This tour blends the best of India’s art and culture taking you through some of the most popular destinations. Your tour will begin in the capital city Delhi which rewards the determined sightseer with more than a thousand monuments. Continue your journey to discover the proud and valorous regal splendour of Rajasthan amongst its magnificent forts and palaces, mansions and landscaped estates. The stunning home ground of the valorous Rajput kings and warrior clans- the ancient kingdom of Rajputana- now India’s richly endowed state of Rajasthan, continues to allure visitors with its promise of a kaleidoscope of holiday experiences. Stay in some of the most amazing royal tents and aristocratic mansions that stand testimony to its wonderful history and lineage.
Type of Holiday: Culture and History
GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUR WITH VINTAGE CAR RALLY
This tour blends the best of India’s art, history and culture. Your tour will begin in Delhi, Capital City of independent India which rewards the determined sightseer with more than a thousand monuments. Next you journey to Jaipur – Rajasthan’s Pink City made up of forts and palaces and bustling bazaars. Also attend the vintage & classic car rally in Jaipur. Reviving an automobile era long gone, more than 100 vintage cars rally on the roads of the historic Pink City. With some of the entrants dating back as far as 1923, the event makes for an incredible spectacle for both car aficionados and laymen alike, as they journey from the Jai Mahal Palace to Castle Kanota. You will then journey to Agra, home to the iconic Taj Mahal.
VINTAGE CAR TOURS
Travel back in time with in our vintage and classic cars tours and transfers in Jaipur. A city full of secrets and traditions. Participate in the annual vintage car rally!
INCREDIBLE INDIA FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
This tour gives you highlights of what this beautiful country could offer – the strong forts that were once inaccessible places, luxurious palaces, the rustic and traditional lives of its people, unique culture, ancient temples and colorful fairs. Most importantly, you would get enormous opportunity to get some great images from every location that will stay with you forever.
EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:
Walking tours
- Walking tour of ghats and old city in Varanasi
Private Access / Exclusive exploration
- Experience Mehrangarh Fort by night on an exclusive tour with the curator himself
- Tour of the private quarters of the City Palace in Jaipur
Gastronomy
- Cooking demonstration and meal with a local family in Jodhpur or Jaipur.
- Walk in the spice markets in Jodhpur
- Street food walk in Jaipur
Ancient Temple Architecture / Spirituality
- Witness the evening worship ceremony at Birla Temple in Jaipur
Art
- Block Printing workshop in Jaipur
Adventure
- Hot Air Ballooning in Pushkar and Jaipur
- Ziplining in Jodhpur
FORBIDDEN HIMALAYAS
Glorious journey taking you to the mystique and mystery of the remote Spiti region, once a part of the kingdom of Nariss Korssum (Western Tibet) on the Indian side of Tibetan plateau, on an odyssey of discovery and delight on the old Hindustan Tibet Road once a part of the legendary ancient Silk Route. The mystical stunning valley of Spiti – home to some of the world’s oldest Buddhist monasteries and temples, endangered wildlife and panoramic vistas, has opened its doors to leisure travellers in the remote cold desert lands of its Trans-Himalayan environs of Himachal Pradesh, standing cheek by jowl with the Tibetan Plateau. Isolated from the rest of the country for half the year by the snowbound passes of the mountains encircling it, its rarefied environs offer the intrepid visitor a stunning bouquet of gorgeous landscapes, warm hospitality and cultural highs that leave you with a dazzling array of holiday memories. The Old Hindustan Tibet road was once a part of the legendary Silk Route of ancient times and the place for high adventure, profitable commerce and cultural exchange.
EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:
Cycling
- Cycling Tours in and around Shimla
Walking tours
- Shimla Heritage Walks
Ancient Temple Architecture / Spirituality
- Visit to ancient cave temple Hidimba Temple
Adventure
- Hiking
- Trekking
MAJESTIC DARJEELING AND SIKKIM
To see the majestic splendour and experience the cultural richness of the land and the people of the Eastern Himalayas, a visit to the beautiful colonial hill station of Darjeeling and the stunning environs of Sikkim – a must for a wonderfully rewarding holiday. Your tour of some of India’s most stunning Himalayan enclaves begins from the historic city of Calcutta, once the erstwhile capital of the Raj in India and popularly known as the City of Joy, home of the legendary Mother Teresa in modern times. A drive up to Darjeeling offers you a banquet of splendid panoramas of a landscape rich in wildlife and botanical delights. In Darjeeling enjoy the mesmerising views of Mt Khanchendzonga, the world’s third highest peak and watch the sunrise from Tiger Hill. Savour the colonial elements of nostalgia amongst the tea plantations and flower filled gardens and red roofed bungalows, before saying goodbye to the UNESCO Heritage Toy Train and moving into the Teesta River Gorge for a fabulous drive to Gangtok, capital of Sikkim. The drive up to the snowy reaches of Tsomgo Lake offers a captivating vision of a remote and beautiful region, now carefully opened to tourism. The journey back to the gorge, and up the winding road to Kalimpong is a memorable one. Enjoy those lovely mountain views, monasteries and tea plantations all along.
EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:
Cycling
- Mountain biking in Darjeeling
Gastronomy
- Bengali Cooking Experience in Calcutta
Spiritual
- Private Puja (worship) ceremony in Kali Temple of Calcutta
Adventure
- White Water Rafting on River Teesta
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL IMMERSION IN INDIA
This tour blends the best of India’s art, culture and spirituality. Your tour will begin in Delhi, the Capital City of independent India which rewards the determined sightseer with more than a thousand monuments. Continue your journey to discover Pink City Jaipur made up of forts and palaces and bustling bazaars. Jaipur is a fascinating destination, giving one the chance to experience India from ancient to modern in one fell swoop. Next, you will travel to Agra to discover the wonder that is the Taj Mahal. Discover the extraordinary sculptures of the Khajuraho Temples before travelling to Varanasi, a city as old as Babylon and Nineveh. Uncover the mysteries of the Hindu faith amidst the burning ghats, antique temples and heritage of crafts amongst its twisting bazaar streets filled with legendary Indian silks and brocades. Your final destination will be Mumbai, the country’s financial capital and centre of business, fashion and film-making. Mumbai’s intensity is almost contagious – outlandish fashion and mind-boggling traffic, glistening skyscrapers and slums, bars and restaurants, mayhem and order, ancient bazaars and swish malls, loud temples and rare moments of tranquillity.
EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:
Cycling
- Explore the lanes of Old Delhi on a morning cycling tour
Private Access / Exclusive Exploration
- Tour of the private quarters of the City Palace in Jaipur
Gastronomy
- Cooking demonstration and meal with a local family in Delhi or Jaipur
- Street food walk in Delhi or Jaipur
Spiritual
- Private Puja (worship) ceremony on the river ghats for prosperity and well-being
Textiles
- Block Printing Workshop in Jaipur
- Visit weaver’s village in Varanasi
Adventure
- Wildlife – Tiger Safari in Panna National Park, near Khajuraho
Community Service
- Visit an NGO in Delhi
- Visit the SHEROES café in Agra that employs acid attack survivors
- Visit the wildlife SOS Elephant rescue centre in Agra
BEST OF NORTH AND SOUTH INDIA
This tour blends the best of India’s art and culture taking you through some of the most popular destinations in North and South India. You will tour the capital city Delhi which rewards the determined sightseer with more than a thousand monuments, before travelling to Agra to visit the stunning Taj Mahal. Continue your journey to discover the proud and valorous regal splendour of Rajasthan amongst its magnificent forts and palaces, mansions and landscaped estates. Visit one of India’s premier Tiger parks – Ranthambore. This tour enables you to go on the trail of the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger in one of its prettiest refuge. From there experience Ramathra which offers one a chance to experience the great outdoors and ‘village India ‘ at its best, combined with a little fort lifestyle and exceptional Rajput hospitality – a rural idyll; a birdwatcher’s paradise; a nature lover’s dream. Next enjoy the Pink city of Jaipur before flying off to the south India. Experience the charms of God’s own country – with its back waters, simple people and picturesque natural beauty. Heading out from historic port town of Cochin to the backwaters of Kerala and spend a leisurely afternoon cruising in the traditional Kettuvallom house boats, along the waterways that form a dense network in Alleppey. End your journey at the picturesque fishing village Mararikulam, staying in a beach resort with palm fringed beaches, the ultimate destination for relaxation.
EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:
Cycling
- Explore the lanes of Old Delhi on a morning cycling tour
- Explore on cycles the country side in the vicinity of Cochin
Private Access / Exclusive exploration
- Tour of the private quarters of the City Palace in Jaipur
Gastronomy
- Cooking demonstration and meal with a local family in Delhi or Jaipur.
- Street food walk in Delhi or Jaipur
- Cooking demonstration of Syrian Christian cuisine with Nimmy Paul in Cochin
Textiles
- Block Printing workshop in Jaipur
Walking tours
- Walking tour of the Jew Town in Cochin
Community Service:
- Visit an NGO in Delhi
- Visit the SHEROES café in Agra that employs acid attack survivors
- Visit the wildlife SOS Elephant rescue centre in Agra
CULTURAL EXPEDITIONS TO LADAKH
A land of mystery and folklore, of Silk Route legends and ancient villages perched high above raging rivers. Ladakh and its remote Zanskar region, scattered amongst the glorious Trans Himalayan expanses, will endlessly engage the visitor with its dramatic natural scenery, its Buddhist gompas with their painted murals and beautiful icons and its wild landscape rich in promise of adventure activities and cultural experiences. With the fall of the great Tibetan empire, the kingdom of Tibet was, in 1020, split up amongst the three brothers of the ruling clan. One of the brothers moved into the southern region of the Tibetan Plateau and occupied the wild expanses of Ladakh. With him he brought the rich cultural elements of Tibetan Buddhism which slowly amalgamated with the local Bon religion. Many of the old local shrines were converted to Buddhist monasteries. Today this harsh but dramatic land, with Leh as its capital, is the base of exciting adventure activities such as trekking, rafting, jeep tours and bird watching. Its monasteries, a repository of ancient art and scriptures, draw culture enthusiasts from around the globe.
EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:
Adventure
- Mountain Biking from Khardung La to Leh
- River rafting on the Indus River
ACTIVE ADVENTURE AND WILDLIFE
This tour offers you the thrill of coming face to face with untouched cultures as well as wilderness regions of great natural beauty. You will travel to Central India’s three most famous national parks, each with diverse wildlife, landscapes and tribal communities. These make it a fascinating region to cycle through forested animal corridors which connect the parks. Also on offer will be Night Safaris, Walking Safaris in the buffer zones and Canoe Safaris.
You will also visit Agra to marvel at the wonder that is the Taj Mahal.