Touring South India: Hyderabad, Houseboats and Goa’s Beaches
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Highlights
- Explore ‘Garden City’, Bangalore, including Tipu Sultan’s Palace, The Botanical Garden and a drive past Vidhan Soudha.
- Explore Kerala
- Visit Cochin and enjoy canoe in narrow channels
- Visit Hyderabad
- Explore Hampi and its surroundings
- Discover Badami via Pattadakal And Aihole
- Explore Goa
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- Accommodations as listed, including all service charges and taxes
- Internal Airfare
- Mineral water and soft drinks during drives and group meals
- Transfers and sightseeing in air-conditioned coaches
- All excursions with private English-speaking guides – Accompanying guide for 4-10, station guides for 1-3
- Entrance fees to museums, temples, etc.
- All meals as indicated with B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner
- Porterage
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- Comprehensive insurance coverage, including medical, evacuation, baggage loss/delay, cancellation ins., etc.
- Visa fees
- Meals where not indicated with a B,L,D
- Tips/gratuity (porters, drivers, local guides, etc.)
- International airport taxes
- Other items of a personal nature including laundry, alcoholic beverages, etc.
- Additional expenses resulting from the delay or extension of the trip due to causes beyond our reasonable
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International Airfare/Air Tickets: Refund subject to airline cancellation rules and procedures.
Land Portion & Internal Air*: Refund will be given according to the schedule outlined below.
NOTE: Minimum cancellation charge is $1,000 even for trips with land cost less than $1500.
- If 120 Days or more prior to departure date, then Applicable Cancellation Fee is $1,000 per person plus any varying non-refundable pre-payments we have made in advance on your behalf (i.e. Penalties incurred for cancelling air, deposits paid to hold reservations, etc.)
- If 61-119 Days prior to departure date, then Applicable Cancellation Fee is 50% of the land cost plus any varying non-refundable pre-payments we have made in advance on your behalf (i.e. Penalties incurred for cancelling air, deposits paid to hold reservations, etc.)
- 60 Days or less, then No refund
- At or after departure, then No refund
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