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Trail Blazer Tours India Private Limited Trail Blazer Tours India Private Limited INDIA 1 www.trailblazertours.com I www.tbiholidays.com MAP OF INDIA JAMMU & KASHMIR Kargil Srinagar Leh Sarchu Dharamshala HIMACHAL PRADESH Amritsar Nalagarh Manali Shimla Chandigarh UTTARAKHAND PUNJAB Rishikesh HARYANA Haridwar ARUNACHAL Bikaner NEPAL Mandawa DELHI Pokhara PRADESH SIKKIM Kangchenjunga BHUTAN Samode UTTAR PRADESH Lumbini Kathmandu Jaisalmer Gangtok Thimpu Jaipur Paro Kaziranga Pushkar Agra Chitwan Darjeeling Jorhat Jodhpur Kalimpong Kushinagar Guwahati ASSAM NAGALAND Gwalior BIHAR RAJASTHAN Ranthambore Allahabad Patna MEGHALYA Nalanda MANIPUR Varanasi Bodhgaya Orchha Khajuraho GUJARAT Udaipur TRIPURA Bhuj Patan Bandhavgarh JHARKHAND MADHYA PRADESH WEST BENGAL MIZORAM Ahmedabad Ranchi Jamnagar Ujjan Bhopal Kanha Jamshedpur Rajkot Kolkata Bhavnagar Pench CHATTISGARH Porbandar Jharsuguda Cuttack Gir National Park MAHARASHTRA Nagpur Raipur Bhubaneswar Nashik ORISSA Aurangabad Puri Mumbai Jagdalpur Pune Mahabaleshwar TELANGANA Visakhapatnam Hyderabad Pattadakal Havelock GOA Badami Island ANDHRA PRADESH Port Blair Hospet KARNATAKA Puttaparthy ANDMAN & NICOBAR Bengaluru ISLANDS Udupi Kanchipuram Chennai Bekal Hassan Mahabalipuram Mysuru Ponicherry Ooty TAMIL NADU KERALA Trichy Thanjavur LAKSHDWEEP Munnar Bangaram Cochin Madurai Agati Kukarakom Kavaratti Alleppey Thekkady Kovalam Trincomalee SRI LANKA Colombo Hambantota Gale 2 Trail Blazer Tours India Private Limited “Trail Blazer Tours India Private Limited (TBi) Established in 2007 invites you on a journey of discovery. Whether it’s a trip to India or subcontinent let TBi take you there. Our expe- rienced and knowledgeable team of travel professionals across In- dia with 10 Locations will be delighted to help you make your travel plans and execute them with perfection. Take your pick of destina- tions, tell us when you want to travel and leave the rest to us. We’ll give you an experience to remember!” Jehangir Katgara (Chairman & Managing Director) MISSION STATEMENT Be the best travel management company in India. To provide products and services of optimum quality and value. Maintain the highest professional, moral & ethical standards in all operations. To keep up the philosophy of IQI - Incessant Quality Improvement. To create an environment where our employees can excel personally and share in the success of our company. ABOUT US TBi as it is popularly known, has over 250 professionals at 11 offices across the country. An International presence through its representatives in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Ja- pan, South Korea & United Kingdom, who work closely with local tour operators and travel agents. NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS FOR INBOUND 2010-2011 2011-2012 2013-2014 2014-2015 3 www.trailblazertours.com I www.tbiholidays.com TABLE OF CONTENTS India,Hindustan or Bharath this country is been called by many names. It is a land of dreams and romance where beauty beckons, culture echoes, diversity delights and tradition talks. Those who reach India are greeted with a gracious Namaste denoting warmth, hospitality and respect - a tradition in tune with the country’s age-old motto “Athithi Devo Bhava” where the guest is treated as God. Blessed with mist clad mountain ranges, deep blue seas, enigmatic deserts, golden beaches, emerald green valleys, palm fringed backwaters on the one hand and unique art forms, exciting fairs and festivals, interesting pilgrim centres, exclusive heritage sites, royal forts, majestic monu- ments, architectural marvels and exotic flora and fauna on the other, this legendary land is unique in all aspects. Encounter and explore this wonderful peninsula that is India, the land that projects love and humanity - surrounded by the grand snow capped Himalayan ranges in the North, the magnificent coastline offered by the Arabian Sea in the West, the vast Bay of Bengal in the East, and the awesome and deep Indian Ocean in the South. HEADING PAGE NO HEADING PAGE NO Golden Triangle 5 Southern Architecture with Goa 20-21 Golden Triangle with Ranthambore 6 Exotic Goa 22 Classical North India 7 Culinary Tour of North India 23 Highlights of Rajasthan 8-9 Yoga & Ayurveda 24 Buddhist Circuit 10-11 Luxury Trains of India 25 Serene Ladakh 12 Cruise destinations in India & Sri Lanka 26 India Wildlife Tour 13 MICE/Charters/Transport 27 North East Paradise 14 Nepal - An unforgetable Journey 28 Kerala - God’s Own Country 15 Scenic Bhutan 29 Classical South India 16-17 Srilanka - Jewel of Indian Ocean 30 Colorful Gujarat - Textile Tour 18-19 4 Trail Blazer Tours India Private Limited GOLDEN TRIANGLE - 05 NIGHTS/06 DAYS Tour Highlights Himachal Delhi: Red Fort , Chandni Chowk, Raj Pradesh Ghat , India Gate, Qutub Minar, Hum- Punjab ayun’s Tomb Uttrakhand Agra: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort Haryana Fatehpur Sikri: Ancient Mughal City Delhi Jaipur: Amber Fort, City Palace, Jantar Uttar Mantar (Observatory) Pradesh Agra Monument closing days: Jaipur Delhi - Red Fort: Monday Rajasthan Agra – Taj Mahal: Friday Madhya Pradesh Day 01: Arrive Delhi On arrival at Delhi you will be met by capital in the 16th and an early 17th After an early breakfast, leave for an TBi representative and transferred to centuries. On arrival proceed to ho- excursion to Amber Fort with a photo hotel. tel. stop at Hawa Mahal. You may get an Overnight at the hotel. Afternoon proceed for guided tour of opportunity to climb up to fort on El- Agra Fort and Taj Mahal ephant back (one way and subject to Day 02: Delhi Overnight at the hotel. availability) Afternoon guided tour of After breakfast, proceed for the guid- City Palace and the Observatory. ed tour of Old Delhi with visit to Raj Day 04: Agra/Jaipur (235 Kms/ Overnight at the hotel. Ghat , drive past Red Fort and narrow 5 Hrs) lanes of Chandni Chowk (the walled After breakfast, leave for Jaipur en- Day 06: Jaipur/Delhi (265 Kms/ city) by cycle rickshaw. Later drive route visiting the abandoned and 6 Hrs) past India Gate , Government Build- ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri. After breakfast, leave for Delhi. On ar- ings like President’s House and Parlia- Continue to Jaipur. Jaipur, popularly rival, transfer to airport for your on- ment Buildings. known as Pink City, is the colourful ward flight. Afternoon visit Humayun’s Tomb and capital of Rajasthan. With its rich & Qutub Minar. colourful past, resplendent with tales Overnight at the hotel. of valour & bravery, it is now one of the most important heritage cit- Day 03: Delhi/Agra (205 Kms/ ies in India. The city was founded in 4 Hrs) the year 1728 by Maharaja Sawai Jai After breakfast, leave for Agra. Agra Singh II, the ruler of Amber. is famous as being home to one of On arrival proceed to hotel. Evening the seven wonders of the world-the at leisure. Taj Mahal. The architectural splen- Overnight at the hotel. dour of the mausoleums, the fort and the palaces is a vivid remainder of the Day 05: Jaipur 5 www.trailblazertours.com I www.tbiholidays.com GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH RANTHAMBORE - 09 NIGHTS/10 DAYS Tour Highlights Delhi: Red Fort , Chandni Chowk, Raj Haryana Delhi Ghat , India Gate, Qutub Minar, Hum- Uttar ayun’s Tomb Rajasthan Pradesh Agra: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort Fatehpur Sikri: Ancient Mughal City Agra Jaipur Jaipur: Amber Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar (Observatory) Ranthambore: Tiger Safari Ranthambore Monument closing days: Delhi - Red Fort: Monday Agra – Taj Mahal: Friday Park closing date: 1st July to 30 Sep- dent with tales of valour & bravery. India. The park has a large number of tember. The city was founded in the year 1728 fauna, significant among those being by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the sambhar, chital, nilgai, chinkara, lan- Day 01: Arrive Delhi ruler of Amber. On arrival proceed to gur, wild boar, peafowl and the Great On arrival at Delhi you will be met by hotel. Evening at leisure. Indian Tiger. TBi representative and transferred to Overnight at the Hotel Spend the morning and afternoon hotel. taking jungle safari by shared canter Overnight at the hotel. Day 05: Jaipur or jeeps.. After an early breakfast, leave for an Overnight at the hotel. Day 02: Delhi excursion to Amber Fort with a photo After breakfast, proceed for the guid- stop at Hawa Mahal. You may get an Day 08: Sawai Madhopur ed tour of Old Delhi with visit to Raj opportunity to climb up to fort on El- Spend the morning and afternoon Ghat , drive past Red Fort and narrow ephant back (one way and subject to taking jungle safari by shared canter lanes of Chandni Chowk (the walled availability). Afternoon guided tour of or jeeps. city) by cycle rickshaw. Later drive City Palace and the Observatory. Overnight at the hotel. past India Gate , Government Build- Overnight at the hotel. ings like President’s House and Parlia- Day 09: Ranthambore/Delhi ment Buildings. Day 06: Jaipur/Sawai Madhopur An early morning transfer to Sawai Afternoon visit Humayun’s Tomb and 190Kms/4Hrs) Madhopur Railway Station to connect Qutub Minar. After breakfast, leave for Sawai Mad- train for Delhi. Arrive proceed to ho- Overnight at the hotel. hopur – famous for its Ranthambore tel. Rest of the day at leisure. Day 03: Delhi/Agra (205 Kms/4 Hrs) Tiger National Park - the former hunt- Overnight at the hotel. After breakfast, drive Agra. Arrive & ing ground of the Maharaja of Jaipur. proceed to hotel. On arrival, proceed to hotel. Day 10: Delhi Agra is famous as being home to one Overnight at the hotel. After breakfast, transfer to airport for of the seven wonders of the world- your onward flight. the Taj Mahal. Day 07: Sawai Madhopur Afternoon proceed for guided tour of Ranthambore Tiger National Park Taj Mahal and Agra Fort is one of the largest and most re- Overnight at the hotel. nowned National Park in Northern Day 04: Agra/Jaipur (235 Kms/ 5 Hrs) After breakfast,leave for Jaipur en- route visiting the abandoned and ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri. Continue drive to Jaipur.
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