The Road to Delhi



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Overview
Highlights
- Fall in love with nepal, prayer flags and spicy chai in stunning kathmandu
- Rhino? it’ll be rhi-yes when you check out these single-horned beasts in chitwan national park
- New delhi is all kinds of delhi-ciousness – wash down the beautiful street chaos with a fresh fruit beer and some delectable street food
- You might think you’ve seen the taj mahal, but you ain’t seen nothing yet until you’ve checked out this teardrop in the morning light
- Ditch your alarm, there’s only one way to wake up in this world and that’s with a sunrise sail along the ganges
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Itinerary

Namaste! Welcome to Nepal. This Himalayan adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6pm. Look for a note in the hotel lobby or ask the hotel reception where it will take place. If you can't arrange a flight that will arrive in time, maybe arrive a day early so you're...
Travel by private bus to Chitwan National Park at the base of the Himalayas (125km, approx 6 hours). Declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1984, Chitwan National Park is one of Nepal's premier destinations. The National Park offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Asia with rhinos, deer, monkeys and a wide array of birdlife including Nepalese wild chickens.
This morning you’ll hop aboard a jeep, meet your local guide and take a safari drive through Chitwan National Park. Maybe you might catch a glimpse of one of the 100-or-so Bengal Tigers that call the park home. There are also a number of optional activities available through your accommodation, including biking, bird watching, cultural performances, canoe rides and village tours.
Leaving Chitwan, travel by private vehicle to the Nepalese border town of Lumbini (168km, approx 5 hrs). The birthplace of Gautama Buddha, Lumbini is the Mecca of Buddhism, being one of its four holy places. It's said in the Parinibbana Sutta that Buddha himself ident...
This is a long travelling day as we make our way into India, crossing the border at Sunauli and continuing on to Varanasi (approx 8-10 hrs including stops). The ultimate destination for all Hindu pilgrims, Varanasi is full of temples, shrines and devotees.Life is drawn to the sacred river Ganges here. Varanasi is one of the worlds oldest continually inhabited cities and one of its most amazing
Today’s an early start, but it’s totally worth it as you take a boat ride on the Ganges at sunrise. You’ll pass the many ghats (stairs leading to the water) and temples along the river, and watch thousands of Hindu pilgrims cleanse their sins in the holy water. Then y...
Today there’s lots of free time to explore more of Varanasi before you get a unique slice of Indian life aboard an overnight sleeper train bound for Agra (approximately 10 hours). You could take a trip to nearby Sarnath, one of the four main Buddhist pilgrimage destin...
Agra might not be the prettiest city in the world, but the minute you check out its top-notch sites that won’t matter one bit. Enjoy a free day exploring Agras alternative highlights. We arrive on a Friday so the Taj is closed to visitors, but there are outstanding vi...
It doesn’t matter who you are, the Taj Mahal will explode all your expectations with the morning light shimmering off its white marble surface. after our visit, jump into private transport and head off to the tiny Rajasthani village of Tordi. We stumbled across this...
Continue omwards in our private transport until we reach Jaipur (121km, approx 3 hours). A friendly, busy town crammed with palaces and bazaars full of jewellery, textiles and folk-based arts, Jaipur is a firm favourite with travellers. In your free time here you coul...
This morning, take an optional hot air balloon ride. Floating across the skyline of Jaipur in a hot air balloon can be a highlight of the trip. Ballooning can be done over the city on the morning of day 11 between September and June. For additional information, please...
Take a day train (260km, approx 5 hours) India's capital is an exciting, busy, and often chaotic city but it's also one of the most interesting in the world with historical sites from different eras, museums and galleries, shops and endless bazaars! Watch one of the w...
Your whizz-bang tour finishes up in Delhi. Watch one of the world's greatest shows unfold as people, traffic, cows and kids all work together in a kind of organised chaos. Grab a chai, put your feet up and let it all soak in. If you've got an extra day or two, don't forget to check out the great range of Urban Adventures on offer.
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