India - Tigers, the Taj & Amritsar’s Golden Temple

Amritsar’s Golden Temple

Experience a journey of the senses, taking in the Golden Triangle, sacred sites and some of northern India’s most alluring countryside.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions

• Included guided tour of New Delhi • Traditional rickshaw ride through Old Delhi • Climb to Amber Fort by Jeep • View Jaipur’s Palace of the Winds • Ranthambore National Park safaris • Stay overnight in a pool villa in Dholpur • Enjoy an Indian cookery demonstration • Included tour of Agra, ‘City of Love’ • A visit to the immortal Taj Mahal • Explore ‘Heritage Village’ Pragpur • A tour of the glorious Himalayan foothills • Visits to Amritsar’s Golden Temple • Witness the Palki ceremony at Amritsar’s

Golden Temple • Visit the Jallianwala Bagh memorial park and Indo-Pakistani border ceremony • 12 nights’ carefully chosen four- and five-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Seven included lunches • Return flights to Delhi, an internal flight, 1st class rail travel, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This escorted tour combines our hugely popular ‘Tigers and the Taj Mahal’ holiday with a journey into prosperous Punjab, home to Amritsar’s sacred Golden Temple, and to beautiful Himalayan hill state Himachal-Pradesh. Other highlights include ‘tiger-spotting’ in Ranthambore, a colourful border ceremony, exquisite Tibetan-influenced Dharamsala and a journey on a Shatabdi Express train.

Your Hotels

Trident

Your accommodation includes carefully selected four and five-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday. Sheraton New Delhi (nights 2 & 9) Shahpura House, Jaipur (nights 3-4) Sawai Vilas, Ranthambore (nights 5-6) Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur (night 7) Trident, Agra (night 8) The Judge’s Court, Pragpur (nights 10-11) Radisson Blu Hotel, Amritsar (nights 12-13)

Begin in pulsating Delhi and ‘Pink City’ Jaipur, with its monumental Amber Fort and exquisite ‘Palace of the Winds’. Enjoy two nights in Ranthambore Park, home to protected tigers and other species, another in an authentic Rajasthani village retreat and a stay in romantic Agra, home to the Taj Mahal. Travel to Jalandhar by Shatabdi Express, then head into the Kangra Valley and ‘Heritage Village’ Pragpur. Explore this ancient Royal settlement and visit Tibetan-influenced, Himalayan gateway Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj before continuing to Amritsar, where you’ll witness the sacred evening Palki ceremony at the beautiful Golden Temple and enjoy the colourful closing ceremony at the Indo-Pakistan border crossing at Wagah.

Available Feb to May, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from

• Heathrow £1,895 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details) Personalise your holiday

• Rickshaw Ride in Jaipur (half day) – from £16 • Ranthambore Fort (half day) – from £18 Room for Sole Use from £456

Holi Festival

Special Departures

Celebrate Diwali — India’s Festival of Lights – 20 Oct 2022 & 9 Nov 2023 from £2,169

Experience one of the major festivals of Hinduism, which includes millions of lights shining on temples, housetops, outside doors and windows, and other buildings. Enjoy Holi — Festival of Colour & Love – 2 Mar 2023 from £2,229

Associated with Krishna, this Hindu festival celebrates the beginning of spring as well as the triumph of good over evil. Join in the fun spirit as coloured powder is thrown!