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India Program Welcome to Mumbai and Delhi! These megacities are India’s commercial capital, entertainment hubs, and the gateway to this vibrant and sprawling nation. It is a city of contrasts where you can experience sacred temples, Bollywood style, heart- wrenching slums, and lawless traffic — a maddening, inspiring, and genuine look at modernity in the developing world. Travel Dates: February 21 – March 5, 2017 Ground Program Price estimate: $2,856 (based upon double occupancy rooms) - Based on enrollment of 25 students 1 Working Itinerary Emory University - India The following itinerary is a working document and is subject to change February 21, 2017 Depart USA / Travel Day Tuesday . Depart en-route to India Meals Included: Departure Flight(s) Per airline Flight # Origin Destination Departure Arrival TBD February 22, 2017 Arrive Mumbai Wednesday . Arrive in Mumbai . Upon arrival, group is met by private coach and English-speaking assistant for Meals Included: transfer to hotel (bottled water provided on coach) Per airline . Check in hotel . Overnight: Mumbai (1) – Trident Nariman Point - Wi-Fi/cable internet is included in rooms/lobby Attire: Casual February 23, 2017 Mumbai: City Overview Thursday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day sightseeing with private coach and English speaking guide (bottled water Meals Included: provided on coach) Breakfast . Cultural activity: Marine Drive, Malabar Hill via Hanging Gardens, Tower of Welcome Dinner Silence memorial to Haji Ali, Dhobi Ghat, Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus, and Gateway of India (free entrances) – Requested tours of Ghandi House & Taj Attire: Mahal Palace Hotel Casual . Lunch on own, stop provided . After tour, continue transfer to hotel . Evening: . Roundtrip transportation with English-speaking assistant to Welcome Dinner . Welcome Dinner at local restaurant (one non-alcoholic drink per person included) . Remainder of evening free . Overnight: Mumbai (2) – Trident Nariman Point - Wi-Fi/cable internet is included in rooms/lobby 2 February 24, 2017 Mumbai: Business Visits Friday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within city Meals Included: limits (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast . Business Visit #1: Social Entrepreneurship in Action; Management presentations and discussions (facility tour, if applicable) Attire: . Lunch on own, stop provided Casual . Business Visit #2: Doing Business and Serving Social Goals; Management presentations and discussions (facility tour, if applicable) . After visits, return transfer to hotel . Dinner on own and evening free . Overnight: Mumbai (3) – Trident Nariman Point - Wi-Fi/cable internet is included in rooms/lobby February 25, 2017 Mumbai: Cultural Activities Saturday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within city Meals Included: limits (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast . Cultural activity: Elephanta Island (entrances and ferry included), a series of rock Lunch temples, including the cave shrine of Lord Shiva from the 6th century. Lunch included at local restaurant (one non-alcoholic drink per person included) Attire: . After visits, return transfer to hotel Casual . Dinner on own and evening free . Overnight: Mumbai (4) – Trident Nariman Point - Wi-Fi/cable internet is included in rooms/lobby February 26, 2017 Mumbai: Cultural Activities & Free Afternoon Sunday . Breakfast at hotel . Half day private coach and English-speaking guide cultural activities (bottled Meals Included: water provided on coach) Breakfast . Cultural activity: Dharavi Slum tour, the main highlight of the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” (tour fee included) Attire: . After visit, return transfer to hotel Casual . Lunch on own . Free afternoon and evening . Dinner on own . Overnight: Mumbai (5) - Trident Nariman Point - Wi-Fi/cable internet is included in rooms/lobby 3 February 27, 2017 Mumbai: Business Visits Monday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within city Meals Included: limits (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast . Business Visit #3: Social Entrepreneurship in Action; Management presentations and discussions (facility tour, if applicable) Attire: . Lunch on own, stop provided Casual . Business Visit #4: Doing Business and Serving Social Goals; Management presentations and discussions (facility tour, if applicable) . After visits, return transfer to hotel . Overnight: Mumbai (6) - Trident Nariman Point - Wi-Fi/cable internet is included in rooms/lobby February 28, 2017 Travel to Delhi Tuesday . Breakfast at hotel . Hotel check-out and load bags for airport transfer Meals Included: . Transfer by private coach and English-speaking assistant to airport (bottled water Breakfast provided on coach) . Intra-Program Flight: Mumbai to Delhi (approx. 2 hours) Attire: . 11:05AM Jet Airways 09W 307 Casual . 1:10PM Arrival in Delhi . Welcome to Delhi! India’s sprawling capital territory is home to 25 million people and a chaotic vitality all its own. Old and New Delhi aren’t just names of its cities; with influences of the many defunct empires that once ruled it, Delhi’s must-see sites take travelers from century to century. Upon arrival, group transfer via private coach and English-speaking assistant to hotel with en-route sightseeing tour (bottled water provided on coach) . Check in to hotel . Walking tour of Delhi by India Gate and President House with English Speaking Guide, including market tour (approx. 2-3 hours) . Lunch on own, stop provided . Dinner on own and evening free . Overnight: Delhi (1) - Suggested hotels: Hotel Taj Mahal (Mansingh Rd), Wi- Fi/cable internet is included March 1, 2017 Delhi: Business Visits Wednesday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day private coach and English speaking guide for business visits within city Meals Included: limits (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast . Business Visit #5: Rapid Urbanization in India; Management presentations and Lunch discussions (facility tour, if applicable) . Lunch included at local restaurant (one non-alcoholic drink per person included) Attire: . Business Visit #6: From the Field to Tables around the World – India’s thriving Casual Food Industries; Management presentations and discussions (facility tour, if applicable) . After visits, return transfer to hotel . Dinner on own and evening free . Overnight: Delhi (2) - Suggested hotels: Hotel Taj Mahal (Mansingh Rd) , Wi- Fi/cable internet is included 4 March 2, 2017 Delhi: Day Trip to Agra Thursday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day private coach and English-speaking guide for cultural activities (bottled Meals Included: water provided on coach) Breakfast . Cultural activity: Morning, guided tour of Agra, including Agra Fort – built by Optional: Lunch Mughal Emperors in 1565 and sunrise visit to the Taj Mahal. Afternoon, excursion to Fatehpur Sikri – the all-red sandstone city built by Akbar the Great in 1569. Attire: (Entrances included to Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri.) Casual . Optional - Lunch included at local restaurant (one non-alcoholic drink per person included) . After visits, return transfer to hotel . Dinner on own and evening free . Overnight: Delhi (3) Suggested hotels: Hotel Taj Mahal (Mansingh Rd), Wi- Fi/cable internet is included March 3, 2017 Delhi: Business Visits Friday . Breakfast at hotel . Full day private coach and English speaking assistant for business visits within Meals Included: city limits (bottled water provided on coach) Breakfast . Business Visit #7: Rapid Urbanization in India; Management presentations and Lunch discussions (facility tour, if applicable) . Lunch included at local restaurant (one non-alcoholic drink per person included) Attire: . Business Visit #8: From the Field to Tables around the World – India’s thriving Casual Food Industries; Management presentations and discussions (facility tour, if applicable) . After visits, return transfer to hotel . Dinner on own and evening free . Overnight: Delhi (4) Suggested hotels: Hotel Taj Mahal (Mansingh Rd), Wi- Fi/cable internet is included Delhi: Local Cultural Activities, Farewell Dinner, Airport March 4, 2017 Transfer Saturday . Breakfast at hotel . Hotel check-out and leave bags with the concierge Meals Included: . Full day private coach and English-speaking guide for cultural activities (bottled Breakfast water provided on coach) Farewell Dinner . Cultural activity: Visit Qutab Minar, 72 meters high and one of the perfect towers of the Persian world (entrance included). Nearby, amidst the ruins of the Quwut- Attire: ul-Islam Mosque, stands the Iron Pillar, which has stood vagaries of weather and Casual has not rusted over 1500 years. Visit Humayun’s Tomb (entrance included), aptly called the predecessor of Taj Mahal, and India gate, a war memorial of 30,000 soldiers who laid down their lives during the 1st World War. During the tour, drive past the President’s estate and the Parliament house. Lunch on own . After visits, return transfer to hotel to gather bags . Evening: . Roundtrip transportation with English-speaking assistant to Farewell Dinner . Farewell Dinner at local restaurant (one non-alcoholic drink per person included) . Transfer by private coach and English-speaking assistant to airport for overnight flight (bottled water provided on coach) 5 March 5, 2017 Arrive in the US Sunday . 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