INDIAS GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH SOUTHERN INDIA (IAID2012)

Day 1:
Arrive in Mumbai. Welcome to Mumbai, a multicultural metropolis with a colorful history. This vibrant city is now India’s premier seaport, center of culture and industry, and home to “Bollywood.” Your hotel room is available for mid-afternoon check-in.

Day 2:
Mumbai. This morning’s sightseeing includes the GATEWAY OF INDIA, Mumbai’s most famous monument commemorating the visit of Queen Mary. Then, drive along Marine Drive, a seafront promenade, and see a traditional Dhobi Ghat. You will also visit the HANGING GARDENS, MANI BHAWAN (former residence of Mahatma Gandhi), and the MUMBAI MUSEUM (closed Mondays). The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 3:
Mumbai-Cochin. Today, fly to Cochin. (B)

Day 4:
Cochin. Your city tour includes the Chinese fishing nets that are the livelihood of many fishermen in the area. You will also see St. Thomas Church, Hill Palace Museum (closed Mondays), Dutch Palace (closed Fridays), and walk through the Jewish Quarter. This afternoon, enjoy an unforgettable cruise on the backwaters of Kerala. Explore and witness local life along these serene waterways surrounded by lush palm trees and paddy fields. (B,L)

Day 5:
Cochin-Delhi. Today, fly to Delhi, India’s capital city. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 6:
Delhi. This morning, tour the sights of “Old Delhi.” Start with GHANDI BHAWAN, then take a RICKSHAW ride through CHANDNI CHOWK, a colorful local bazaar. This afternoon your sightseeing focuses on “New Delhi.” Drive past the India Gate and the President’s House before visiting HUMAYUN'S TOMB. (B)

Day 7:
Delhi. A full day at your leisure to explore the city. (B)

Day 8:
Delhi-Agra. Today, drive to Agra, where much of the city’s impressive past is still evident today in the majesty of her buildings. This afternoon, visit the incomparable TAJ MAHAL (closed Fridays), an extravagant marble monument to love. The Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan built it as a memorial to his beloved wife, who died during childbirth. To add to this memorable experience, you’ll travel by tongas (horse carriage) during your visit. Later, visit AGRA FORT, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by the Moghul Emperor Akbar, this impressive fortress of red sandstone conceals the imperial city of the Moghul rulers and its many palaces. (B)

Day 9:
Agra. A full day at your leisure. (B)

Day 10:
Agra-Jaipur. Today, visit FATEHPUR SIKRI (the City of Victory) and the KEOLADEO GHANA BIRD SANTUARY, home to more than 370 species of birds, en route to Jaipur, known as the “Pink City.” (B)

Day 11:
Jaipur. The highlight of today’s sights is the amazing AMBERT FORT. Later on, visit the CITY PALACE and the adjoining museum that houses a collection of rare manuscripts. Also stop at the famous HAWA MAHALI (Palace of the Winds) and JANTAR MANTAR, and take a WALKING TOUR through a local market. (B)

Day 12:
Jaipur–Delhi. Your vacation ends with a drive back to Delhi. We have secured a day room at the Radisson Blu Hotel Delhi for your use as most flights depart late in the evening/early the following morning. Do not book homebound flights prior to 5:30pm. (B)

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/22/2012 - 6/4/2012	$2,519
5/23/2012 - 6/5/2012	$2,519
5/24/2012 - 6/6/2012	$2,519
5/25/2012 - 6/7/2012	$2,519
5/26/2012 - 6/8/2012	$2,519
5/27/2012 - 6/9/2012	$2,519
5/28/2012 - 6/10/2012	$2,519
5/29/2012 - 6/11/2012	$2,519
5/30/2012 - 6/12/2012	$2,519
5/31/2012 - 6/13/2012	$2,519
6/1/2012 - 6/14/2012	$2,519
6/2/2012 - 6/15/2012	$2,519
6/3/2012 - 6/16/2012	$2,519
6/4/2012 - 6/17/2012	$2,519
6/5/2012 - 6/18/2012	$2,519
6/6/2012 - 6/19/2012	$2,519
6/7/2012 - 6/20/2012	$2,519
6/8/2012 - 6/21/2012	$2,519
6/9/2012 - 6/22/2012	$2,519
6/10/2012 - 6/23/2012	$2,519
6/11/2012 - 6/24/2012	$2,519
6/12/2012 - 6/25/2012	$2,519
6/13/2012 - 6/26/2012	$2,519
6/14/2012 - 6/27/2012	$2,519
6/15/2012 - 6/28/2012	$2,519
6/16/2012 - 6/29/2012	$2,519
6/17/2012 - 6/30/2012	$2,519
6/18/2012 - 7/1/2012	$2,519
6/19/2012 - 7/2/2012	$2,519
6/20/2012 - 7/3/2012	$2,519
6/21/2012 - 7/4/2012	$2,519
6/22/2012 - 7/5/2012	$2,519
6/23/2012 - 7/6/2012	$2,519
6/24/2012 - 7/7/2012	$2,519
6/25/2012 - 7/8/2012	$2,519
6/26/2012 - 7/9/2012	$2,519
6/27/2012 - 7/10/2012	$2,519
6/28/2012 - 7/11/2012	$2,519
6/29/2012 - 7/12/2012	$2,519
6/30/2012 - 7/13/2012	$2,519
7/1/2012 - 7/14/2012	$2,519
7/2/2012 - 7/15/2012	$2,519
7/3/2012 - 7/16/2012	$2,519
7/4/2012 - 7/17/2012	$2,519
7/5/2012 - 7/18/2012	$2,519
7/6/2012 - 7/19/2012	$2,519
7/7/2012 - 7/20/2012	$2,519
7/8/2012 - 7/21/2012	$2,519
7/9/2012 - 7/22/2012	$2,519
7/10/2012 - 7/23/2012	$2,519
7/11/2012 - 7/24/2012	$2,519
7/12/2012 - 7/25/2012	$2,519
7/13/2012 - 7/26/2012	$2,519
7/14/2012 - 7/27/2012	$2,519
7/15/2012 - 7/28/2012	$2,519
7/16/2012 - 7/29/2012	$2,519
7/17/2012 - 7/30/2012	$2,519
7/18/2012 - 7/31/2012	$2,519
7/19/2012 - 8/1/2012	$2,519
7/20/2012 - 8/2/2012	$2,519
7/21/2012 - 8/3/2012	$2,519
7/22/2012 - 8/4/2012	$2,519
7/23/2012 - 8/5/2012	$2,519
7/24/2012 - 8/6/2012	$2,519
7/25/2012 - 8/7/2012	$2,519
7/26/2012 - 8/8/2012	$2,519
7/27/2012 - 8/9/2012	$2,519
7/28/2012 - 8/10/2012	$2,519
7/29/2012 - 8/11/2012	$2,519
7/30/2012 - 8/12/2012	$2,519
7/31/2012 - 8/13/2012	$2,519
8/1/2012 - 8/14/2012	$2,519
8/2/2012 - 8/15/2012	$2,519
8/3/2012 - 8/16/2012	$2,519
8/4/2012 - 8/17/2012	$2,519
8/5/2012 - 8/18/2012	$2,519
8/6/2012 - 8/19/2012	$2,519
8/7/2012 - 8/20/2012	$2,519
8/8/2012 - 8/21/2012	$2,519
8/9/2012 - 8/22/2012	$2,519
8/10/2012 - 8/23/2012	$2,519
8/11/2012 - 8/24/2012	$2,519
8/12/2012 - 8/25/2012	$2,519
8/13/2012 - 8/26/2012	$2,519
8/14/2012 - 8/27/2012	$2,519
8/15/2012 - 8/28/2012	$2,519
8/16/2012 - 8/29/2012	$2,519
8/17/2012 - 8/30/2012	$2,519
8/18/2012 - 8/31/2012	$2,519
8/19/2012 - 9/1/2012	$2,519
8/20/2012 - 9/2/2012	$2,519
8/21/2012 - 9/3/2012	$2,519
8/22/2012 - 9/4/2012	$2,519
8/23/2012 - 9/5/2012	$2,519
8/24/2012 - 9/6/2012	$2,519
8/25/2012 - 9/7/2012	$2,519
8/26/2012 - 9/8/2012	$2,519
8/27/2012 - 9/9/2012	$2,519
8/28/2012 - 9/10/2012	$2,519
8/29/2012 - 9/11/2012	$2,519
8/30/2012 - 9/12/2012	$2,519
8/31/2012 - 9/13/2012	$2,519
9/1/2012 - 9/14/2012	$2,519
9/2/2012 - 9/15/2012	$2,519
9/3/2012 - 9/16/2012	$2,519
9/4/2012 - 9/17/2012	$2,519
9/5/2012 - 9/18/2012	$2,519
9/6/2012 - 9/19/2012	$2,519
9/7/2012 - 9/20/2012	$2,519
9/8/2012 - 9/21/2012	$2,519
9/9/2012 - 9/22/2012	$2,519
9/10/2012 - 9/23/2012	$2,519
9/11/2012 - 9/24/2012	$2,519
9/12/2012 - 9/25/2012	$2,519
9/13/2012 - 9/26/2012	$2,519
9/14/2012 - 9/27/2012	$2,519
9/15/2012 - 9/28/2012	$2,519
9/16/2012 - 9/29/2012	$2,519
9/17/2012 - 9/30/2012	$2,519
9/18/2012 - 10/1/2012	$2,519
9/19/2012 - 10/2/2012	$2,519
9/20/2012 - 10/3/2012	$2,519
9/21/2012 - 10/4/2012	$2,519
9/22/2012 - 10/5/2012	$2,519
9/23/2012 - 10/6/2012	$2,519
9/24/2012 - 10/7/2012	$2,519
9/25/2012 - 10/8/2012	$2,519
9/26/2012 - 10/9/2012	$2,729
9/27/2012 - 10/10/2012	$2,729
9/28/2012 - 10/11/2012	$2,729
9/29/2012 - 10/12/2012	$2,729
9/30/2012 - 10/13/2012	$2,829
10/1/2012 - 10/14/2012	$2,829
10/2/2012 - 10/15/2012	$2,829
10/3/2012 - 10/16/2012	$2,829
10/4/2012 - 10/17/2012	$2,829
10/5/2012 - 10/18/2012	$2,829
10/6/2012 - 10/19/2012	$2,829
10/7/2012 - 10/20/2012	$2,829
10/8/2012 - 10/21/2012	$2,829
10/9/2012 - 10/22/2012	$2,829
10/10/2012 - 10/23/2012	$2,829
10/11/2012 - 10/24/2012	$2,829
10/12/2012 - 10/25/2012	$2,829
10/13/2012 - 10/26/2012	$2,829
10/14/2012 - 10/27/2012	$2,829
10/15/2012 - 10/28/2012	$2,829
10/16/2012 - 10/29/2012	$2,829
10/17/2012 - 10/30/2012	$2,829
10/18/2012 - 10/31/2012	$2,829
10/19/2012 - 11/1/2012	$2,829
10/20/2012 - 11/2/2012	$2,829
10/21/2012 - 11/3/2012	$2,829
10/22/2012 - 11/4/2012	$2,829
10/23/2012 - 11/5/2012	$2,829
10/24/2012 - 11/6/2012	$2,829
10/25/2012 - 11/7/2012	$2,829
10/26/2012 - 11/8/2012	$2,829
10/27/2012 - 11/9/2012	$2,829
10/28/2012 - 11/10/2012	$2,829
10/29/2012 - 11/11/2012	$2,829
10/30/2012 - 11/12/2012	$2,829
10/31/2012 - 11/13/2012	$2,829
11/1/2012 - 11/14/2012	$2,829
11/2/2012 - 11/15/2012	$2,829
11/3/2012 - 11/16/2012	$2,829
11/4/2012 - 11/17/2012	$2,829
11/5/2012 - 11/18/2012	$2,829
11/6/2012 - 11/19/2012	$2,829
11/7/2012 - 11/20/2012	$2,829
11/8/2012 - 11/21/2012	$2,829
11/9/2012 - 11/22/2012	$2,829
11/10/2012 - 11/23/2012	$2,829
11/11/2012 - 11/24/2012	$2,829
11/12/2012 - 11/25/2012	$2,829
11/13/2012 - 11/26/2012	$2,829
11/14/2012 - 11/27/2012	$2,829
11/15/2012 - 11/28/2012	$2,829
11/16/2012 - 11/29/2012	$2,829
11/17/2012 - 11/30/2012	$2,829
11/18/2012 - 12/1/2012	$2,829
11/19/2012 - 12/2/2012	$2,829
11/20/2012 - 12/3/2012	$2,829
11/21/2012 - 12/4/2012	$2,829
11/22/2012 - 12/5/2012	$2,829
11/23/2012 - 12/6/2012	$2,829
11/24/2012 - 12/7/2012	$2,829
11/25/2012 - 12/8/2012	$2,829
11/26/2012 - 12/9/2012	$2,829
11/27/2012 - 12/10/2012	$2,829
11/28/2012 - 12/11/2012	$2,829
11/29/2012 - 12/12/2012	$2,829
11/30/2012 - 12/13/2012	$2,829
12/1/2012 - 12/14/2012	$2,829
12/2/2012 - 12/15/2012	$2,829
12/3/2012 - 12/16/2012	$2,829
12/4/2012 - 12/17/2012	$2,829
12/5/2012 - 12/18/2012	$2,829
12/6/2012 - 12/19/2012	$2,829
12/7/2012 - 12/20/2012	$2,829
12/8/2012 - 12/21/2012	$2,829
12/9/2012 - 12/22/2012	$2,829
12/10/2012 - 12/23/2012	$2,829
12/11/2012 - 12/24/2012	$2,829
12/12/2012 - 12/25/2012	$2,829
12/13/2012 - 12/26/2012	$2,829
12/14/2012 - 12/27/2012	$2,829
12/15/2012 - 12/28/2012	$2,829
12/16/2012 - 12/29/2012	$2,829
12/17/2012 - 12/30/2012	$2,829
12/18/2012 - 12/31/2012	$2,829
12/19/2012 - 1/1/2013	$2,829
12/20/2012 - 1/2/2013	$2,829
12/21/2012 - 1/3/2013	$2,829
12/22/2012 - 1/4/2013	$2,829
12/23/2012 - 1/5/2013	$2,829
12/24/2012 - 1/6/2013	$2,829
12/25/2012 - 1/7/2013	$2,829
12/26/2012 - 1/8/2013	$2,829
12/27/2012 - 1/9/2013	$2,839
12/28/2012 - 1/10/2013	$2,839
12/29/2012 - 1/11/2013	$2,839
12/30/2012 - 1/12/2013	$2,839
12/31/2012 - 1/13/2013	$2,829
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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