15 nights from
£3595
A deliciously diverse tour for first-time visitors to India, and tempting returning travellers with off-the-beaten-track discoveries, this full fortnight covers every facet of Rajasthan. From fortresses and fabled temples to luxuriant landscapes and desert dunes, and from regal, romantic, remarkable cities to rural, rarely visited villages; the route creates an authentic experience of the region’s culture, customs, and untamed nature. It begins among the mosques, museums, and Mughal tombs of Delhi, before travelling to India’s most iconic monument, Agra’s Taj Mahal. A river safari in the Chambal Sanctuary is a wild interlude enroute to the Pink City palaces of Jaipur. In the Thar Desert, Manvar celebrates the silence and solitude of the sands; and Bikaner has two strings to its bow, culture in its city buildings, and country in its camel breeding. We see the Blue City of Jodhpur, take a step back in time at Bishnoi Village, and stay in beguiling Nalai, where 700 steps climb Elephant Rock to stunning views. Wildlife watching in Kumbhalgarh is followed by the wonderful Ranakpur Temples; and we revel in ‘The Romance of Rajasthan’, Udaipur, its palaces reflected in the waters of Lake Pichola.
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Rajasthan Royals
A unique and unashamedly luxurious tour, this is a revelation of Rajasthan’s glory days, seen through the eyes of the Maharajahs, and staying in their regal palaces and smaller royal residences, as we visit the region’s cities and villages, landmarks and landscapes
Highlights of Northern India
A mesmerising mix of northern India’s most iconic places, from Agra’s Taj Mahal to lakeside palaces in Udaipur, the Blue City of Jodhpur, rose-pink Jaipur, and Ranthambore National Park
Grand Tour of Northern India
Shaped by the Moghuls, Maharajas and British East India Company; sprinkled with sacred sites of the Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist religions; and covering hill stations, holy rivers, and the haunts of tigers, northern India is a remarkably rich touring ground