmachine,scannerandphotocopier. andtelevisionwithwidechoiceofsatellite 24hourroomservice, service, private balconiesorterraceareas.Inroomfacilitiesincludebutler acilities: ocation: F Located onthefamousJumeirahBeach,40minutesfromDubai acilities includeexclusivepools,1kmprivatebeachwithdirect Dar AlMasyaf***** 29 summerhousescomprising283roomsandsuiteswith Deluxe private beach,Sinbad'sKidsClub,TheQuay, HealthClub, alarm clockradio, faxmachine,scannerandphotocopier. television withwidechoiceofsatellitechannels, minibar, room service, Accommodation: Facilities: airport and20minutesfromthecitycentre. L of Internationalcuisine.Private banquetingandmeetingfacilities. beach, 45resortwiderestaurants,cafes andbarsofferinganelectricarray T Three worldclassrestaurantswithenchanting terracesforalfrescodining. multi functionalvenue,SoukAmphitheatre, a1000seatoutdoorvenue. Asian therapiesin26privatetreatmentrooms.MadinatTheatre,a432 seat shops and23barsrestaurants.SixSensesSpaofferingEuropean and courts. Extensivewatersports,SoukMadinatJumeirahwith75boutique wo stylish bars and lounges overlooking the waterways andbeautiful wo stylishbarsandloungesoverlooking thewaterways ocation: Located onthefamousJumeirahBeach,40minutesfromDubai F acilities includePremium Leisure Club,largepoolareas, 292 roomsandsuites withprivatebalconies.24hour Al Qasr***** Deluxe 5 floodlittennis 1km Mina A Salam ***** Deluxe Location: The Mina A Salam has a superb location on the famous Jumeirah Beach. About 40 minutes from Dubai airport and 20 minutes from the city centre. Facilities: Private open beach with uninterrupted views and connecting boardwalk to the renowned Wild Wadi Water Park.

Elevated pool with large terraces, 3000sq.m healthclub with indoor OTEL PORTFOLIO pools, Six Senses Spa offering European and Asian therapies in 28 private treatment rooms, Sauna, aerobic studio, Fully equipped H gymnasium, 5 floodlit tennis courts, 2 squash courts. Numerous restaurants, bars and lounges. Souk Madina Jumeirah with 75 boutique shops and 23 bars and restaurants. High speed Internet access. Extensive water sports facilities. Madinat Theatre, Souk UBAI

Amphitheatre. D Accommodation: This grand boutique hotel has 292 well appointed rooms with balconies. 24-hour room service, air conditioning, telephone and television with wide choice of satellite channels, minibar, alarm clock radio, fax machine, scanner and photocopier. DUBAI HOTEL

Atlantis, The Palm *****Deluxe Location: Atlantis is the flagship resort on Palm Jumeirah, and the first resort to open on Dubai’s revolutionary island. The ambitious Palm project is typical of the bold spirit of Dubai, one of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates. Facilities: Imperial Club,Atlantis Kids Club and Club Rush for teenagers/Two Royal Towers Pools with large decks and pool caba as. Royal Towers Private Beach. The Ambassador Lagoon with 65,000 fish and marine species. Dolphin Bay - an interactive experience with the world's most charismatic animals. The Lost Chambers Atlantean themed archaeological site with unique marine exhibits. A cosmopolitan avenue of over two dozen luxurious retail boutiques,Atlantis Spa with 27 wet and dry treatment rooms. Accommodation: At Atlantis, the splendour of the accommodation doesn’t end with the architecture. Each of our 1,373 spacious guest rooms and 166 suites is designed with subtle oceanic and Arabic influences, overlooking spectacular views of the azure Arabian Gulf or Palm Jumeirah itself. And if guests choose to stay in The Lost Chambers Suites, they won’t be over looking the ocean, but looking into it. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer a spectacular view into the Ambassador Lagoon with a cornucopia of exotic marine life gracefully gliding by. The Holiday T eam 53 54 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO F Dubai airportand20minutesfromthecitycentre. L access toprivateclublounge. private checkin,drinksandsnacksthroughoutthedayguestshave balcony. Executiveseaviewroomshavesuperiorfacilitiesandamenities, satellite televisionwithinternetaccess.Deluxeseaviewroomsare Accommodation: skiing andwatercanbearrangedlocally. children’s club,fitnesscentreandsauna.Watersports includingandjet shop andapoolbar. Theotherfacilitiesincludingswimmingpool, acilities: ocation: An excellentchoiceofbarsandrestaurantsincludingacoffee Situated onalargewhitesandybeachabout30minutesfrom Hilton DubaiJumeirah***** 394 roomselegantlydecoratedwithairconditioning, hairdryer, and totheHiltonDubaiJumeirah BeachClubtousethebeach bus service safedepositbox,andlaundry,service, VIPfloor. shuttle Complimentary snacks andbeverages throughout the shoppingarea,golfandyachtclub. treatments. Facilities F minutes fromtheairport, L with theGlasshouse,a benefits asadedicated Clubloungewhereyoucanenjoy bathrobes. Executiveroomsarelocated onthehigherfloorsandoffer impressive penthouse suite,locatedonthetwotopfloors ofthehotel. signature finediningrestaurant.Thefamous room ammenitiesinclude Accommodation: R acilities: ocation: amsay andhisteamoverseeallcatering. all facilities.TheHiltonDubaiCreekoffersunique Rooftop pool,fitnessroomanda Located ontheDubaiCreek,thisstylishboutiquehotelis15 mini bar, satellite TV, safe,clock radio,telephoneand Hilton DubaiCreek***** 154 guestroomswithaviewoftheCreek andcity. The include spa,beautysalon,bar, restaurant,room contemporary diningroom,andVerre,contemporary thehotel's 30 minutestobeachandashortdistance air conditioning,dataport,coffee maker, the day. Thehotelalso offersan wide rangeofaromatherapy Michelin starchefGordon dining concepts complimentary Le Royal Meridian Beach Resort & Spa ***** Location: Located on the Jumeirah Beach opposite the world famous EmiratesGolf Course and adjacent to the Jebel Ali Sailing Club. It is 30 minutes from Dubai airport and 25 minutes from the city centre. Facilities: The hotel has a good choice of restaurants including Italian,

Lebanese, seafood and a choice of bars including swim up bar. The OTEL PORTFOLIO facilities include sports and recreation club, fully equipped gym, sauna, 2 swimming pools and children’s pool. Water sports include H water skiing and windsurfing. Deep sea fishing and scuba diving can also be arranged. Accommodation: 500 rooms superbly furnished with bath, shower, air UBAI conditioning, telephone, television, and minibar. Land view rooms overlook desert. Sea view rooms have sea view. D

One & Only Royal Mirage ***** Deluxe Location: Nestles in 60 acres of gardens and designed in an Arabic style. This stylish hotel is located on the Jumeirah Beach overlooking the Arabian Gulf, opposite the prestigious Golf Club. 30 minutes from Dubai airport and 20 minutes from the city centre. Facilities: Private open beach. The Health and Beauty Institute features the Givenchy Spa, a traditional Oriental Hammam, hair salon and centre. Temperature controlled swimming pools. A wide range of sport and leisure activities - tennis, sailing, surfing, windsurfing, diving, snorkelling and much more. Indoor and outdoor children’s play areas. Business centre, boardroom, conference centre, and library and the Royal and Feregrine ballrooms. Choice of several restaurants bars and clubs including beach bar and grill, serving International cuisine. Accommodation: The hotel comprises of three equally distinctive properties, The Palace, The Arabian Court and The Residence and Spa. It has 53I deluxe rooms, suites and villas with private balcony. Room amenities include mini bar, satellite television, personal safe, and room directory. 24 hour room service, air conditioning, telephone and television with wide choice of satellite channels. (Member of the

Leading hotels of the World) The Holiday T eam 55 56 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO centre, saunaandsteamroom.Water sportsfacilities- temperature controlled.Fully equippedgym,footballpitch,PADI diving secretarial service. The otherfacilitiesincludebarbershop,beautysaloon,businesscentreand other facilitiesincludechildren’sclub, minutes fromDubaiairportand20thecitycentre. Resort andBeachClub,issituatedalongthefamousJumeirahBeach, 30 minutes fromDubaiairportand25thecitycentre. and mini barandsafety depositbox. movie channel, DVD, telephone, laundry,service, flatscreenTVwith Air conditioning,24-hourroom variety ofluxuriousaccommodation. tower roomsandsuites,itofferswide decorated pool/gardenviewand Accommodation: bar. Threeswimming Chinese,JapaneseandFarserving Easterncuisine,thebeachbarandpool F L decorated Accommodation: F L conditioning, speedboat etc.Choiceof rooms haveseaview. rooms overlookthedesert.Seaview dataport andminibar. Landview telephone, television,computer Club isonly5minutes Marsa, asuperbArabianseafoodrestaurant,ItalianMun Chi acilities: acilities: ocation ocation steam room.Arangeofwatersportsareavailable.TheEmiratesGolf Habtoor Grand Resort &Spa Habtoor GrandResort : : Located onthebeachfrontfamous A choice of bars and restaurants serving A choiceofbarsandrestaurantsserving Five swimmingpoolsincluding2shadedchildren’sand The HabtoorGrandResortandSpa,formerlyMetropolitan Beach Resort &Marina***** Beach Resort rooms andsuites.Air 24 hourroomservice, La W ith 442tastefully 211 tastefully Meridian MinaSeyahi pools includingchildren’spoolwithwater drive away. restaurants and bars serving Internationalcuisine. restaurants andbarsserving tennis court,squash,gym,spa,sauna International cuisine.Al Jumeirah Beach.Itis30 sailing, windsurfing ***** slides. The Spa withitsdedicatedreceptionandthe different properties.ThePalmTreeCourt&SpaandJebelAliHotelarebothlocated shooting club,ridingstables,tennis,squash&badmintoncourts. access inpublicareas.Peacochildren'sclub&kidsactivities.Thefacilitiesinclude therapies. Divingcentre&AquaHutfeateringwatersports.Freewirelessinternet controlled swimmingpools,dedicatedchildren'spool,Spaoffering40treatments& International cuisineincludinganawardwinningSignatures.Threetemperature marina offeringfishingtripsandseaplaneflights.Choiceofrestaurants&barsserving shores oftheArabianGulfofferingoptiontostayinonetwobeachfronthotels palmlined beach,is45minutesfromtheairport.resortoverlooksgolden Location movie channels.24hourroomservice. safe box,minibar,tea&coffeemakingfacilities,bathrobes,hairdryer,satelliteTVand within 128acresofbeautifullylandscapedgardens.Roomamenitiesincludeprivate Accommodation: Facilities: Jebel Ali Golf Resort &Spa ***** Jebel AliGolfResort : This multi-awardwinningluxurious128acrebeachresort,Withitsown Private beach,9holepar36championshipgolfcourseandacademy,private With 392roomsandsuites,theresortiscomprisedoftwodistinctly Jebel AliHotelarebothlocated Deluxe Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa ***** Location: Located at the city end of Jumeirah Beach Road, the resort is only 10 minutes drive from the city centre and World Trade Center and 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport. Exclusive shopping malls are within walking distance. Facilities: Choice of bars and restaurants (12 food and beverage outlets), health club and spa, 2 large swimming pools, children's paddling gymnasium, tennis and squash courts, aerobic and spinning OTEL PORTFOLIO classes. Business centre, conference and banqueting, shopping H arcade, money exchange, laundry, baby sitting and dry cleaning. Accommodation: Set in beautifully landscaped gardens with waterfalls, the complex is made up of 33 villas offering 195 rooms and suites. 24 hour room service, air conditioning, hairdryer, minibar, UBAI

safe, satellite TV and direct dial telephone. Suites have jacuzzi bath D as well.

Grand Hyatt ***** Deluxe Location: Grand Hyatt Dubai, towers majestically by the edge of Dubai's historic creek, set within a lush oasis of 37 acres of landscaped gardens. It is a 15 minute drive from the airport and close to the city centre. Facilities: 14 restaurants, bars and café’s offer authentic International dining including Italian, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Lebanese and a fine American grill restaurant, wine and cocktail bars and MIX, a multi leveled nightlife complex. Recreational facilities include Zen inspired Grand Spa, tennis centre, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and jogging track. International Conference Centre with two magnificent conference ballrooms served by a state of the art Media room, and eleven meeting rooms, which include two full sized boardrooms. Purpose built outdoor space for events, conferences and incentives. Accommodation: 674 hotel guestrooms and suites luxuriously appointed with ultra-modern digital technology and communications. The hotel also has 176 fully furnished apartments.

Oasis Beach Tower **** Location : The luxurious Oasis Beach Tower is located on the famous Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, with great views over The Palm Jumeirah, Arabian Gulf and Dubai Marina. Our 2, 3 and 4-bedroom luxury hotel apartments in Dubai give you the ideal starting point to explore the true potential of Dubai or relax and take in the beautiful panoramic views. Facilities: Oasis Beach Tower Apartments offers 180 air-conditioned guestrooms located on 45 floors, all of which have contemporary decor with sleek dark wood furnishings and include balconies with Arabian Gulf or Dubai Marina views, fully equipped kitchens, and separate living areas with LCD satellite television and CD and DVD players. Accommodation: All of these 5 star apartments feature a spacious kitchen that is fully equipped with modern appliances. The living area includes a state-of-the-art LCD TV and data points are provided in all rooms, enabling guests to connect additional TVs, telephones, computers and other IT equipment. The apartments are divided into 3 categories according to the floor they are on as follows: Deluxe, Superior, The Holiday T eam Premium 57 58

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Internationalcuisine,including24 Choice ofrestaurantsandbars,serving mail, mini-barandinroomsafe. suites. Television withsatelliteandlocalchannels,IDDtelephone,voice conference andmeetingfacilities, walking distance.JumeirahBeachisshortdriveaway. Al DhiyafaStreetwithitsarrayofcafesandshoppingmallsarewithin from theWorld Trade Centreand12kmsfromDubaiAirport.Thenearby W closetothe the airportand15minutesfromJumeirahbeachvery Accommodation: Chinese, Lebanese F L Accommodation: hairdressing salon, lounge. Metroplexfoodcourtandcinemacomplex,internetcafé, Fac L acilities: ocation: ocation: orld Trade Centre. ilities: This spacioushotelisconvenientlylocatedwithinshortdistance The hotelislocatedontheSheikhZayedRoad,15minutesfrom Swimming pool,fullyequippedgym,massage,jacuzzi,steam The facilities include choice of restaurants serving American, The facilitiesincludechoiceofrestaurantsserving The MetropolitanHotel**** 192 elegantlyfurnishedroomsand 13suitesdirectdial 168 spacious and very wellappointedroomsincluding 168 spaciousandvery and Internationalcuisine,bars,nightclub,business photo shop,conveniencestorewith postalservice. Capitol Hotel**** rooms, businesscentre,executivefloorandaprivate same day laundry and24hourroom same daylaundry centre, Centre andSheikhZayedRoad. minutes drivefromtheairportandashortdistanceWorld Trade Creek andMeenaBazaaroppositetheDubaiMuseum.Thehotelis15 Accommodation: Fac L mail, hairdryer, mini-bar, tea/coffeemakerandinroomsafe. televisionwithsatelliteandlocalchannels,IDDtelephone,voice service, Arabian waywithlatestamenitiesandinternetaccess.24hourroom pool, sundeck,gym,jacuzzi,saunaandsteamroom. laundry, doctoroncall.Ballrooms,beautysaloon,barbershop,swimming business centre,conferenceandmeetingfacilities,currencyexchange, International cuisine.EnglishpubwithlargescreenTV, bar, coffeeshop, ocation: ilities: Set intheheartofDubai,walkingdistancetofamousDubai Restaurants serving Indian,Chinese,Thai,Japaneseand Restaurants serving Arabian Court YardArabian Court **** 172 roomsandsuiteselegantlyappointedintraditional 59 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO 60 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO 20 minutesdrivefromtheDubaiAirport. the leisure,commercialandentertainmentareasofDubai.ChelseaTower is of Dubai.Theseapartmentsarewithinshort service, multicuisine service, They arealsoequipped withwashing apartments areself-contained withsleeping,living,diningand Acco service. and24hourroom cuisine, fitnesscentre,steamandsauna room,laundry Fa located withineasy L fridge, hotplatesetc. all applianceswashingmachine, F bedroom airconditionedapartments. furnished modernone,twoandthree Dubai. Tastefully decorated281fully 49 storiestallwithsuperbviewsof with anawe-inspiringarchitecture,is Accommodation: Fac L satellite TVandIDD telephone. centre and15minutesdrivefromtheDubaiAirport. player. sauna. Telephone withIDDfacility, T.V withcableconnectionandDVD fullyequippedgym,steamand service, laundry restaurant, roomservice, ully equippedmodernkitchenwith ocation: ocation: cilities: ilities: P mmodation: 28,studiosand56onebedroom earl ResidenceHotelApartments*** Chelsea Tower Apartments**** The facilitiesincluderooftopswimming Located ontheprestigiousSheikhZayedRoadwithineasyreachto The facilitiesincludealargeswimmingpoolwithsunbeds, These spaciousandcomfortableapartmentsareconveniently The ChelseaTower, reach totheleisure,commercialandentertainment restaurant serving Asian,ArabicandInternational restaurant serving machine/dryer, fridge,hotplates, distance fromtheWorld Trade furnished apartmentsAll pool, coffeeshop,room kitchenette. areas hours), room service, fitness hours), roomservice, the DubaiAirport. entertainment areasofDubai.Theseapartmentsare15minutesdrivefrom L Accom Fac bedroom apartmentsarealsoavailable. have andanadditionalbedroomshowerroom.Two andthree dryer, fridge,hotplates,satelliteT.V andIDDtelephone.Two roomstudios area plusshowerroom.Theyarealsoequippedwithwashingmachine/ All studiosareself-contained withsleeping,living,diningandkitchenette ocation: ilities: Golden SandsHotelApartments*** modation: Ideally locatedwithineasyreachtotheleisure,commercialand The facilitiesincludeSwimmingpool, 365, one-roomand82tworoom centre andsauna. air conditionedstudios. coffee shop(open24 and diningexperience,theLamcyMallJumeirahBeach. Centre, incloseproximitytothefamousWafi Cityforaluxuriousshopping is just10minutesfromDubaiInternationalAirportandtheWorld Trade system. speed internet,minibar, refrigerator, minisafe,andselfcontrolledheating bathtub/shower,service, cableTV, IDD telephone,voicemail,hairdryer, high Accommodation: Fac L Accom Fac L and ascanner/printer/faxunit. 61 inchplasmascreensinthesuites.Allsuitesareequippedwithalaptop rewind andpausingofprograms,50inchplasmascreensinallrooms, telephonedirectory,bill, shopping,roomservice, videosonrequest,instant entertainment. InteractiveTV, highspeedinternet,games,accesstoroom control ofallroomappliancessuchaslights,airconditioningandin multimedia system,includingtouchscreencontrolpanelthatallowsfull the latesttechnology. Roomamenitiesincludethemostadvancedhotel room,thedecorisamasterfulblendofArabianregalsplendourand every suites, 16Palace suitesdivisibleintoatotalof48individualsuites.Inside rooms,40splendidKhaleejsuites,4Presidential They include302luxury airport and1kmfromthecitycentre. shopping mallsandlocalattractions.38kmsfromAbuDhabiInternational sauna, joggingtrack,sunbedandmassageparlour. pool withkidspool,heatedoutdoorswimmingextensivehealthclub, Lebanese androoftopbar. Theotherfacilitiesincluderooftopswimming shops. Convention,meetingandballroomfacilities. secluded privatebeach,2swimmingpools,stateofartfitnesscentresand Internationalcuisine.Theotherfacilitiesinclude1.3kmsof bars serving ocation: ocation: ilities: ilities: modation: Emirates Palace isconvenientlylocatednearmajorbusinessquarters, Located intheheartofcity, theMoevenpickHotelBurDubai F Choice ofmulticuisinerestaurantsandbarsincludingItalian, acilities includecoffeeshop,choiceofseveralrestaurantsand Emirates Palace (AbuDhabi) Movenpick (Dubai)***** 232 wellappointedairconditionedrooms.24hourroom The hotelhasexceptionalappointedroomsandsuites. ***** Deluxe controlled adultsandkids’poolwatersports. area, crèche,3Floodlittenniscourts,2squashgym,temperature specialty restaurants.Bayviewrestaurant,2beachbars,kidsoutdoor play food andbeveragevenues.Italian,GermanFrench-Polynesian arethe International cuisine.Ithas10worldclass restaurants, barsandcafé’sserving Accom Fac L exclusive passagewaytotheprestigiousAbuDhabiMall. minutes fromDubaiInternationalAirport.Thehotelisdirectlylinkedbyan districts, 30minutesawayfromAbuDhabiInternationalAirportand90 bed roomapartmentswithacaféand24hourservice. Beach Rotanasuitescomprisingoffullyfurnishedstudios,one,twoandthree including executiveroomsonsixdedicatedclubfloors.Thehotelalso has ocation: ilities: modation: The hotelhasit’sownstretchofpristinewhitebeach.Choice Ideally locatedintheheartofcapital'sbusinessandshopping Beach RotanaHotel&Towers Elegantly appointedroomsandsuites,over400hundred, (Abu Dhabi)***** 61 The Holiday Team DUBAIHOTEL PORTFOLIO 62 The Holiday Team DUBAIEXCURSIONS with a heady feeling and a ‘lighter’ pocket. with aheadyfeelingand‘lighter’ glittering GoldSouk.Thetourpromisestoleaveyou test attheimposingcitycentre,BurJumanand malls andsouksofDubai.Putyoubargainingskillsto tour willtakeyoutosomeofthefamousshopping where shoppingisfunandbargainingitsbestpart.The Paradise, Discover whyDubaiiscalledtheShopper’s D return transfertoyourhotel. breathtaking viewsofDubaibynight.Tour includes takesabouttwohoursandyoucapturethe cruise city inthedistanceworktheirmagic.Thispicturesque moonlight, lappingofthewavesandsights International cuisinelaidoutinfrontofyouasthe majestic Dhow(boat)withthebestinlocaland lifeline tothisvibrantcity. aboarda Eveningcruise thatprovideda The DubaiCreekisahistoricwaterway D ancient andrecentpast. fort. Themuseumprovidesaninsightintotheregion’s souk.Visit thecitymuseum,housedina150yearold shops wherebarteringisawayoflife,closebySpice you arriveattheGoldSouk,hometohundredsof Abra (smalllocalboat)andaftercrossingtheCreek, Creek, andBastakiya(windtowers).Take arideonthe mosque, Jumeirahbeach,SheikhSaeed’sPalace, the landmarks ofthecity. ThemagnificentJumeirah tour takesyouthroughsomeofthemostspectacular modern anddynamicmetropolis.Ahalfdaycapsule An idealwaytoexplorethepastandpresentofthis D HOW UBAI UBAI S C C HOPPING ITY RUISE T OUR D INNER T OUR D swaying tothehauntingstrainsofArabianmusic. will beentertainedbythebewitchingbellydancer in atraditionalArabicstyleunderthegalaxyofstars.You ride, orjustenjoythearomaticshisha.Enjoydinner flickering lightsofyourcampwhereatraditional around you.Asyoudriveonwillsee,inthedistance, watch thesunsetovervastexpanseofripplingsand heart ofthedesert.From thecrestofahighdune, for athrillingjourneyoverrollingdunes,deepinthe guides willtransportyoubyafourwheeldrivevehicle, highly qualifieddrivers.Intheafternoon,oursafari half day, fulldayandovernightsafarissupportedby the desertcanbeexperiencedwithachoiceofexciting heartlandofArabia.Themajestyandtranquility true into thedesert.Theseexcursionsofferatasteof No visittoDubaiwouldbecompletewithoutatrip D with intricatehennadesigns,experienceashortcamel tents andquenchyourthirst,havehandspainted nights. RelaxoncomfortablelowcushionsinBedu The encampmentconjuresupimagesoftheArabian welcome awaitsyou. UBAI ESERT S AFARI E X CURSIONS Arabian the wadisofHattaonyourwaytoDubai. before leavingforthemajesticHajarMountainsand of thenight,wakingupatsunrisetoaheartybreakfast the nightunderblanketofstarsinsilence the localculturecompletewithabellydancer. Spend most delicatelocalcuisineandenjoytheambienceof dunes. Asthemoonrisesinhorizon,feaston at thecampsiteassunsetsindistanceover safari, thisadventurewillmakeyouthirstformore.Arrive The ultimateinreallifethrillisanovernightdesert O VERNIGHT S AFARI visible today. EnroutepassSharjah people beforeoilbroughtabout gives youanintriguinginsightintothelifestyleof yard beforeheadingbacktoDubai. Pr sea. ThetourpassesSheikhZayed’sPalace (Late the skylinewithbreakwatersstretchingoutto spectacular volcanofountain.Modernskyscrapersdot and drivealongthescenicCornichewithits visitor. Visit thePetroleum Exhibition,Heritagevillage holds manysurprisestowhetthecuriosityof world’s largestmanmadeFree ZonePort. AbuDhabi East. EnroutetothisbeautifulcityliesJebelAli, business andoneoftherichestcitiesinMiddle Abu Dhabi,thecapitalofUAE, isamajorcentreforoil A and Ajman.Ajmanmuseumhousedinanancient A halfdaytourtakesyoutothetwinemiratesofSharjah S lifeguards keepaconstantvigil. experience. Safetyvestsareavailableandprofessional waves, whileFlowRidersofferstheultimatesurfing sudden riverrapidsandunannouncedsurges the coolwaterjetsandminislides.FloodRivercreates metre highwaves.Thekidswilllovetheshallowpools, At BreakersBayyouwillencounteroneandahalf jump intoahoopandfloatgentlydownLazyRiver. roller coasters.For amorerelaxingviewofthepark, and theMasterBlasters,aseriesofstupendouswater Jumeirah Sceirah(whichisnotforthefainthearted) 20 individualfunfilledrides.There’sthegravitydefying continuous waterborneexcitementisyours,withover peaks anddeepwadisoftheHajarMountains.Here, to createadramaticvisualrecreationofthemountain combines giantrockformationsandtropicalvegetation Located neartheJumeirahBeachHotel,Wild Wadi W antiques, perfumesandmanyothercurios. souk andtheBluesellingbeautifulcarpets,silver year oldAlNaboodahHouse.ExploretheArsah with itsintricatemosaicsandthegoldendome,150 imposing RulersPalace. StopattheAlMajorrahsouk King Faisal mosque,AlIttihadmonumentandthe esident ofUAE) andtakesyoutotheDhowbuilding HARJAH BU ILD D W HABI ADI & A T W JMAN OUR A TER dramatic changesso and itsspectacular T P OUR ARK fort, desert andOmaninthedistance. points withspectacularviewsofthetown,surrounding highest mountainpeakthatoffersexcellentvantage Drive upthewindingroadofJebelHafeet,UAE’s the camelmarketwithitsexcitingarrayoflocalsights. Iron andBronzeAgehavebeendiscovered.Discover museum, whereancientsettlementsdatingbacktothe garden datingbackmorethan5000yearsandthe Mountains wasastoponthecaravantrial.Visit theHili beautiful cityatthefootofmagnificentHajjar Garden CityoftheEmirates”.Inancienttimesthis Al Ain,acharmingdesertoasisbetterknownas“The A King Fish,Jack,Tuna, RedsnapperandRockcod. life ofthesewatersincludesBarracuda,Shark,Sailfish, a widerangeoffishandmarinelife.Thediverse in thearea,wherewarmwatersofGulfharbour take youtosomeofthemostprolificfishinggrounds tastes. Well equippedboatsandexperiencedskippers Fishing tripscanbeindividuallyplannedtomeetyour D watchtowers, creatingafeastforthebeholderseyes. withcastles,oldfortsand mountains drapedingreenery of sunshine.Thetripoffersexcellentopportunities aquamarine blueseateemingwithmarinelifeandloads of theHajarMountains.Milesunspoiltsandybeaches, the GulfofOman.Itisanarrowcoastalstripatedge P F E mosque (theoldestintheUAE) youwillsee During monsoonsonthejourneytoAlBidaya capture theabundantnaturalbeautyofemirate. eninsula istheonlyemiratelocatedonshoresof ujairah, lyingonthesoutherncornerofArabian AST L EEP -A IN C S OAST EA T OUR F ISHING (F UJAIRAH ) T OUR to Montgomerie inassociationwithDesmondMuirhead The MontgomerieGolfCourse: accuracy asameasureofskill. and largelakes,areopentodesertwindscallfor racetrack. 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Ithasapalacemuseumand library, room palaceisperchedonthehillockwithviews still thehomeofMaharajaJodhpur. This98 largest andgrandestresidencesintheworld elegant artworkandexoticmurals,isoneofthe Umaid BhawanPalace, withitslavishinteriors, Umaid BhavanPalace (March toOctober). Pa National 20 minutesdrivefromtheRanthambore Maharaja issetamidst12acresoflushgardens; This 70yearoldformerhuntinglodgeofthe F The SwaiMadhopurLodge view rooms. Excellent service andmodernamenities. view rooms.Excellentservice well laidgardens.Thehotelhas100gardenorpool A magnificentpalacehotelsetamidst18acresof Jai MahalPalace Centrally locatedandsetamidst47acresof R riding andtennis. F rooms andsuiteswithallmodernamenities. of MaharajaJaipur, has90luxuriousappointed Palace,gardens. Rambagh formerRoyalresidence irst Class-SwaiMadhopur acilities includechoiceofrestaurants,horse ambagh Palace rk. The lodge has 29 rustic roomsandtents rk. 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Thehotelhas36luxury Rich inhistory, this120 year oldpalaceisset P swimming pool,bar, shoppingarcadeandspa. romantic palacesintheworld.Originallybuilt exquisite whitemarblepalaceisoneofthemost In themiddleofLakePichola, this250yearold Ta summer palacefortheMaharaja,itoffers84rooms, T swimming pool. this hoteloffersmoderncomforts including gardens andwith94elegantlyappointed rooms, famous Khajurahotemples.Setamidst11acresof T erched abovethetown,hotelhasbeenbuilt acilities includesrestaurant,bar, coffeeshop, aj Chandelaiswithineasyaccesstotheworld aj Ganges aj Chandela awalkot j HariMahalPalace j Lake Palace F irst Class-Jaisalmer F irst Class- F irst Class- Deluxe F irst Class-Gwalior V aranasi - Udaipur Deluxe Khajuraho - Jodhpur as a health clubandspa. with allamenitiesincluding3restaurants,pool, The hoteliscentrallylocatedandhas166rooms This 122 room luxury TajThis 122roomluxury hotelissituatednear hotel has3bars,pool,healthclubandspa. Italian, MediterraneanandVietnamese. 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Ithas63largeelegantrooms, and recentrenovations.Itofferspicturesqueviews this periodhotelisablendofcolonialarchitecture P T parlour andspa. restaurants, abar, pool,fitnesscentre,beauty modern. Ithas150tastefullydecoratedrooms,2 The Connemaraisablendoftraditionalwith T excellent amenities. of theseaandharbour. Ithas108roomswith busy commercialarea.Taj Residencyoffersviews Located minutesawayfromthecitycentreand erched atopahill,amidst62acresofgardens, aj Bengal aj GardenRetreat aj Connemara j Residency Deluxe Cochin) F irst Class Deluxe - Kolkatta F irst Class - Chennai - Madurai 65 The Holiday Team TAJ HOTELS 66 The Holiday Team OBEROIHOTELS Located intheheartofbusinessdistrict and tenniscourt. high ceilings.Facilities includerestaurant,pool shopping areas.Theroomsarespaciouswith within easyaccesstohistoricmonumentsand retained itscolonialcharmandarchitecture.Itis Maidens Hotels,setamidstlushgardens,has Maidens Hotel fitness centrebyBanyanTree. Chinese andFrench, 2bar, openairpool,spaand Indian style,choiceofrestaurantsincludingThai, has 300roomselegantlyfurnishedincontemporary to thebusinessandcommercialcentres.The hotel,close The OberoiDelhiisamodern,luxury The Oberoi rooms, 3restaurants,abar overlooking The HiltonTowers The Oberoi T havecreatedareputationforthehighestlevelsofluxury. resorts“VILAS” luxury and 'Trident' brands.Internationallyrecognized,theGrouphavebeenrecipientofinnumerableawardsandaccolades.TheOb the'Oberoi' inexoticlocationsacrosssixcountriesunder cruisers The OberoiHotels&Resortsownsandmanagesthirtyhotelsfiveluxury and spa. decorated. Facilities includepool,fitnesscentre rooms. All333roomsarespaciousandtastefully A selectionoffinerestaurants,barsandmeeting commercial districtoverlookingtheArabianSea. 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Theinteriorsofthehotel areinspired The hotelissetamidstlushgreenlawns andfruit rident Hilton rident Hilton - Kerala Backwaters F F irst Class irst Class - - Bhubaneshwar Agra T seafood grill,abar, poolandfitnesscentre. ambience. Ithas85rooms,multicuisinerestaurant, facilitiesinarelaxedandserene contemporary from thebusinessdistrict.Thehoteloffers T cuisine restaurant,abar, poolandfitnesscentre. modern amenities.Theotherfeaturesaremulti well appointedroomsincludingaclubfloorwith hotel issetin5acresoftropicalgardenswith167 new businessdistricts.Thiselegantlowrise Conveniently locatedclosetotheairportand Located onWillingdon Island,twentyminutes rident Hilton rident Hilton F F irst Class irst Class - - Chennai Cochin shop, abarandswimmingpool. F appointed roomswithmodernamenities. heritage ofUdaipur architecture ofthehotelreflectsancient in 43acresoflandscapedsurroundings.The T restaurant, bar, swimmingpoolandafitnesscentre. 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A comfortablehotelwith83rooms.2restaurants, Howard Park Plaza pool. 3kmfromthedowntownarea. a multicuisinerestaurant,coffeeshop,barand A 100roomcentrallyairconditionedhotelwith Mansingh Hotel fitness centre,beautyparlour, puttinggreen. A modern5starhotelwith350rooms,pool, Jaypee Palace club andpool. leisure facilities-tennis,minigolfclub,health acres ofgardens.Choice4restaurents,ample 285roomhotelisspreadover27 This luxury Mughal Sheraton A Ajanta Ambassador Cama Park Plaza Ritz Plaza Mughal Sheraton-Agra Jaypee Palace URANGABAD GRA ANGALORE HMEDANBAD MRITSAR H R Nilambagh Palace Hotel Swosti L restaurant, abar, saunaandbeautyparlour. modern facilities, swimming pool,multicuisine Gateway ofIndia.Thehotelfeatures79 roomswith Located inthecitycentre,walking distanceto Hotel Fariyas the Located atJuhuBeach,ashortdriveawayfrom Holiday Inn pool. ItisclosetotheInternationalairport. has 423rooms,5restaurants,abarandbeautiful hotel Set amidstlandscapedgardens.Thisluxury L B beauty parlour, saunaandsteambath. restaurant, abar, swimmingpool,healthclub, rooms, 24hourcoffeeshop,multicuisine This heritagehoteloffers55wellappointed B pool andapopularrestaurant. A heritagehotelwith28airconditionedrooms, B hotel with57rooms,2restaurantsandabar. Located intheheartofcity. CentrallyAC B conditioned rooms.Ithasarestaurantandpool. A heritagehotelclosetothepark,with25largeair B modern healthclubandbeautysalon. 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A modern4starhotellocatedintheConnaught The Connaught and massagefacilities. lounge, gym,aerobiccentre,pool,jacuzzisauna appointed rooms,multicuisinerestaurant,bar embassy areaofDelhi.Thehoteloffers119well A modernfivestarhotellocatedintheposh V and beautyparlour. sauna, jacuzzi,massages,outdoorswimmingpool multicuisine restaurant,bar, fitnesscentre,steam, 169 wellappointedrooms.Thefacilitiesinclude Five starhotellocatedintheheartofDelhiwith Metropolitan Nikko parlour, fitnesscentre,sauna,jacuzziandspa. include 7restaurants,bar, discotheque,pool,beauty hotel has444wellappointedrooms.Facilities Located intheheartofConnaughtPlace.The Intercontinental theGrand pool andadiscotheque. has 263rooms,3restaurants,2bars,swimming landscaped gardensintheheartofcity. Thehotel This colonialperiodhotelislocatedamidst Grace Cottage Intercontinental theGrand Hotel Imperial-Delhi asant Continental ELHI HARAMSHALA Metropolitan Nikko Fo pool, beautyparlour, healthcentre and gym. 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A 140roomhotel,ithasapool,restaurant,24 T bar andhealthclub. has 260rooms,swimmingpool,3restaurants, Hills overlookingHisaainSagarLake.Thehotel hotelsituatedintheBanjara A modernluxury H Windamere Malligi Tourist Garden Star Southern T aljore stadium,thismodernhotelhas46non aj Residency aj Krishna NDORE rtune Landmark Hotel rtune Landmark ANGTOK ARJEELING OSEPET ASSAN YDRABAD 2 restaurants,coffee shop,abar, swimming F R Samode Haveli arcade, healthclubandswimmingpool. a restaurant,bar, beautyparlour, shopping furnished roomsandsuites.Thefacilitiesinclude A modernhotelwith53beautifullydesignedand Mansingh Towers swimming pool,healthclub,yogaandminigolf. amenities including3restaurants,abar, alarge hotelwith216rooms.Itoffersallmodern A luxury J and aswimmingpool. conditioned rooms.Ithas3restaurants,abar each withadifferentdécor, andafewmodernair This heritagepropertyhas38aircooledcottages, Ajit BhavanPalace bar andaswimmingpool. rooms, restaurant,coffeeshop,awellstocked the conceptofapalace.Ithas88wellfurnished on landscaped gardens,thehotelisconstructed Nestled inthecityofJodhpur, amidst28acresof J poll andafitnesscentre. amenities including3restaurants,apub,swimming location. 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Jacob, withlongcourtyards,corridorsandexquisite architecturedesignedbySirSwinton and Rajasthani A fineheritagehotelwithamixtureofEuropean K rooms, pool,restaurantandbar. modernhotelwith65airconditioned A wellrun Gorbandh Palace a barandswimmingpool. impressive interiors.Facilities includerestaurant, and commercialarea,thehotelhas53roomswith Conveniently located,ashortdrivetotheshopping J Singaar International Umed BhavanPalace coffee shop,bar, saunaandhealthclub. the finestcolonialerafurniture,2restaurants, The hotelhas105tastefullydecoratedroomswith from thebusinesscentresandshoppingarcades. Located intheheartofKolkata withinminutes Kennilworth health clubandbeautyparlour. restaurants, coffeeshop,bar, pool,gym,sauna, and spaciousrooms.Thefacilitiesinclude2 A centrallylocated5starmodernhotelwithlarge K Usha Bundela Hindustan International multi cuisinerestaurant,barandswimmingpool. A modernhotelsetinfouracreswith66rooms, Coconut Lagoon -KumarakumCoconut Lagoon ennilworth - Kolkatta AISALMER OTA OLKATTA ANYAKUMARI HAJURAHO ng Mahal It hasamulticuisine conditioned roomsandarestaurant. A centrallylocatedmodernhotelwith53air M a bar, sauna,andfitnesscentre. rooms equippedwithmodernamenities,restaurant, Centrally located,thehoteloffers91comfortable R pool andgym. rooms, multi-cuisinerestaurant,bar, swimming Modern hotelwithcomfortablyfurnished220 Savera Hotel coffee shop,pool,gymandhealthclub. rooms spreadover3acres.Ithasarestaurant, commercial areas.Thehotelhas120comfortable Located intheheartofChennai,closeto Ambassador Pallava M dining lounge. has 16tastefullyfurnishedheatedroomsanda near tothebanksofIndusRiver. Thehotel A modernhotelsetamidstunspoiledcountryside L and Ayurvedacentre. modern facilities,arestaurant,pool,healthclub conditioned cottageswithethnicambienceand natural backwatersurroundings.Ithas42air Located onthebankofVembanad Lakein Whispering Palms and anAyurvedacentre plunge pool.Ithasarestaurant,aninvitingpool rooms includingsomecottageswithprivate V Built intraditionalstyle,onthebankof K Madura Park Inn Devachan International Coconut Lagoon embenad Lake,with42tastefullydecorated adha Park EH UMARAKUM ADURAI ADRAS (C HENNAI ) Orcha Resort restaurant andabar. 59 cottagesandmodernfacilities,pool,tennis, village,with recreated inthestyleofaRajasthani Located ontheoutskirtsofvillagesand Desert Resort with modernfacilities,arestaurantandbar. A centrallylocatedheritagehotel.Ithas70rooms M r style. Ithas14roomswithprivatefacilities, A charmingsmallheritagepropertyincolonial M restaurant, indoorgamesandpooltable. hotel has43roomswithensuitefacilities, Situated onthebanksofManalsuRiver, the M rooms, arestaurantandbar. hotel has15elegantlydecoratedair condtioned fort.Run by theroyalfamily,a 15thCentury this This heritagepropertyhasbeenconverted from N 2 restaurants,swimmingpoolandabar. A centrallylocatedmodernhotelwith72rooms, Star Southern pool, healthclub,tenniscourtandbilliards. comforts andOldWorld charm.Ithasaswimming deluxe 55roomhoteloffersamixofmodern A formerPalace locatedontheoutskirts.This M and arestaurant. spacious andornaterooms,suitescottages Indo-British architecture,theResorthas93 Nestled amidstmountainswithitscharming M restaurant, swimming poolandhealthclub. A wellmanagedhotel with34rooms,multicuisine O Nalagarh Fort Connaught House Castle Mandawa P L Club MahindraLake View L unning hotandcoldwaterarestaurant. alita MahalPalace alita MahalPalace -Mysore ark Inn RCHA ALAGARH ANDAWA OUNT ANALI YSORE UNNAR A BU Orange Country ResortOrange Country -Coorg Ganga Kinare Thosali Sands simple, elegantroomsandrestaurant. V in theheritagevillageofParagpur intheKangra heritagehotelislocated This turnofthecentury P andabar. It hasamulticuisinerestaurant hotel hasbeentastefullyrestoredandmodernized. F built fortheFrench GovernorMarquisJoseph- FrenchThe 18thCentury colonialvilla,originally P en suitefacilitiesandexcellentHimalayanviews. with A basicmodernhotellocatednearthemonastery P health clubandgamesroom. and cottages,2restaurants,abar, swimmingpool, Sprawled over30acreswith104rooms,villas P amidst wellkeptgardens, withaswimmingpool. tentsin theBagh rooms inthePalace and50luxury bytheRoyalFamily.ceilings isrun There are30 Palace withfrescoedwallsand This 19thcentury S byOberoiGroupofhotels. is run furnished heatedrooms,abarandrestaurant.It located neartotheMall.Itoffers39tastefully A colonialstylehotelwithOldWorld charm, S and meditation. suite facilities,restaurantandcoffeeshop,yoga A wellmanagedmodern38roomhotelwithen R Judge’s Court aoePlc Bagh Samode Palace & Clarks Hotel Le Mt Padmin Clarks Hotel Samode Palace rancois Dupleix. This luxury 14roomedheritage rancois Dupleix.Thisluxury alley in the midst of fruit orchards. It has10 alley inthemidstoffruit AMODE HIMLA ARAGPUR URI ONDICHERRY EMAYANGTSE ISHIKESH Dupleix Oriental Towers and healthspa. restaurant, abar, swimmingpool,steam,sauna A modernhotelwith60wellappointedrooms, Hotel Sangam 2 restaurants,abarandswimmingpool. Centrally locatedmodernhotelwith124rooms, T massage onrequest. multi cuisinerestaurant,abar, poolandAyurvedic appointed rooms,equippedwithmodernfacilities, Centrally located,thehotelfeatures47well T restaurant, pub,steam,saunaandswimmingpool. rooms withmodernamenities.Facilities include Standing majestically, the11storeyhoteloffers163 T Jenny’s Residency Jenny’s Casino Hotel tastefully decoratedrooms,arestaurantandbar. This centrallylocatedmodernhotelhas58 T The MuthotPlaza bar, swimmingpoolandmassageroom. stilts amidlushfoliage.Ithasadiningroom, offers 32charmingthatchedroofvillasbuilton Close tothePeriyar Wildlife Sanctuary, thehotel T swimming poolandAyurvedictreatmentfacilities. individual cottages.Ithasexcellentrestaurant, P Set amidstlandscapedspiceplantations,basefor Spice Village T Spice Village eriyar Wildlife Reserve, theresortcomprisesof eriyar Wildlife Reserve, aj GardenRetreat ANJORE RICHY RISSUR RV HEKKADY ANDRUM Shiv NiwasPalace Clarks Varanasi T health centre. a restaurant,bar, swimmingpoolandholistic and comprisesluxuriousroomssuites.Ithas Complex, situatedontheshoresofLakePichola. Another heritagehotel,partoftheCityPalace F and swimmingpool restaurant, pool,billiards,andsquash,bar, spa lavish suites.Facilities include multicuisine accommodations includeluxuriousroomsand spectacular viewsoftheLakePichola. All31royal P U weight systemor by meansofaropebridge. the accessisbymeans ofafascinatingcounter 11 comfortablyfurnished Tree Housesinwhich forests ofWynad. Accommodationoffered isin It isauniqueresortinthemidst of thickrain V and swimmingpool. with centralairconditioning,2restaurants,abar This 40roommodernhotelislocatedontheMall, Hotel Kashika rooms, 3restaurants,abarandswimmingpool. A centrallylocated,5starmodernhotelwith135 V bar andswimmingpool. with viewsoftheDeerPark. Ithasarestaurant, sanctuary. Altheroomshavemodernfacilities foothills oftheAravallirangewithambiencea A formerroyalhuntinglodgenestlesonthe Shikarbadi Clarks Varanasi artly convertedintoaheritagehotel,offering ree House ateh Prakesh Palace ARANASI YTHERI DAIPUR Shiv NiwasPalace 71 The Holiday Team HOTELS AT AGLANCE 72 The Holiday Team PLANNINGYOURHOLIDAY hotels areanimportant aspectofyourholiday properties tomore modestaccommodation.The world classhotels, oldpalacesandheritage Hotels inthesubcontinentrange fromdeluxe Accommodation you. select thedateofdepartureandreturn thatsuites your preferredairline,shouldyouhave one,and with aprivateguideineachdestination.Choose brochure. Travel inaprivatechauffeurdrivencar including hotelsandplacesnotfeaturedinthis with othersorcreateyourownprogramme Y Make yourowntour and faunainitsgameparks. with itspalaces,historicalsitesandtherichflora the neighboringstateofTamil NaduandKarnatka the templecitiesofTrichy, Tanjore and Maduraiin beautiful beacheswithconvenientextensionsto tea andspicegardens,wildlifeparksthe destination foritsnaturalbeauty. Itswaterways, In SouthIndia,Kerala isanextremelypopular tranquil mountainsofSimla. end onthesunkissedbeachesofGoaorin oravisittotheGanges.Relaxat game reserve takingina visit tothedesertstateofRajasthan duration combiningtheGoldenTriangle witha Jaipur) forashorterduration.For alonger ‘Golden Triangle’ (Delhi,Agra-Taj Mahaland the firsttimevisitortendstovisitNorthIndia the subcontinentaftercarefulresearch.Usually designed asuperbrangeofitinerariesthroughout time visitorandexperiencedtravellers.We have Our brochuretoursaredesignedforbothfirst First timevisitor ou maytaketheseitinerariesastheyare,combine P L ANNING the lodgesandtentsingameparks. should you tailor is notfeaturedinthisbrochure. wish totravelapartofthesubcontinentthat and Our experttravel consultantswillbehappyto or formulateyour ownideastosuityourneeds. Y How tobook Occasionally, ifthe tend tobebookedmanymonthsinadvance. and theairlineseatsareingreatdemand Christmas andtheNewYear period, thehotels help ussecureyourarrangements.During as farinadvanceofyourtraveldate,orderto It isadvisabletobookyourtravelarrangements When tobook programme me suggest andarrangethemostappropriate experienced travelconsultantswillbepleasedto we willbepleasedtoarrangethisforyou.Our occasion, pleaseaskatthetimeofbookingand If youhaveaspecialrequestforany Special occasions cities andtowns.Mosthotels hotels orthebestavailableinsomeofsmaller brochure itinerarieswehaveusedfirstclass andgoodstandardofhygiene.Forservice the hotels comfortable choose thehotelsbestsuitedtoyou.We use conditioning, modernensuitefacilities of thesimilarstandard. be available.Inthiscasewebookalternative hotels notice, thehotelsspecifiedinbrochure maynot ou maychooseaholiday inthebrochureasitis from thewiderangeavailablewewillhelpyou made toyourownrequirementsoreven choose oneofourbrochureitineraries, to suityourinterestsandbudget, Y bookings aremadeatashort with character, personalized OUR used haveair H including OLIDAY and price,please you thequotation.After agreeingtheitinerary suggestions andrecommendations,wewillsend Based onyourspecificneedstogetherwithour call centreisopen24hours/sevendaysaweek. help andassistancetofinalizetheitinerary. Our discuss yourtravelarrangementsandofferany passports areissued bytheU.KPassport Agency, tobevisited.U.K clean pagesforeachcountry travel tothesecountries.Itmusthave atleasttwo from thestartofyourholidayis required for A 10yearPassport, atleastvalidforsixmonths P best monthstovisit. months, whilstinDubai,OctobertoMayarethe and riverraftingareatitsbestduringthese to Marcharethebestmonthsvisit,trekking between AprilandSeptember. InNepal,October e.g. riverrafting,mountaineering,andtrekkingis andforadventurousactivities Ladakh, Gharwal season tovisitthemountainsofShimla,Darjeeling, between SeptemberandApril.However, the but themainseasontotravelplainsis geographical variation,isayearrounddestination, The Indiasubcontinent,duetoitsvastsizeand When totravel Office hours your arrangements with theappropriatedeposit.We willstartbooking assport &Visa assport ody-Fia 10:00am-6:00pm Monday -Friday audy10:00am-2:00pm Saturday fax: 0175 3632383 send thebookingformtogether and confirmtoyouinwriting. Sri Lanka:Cholera,Typhoid, Polio, Tetanus and are alwaysonhandtoofferanyhelpandassistance ofthetourand that helpsinthesmoothrunning andculture.Theyspeaklocallanguage local history travel experienceandindepthknowledgeofthe sub continentfortheirorganizationalabilities, Our tourmanagersarecarefullyselectedfromthe T website www.masta.org ortel:09068224100 forTravellers Services Medical Advisory Abroad(MASTA) information onhealthadviseyoumayvisitthe against Malariafromtimetotime.For current for Nepal.Itisalsoadvisedtotakeprophylactics Hepatitis. Meningitisimmunizationisrecommended is recommended inoculation. Ingeneralthefollowingimmunization your doctorabouttheimmunizationand within 6daysofarrival.We recommendyouconsult arrival inIndia,ifyouhavevisitedaninfectedarea an Internationalcertificateforyellowfever, on India, Nepal,SriLanka,MaldivesandDubaiexcept requirementstovisit There arenomandatory Health appropriate visaforthecountriestobevisited. responsibility toensurethattheyhavethe to thatofBritishpassportholders.Itistheclient’s embassy, asthevisarequirementsmaybedifferent passport holdersshouldcheckwiththeconcerned 08705 210410,or Clive House,70Petty France, LondonW1.tel: They takeapproximately by apersonalvisitorthroughpost.NonBritish Embassy /HighCommissionConsulate,either can bedirectlyobtainedfromtherespective our Manager before visitingIndia,Nepaland your nearestpassportoffice. one monthtoissue.Visas However, ifyoudecidetotravelasyour own small representatives ineachplacethatyouvisit. looked afterbyexperiencedlocalguidesand throughout bythetourmanager, you willbe individual basisyouwillnotbeescorted Continent. nature, photography andfilmshooting. sports, textiles,tribal tours,birdwatching,golf, tours, conferences, incentive,cultural,religious, interest tourssuchasschoolexpeditions andstudy We Special interesttours of Dubai. clearbeaches few daysofrelaxationonthecrystal a dancerentertainsyouandcombinethiswith safari anddineinthedesertunderstarswhile the CoralislandsofMaldivesortakeadesert and Covelong.TheTropical beachesofSriLanka, the sunkissedbeachesofGoa,Kerala, Kovalam or Nepal.Alternativelyyoumayprefertostayon lodgesoftheGameParksthe rustic inIndiaand/ to stayattheluxurioushotels,HeritagePalace or destination forHoneymooners.You maychoose The IndiaSubContinentonthewholeisanideal Honeymoon who willbepleasedtoarrangeextradaysforyou. end ofthetour, pleaseaskourtravelconsultants just wishtospendafewextradaysatthestartor Should youpreferanextensionofyourchoiceor tour. We havesuggestedsomeoftheextensions. in thesubcontinenteitherbeforeorafteryour We Extending yourholiday group anexperiencedTour Managerwillescortyou. t hat maybeneededwhileontourintheSub willbepleasedtoarrangethetourextensions specialize inarrangingwidevariety of special Although, whiletravellingonan • dinner). towns, theplanisfullboard(Breakfast,lunchand arrangement. Ingameparksandsomeremote • availability. Pleaseaskfordetails. different hotelatasupplementandsubjectto towns. Incertaincitiesitispossibletoupgrade best availableinsomeofthesmallercitiesand accommodation • not availablethedriverprovideshelpandassistance. stations. Incertainremoteareaswhereguidesare and guidesatallplacesincludingairportsrailway • airport andtraintransfers. conditioned carbetweenApriltoOctober)forall • What isincludedintheprice and thetraditionofpeopleinregion. trails alsoofferstheinsightintoculture,monuments Brahamaputra The Ganges,Trisuli/Narayani (Nepal)and adventure mighty rivers,whichoffersthemostchallenging Himalayas, theworld’slargestmountainrangeand Indian SubContinentisblessedwiththegreat Adventure welcome tobring you own. sleeping bagsare alsoprovidedthoughyouare plan isfullboard.Alongwithcamping equipment, rafting. Insuranceforallaccompanying staff. Meal porters andcook,whileontrekking andriver ofyourownaccompanyingSherpaguide, Services • done onfootorrickshaw. is usually and canoe.Birdwatchinginthereserve an elephantback(seating4-6persons),coracle applies. Incertainparksgameviewingisdoneon jeep (subjecttoavailability),ahighercharge allowed insidethepark.For bookingexclusive availability asonlylimitednumberofvehiclesare local natureexpert.Thejeepsaresubjectto canter (largeopenvehicle)accompaniedbya an openjeep,seatinguptofivepersons,orby Thisisusually by regulations ofthegamereserve. • sleeper class. Chair carandovernightjourneyinairconditioned for includes fishing. Thetrekkingalongtheancientmountain • is notavailableondomesticsectors. class canbearrangedatasupplement.First • ofanEnglishspeakingguide. services car Assistance: T Game viewing: Drives &Sightseeing: Meal Plan: T T Domestic Flights: Accommodation: rekking and River Rafting Environment Fee: rekking andRiverRafting ransfers: rain travel: (air conditionedcarbetweenApriltoOctober) sightseeing andintercitydrives.Sightseeing entry feetothemonumentsand entry opportunities anywhereintheworld. Most tourshaveabedandbreakfast P The services oflocalrepresentatives The services are idealfortheriverraftingand rivate chauffeurdrivencar(air- Day journeybyairconditioned at thefirstclasshotelsor Game viewingisdoneasperthe In economyclass.Business Standard roomhotel Pr ivate chauffeurdriven 73 The Holiday Team PLANNINGYOURHOLIDAY 74 The Holiday Team PLANNINGYOURHOLIDAY behalf foranominalfee. India andNepalcanobtainavisaonyour through. We providethevisaapplicationformsfor visas S including thetransittime,andslightly longerto between 12-15hours,dependingupon thecarrier, time toMumbaiandDelhiwithindirect flightsis and Kolkatta takeabout10hours.Thejourney Delhi isaround9hours.Directflight toChennai The flyingtimewithdirectflightsto Mumbaiand indirect flightsrequirechangeofplaneenroute. plane andmayornotbenon-stop.The flights. Thedirectflightsdonotrequirechangeof The Internationaltravelcanbeondirectorindirect airlines operatetoIndiawithmoregateway W Flights Getting there-International • andmealsotherthenspecified. laundry such astelephone,drinksincludingminibar, • take ourcomprehensivetravelinsurance. holiday. You mayarrangethis independentlyor that youhaveadequatetravelinsuranceforthe • paid locallyatthetimeofdeparture. taxes withinthesub-continentmayhavetobe together withflightprice.However, someairport flights originatingfromtheUK,taxesarecollected • • What isnotincluded around 11hours. before yourdeparture. We should ofcoursebebasedonyoursatisfaction. • Feereserves. ispayablelocallyattheentrance. video camerasinsidethemonumentsandgame • details. UK airportsarealsoavailable.Pleaseaskforthe and firstclassconnectionsfromtheregional We assist youinarrangingyourflightsfromtheUK. T outh India.Direct flighttoColombotakes oyota Qualis V P Camera fee: T Airport Taxes: Flights: International Tips: ith theopeningofaviationsectorinIndia,several ravel Insurance: ersonal Expenses: isa Fee: have competitivefaresforeconomy, business will adviseyouofthegeneralguidelines for thecountriesbeingvisitedorpassing This islefttoyourowndiscretion,and It istheclient’sresponsibilitytoobtain A feeischargedfortakingstilland F or mostoftheInternational It isstronglyrecommended Expenses ofpersonalnature We We would bepleasedto cities. to 18people. small coacheswithaseatingarrangement for12 persons plusdriver. For largerpartiesweuse being oneoftheUK’sleadingindependent Sub ContinentfromanyUKairport.Inadditionto during summerin thehills,nonairconditioned and October. However, inthewintermonthsand Air-conditioned vehiclesare usedbetweenmidApril T a partyofmorethen3personsweuse biggercars, and accommodatesthreepersonsplus use Ambassadorcars,idealforthelocalconditions and getthebetterfeelofcountry. We normally as youpassthroughbazaarsandsmallvillages T Road travel catering iscomplimentary. Inflight smoking andalcoholisnotserved. airlines. AllinternalflightswithinIndiaarenon of timeandconvenience,weusedomestic F flights Internal shopping opportunityinthisGulfState. clearbeachesandthe a desertsafari,crystal from theSubContinent.Thisallowsyoutoenjoy journey inAbuDhabiandDubaionyourreturn Some middleastcarriersallowyoutobreakthe Where airlineroutingpermits,weofferstopovers. Stopovers competitive flight companiesofferingvery operators, wearealsooneofthelargestspecialist We flights fromLondon,DelhiandKolkatta. F City anddepartfromanotherwiththesamecarrier. have numberofarrangements business andfistclass. airlines forreducedandspecialfaresineconomy, In IndiaitispossibletoarriveinoneGateway oyota Qualis,thatcomfortablyaccommodates ravelling byroadisbothexcitingandrewarding or longdistancetravelwithinIndia,forreasons or Nepalthereareregulardirectandindirect can assistyouinarrangingyourflightsto with manyleading Anbassador Car driver. For prices. We tour the 5 Himachal Pradesh inNorthIndia,Darjeeling popularly knownas‘Toy Train’ in running India alsohasnarrowgaugesteamenginetrains –Palace onWheelsandDeccanOdyssey.services magnificent hotelsonwheelswithfive-star vary. Today, italsooffersdiversetouristroutes, local people.However, thecomfortlevelscan you anopportunitytocommunicatewiththe bench seats. daytime sleepergetsconvertedintocushioned and linenisprovidedduringnighttime.During English. with thelocalconditions.Theyspeakreasonable well trainedtodrivesafelyandareversed transport isused.Ourexperienceddriversare International provide youwith acompetitivequotationfor the SubContinent. We wouldbepleasedto anywhere Y only Ground arrangements is used.AC sleeperclassofferscushioned journeys airconditionedsleeperclass(AC sleeper) normal AC sleeperclass.For overnightandlong not havechaircars.Inthatcaseyoutravelin with individualrecliningseats.Sometrainsdo (AC ChairCar).Thecarriageisairconditioned F your itinerary. Pleaseaskatthetimeofbooking. T East IndiaandOotyinSouthIndia.Arideon‘Toy and afascinatingwayofseeingrealIndia. bazaars. Train travelcanbeenormouslyenjoyable day.train every platformslooklikemini- Railway system intheworld.Millionsofpeopletravelby isthesecondlargestrailway The IndianRailways T or youmayarrangeyourownflights toandfrom ou maytraveltotheSubContinent from rain’ canbeenjoyableandincorporatedin or dayjourneysweuseairconditionedchaircar rain travel in theworldandtakeoneofourtours flights fromanyUK airport. It offers berths BOOKING CONDITIONS

1. The Contract Bookings are made with the The Holiday Team Ltd - (The Company). the establishment, general opinion and the standard of what is acting within the scope of or in the course of their employment You agree that the person who signs the booking form does so on available locally. The term used ie. deluxe, luxury suites etc are the agency contract of supply or sub-contract. We do not accept any behalf of all the persons included on the booking form - (The same as those by the hotel in question. The Company does not responsibility if any client suffers death, illness or injury whilst Client). You also agree that the person who signs the booking form own, manage or control the accommodation that it uses. overseas arising out of any activity, which does not form part of the ONDITIONS (The Client) is responsible for all payments to the Company. No Sometimes it is possible that the accommodation reserved is not foreign inclusive arrangements or excursions, arranged through us. person may alter these conditions on the company’s behalf. We available. In this event The Company and/ or their agent will We shall, at our discretion, offer advice, assistance or Guidance but is C recommend you read the Booking conditions carefully before endeavour to provide accommodation of equal standard. However, not liable for the consequences of such independent act. booking your holiday. if only the accommodation of lesser standard is available we will refund the difference of the 11. Conditions of Carriage 2. Your Financial Protection Prices on completion f the holiday. In respect of carriage by air, sea and rail and the provision of We are an ATOL bonded travel agent which is a accommodation, in these the liability essentially lays with these financial protection scheme for UK travel companies 7. Cancellation by the Client providers and we merely act as agents for these providers. Our and over 20 million holidaymakers and travellers If you cancel the booking for the reasons other then for alteration liability in such cases will be limited in the manner as provided by

are protected each year. We Hold ATOL Licence to the arrangements (clause 6). You may do so in writing by the the relevant International convention or domestic law as OOKING (5553) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority which person who has signed the booking Form. If notification of applicable. Copies of these are available on request. provides you complete financial protection. The Air cancellation is received more then eight weeks before departure, B Holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL only the deposit will be forfeited. However, in certain cases where 12. Force Majeure protected. In the unlikely event of our Insolvency, the an additional deposit is paid as required to confirm the Means circumstances beyond our control, such as war or threat of CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and arrangements or the tickets, which are cancelled after being issued war, civil unrest, riots, terrorism, natural disaster, fire, adverse will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us 100%, cancellation charges will apply. Notification received within weather conditions, industrial action (airline strike), government for an advance booking. Full details can be obtained from eight weeks of departure, following charges will apply. action and all similar events. The Company, in these circumstances, the ATOL website (www.atol.org.uk). will repay all monies, but is not liable for any compensation. The 29 - 56 days before departure - Company will not cancel the holiday under these circumstances 3. Acceptance of Booking 40% of the total price of the holiday. until specifically recommended by the British Foreign Office. Tel Once you choose a holiday and agree the price, please complete No: 0870 606 0290 15 - 28 days before departure - the booking form and send it to us together with a non-refundable deposit of £150.00 per person and the insurance premium (if 60% of the total price of the holiday. 13. Delayed Departure In the event of the delay in departure, after check in for a flight, The required). In certain cases a higher deposit is payable eg. booking 1-14 days before departure / After departure - Client’s welfare becomes responsibility of the Airline concerned. In the train Palace on Wheels or Royal Orient. Also some Airlines, 100% of the total cost of the holiday. hotels, wildlife and Beach resorts, especially during peak season at this event The Company, its Representatives and agents will offer as the Christmas/New year period, require higher deposit or full Note: If, some, but not all-party members, cancel the holiday or part much help & assistance as is possible. payment to confirm the booking. We will advise you at the time of of it, additional charges may be payable by the remaining members. 14. Insurance booking. On receipt of the deposit and the satisfactorily completed It is condition of our booking that all passengers have adequate booking form. The company will state the acceptance of the 8. Cancellation by Us Travel Insurance for the holiday at the same lever or better then the booking in writing; together with an invoice and at this stage The Company reserves the right to cancel a holiday on offer insurance we offer. You may take the holiday insurance offered by contract comes into existence. The Company and the client will including the tailor made holidays, without assigning any reason, at us or arrange independently. The insurance cover must include then be bound by the booking conditions set out here. Balance any time over 8 weeks before departure. However in no case we cancellation charges, unexpected curtailment of your holiday, payment is due within 8 weeks of departure. If the balance is not will cancel your holiday less then 8 weeks before departure unless medical and repatriation expenses including air ambulance, received by the due date, the Company reserves the right to cancel for the reasons outside our control (Force Majeure) or the late/non- personal accident, delay, loss or damage to your personal effects. the booking and retain the deposit. If the Booking is made within payment by you. In case we cancel you holiday (other then Force When arranging insurance from the source other then offered by eight weeks of departure, full payment must be sent at the time of Mejeure, late/non payment by you) we will offer the choice of an us. You undertake to provide us the written details of your policy, booking. Any money paid by the client to a travel agent in respect alternative holiday, if available, or at your option refund all the on behalf of yourself and all members of your party, and absolving of a booking with The Company, and held by the travel agent, is monies paid by you except Insurance premium and amendment us and our overseas agents /representatives, of any liability for any held on behalf of The Company at all times. The Company will Charges. In this case The Company shall offer a reasonable costs that may arise which otherwise would have been met by the confirm the booking to the client in writing. compensation as follows: insurance claim. Your Holiday Price More then 56 days Nil 4. 15. Claims & Complaints After you have booked the tour and we have accepted your booking 43 days to 55 days £10 If you incur any problem with regard to any services or facilities and issued the invoice, the price of your holiday is subject to 29 days to 42 days £20 provided during the holiday, it is essential that you bring this to the surcharge as a result of any Government action such as increase in 14 days to 28 days £30 attention of our suppliers and also to our local agent/representative VAT, transportation cost eg. fuel hike, airline surcharge, schedule Less then 14 days £40 and to the company staff as soon as it occurs. They can attempt to airfares, a major fluctuation in exchange rate (adverse currency rectify the matter on spot. Should they not be able to resolve your exchange) or any other government imposed increases. Even in 9. Your Responsibility complaint locally, please write to us within 28 days of the end of this case we will absorb an amount equivalent to 2% of the holiday You are responsible for your arrangements for passports, visas, your tour. We will not entertain any complaints that are not price excluding Insurance premium and any amendment charges. Vaccination certificates, health documents, foreign exchange for adhered to these procedures. If this means paying more then 10% of the holiday price, you will personal requirements etc. This includes all countries to be visited including the countries you may be just transiting through. This be entitled to cancel your holiday with a full refund of all monies 16. Travel Documents & Dispatch also includes all stops made by the aircraft(s) even if you do not paid except for Insurance premium, amendment charges and any It is passenger’s responsibility to check all travel documents issued leave the aircraft / airport. The visa and health requirements are non refundable deposit paid to the suppliers such as Airline, Hotels are correct. Documents will normally be dispatched 7 days before detailed separately in the section Planning Your Holiday and in the etc. Should you decide to cancel due to this you need to exercise departure. For bookings made within 14 days before departure you your rights to do so within fourteen days from the date we advise General information in the price insert. You shall be solely may have to collect the documents at the airport you of the amount due. responsible, if failure to obtain such documents results in fines, surcharges or other financial penalties being imposed on you. You 17. Jurisdiction 5. Alterations by the Client shall also be responsible to re confirm your flights 72 hours before This contract is governed by the English Laws, and any dispute Once a booking is made and you wish to alter your arrangements, departure. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of your flights. arising between the parties is subject to the sole jurisdiction of the we will do our utmost, and if possible make these changes. We will, The Company accepts no liability whatsoever to you through your courts of England. in this case, charge an amendment fee of £25.00 per person, and failure to do so. It is also your responsibility to comply with the any other cost we incur in making the alteration. If after the laws, customs, foreign exchange and the drug regulations of the commencement of the tour the client requests any amendments to countries visited. The Company and its representatives reserve the the agreed arrangements, or accommodation. The Company right to cancel your holiday anytime during its operation if you are and/or their agents will do their best to implement such found to be behaving in a socially unacceptable manner or amendments, but cannot guarantee that it will be possible. In the indulging in illegal activities, without any refund and legal claim event of any amendment The Client will be liable for any against The Company. cancellation charges and / or additional costs that may be incurred by The Company and/or their agents. 10. Our Responsibility It is our responsibility to ensure that the holiday, which you book 6. Alterations by Us with us, is supplied as described in the brochure, or any other In the unlikely event, we may have to make changes to your travel literature printed by us. In the unlikely event that any part of the arrangements. Most of the changes will be minor and we will advise holiday as promised is not provided we will pay you appropriate you of any such changes. However, we will not materially alter your compensation, if this has effected your holiday. We accept tour except for reasons of Force Majeure. If we have to make responsibility for the acts and/or omission of our employees, material change to the tour, for any reason whatsoever prior to the suppliers and sub contractors while acting within the scope of or in departure, or for reasons of Force Majeure. We would inform you the course of their employment with us. In any such case our without delay. We shall offer you the choice of either accepting the liability shall be limited to a maximum of twice the values of the alteration or of cancelling the tour and receiving of full refund of original cost of the holiday. We do not accept responsibility in all monies paid. If the material change is made for reasons other respect of death, bodily injury or illness of any person taking one then Force Majeure on or after the date on which the payment of of our holidays except when caused by the negligent acts and/or

the balance of the price becomes due we shall offer the reasonable omissions of our employees, suppliers or subcontractors while The Holiday Team compensation of £40. Hotels described as First Class or Luxury is deemed so by The Company’s judgement and not necessarily by 75 any official grading. The assessment is based on our knowledge of