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Southern
India
Our tour begins in Mumbai and
includes eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among which are
the Ellora and Ajanta rock-cut cave temples and Mamallapuram,
the famous shore temples outside Madras. We also visit the
temples and palaces of Trichy, Madurai, Mysore and Goa. After
an evening viewing the wildlife at Periyar Lake, we will travel
along the backwaters of Kerala to Cochin on the Malabar Coast.
A highlight of the tour will be the extraordinary Vijayanagara
ruins at Hampi, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will
explore bazaars, sample exotic foods and attend classical
dance and musical performances.
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Northern
India
This
amazing tour takes us to 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and
explores important sites relating to the 4 major religions
of India: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Jainism. We will travel
from the palaces and fortresses of the wonderful Rajasthani
cities of Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur, and the breathtaking
Taj Mahal, to the sacred ghats and temples in Varanasi, India's
holiest Hindu city. Additional highlights of this special
tour include visits to the lovely Hindu temples in Khajuraho,
renowned for their voluptuous sculptures, the magnificent
Buddhist temples spaning the whole range of Indian Buddist
art at Sanchi, as well as the wonderful museums and Neolithic
cave paintings near Bholpal. Our experience will be enhanced
by several classical music and dance performances as well
as deluxe accommodations in many palace hotels including the
famous Lake Palace Hotel in Udaipur.
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