b"YOUR ITINERARY 11 DAYSFROM INDIAN SUBCONTINENTDays 1-3London and Delhi 1,595 PPWe meet at London Heathrow for our overnight flight to Delhi. Landing on Day 2, we transfer to our hotel for the next two nights. On Day 3, we beginFor details of what's included sightseeing in this chaotic yet charming city, with a guided tour of Old andgo to greatrail.com/GMJNew Delhi. To really absorb the atmosphere, we travel by rickshaw through the narrow streets of the historic bazaar to Chandni Chowk. We also visit JamaUPGRADE YOUR HOLIDAY:Masjid, to see Indias largest mosqueRaj Ghat, a simple but moving memorialFlight upgrades available.to Gandhiand visit the citys iconic Red Fort. Later we explore the wide leafyCall to book or for more information.avenues of New Delhi, where we see the imposing India Gate, Mughal Emperor Humayuns tomb and Qutab MinarIndias tallest stone tower. 2023 Departures: SEP from 1,795 NOV from 1,995Day 4Agra and the Taj Mahal OCT from 2,095We board Indias first semi-high-speed train, the Gatimaan Express, for our 2024 Departures:journey to Agra - a former capital of the Mughal Empire, renowned for its fantastic ancient architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status. AfterJAN from 1,995 SEP from 1,595settling into our hotel for the night, we take a tour of the city, visiting two ofFEB from 2,095 OCT from 2,095its best-known attractions: the imposing Agra Fort and the awe-inspiring TajMAR from 1,995 NOV from 1,995Mahal. During our visit, we see the intricate calligraphy carvings of poems and scripture from the Quran. Regional Departures available - Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Day 5Fatehpur Sikri Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Belfast Leaving Agra by coach, we stop at Fatehpur Sikri, a perfectly-preserved red sandstone city which was built in the 16th century as Indias political capital, butYour holiday includes:abandoned after only 14 years due to a lack of water. The city remains almost as it was 400 years ago, giving us an insight into the opulent architecture of theFlights from London Heathrow to Mughal era. After a guided tour of the ancient streets and buildings, we boardDelhi and from Mumbai to London the Shatabdi Express to Ranthambore, our base for the next two nights.HeathrowDay 6Tiger spotting in Ranthambore All internal flights, rail and coach We enjoy another highlight of our holiday, two game drives in RanthamboretransfersNational Park. Considered the best park in India to see the elusive Royal Bengal9 nights 4 and 5-Star hotel tiger, the sanctuary is also home to hundreds of species of birds, crocodiles,accommodationdeer, monkeys and lots more. We travel through the park with an expert guide, in both the early morning and afternoon, to increase our chance of a tiger21 meals including 9 breakfasts, sighting. This evening, we are given a talk by a local naturalista specialist on3 lunches and 9 dinners the 515 square miles of Ranthambore and the animals that live there. 2 DelhiDays 7-8Jaipur 1 AgraWe travel to the legendary Pink city of Jaipur for two nights. A guided tourJaipur 2awaits on Day 8 and we see the impressive Amber Fort, on the edge of Maota2 Fatehpur SikriLake - one of three ancient hilltop forts above Jaipur. We also drive pastRanthamborethe 18th-century Palace of the Winds, with its stunning faade and latticed Just a few of your holiday highlights windows which were designed to allow the ladies of the royal household toINDIAlook out over the streets below without being seen.Days 9-10 - Mumbai 2 MumbaiWe transfer to the airport and board our internal flight to Mumbai, home forTour Code: GMJ| per person based on 2 the next two nights. We taste delicious local flavours at this evenings cookingsharing. Deposit from 300 per person. demonstration held at our hotel. Day 10 begins with an extraordinary dawnSupplement for solo travellers from 515.walking tour that gives us an authentic insight into Mumbai life. We start at thePlease note the itinerary for 2023 departures Colaba Dock, where fishermen gather after a night at sea. Continuing alongmay differ, please call for more details.the almost empty Dadabhai Naoroji Roadusually the nerve centre of the city - we pass colonial-era buildings on our way to Crawford Market, an authenticIndian bazaar, filled with people shopping for ingredients. We also explore the To book and for vibrant neighbourhoods of Byculla and Dadar before returning to the hotel information go tofor breakfast and some free time. Later, we set out on a sightseeing tour bycoach which includes the Gateway of India, the impressive Chhatrapati Shivaji greatrail.com/GMJ Terminus, Mani Bhavan, and Mahalakshmi Dhobi Ghat. or call 01904 527168Day 11Mumbai and London& speak to our Bidding farewell to India, we transfer to the airport for our flight back toUK team.London Heathrow.73"