India 2012-2013

INDIA 2012–2013

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India 2012–2013

Illustrations. Above: engraved map of India 1795. Front cover: gouache painting probably from Murshidibad, Bengal, c. 1880/1920.

Contents Our policies and style

Temples of Tamil Nadu

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14–26 January 2013, with Professor Adam Hardy

Rajput & Mughal Rajasthan 2–17 December 2012 with Dr Giles Tillotson

The British Raj

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5–17 January 2013, with David Gilmour and Professor Gavin Stamp

Kingdoms of the Deccan 1–14 February 2013, with John M. Fritz

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22 February–8 March 2013, Dr Giles Tillotson

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The Indian Mutiny 23 Oct.–5 Nov. 2012, with Patrick Mercer mp

Booking Procedure

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Booking Form

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Essential India

Ashoka & Buddhist India 1–14 March 2013, with Charles Allen

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Booking Conditions

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Dear traveller to India (armchair or otherwise).

It’s twenty years since we last sent a tour to India. So why are we now, with apparent suddenness, launching a brochure with eight different Indian tours in a single season?

In the mid-1990s we withdrew from all long-haul destinations, of which we had anyway previously offered only a few. We have always been of the opinion that it is not possible for a tour organiser to provide a firstclass experience for its clients unless it has in-depth knowledge of the countries to which it is sending them.

It became evident that it was not economically viable to acquire the requisite familiarity with far-away places when we only had one tour a year, or fewer.

What has changed? Mainly, we have invested heavily to acquire some of that familiarity and knowledge.

We first started researching India in earnest in 2004, postponed the project for a while and then picked it up again in 2010. By the time our first client steps onto the jetty at Delhi Airport in October 2012 there will have been two members of staff working almost full-time on Indian tours for nearly two years, with quite a lot of that time being spent in India. Several others are also engaged in one way or another.

It would be to overstate the case to say that we have found a gap in the market, but specialist, ‘cultural’ tours to India of the sort we have been providing for nearly a quarter of a century in Europe and the Middle East are surprisingly rare. It would also be something of an exaggeration to state that with our innovations we are revolutionising tourism to India. But in a number of ways, some small and some not so small, we will be doing things a little differently, in defiance of well-entrenched conventions prevalent since the beginnings of organised tourism to the country.

I am extremely pleased that our India team has come up with such an outstanding range of tours for our opening season, and I can scarcely believe that we kick off with such an excellent array of lecturers. They include some of the world’s leading experts in aspects of the history and culture of India.

I’ll skip the usual travel-brochure encomium. It is beyond my powers to begin to convey the intensity of experience which India offers, and you probably know that India should be visited. I suggest you experience it for yourself, in the best possible way. Read on.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Randall Chief Executive 31st January 2012

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Martin Randall Travel in India: our policies and style Our aim: the finest cultural tours to India

absorb, contemplate and recuperate.

Our aim is to create the most fulfilling, enjoyable and memorable tours to India currently available – the best planned, the best led, the most informative and illuminating.

There are fewer early starts and fewer coach movements than on many other tours to India, and few one-night stays.

Learn from leading experts

Founded in 1988, Martin Randall Travel (MRT) has become the leader in cultural tours by incessant innovation and by setting the benchmarks for itinerary planning and service standards. It has become one of the most respected specialist travel companies in the world.

All the tours are accompanied by leading experts in their field – academics, writers, curators, broadcasters and researchers. They are selected not only for their knowledge but also for their ability to communicate their learning in ways that are engaging and stimulating. And they also have to be good travelling companions.

With tours to most countries in Europe and the Middle East, MRT is building on this unsurpassed accumulation of specialist tour-operating skills to provide a range of exceptional tours to India.

Travelling in comfort The hotels we have chosen are as good as, and many are better than, those we use for small-group tours in Europe and the Middle East. Often they are the most comfortable in the vicinity.

Do less, see more The India tours have a full programme of visits, but we have been careful not to cram too much into the day. We want to avoid the exhaustion which frequently mars travels to the country. They may include fewer places, but they spend longer in those places which are visited, allowing time to

Similarly we use the best and most modern coaches. We travel on the highest class available on train routes, and intercontinental flights are usually day-time services.

Below: Bijapur, Muhammed Shah’s tomb, engraving after Samuel Prout 1845.

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to places not generally open to individual travellers, or for access at times when they are closed to the public. Even in the most visited destinations there is often much that is fascinating and beautiful which few travellers get to see.

Less visited and more out-of-the-way places are a significant feature of many tours, sometimes instead of sights which are better known but overrun with tourists.

Innovative itineraries, meticulously planned MRT is widely known for the superb quality of its itineraries – original, imaginative, meticulous and considerate. To a quarter of a century’s experience of planning tours we have added knowledge of India by recruiting staff who are steeped in its history and culture and are thoroughly familiar with present-day realities.

In innumerable small ways, we lift the experience for our clients above standards and services which are regarded as normal for tourists.

The result is what we believe to be among the most fascinating range of tours to India currently available.

Tours with a focus

Value for money, and no surcharges

Most of the tours are designed around a theme or a bundle of themes. Having a focus does not preclude learning about other aspects of India. On all our tours elements are included which do not relate directly to the primary subject matter, and plenty of information will be provided about broader aspects of Indian history and culture, past and present.

The price includes nearly everything, not only the major ingredients such as flights, hotels, transportation and the costs of the lecturer and tour manager but also many lesser charges such as tips, drinks with meals, airport taxes and credit card charges.

We do not levy surcharges for fuel price increases, exchange rate changes, additional taxes or for any other reason. The price published in this brochure is the price you pay.

Seeing what few others see All the tours incorporate special arrangements for admission

More about the tours and our policies Visas British citizens and most other foreign nationals require a tourist visa. The current cost for UK nationals is around £45 including service fees. This is not included in the price of the tour because you have to obtain it yourself. We will advise on the procedure but you will need to submit your passport to the India Visa Application Centre in your country of residence prior to departure. Processing times vary from country to country but UK residents should expect to be without their passport for up to 10 days.

Fitness requirements

at a more leisurely pace for an hour or two unaided. Uneven ground and irregular paving are standard. On many tours there are fairly steep ascents to hilltop forts and temples.

Usually there are some long coach journeys during which facilities are limited and may be of poor quality. Most sites have some shade but the Indian sun is strong, even in the cooler seasons.

Age limit. We very much regret that bookings will not be accepted from those who would be 81 or over at the time of the tour.

Leaders and escorts

A good level of fitness is essential. Unless you enjoy entirely unimpaired mobility, cope with everyday walking and stair-climbing without difficulty and are reliably sure-footed, these tours are not for you.

Every tour is accompanied by an expert speaker, as described above. Nearly all the tours are also accompanied by a trained tour manager, a member of our office staff or one of a number of freelance professionals who work for us regularly.

A rough indication of the minimum level of fitness required is that you ought to be able to walk briskly at about three miles per hour for at least half an hour, and undertake a walk

Local guides also accompany the tours. Some will have been given training to prepare them for the special nature of our tours and the requirements of our clients. Their role is

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subsidiary to that of the lecturer, however, who speaks on-site as well as giving evening talks in the hotels.

Health & hygiene, food & drink Participants will be sent information about inoculations and other precautionary measures. A course of malaria tablets is advisable for some of the tours.

Bottled water is provided at the hotels, in the coaches and at restaurants. Some special dietary requirements might be difficult to cope with, though vegetarianism is well catered for.

Air, road and rail Upgrades. The package prices are based on economy fares but we can quote for other classes on international flights upon request.

Most internal flights are one-class only.

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The Hindu Rajput clans of northern and central India claim family trees going back to the sixth century.

The Muslim Mughal empire lasted from 1527 to 1857, at its peak encompassing most of the Subcontinent.

The tour includes less visited places as well as major ones, spends more time at each place and includes a number of special arrangements.

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Hindu architecture of the Chalukyas from the 6th to the 12th centuries (Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal).

The Islamic state of Hyderabad was one of India’s largest princedoms and retains a rich artistic heritage.

Hampi was capital of the leading Hindu power from the 14th to 16th centuries, is a most beautiful and fascinating centre.

The Deccan plateau has distinctive, dramatic, rocky landscapes.

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This tour visits India’s major Buddhist sites (Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Vaishali, Sanchi) and sees much of the finest Buddhist and Hindu sculpture (at museums in Delhi, Sarnath, Patna and Calcutta).

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Bengal by River Calcutta and a week’s cruise along the Hooghly 10–23 February 2013 (MZ 474) gj5 3-5R5tj6nof Lecturer: Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones Combines four days in Calcutta with a week visiting places along the River Hooghly on an exclusively chartered cruiser.

Steeped in history and dense with fine architecture, but off the usual tourist route.

Bengal, an outpost of the Mughal Empire and the first region to come under the control of the East India Company.

Islamic architecture in Murshidabad and Gaur, distinctive Hindu temples in Baranagar and Kalna, Georgian and Victorian architecture of the Raj. Sailing along the banks of the Hooghly gives a unique insight into unspoilt village life.

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Itinerary Days 1 & 2: London to Calcutta (Kolkata), via Dubai. &35 .5 85g8if*'5 ,)'5 )( )(5 Heathrow to Calcutta via Dubai where there #-5 5h7")/,5-.)*85 "5." 5"). &5 85o8ff '5 B.#' 5 #Äż , ( 5 ,)'5 5#-5k1/h5")/,-8C5Äť 5 rest of the morning is free. In the afternoon 0#-#.5." 5 )/."5 ,%5 ., .5 ' . ,3651" , 5 tombs of the early British settlers are of a monumental classicism without parallel in ,#. #(65 ( 51 &%5.)5 5 ,.#(#ĂŽ, 5 "))&-85 First of four nights in Calcutta.

5 /% *" 5#(5 & /.. 85 #&5.)5." 5 ),' ,5 ,#.#-"5! ,,#-)(5.)1(5) 5 ,, %*), 85 (35 go."7 (.85 /#& #(!-5, ' #(65#( &/ #(!5." 5 ,#0 ,-# 5 )0 ,(' (.5 )/- 5BgngiC51#."5#.-5 ' *"), 5 )1 ,65* ,.5) 5 5,#0 ,5-#!( &&#(!5 -3-. '65 ( 5." 5 & ! (.5 )7 , %5 '*& 5 of Fame. The gardens of Flagstaff House now serve as repository for colonial statuary removed from Calcutta. The Danish colony of Serampore is across the river. First of seven nights on board the RV Sukapha.

Day 7: Chandernagore, Chinsura, Hooghly.

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cemeteries as well as Governor Joseph , (ĂŠ)#-5 /*& #2]-5 )/- 85 #&5.)5 "#(-/, 5 to visit the 17th-cent. Dutch Cemetery before continuing by cycle-rickshaw to Hooghly 1" , 5." 5go."7 (.85 "#] 5 ' ' , 5) 5 4#5 )" '' 5 )" -#(5 )(. #(-5Ĺ&#x20AC;( 5' , & 5 inlay. Overnight RV Sukapha.

Day 8: Kalna, Nabadwip, Mayapur. At &( 650#-#.5." 5- ,# -5) 5Ĺ&#x20AC;( 5gn."7 (.85 terracotta temples and the unique Shiva . '*& 51#."5 )( (.,# 5,#(!-5 )'*,#-#(!5gfn5 double-vaulted shrines. Sail to the pilgrimage (., 5) 5 1#*651" , 5." 5,#0 ,5!" .-5 are lined with active temples. The skyline of 3 */,5)(5." 5)**)-#. 5 (%5#-5 )'#( . 5

Day 3: Calcutta. The Anglican cathedral of St /&65 )'*& . 5#(5gnjm5#(5 )."# 5-.3& 65" -5 many fine memorials and a window by Burne )( -65)( 5) 5"#-5 -.85 )'*& . 5#(5gohg65 ." 5 # .),# 5 '),# &5#-5." 5')-.5#'*)-#(!5 building in Calcutta. It houses a collection of European paintings and a display on the "#-.),35) 5." 5 #.385Äť 5 ( # (5 /- /'65 /#&.5

by Granville to house the collection from ." 5 -# .# 5 ) # .365#-5 ( # ]-5')-.5#'*),. (.5 collection of sculpture. Overnight Calcutta.

Day 4: Calcutta. This morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walk provides a survey of the civic buildings from ." 5& . 5gn."5 (./,385 .5 )"(]-5 "/, "65 1"# "5 . -5 %5.)5gmnj65#-5&))- &35') && 5 )(5 .5 ,.#(7#(7." 7 # & -5#(5 )( )(5B&#% 5 "/( , -5.",)/!")/.5." 5!&) C85 (5." 5 !,)/( -65." 5' /-)& /'5) 5 ) 5 " ,() %65 ." 5 )/( ,5) 5 & /.. 65#-5." 5 ,&# -.5 British building in India. We also visit the (.#+/ ,# (5 )&& .#)(-5) 5." 5 , & 5 & 5 B 35-* # &5 ,, (! ' (.C85 0 ,(#!".5 & /.. 85 Day 5: Calcutta.5Äť 5 !" (5 0# 5 3( !)!/ 5BgnnjC5 ( 5." 5 ,' (# (5 "/, "5 BgmfmC5 , 5, '#( ,-5) 5." 50 ,# .35) 5 religions which thrived in Calcutta prior to Independence. The Home of Rabindranath !), 65." 5 (! &#5*) .5 ( 5*"#&)-)*" ,5 1")5, #0 5." 5 ) &5 ,#4 5 ),5&#. , ./, 5 #(5gogi65*,)0# -5 (5#(-#!".5#(.)5." 5 (! &#5 Intellectual Renaissance which in turn led to the Independentist movement. Overnight Calcutta.

Day 6: Barrackpore, Serampore. Board the M A RT I N R A N D A L L T R AV E L

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#(5." 5 #.35 (., 85 (5) -#-5) 5 )&)(# &5 " ,'65 defined by impeccable service. There is a pool in central courtyard garden.

by a vast new temple. Overnight RV Sukapha.

Day 9: Matiari, Plassey. Visit the village ) 5 .# ,#51" , 5 , --5#-51),% 51#."5 ., #.#)( &5' .") -85 . ,5- #&#(!5 /,." ,65 ." , 5#-5 (5 2 /,-#)(5.)5." 5-#. 5) 5." 5 ..& 5) 5 & -- 3651" , 5 ) ,.5 &#0 ]-5gmkm5 0# .),35)0 ,5." 5 1 5) 5 (! &65 #, $7/ 7 Daulah was the prelude to consolidation ( 5 2. (-#)(5) 5." 5 -.5 ( # 5 )'* (3]-5 power in Bengal and beyond. Overnight RV /% *" 5 .5 /,-"# 8 Day 10: Murshidabad. Äť 5 /!" &5 "/-" !"5#-5 5* /&51 && 5*& -/, 7 garden containing the Tomb of Siraj-ud /& "5 ( 5 '#&385 5' !(#Ĺ&#x20AC; (.5 2 '*& 5) 5 , %5 0#0 &5 , "#. ./, 65." 5 4 , / ,#5 & 51 -5 /#&.5 35 /( (5 ) 5#(5gnim5 as a guest house for the Nawab. The museum holds a respectable collection of European * #(.#(!-65- /&*./, 5 ( 5 ,'-85Äť 5#'*)-#(!5 ., 5 )-+/ 5BgmhjC5#-5') && 5)(5." 5!, .5 ')-+/ 5 .5 85 #-#.5." 5 -"#* , 5 ( 5 .!)& 5* & -65gn."7 (.85")' -5) 5,# "5 Jain merchants in classical Georgian style.

Overnight RV Sukapha.

Day 11: Baranagar. Sail to the village of Baranagar and walk through fields to visit three miniature carved-brick Jain temples.

Sail in the afternoon through a stretch of charming waterway that weaves past banks lush with mango groves and mustard crops.

Overnight RV Sukapha at Jangipur.

.)5." 5+/# .5 #.35) 5 /,65." 5 ( # (.5 *#. &5 of Bengal. Situated within easy reach of ." 5 & %5 - &.5 $' " &5"#&&-65 /,5#-5 Ĺ&#x20AC;&& 51#."5 & ! (.5 /-&#'5,/#(-85Äť 5' (35 ')-+/ -65* & -5 ( 5! . 1 3-5-. ( 5 -5 testament to a prosperous past and gifted stonemasons. Overnight RV Sukapha.

Day 13: Disembark Farakka. Calcutta. At , %% 65 #- ' ,%5." 5 5 /%/*" 5#(5." 5 early morning and transfer to the station to ) , 5 5., #(5 ),5 & /.. 5B 5$)/,( 35) 5 85l5 ")/,-C85Äť 5, -.5) 5." 5 35#-5 .5& #-/, 85 ( 5 more night in Calcutta.

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Practicalities Price: ÂŁ4,890 B *)-#.5tjffC85Äť#-5#( &/ -95 #,5., 0 &5B )()'35 & --C5)(5Ĺ&#x201A;#!".-51#."5 '#, . -95, ./,(5 )( )(5.)5 / #5B #, /-5 inf@nffC65 / #5.)5 & /.. 5B #, /-5iif@ hffC:5., 0 &5 35*,#0 . 5 #,7 )( #.#)( 5 ) ":5 accommodation in the hotel and aboard the ,#0 ,5 ,/#- ,5 -5 - ,# 5 &)165 , % -.-65 gf5&/( " -5B#( &/ #(!5g5* % 5&/( "C5 ( 5 gg5 #(( ,-51#."51#( 5),5 ,651 . ,5 ( 5 )Äż :5 &&5 '#--#)(-5.)5'/- /'-5 ( 5-#. -:5 &&5.#*-5 ),5 ,#0 ,-65, -. /, (.5-. Äż65 ( 5&) &5 !/# -:5 #,*),.5. 2 -:5." 5- ,0# 5) 5 5& ./, ,85 Single supplement ÂŁ1,550. Price without international flights: ÂŁ4,340.

Day 12: Gaur, Farakka. Drive from Jangipur

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River cruiser95 5 /%/*" 5Bm5(#!".-C95 /#&.5 #(5hffl65#.5#-5().5&/2/,#)/-5 /.5#.5#-5 +/ . &35 comfortable and has great charm. The decor #-5-#'*& 65Ĺ&#x201A;)),-5 ( 51 &&-5 #(!5) 51)) 85 #(-5 , 5 #,&35-* #)/-51#."5 2 && (.5 showers. There is a spacious dining room with /&&7& (!."51#( )1-651"# "5 , 5! ( , &&35 )* (5 /,#(!5." 5 365 5- &))(51#."5 5 ,5 .5 the bow and an open deck half covered with a tarpaulin and well stocked with wickerwork chairs and loungers. There is a massage and " &."5., .' (.5,))'65 **,)*,# . &35-. Äż 85 Shore is reached by a small launch. Service is 2 && (.8 Changes to the itinerary: circumstances might arise which prevent us operating ." 5.)/,5 -5 0 ,.#- 85 (5." 5,#0 ,65 #, /'-. ( -5-/ "5 -5." 5 5 ( 5Ĺ&#x201A;)15) 5." 5 tide and shifting silt levels might necessitate omission of one or more ports of call. We would try and devise a satisfactory alternative.

Lecturer: Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones is an authority on colonial India from the 18th .)5." 5hf."5 (./,385 " 5" -5&#0 5#(5 ( # 65 1,#.. (5 2. (-#0 &35 )/.5 #.65 ( 50#-#.-5 .5& -.5)( 5 a year. She has published a number of books on

/ %()165#.-5 /#& #(!-65 and inhabitants including Engaging Scoundrels: True Tales of Old Lucknow BhfffC5 ( 5." 5 & #' 5 Lucknow, City of Illusion5BhfflC85 ,5 ))%5 )(5." 5 /.#(365The Great Uprising in India: Untold stories, Indian and British]5BhffmC51)(5 critical praise. She lectures for the Asian Arts )/,- 5 .5." 5 ; 5 /- /'65 )( )(85 " 5 #-5 /,, (.&35 , . ,35) 5 5B ,#.#-"5 --) # .#)(5 ),5 ' . ,# -5#(5 )/."5 -# C65 as well as editor of the BACSA journal â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chowkidarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. She works part-time at the )3 &5 ) # .35 ),5 -# (5 Äż #,-65 -5." 5 archivist and is also a member of the Royal Asiatic Society.

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Temples of Tamil Nadu Architecture, sculpture and ritual 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26 January 2013 (MZ 450) gi5 3-5R5ti6nnf Lecturer: Professor Adam Hardy The art and architecture of Hinduism in the southernmost state of the Subcontinent.

Includes Mamallapuram, Thanjavur, Srirangam and Madurai.

The tour looks at other aspects of India in Pondicherry, the Chettinad region and elsewhere.

The lecturer is both an architectural historian and a practising architect, and the designer of a temple in India.

Lush tropical landscapes, rice paddies, sugar cane, coconut groves, neat colourful villages.

Since its formative phase in the seventh century Ĺ?Ĺ?65." 5-)/." ,(5),5 , 0# 5., #.#)(5 of Indian temple architecture has shown an 2., ), #( ,35 )(.#(/#.35/*5.)5." 5*, - (.5 365, Ĺ&#x201A; .#(!5." 5 )(.#(/#.35) 5, &#!#)/-5 practices which it has framed. This tour traces the development of that tradition throughout #.-5"#-.),365)Äż ,#(!5 (5 2* ,# ( 5) 5#.-51")& 5 , (! 5) 5 2*, --#)(65 ,)'5- (-/)/-5#(.#' 35 to monumental grandeur.

#% 5." 5 , "#. ./, &5., #.#)(65." 5.)/,5 begins with the seventh-century temples of the Pallava dynasty at their seaport of ' && */, '95,) %7 /.5 0 5- ( ./ ,# -5 where mythological moments are presented in )0 ,1" &'#(!5, &# 5 ,0#(!-65 ( 5')()&#."# 5 shrines conceived as palaces of the gods. The famous shore temple belongs to the eighth century. By this time the Pallava rulers could -*#, 5.)5." 5-. ./-5) 5/(#0 ,- &5')( , "65 ( 5 $ -#'" 65 .5"#-5 *#. &5 ( "#*/, '65 /#&.5." 5!, .5 #& - ( ." 5B ), 5) 5 )/(.5 #& - C65 5\. '*& 5')/(. #(]5." .5, *, - (.-5 ." 5 (.#, 5 )-')-65&#(%#(!5." 5"/' (51),& 5 with the heavens. ' && ,5. '*& -51 , 5." 5,/& 65")1 0 ,65 erected in villages and at sacred sites as !,# /&./, 5 ( 5 #( /5-) # .35 2* ( 5 ,)--5." 5, !#)(85Äť 5.)/,5#( &/ -5 2 '*& -5 ,)'5." 5 ")& 5* ,#) 5B(#(."5.)5."#,. (."5 (./,# -C5#(5." 5 /0 ,35 -#(65(). 5 ),5 ." #,5 2+/#-#. 5- /&*./, 5#(5!, (#. 85 ,)'5 ."#-5 ,.#& 5" ,.& ( 5." 5 /&./, &5#(Ĺ&#x201A;/ ( 5 of the Chola realm spread across the seas to Southeast Asia.

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In complete contrast to the human scale of &) &5-",#( -65." 5#'* ,# &5 ")& 5. '*& -5) 5 the eleventh and twelfth centuries are Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most colossal religious monuments. With its lf'7"#!"5.)1 ,65." 5 ,#" #-"0 , 5. '*& 5 .5 Äť ($ 0/,5B ($), C5/- -5 ),.35.#' -5 -5'/ "5 stone as the average Chola temple. Assigned to this establishment were no fewer than four hundred dancing girls.

The later Chola temples initiated the ., ( 5.)1 , -5 0 ,5& ,! ,5. '*& 5 )'*& 2 -65 with concentric enclosures entered through .)1 ,#(!5!)*/, '-5B! . 1 3-C85Äť - 5\. '*& 7 citiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reached their apogee under the Nayaka ,/& ,-5B-#2. (."5 ( 5- 0 (. (."5 (./,# -C65 enclosures and gopurams being added on an #( , -#(!&35')(/' (. &5- & 65." 5*, #( .-5 including water tanks and great pillared " &&-85 '*& 5 )'*& 2 -5 ' 5*)1 , /&5 )()'# 5/(#.-65")/-#(!5 5'/&.#*&# #.35) 5 /( .#)(-5@5,#./ &65 '#(#-., .#0 65 ,.#-.# 65 '/-# &65 / .#)( &5 ( 5 " ,#. & 85 The tour covers several of these later )'*& 2 -65 "5) 5." '5-.#&&5.",)(!#(!5 with life as a thriving cult centre. To wander in the streets of temple towns such as Chidambaram and Srirangam reveals how the temple determines the nature of the whole - ..& ' (.65 )."5#(5#.-5 ),' &5& 3)/.5 ( 5#(5 the ritual and processional activities that punctuate the religious calendar.

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that forms an inseparable part of South ( # (5. '*& 5 , "#. ./, 65." , 5 , 5, , 5 remnants of early Indian painting which developed in parallel. The tour enables * ,.# #* (.-5.)5 2 '#( 5., -5) 5* #(.#(!5 ,)'5." 5 && 0 5* ,#) 65." 5/(#+/ 5 #!"."7 century murals in the Jain cave temple at #.. ( 0 - &65 ( 5." 51)( , /&5 ")& 5'/, &-5 #(5." 5 ,#" #-"0 , 65Äť ($ 0/,65 -51 &&5 -5 works of the Nayaka period and the later Tanjore school.

Other aspects of the tour complement the focus on temples. The courtyard houses of Chettinad were the homes of Chettiar ' , " (.-65 5 )''/(#.351")- 5* .,)( ! 5 of temples in the colonial period helped to ensure the continuation of the Dravida tradition. The former French colony of Pondicherry contains interesting architectural 2 '*& -5) 5 ,)--7 /&./, &5#(. , .#)(651"#& 5 the nearby Sri Aurobindo Ashram gives form to new manifestations of spirituality.

Itinerary Days 1 & 2: London to Chennai (Madras), Mamallapuram. Fly from London Heathrow .5 85o8if '5 #, .5.)5 " (( #65 ( 5 . ,5 a 51/h -hour time change reach the hotel in ' && */, '5 .5 85i8if '85 )5 &&)153)/5 .)5-& *65." 5'),(#(!5#-5 , 5/(.#&5 5. &%5 before lunch in the hotel. Then visit the 7th-cent. cave temples with mythological , &# 5* ( &-65#( &/ #(!5." 5 2., ), #( ,#&35 3( '# 5 "#-" -/, ' , #(#5B /,! 5-& 3#(!5 ." 5 /Äż &)5 ')(C5 ( 5." 5!, .5 ,$/( ]-5 * ( ( 5, &# 5B\ - (.5) 5." 5 (! -]C855

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0 ,(#!".5 ' && */, '8 Day 3: Mamallapuram. The elegant Shore Temple combines shrines to Shiva and #-"(/85Äť 5m."7 (.85')()&#."# 5-",#( -65 #( &/ #(!5." 5-)7 && 5Ĺ&#x20AC;0 5, ." -5B " ,#).-C65 are a veritable catalogue of the architectural possibilities inherent in the Dravida tradition at this early stage. Picnic lunch at the secluded and shaded site of the Tiger Cave.

0 ,(#!".5 ' && */, '8 Day 4: Kanchipuram. Once the Pallava *#. &5 ( 5-.#&&5 (5#'*),. (.5")&35 #.365 ( "#*/, '5#-5 /&&5) 5 ( # (.5. '*& -85Äť 5 #& - ( ." 5 '*& 65." 5 )-'# 5')/(. #(5 ) 5 && 0 5,/& ,5 $ -#'" 5B 85mff7mhnC5 # . 5.)5 "#0 65#-51#."#(5 51 && 5 compound and girdled with shrines. The % ' , -"0 , 651#."5.)1 ,#(!5!)*/, '-5 ) 5." 5 #$ 3 ( ! , 5* ,#) 5Bgl."7 (.8C65!#0 -5 5Ĺ&#x20AC;,-.5. -. 5) 5 5& ,! 5. '*& 5 )'*& 25-.#&&5 0 ,35'/ "5#(5/- 85 5." 5- ' 5* ,#) 65." 5 Varadaraja Temple has superb sculpture.

0 ,(#!".5 ' && */, '8 Day 5: Pondicherry. )( # " ,,35B.1)5")/,-5 35 ) "C5#-5 5 ),' ,5 , ( "5 ( & 0 5." .5 retains much of its colonial charm. Visit a private mansion before lunching on the seafront. An afternoon walk through the French Quarter includes the peaceful Sri /,) #( )5 -", '651")- 5#(Ĺ&#x201A;/ ( 5)0 ,5." 5 town is evident beyond its central confines.

Overnight Pondicherry.

Day 6: Chidambaram, Gangaikondacholapuram. The temple town of Chidambaram is planned on the mandala principle around ." 5gh."7 (.85 . , $ 5 '*& 85 )' 5.)5 "#0 5 -5." 5 )-'# 5 ( ,65." , 5#-5- /&*./, 5 depicting classical dance and lively 17thcent. narrative ceiling paintings. Continue .)5 (! #%)( ")& */, '65." 5\ #.35) 5 the Chola who conquered the Gangesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: the Brihadishvara is a gigantic imperial Chola . '*& 5 , . 5 35 $ ( , 5 5Bgfgh@jjC85 The composition of the tower is subtle and )'*& 285 #,-.5) 5.", 5(#!".-5#(5 ** ."/,65 ( ,5 /' %)( '8

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Day 8: Thanjavur. Drive to Thanjavur to 0#-#.5." 5 ,#" #-"0 , 65 $ , $ 5 ]-5 )&)-- &5 #'* ,# &5. '*& 5B 85gfgfC85Äť 5 )'*)/( 5 is entered via the earliest of the truly monumental gopurams and also contains a 0 ,# .35) 5-/ -# # ,35-",#( -65#( &/ #(!5." 5 Ĺ&#x20AC;( &35 "#- && 5 / , "' (3 5Bgm."7 (.8C85 The museum in the Nayaka palace houses a Ĺ&#x20AC;( 5 )&& .#)(5) 5 ")& 5- /&*./, 65#( &/ #(!5 ,)(4 -85 /( "5#-5 .5 5, -),.5)(5." 5 .., .#0 5 banks of the Cauvery River. Overnight Veppathur.

Day 9: Srirangam, Nattarmalai, Sittanavasal. Srirangam is a classic temple town dominated by the concentric enclosures ) 5." 5"/! 5 (! ( ." 5. '*& 5 )'*& 25 Bgi."5 (.85)(1 , -C85 ')(!5." 5(/' ,)/-5 -.,/ ./, -5#-5." 5 (! 0#& - 5 ( * 51#."5 )&/'(-5. '#(!51#."5- /&*./, 85Äť 5o."7 cent. Vijayalaya-Cholishvara temple is set in a beautiful hilly landscape at Nattarmalai.

Continue through enchanting countryside .)5." 5 ,#0 ,5 )#&5 0 5. '*& 5Bn."7 (.8C5 containing vibrant mural paintings evoking the abundance of nature. Overnight ( /% ." (65( ,5 , #%/ #85 Day 10: Alagarkovil, Madurai. A , & 2#(!5'),(#(!51 &%5.",)/!"5." 5-' &&5 " ..#( 5.)1(5) 5 ( /% ." (85 #-#.5 5 '#&35' (-#)(65 5Ĺ&#x20AC;( 5 2 '*& 5) 5-" , 5 accommodation according to the Chettiar ., #.#)(85 (5." 5 . ,())(5 ,#0 5.)5 /, #65 0# 5 & ! ,%)0#&65 5"#&&.)*5. '*& 5 # . 5 .)5 && & ! ,65 5 ),'5) 5 #-"(/85 #,-.5) 5.1)5 (#!".-5#(5 /, #8 Day 11: Madurai. Äť 50 -.5 ( %-"#5 '*& 5 )'*& 265')-.&35 , . 5#(5." 5gm."5 (.85/( ,5." 5 3 % 5,/& ,-51" (5 /, #5 1 -5 (5#( * ( (.5%#(! )'65#-5." 5 *#.)' 5 of a South Indian â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;temple-cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Its towering ! . 1 3-65-1 ." 5#(5 )&)/, 5Ĺ&#x20AC;!/, -65,#- 5 /*5.)5lf'85Äť 5 / /5' ( * 5#-5 (5)* (5 " &&51#."5"/! 5 ( 5 2/ , (.5- /&*. 5*# ,-5 with portrait sculptures of Nayaka kings and ministers. The grand pillared Celestial Pavilion is all that remains of the 17th-cent.

Thirumalai Nayaka Palace. Revisit the ( %-"#5#(5." 5 0 (#(!5 ),5." 5 ( ,! .# 5 ,.#5 , ')(385 0 ,(#!".5 /, #8

is considered one of the sacred abodes of /,/! (85Äť 5-",#( 5 )(. #(-5 *# .#)(-5) 5 Durga and Ganesh and is approached by a - ,# -5) 5' ( * -5Bgm."75 ( 5gn."7 (.-8C85 Lunch is at a hilltop location with a fabulous 0# 15) 5." 5 #.385 . ,())(5Ĺ&#x201A;#!".5 /, #5.)5 " (( #:5)0 ,(#!".5 " (( #8 Day 13. Äť 5 #, .5Ĺ&#x201A;#!".5 ,)'5 " (( #5 ,,#0 -5 .5 )( )(5 .",)15 .5 85o8if '8

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Hotels. ' && */, '5Bj5(#!".-C95- ,)(.5 resort with direct access to the beach. Rooms are spacious and neat. There are several dining )*.#)(-5)(5-#. 85 )( # " ,,35Bg5(#!".C95 (5 attractively restored 18th-century mansion in the heart of the French Quarter with a pretty central courtyard which doubles as a dining area. Each room is uniquely and elegantly ), . 85 ** ."/,65( ,5 /' %)( '5 Bj5(#!".-C95- .5#(5 5* /&65,/, &5&) .#)(65 immersed in a garden of coconut palms with a pool. The cottage rooms are simple /.5 )' ),. & 65., #.#)( &5#(5-.3& 651#."5 )/.-# 5- .#(!5)(5 5*), "85 ( /% ." (65 ( ,5 , #%/ #55Bg5(#!".C95 (5 .., .#0 5 ( 5- (-#.#0 &35, -.), 5'# 5hf."7 (./,35 Chettinad mansion in the heart of a small .)1(85 ))'-5 , 5& ,! 51#."5* ,#) 5.)/ " -65 and some open out on to the surrounding ! , (651" , 5." , 5#-5 5*))&85 /, #5Bh5 (#!".-C95 5, -),.5"). &51#."50 ,35 )' ),. & 5 1 &&7 +/#** 5,))'-85 " (( #5Bg5(#!".C95 5 well-run 4-star hotel conveniently located for access to the airport.

Day 12: Thiruparankundram, Chennai.

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Lecturer: Professor Adam Hardy is an architect and architectural historian. For thirty years he has been studying the , "#. ./, 5) 5 ( # (5. '*& -65#.-5 -#!(5 *,#( #*& -65 ( 5#.-5, & .#)(-"#*5.)5 ( # (5 society and culture. His many publications on the subject include Indian Temple Architecture:

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Form and Transformation5BgoolC5 ( 5The Temple Architecture of India5BhffmC85 -5 (5 architect he has been involved in the design of several Hindu temples in ." 5 65 ( 5#-5 /,, (.&35 designing a new temple near Bangalore to be /#&.5#(5." 5),( . 65 twelfth-century style ) 5." 5 )3- & 5 3( -.365 using traditional construction techniques.

He is Professor of Asian Architecture at , #Äż5 (#0 ,-#.3651" , 5" 5,/(-5." 5, - , "5 (., 5 5B , .# 65 - , "5 ( 5 Advancement in South Asian Design and , "#. ./, C8 How strenuous? A good level of fitness is essential. See page 5. Average distance by coach per day: 45 miles.

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The British Raj Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi: history and architecture 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17 January 2013 (MZ 451) gi5 3-5R5tl6hhf Lecturers: David Gilmour & Professor Gavin Stamp Led by two eminent lecturers, a historian of the Raj and a specialist in Victorian and Edwardian architecture.

Visits the major centres of British power, still Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading cities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bombay (Mumbai), Calcutta (Kolkata) and Delhi.

There is an extraordinary wealth of Europeanstyle architecture from the late eighteenth century to the middle of the twentieth.

Little-visited treasures as well as the major ones feature, with private visits and special access a feature of the tour.

An archetypical case of the MRT policy of travelling less and seeing more, with four days in each of the cities and free time.

(5 5"#-.),35) 5." 51),& ]-5 '*#, -65 ,#.#-"5 ( # 51)/& 5-. ( 5)/.5 -5 (5 2., ' 5) #.385 Both the way in which India was acquired and the means by which she was governed ( 5 '#(#-., . 51 , 5 2 *.#)( &85 .5#-5().5'/ "5) 5 (5 2 !! , .#)(5.)5- 35 that the Subcontinent became British almost by accident. There was never an official 2* (-#)(#-.5-., . !365 ( 5#( 5.#' 5 ( 5 again governments in London urged restraint or proscribed further territorial enlargement.

When on occasion enthusiasts conceived grand designs they were usually stymied by the doctrine of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;masterly inactivityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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survives. The centres of the major cities are -.)(#-"#(!&365 #4 ,, &35 ,#.#-"85 )' 35#-5 perhaps the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest Gothic Revival .)1(- * 65." 5 & --# &5 , "#. ./, 5) 5 Calcutta can be spoken of in the same breath -5 .5 . ,- /,!65 15 &"#5#-5the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;new townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of the twentieth century.

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Itinerary Days 1 & 2: London to Delhi. Fly from London Heathrow at about noon and after a 51/h hour time change reach the hotel in New Delhi c. i8ff '85 , 5'),(#(!65&/( "5#(5." 5"). &85Äť 5- 0 , &35 /.# /&5gk."7 cent. tombs of the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties are located in the serene

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Spends more time at the centres visited than most mainstream tours, and free time is allowed for rest or independent exploration.

Varanasi, one of the oldest continously inhabited cities in the world, and the most sacred in India; the Hindu temples of Khajuraho; Rajput and Mughal forts, palaces and funerary monuments.

No less than seven unesco World Heritage Sites visited.

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The rich and fertile riverine plains of northern India have long formed a corridor allowing migrations and invasions to spread across the Subcontinent. The result is an area of fascinating cultural diversity.

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on the Raisina hill are Classical buildings at first glance but closer attention reveals /!" &5').# -85 / $ .5.)5-* # &5* ,'#--#)(65 it may be possible to visit the manicured gardens and interior of the vast Rashtrapati " 0 (65." 5 ),' ,5 # ,)3]-5, -# ( 85 Overnight Delhi.

Day 4: Delhi to Varanasi. Fly from Delhi .)5 , ( -#5 .5 85gf8if '85 . ,5&/( "5#(5 ." 5"). &65 ,#0 5.)5 "#0 & 5 " .5 ),5 51 &%65 visiting the hidden shrines of the old town ( 5 2* ,# ( #(!5." 5 /-35&# 5 &)(!5." 5,#0 ,85 ( -5 .5 - -1 ' " 5 " .65( ' 5 . ,5 the ancient ten horse sacrifice which took place here in mythical time. A boat ride along the Ganges ends with the evening prayer , ')(35B ,.#C65 5,#./ &5!)#(!5 %5.)5." 5 Vedic Age. First of three nights in Varanasi.

Day 5: Sarnath, Varanasi. Buddha preached his first sermon at Sarnath and the site remains an active Buddhist centre. The Dhamek stupa in the Deer Park marks the spot where the Buddha sat to preach. The '/- /'5")/- -5." 5i, 7 (.85bc lion capital which has become the symbol of modern India since independence. An afternoon visit to the Bharat & 5 " 0 (65." 5 /(#0 ,-#.35'/- /'65 is followed by a private visit to a contemporary art gallery. Overnight Varanasi.

Day 7: Varanasi to Khajuraho. An early morning boat ride to witness the morning prayers and ablutions of the devout is followed by a walk amongst the sacred temples and ")&35*)( -5) 5." 5-)/."5* ,.5) 5." 5 #.365 near the Assi Ghat. Breakfast on the ghats B-. ** 5 ' (%' (.-C85 &35 .5())(5.)5 " $/, ")85 #,-.5) 5.1)5(#!".-5#(5 " $/, ")85 Day 8: Khajuraho. Visit the spectacular group of temples built during the Chandela $*/.5 3( -.365 ')/-5 ),5." 5 /.# /&&35 carved erotic scenes. The awe-inspiring gg."7 (.85 ( ,#3 5 " 05 '*& 5#-5 )( 5) 5." 5Ĺ&#x20AC;( -.5 2 '*& -5) 5 ),."5 ( # (5 . '*& 5 , "#. ./, 65,# "&35 ' &&#-" 51#."5 - (-/)/-5- /&*./, -85 , 365." 5 ! ' #5 '*& 5 )(. #(-5 2 && (.5 ,0#(!-5) 5 #-"(/85 The Lakshman Temple has attractive female brackets. In the afternoon visit the intricately carved Jain Temple. The Chaturbhuj Temple is unique in its absence of any erotic *# .#)(-85 0 ,(#!".5 " $/, ")8 Day 9: Khajuraho to Orchha. Drive to Orchha. Located close to the Betwa River on , ' .# 5,) %35. ,, #(65 , "" ]-5 ),' ,5!&),35 as capital of the Bundela kings is evident in

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Day 10: Orchha. A walk in the old town includes a visit to the Lakshmi Temple whose architecture incorporates fortress elements ( 51")- 5go."7 (.85 , - ) -5 *# .5- ( -5 ) 5." 5gnkm5 /.#(38 The high-ceilinged " ./, "/$5 '*& 5 )&&)1-5 5 ,)--5*& (65 , *, - (.#(!5." 5 )/,7 ,' 5 ,#-"( 85 /( "5 is on the banks of the Betwa before driving the short distance to the towering 18thcent. fort of Barua Sagar which played an #'*),. (.5,)& 5#(5." 5 /.#(385Äť 5, -.5) 5." 5 day is free. Overnight Orchha.

Day 11: Datia, Dholpur, Agra. Drive to the little-visited rural town of Datia to see the 17th-cent. palace of the Bundela ruler Bir #(!"5 )85 , 5 /!" &5 ( 5 $*/.5-.3& -5 blend in the decoration of the many-layered residence. Drive to Dholpur for lunch at a former royal residence before continuing to Agra. Take an evening stroll near the Yamuna

Day 6: Jaunpur.

Drive to Jaunpur where the ruins of the fort and mosques are striking reminders of its brief importance as an Islamic centre in the 14th and 15th cents.

The 16th-cent.

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Lecturer: Dr Giles Tillotson. See page 8.

How strenuous? A good level of fitness is essential. See page 5. Average distance by coach per day: 45 miles.

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9–21

The Baltic States (my 305) Neil Taylor

17–24

Bohemia (mz 378) Michael Ivory

14–20

Dürer & Riemenschneider (my 311) Dr Joachim Strupp

17–24

Walking the Thames Valley (mz 379) Dr Paul Atterbury

17–21

Leonardo da Vinci (mz 404) Charles Nicholl

20–28

Mitteldeutschland (my 313) Dr Jarl Kremeier

17–26

Castile & León (mz 363) Dr Tom Nickson

21–28

20–26

Gardens & Villas of the Italian Lakes (mz 371) Steven Desmond

Villas of the Veneto (mz 408) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott

22–28

Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden (mz 370) Dr Jarl Kremeier

Genoa & Turin (mz 412) Dr Luca Leoncini

23– 5

21–29

Saxon Transylvania (mz 374) Bronwen Riley

The Indian Mutiny (mz 407) Patrick Mercer MP

24–28

Writers’ Venice (mz 410) Gregory Dowling

24–28

Art in Madrid (mz 409) Gail Turner

Drottningholm & Confidencen Contact us to register your interest

August 2012

21–28

2– 6

Verona Opera (my 324) Dr Roberto Cobianchi

24–28

11–17

Salzburg Summer Festival (my 325) Prof. Jan Smaczny

THE DIVINE OFFICE: A Choral Festival in Oxford

24–28

16–20

Torre del Lago (my 337) Daniel Snowman

In Churchill’s Footsteps (mz 358) The Hon. Celia Sandys & Terry Charman

16–24

Baroque & Rococo (my 335) Dr Joachim Strupp

24– 1

Cave Art of France (mz 382) Dr Paul Bahn

24– 2

17–23

Walking the Danube (my 332) Richard Wigmore

Walking on Samos & Chios (mz 386) Contact us to register your interest

November 2012

24– 5

Ancient Egypt (mz 383) Dr Angus Graham

4– 9

ROME: A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

17–24

THE DANUBE MUSIC FESTIVAL

24– 6

Sicily (mz 377) Christopher Newall

6–10

Valencia (mz 426) Adam Hopkins

20– 1

The Baltic States (my 340) Neil Taylor

25–30

6–11

23–27

Verona Opera (my 344) Dr Luca Leoncini

Palladian Villas (mz 390) Dr Fabrizio Nevola

Venice Revisited (mz 423) Dr Luca Leoncini

28– 4

The Victorian Achievement (my 346) Dr Paul Atterbury

25– 1

Connoisseur’s Prague (mz 380) Contact us to register your interest

12–18

Florence (mz 427) Dr Roberto Cobianchi

13–17

Venetian Palaces (mz 428) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott

18–24

Palermo Rediscovered (mz 424) Christopher Newall

19–25

Florence Revisited (mz 430) Dr Joachim Strupp

23–25

Music weekend, the Castle Hotel The Schubert Ensemble Contact us to register your interest

31–12

The Road to Santiago (my 349) John McNeill Opera in Pesaro Contact us to register your interest

26– 4

The Heart of Portugal (mz 384) Adam Hopkins

29– 8

Classical Greece (mz 385) Henry Hurst

Opera in Cardiff Contact us to register your interest Parma Verdi Festival Contact us to register your interest

October 2012 September 2012

2– 8

Beethoven in Bonn (mz 414) Prof. Barry Cooper

1–12

Frank Lloyd Wright (mz 350) Dr Harry Charrington

3– 7

2– 7

The History of Impressionism (mz 357) Dr Chloe Johnson

Ravenna & Urbino (mz 387) Dr Luca Leoncini

4– 9

Ancient Rome (mz 386) Angus Haldane

Gaudí & the Guggenheim (mz 354) Gijs van Hensbergen

6–12

Gastronomic Piedmont (mz 396) Marc Millon

3– 9

Istanbul (mz 367) Jane Taylor

6–14

4–10

Villas & Gardens of Campagna Romana (mz 356) Dr Joachim Strupp

Rabat, Fez, Marrakech (mz 418) Contact us to register your interest

8–17

Classical Turkey (mz 389)

4–10

The Schubertiade (mz 372) Richard Stokes

9–14

4–11

Great Houses of the South West (mz 366) Anthony Lambert

Palladian Villas (mz 392) Dr Joachim Strupp

9–15

Walking & Wine in Lebanon (mz 399)

Rajput & Mughal Rajasthan

4–14

Transoxiana (mz 364) Dr Luke Treadwell

9–15

Essential India

7–10

Poets & the Somme (mz 359) Andrew Spooner

Toulouse & Albi (mz 395) Dr Alexandra Gajewski

9–17

Essential Jordan (mz 393) Jane Taylor

February 2013

7–18

Walking to Santiago (mz 352) Adam Hopkins & Gaby Macphedran

9–17

Normans in the South (mz 394)

1–14

10–15

Pompeii & Herculaneum (mz 419) Angus Haldane

13–21

Sinai (mz 405) Nicole Douek

14–21

Dark Age Brilliance (mz 400) John McNeill

15–20

Pompeii & Herculaneum (mz 421) Dr Ffiona Gilmore Eaves

15–22

Walking in Sicily (mz 413) Christoper Newall

15–22

Gastronomic Spain (mz 398) Gijs van Hensbergen

3– 9

8–17

Classical Greece (mz 368) Dr Andrew Farrington

9–15

Walking Hadrian’s Wall (mz 351) Prof. Richard Hingley

10–16

Lucca (mz 353) Dr Antonia Whitley

10–17

The Cotswolds (mz 373) Dr Steven Blake

11–20

Sardinia (mz 365) Dr Roberto Cobianchi

13–19

Music in the Saxon Hills (mz 355) David Vickers & Tom Abbott

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December 2012 We will run about ten Christmas and New Year tours. Details will be available in the summer of 2012. Contact us to register your interest.

January 2013 14–26

Temples of Tamil Nadu (mz 450) Prof. Adam Hardy

Kingdoms of the Deccan (mz 470) John M. Fritz The British Raj Bengal by River

March 2013 1–14

Ashoka & Buddhist India (mz 485)

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More about the tours and our policies continued from page 5

Roads are improving rapidly, and we only use air-conditioned coaches. Standards of speed and comfort on trains do not compare with Europe but the experience provides both scenic interest and contact with the real India.

Private tours. We would be happy to discuss the possibility of versions of these tours for groups of friends and family or for societies and affinity groups. However, for the time being we would only do so were the tour to be accompanied by one of our lecturers.

Hotels and restaurants We select our hotels with great care.

Nearly all have been stayed in, not merely inspected, by one or more members of our staff. Many others have been seen and rejected.

The importance we attach to charm, character, location and warmth of welcome might count against the most prestigious establishments. Outside the principal cities, the hotels we use are usually the best in the area.

Many of the hotels we have selected are as good as or better than ones we use in Europe and the Middle East. But because some of our tours travel to parts where few mainstream tourists go, not all of them are top category. All, however, have en suite bathrooms and are adequately comfortable and clean.

Single supplement. Most hotels in India operate the system whereby there is a charge for the room irrespective of the number of occupants. Single travellers are therefore effectively charged double.

To mitigate this unfairness, we subsidise solo travellers by charging less for the single occupancy supplement than the hotel charges us.

As with hotels, we choose restaurants with care though often there is not much choice.

Many restaurants offer a choice of Indian or international menus.

Tailoring the package We can provide a tour without the international flights, allowing you to make your own arrangements for travel to India. A price for this is given in each tour description.

Please ask if you would like to travel to India in advance of the tour or to return later. It would usually be possible to make the required arrangements. For any change to the package there would be an administration fee of £40 in addition to any extra costs.

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Weather and clothing We choose dates for tours which avoid periods of extreme weather. However, even in winter (November to April), most of India can be quite hot. For most days on most of the tours you would not need a top over a shirt. On the other hand, in northern India it can be quite cool, especially at night and in the early morning.

Information about weather and guidance concerning dress specific to each tour is given to clients upon booking.

Small groups and congenial company We strictly limit the numbers on the tours.

The maximum is 20 or 22, as specified in the tour description, though some may run with fewer. The higher costs of smaller numbers are outweighed by the benefits of manoeuvrability, social cohesion and access to the lecturer.

Not the least attractive aspect of travelling with MRT is that you are highly likely to find yourself in congenial company, self-selected by common interests and endorsement of the company’s ethos.

Care for our clients We aim for faultless administration from your first encounter with us to the end of the holiday, and beyond. Personal service is a feature. And if anything does go wrong, we will put it right or compensate appropriately. We want you to come back again and again – as most of our clients do.

We never forget our clients are responsible adults, deserving of respect and courtesy at all times.

Illustrations on page 35 and back cover: fruit market, from ‘India’ by Mortimer Menpes, 1905; the Red Fort at Agra, 19thcent. watercolour.

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1. Provisional booking We recommend that you contact us first to make a provisional booking which we will hold for one week. To confirm it please send the booking form and deposit within this period.

2. Definite booking Fill in the booking form and send it to us with the deposit (specified in the price paragraph of the tour description). It is important that you read the Booking Conditions at this stage, and that you sign the booking form. Full payment is required if you are booking within ten weeks of departure.

3. Our confirmation Upon receipt of the booking form and deposit we shall send you confirmation of your booking. After this your deposit is non-returnable except in the special circumstances mentioned in the Booking Conditions. Further details of the tour will also be sent at this stage.

Financial security ATOL. Tours in this brochure are protected by the ATOL scheme because we hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. This means that in the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. If you opt out of international flights bought through us, the tour is similarly protected by the AITO Trust.

The Association of Independent Tour Operators.

Martin Randall Travel is a member of AITO, an association of specialist travel companies most of which are independent and ownermanaged. Admission is selective, and members are subject to a code of practice which prescribes high standards of professionalism and customer care. To contact the Association visit www.aito.co.uk or call 020 8744 9280.

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Booking form

NAME OF TOUR

DATES

TRAVELLERS’ NAMES Give your name as you would like it to appear on documents issued to other tour participants – in block capitals please.

ROOM TYPE – please tick your preference.

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TOUR CODE

Double 1 bed

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YOUR DETAILS – in block capitals please Address

If ticking for a double-occupancy room, please bear in mind that you may not get your chosen room-type as some hotels have limited numbers of each type of bedroom.

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS – please tick.

Group No International International Flights Flights

Traveller 1 Postcode Traveller 2 Telephone (home) FURTHER INFORMATION or special requests, including flight upgrades. Please also specify any dietary requirements here.

Telephone (work) Mobile Fax number Email Please tick if you do NOT want to receive updates on our range of cultural tours and music festivals by email.

YOUR NEXT OF KIN or contact in case of emergency.

Please tick if you do NOT want to receive any more of our brochures.

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Booking form PASSPORT DETAILS. Essential for airlines and in case of emergency on tour.

Title

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First Names

1 2 Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY)

Place of Birth

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Place of Issue

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FELLOW TRAVELLER If you have made a booking for someone who does not have the same address as yourself, please give their details here.

We shall then send correspondence and documents directly to them.

If you would also like the invoice to be sent to the fellow traveller's address, please tick:

PAYMENT EITHER Deposit(s) deposits are per person

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Full payment is required if you are booking within ten weeks of departure.

We prefer payment by cheque, debit card or bank transfer. Although we can accept payment by credit card.

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CHEQUE. Please make cheques payable to Martin Randall Travel Ltd, and write the tour code on the back (eg mz123).

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DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD. I wish to pay by Visa, Mastercard or Amex.

Please charge my card.

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BANK TRANSFER. Please give your surname and tour code (eg mz123) as a reference and allow for all bank charges.

Account name: Martin Randall Travel Ltd Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummonds, 49 Charing Cross, London SW1A 2DX Account number 0019 6050 Sort code 16-00-38 IBAN: GB71 RBOS 1600 3800 1960 50; Swift/BIC: RBOS GB2L Please tick here if you have paid by bank transfer:

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Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London, United Kingdom W4 4GF Telephone 020 8742 3355 Fax 020 8742 7766 info@martinrandall.co.uk www.martinrandall.com

Booking Conditions

You need to sign your assent to these booking conditions on the booking form.

Our promises to you We aim to be fair, reasonable and sympathetic in all our dealings with clients, and to act always with integrity.

We will meet all our legal and regulatory responsibilities, often going beyond the minimum obligations.

We aim to provide full and accurate information about our holidays. If there are changes, we will tell you promptly.

If something does go wrong, we will try to put it right. Our overriding aim is to ensure that every client is satisfied with our services.

All we ask of you We ask that you read the information we send to you.

Specific terms Our contract with you From the time we receive your signed booking form and initial payment, a contract exists between you and Martin Randall Travel Ltd. Eligibility We reserve the right to refuse to accept a booking without necessarily giving a reason.

You need to have a level of fitness which would not spoil other participants’ enjoyment of the holiday by slowing them down – see the ‘How strenuous?’ guidance at the end of every tour description and the entry on page 5 of this brochure. With this in mind, we do not accept bookings from anyone who would be aged 81 or over at the time of the tour.

Insurance It is a requirement of booking that you have adequate holiday insurance. Cover for medical treatment, repatriation, loss of property and cancellation charges must be included.

Insurance can be obtained from most insurance companies, banks, travel agencies and (in the UK) many retail outlets including post offices.

Passports and visas British citizens and most other foreign nationals must have valid passports and a visa for travel to India. The passport needs to be valid for six months beyond the date of the tour with at least two blank pages. We will advise UK citizens about obtaining visas.

Nationals of other countries should ascertain procedures for obtaining visas in their case.

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If you cancel If you have to cancel your participation on a tour, there would be a charge which varies according to the period of notice you give. Up to 57 days before the tour the deposit only is forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost of the tour will be due: between 56 and 29 days: between 28 and 15 days: between 14 days and 3 days: within 48 hours:

40% 60% 80% 100%

We take as the day of cancellation that on which we receive written confirmation of cancellation.

If we cancel the tour We might decide to cancel a tour if at any time up to eight weeks before there were insufficient bookings for it to be viable. We would refund everything you had paid to us.

We might also cancel a tour if hostilities, civil unrest, natural disaster or other circumstances amounting to force majeure affect the region to which the tour was due to go.

Safety and security If the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against travel to places visited on a tour, we would cancel the tour or adjust the itinerary to avoid the risky area. In the event of cancellation before the tour commenced we would give you a full refund. We would also treat sympathetically a wish to withdraw from a tour to a troubled region even if the FCO does not advise against travel there.

Consumer protection Holidays in this brochure are protected by the ATOL scheme because we hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. This means that in the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking.

Holidays which do not include flights are similarly protected by the AITO Trust.

The limits of our liabilities As principal, we accept responsibility for all ingredients of a tour, except those in which the principle of force majeure prevails. Our obligations and responsibilities are also limited where international conventions apply in respect of air, sea or rail carriers, including the Warsaw Convention and its various updates.

If we make changes Circumstances might arise which prevent us from operating a tour exactly as advertised.

We would try to devise a satisfactory alternative, but if the change represents a significant loss to the tour we would offer compensation. If you decide to cancel because the alternative we offer is not acceptable we would give a full refund.

English Law These conditions form part of your contract with Martin Randall Travel Ltd and are governed by English law. All proceedings shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Right: after a painting by Mortimer Mempes published in ‘India’ 1905.

Back cover: the Red Fort at Agra, Indian watercolour, probably early 20th-century.

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Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London, United Kingdom W4 4GF Telephone 020 8742 3355 Fax 020 8742 7766 info@martinrandall.co.uk From Australia and New Zealand you can contact: Martin Randall Marketing, PO Box 537, Toowong, Queensland 4066 Telephone 1300 55 95 95 Fom New Zealand +61 7 3377 0141 Fax 07 3377 0142 anz@martinrandall.com.au From Canada you can contact: Telephone 647 382 1644 Fax 416 925 2670 canada@martinrandall.ca From the USA there is a toll-free telephone number: 1 800 988 6168

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