India's Golden Triangle And The Brahmaputra
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- Explore Guwahati and visit ‘Kama-khya Temple’
- Discover Kaziranga National Park
- Explore The Pink City Jaipur
- Experience boat safari on the Eastern range of Kaziranga where River Dhansiri and River Brahmaputra meet
- Enjoy the stunning natural scenery and wildlife of the Brahmaputra River
- Explore Delhi by visiting Jama Masjid, Qutab Minar, India Gate and Red Fort
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- Cruise Price Includes: Entrance fees, port dues, govt tax, porterage, guide services (English language), main meals, jugged coffee and selection of teas and tisanes, mineral water.
- Transfers between ports of embarkation and Jorhat and Guwahati Airports at the start and end of the voyage. Land Section Includes: Accommodation on a twin sharing basis including breakfast
- All transfers and transportation, all entrances fees, battery bus ride in Agra, govt service taxes
- English speaking guides on each city, 2 bottles of mineral water per day, all taxes, assistance and porterage at airports.
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Transfer to the MV Mahabaahu via a visit to the ‘Kama-khya Temple’, devoted to the goddess of desire. Set sail passing Peacock Island, famous for the endangered Golden Langur. Enjoy an evening welcome dinner and talk.
Spend the day enjoying the stunning natural scenery and wildlife of the Brahmaputra River. Observe river dolphins and birds of prey as we pass uninhabited islands and the fragile communities that live here. After tea enjoy a talk on ‘The River Brahmaputra and the tribal life that exists alongside’.
Pass Tezpur and a gigantic 3 Km long arched bridge arriving at Silghat, where we take an excursion through stunning countryside to a tea estate and factory producing the famous Assam tea.
Our expedition continues with a visit to the UNESCO accredited Kaziranga National Park where we enjoy a safari on elephant searching for the elusive Greater One-Horned Indian Rhinoceros and Indian tiger. We continue to Bagori, where by open jeep we further explore the...
After more dramatic scenic cruising, we take a boat safari on the Eastern range of Kaziranga where River Dhansiri and River Brahmaputra meet. Here, observe wildlife at its most natural including pied kingfishers, eagles, vultures, water buffalos, monitor lizards and otters. Dinner is enjoyed al fresco on a deserted island.
Visit a local village on what is the world’s largest river island and home to the ethnic ‘Mishing’ people. Here, women weave on hand-looms to create characterful costumes and we enjoy a demonstration of a Dhoti & Chaddor - traditional dresses for the men and women of the Mishing communities. It is a pleasant place to explore.
Arrive at the ancient town of Majuli, where we explore the impressive Satras dating back to the 15th century. We continue to Sibsagar, capital of the Tai-speaking Ahoms who came from Yunan and China in the 13th Century AD. Explore the Shiva Dol, built in 1734, the highest Shiva temple in India. Our day is completed with an insight into the making of Assam tea from a tea estate family.
Disembark the Mahabaahu after breakfast and transfer to Jorhat airport for your flight to Delhi (via Kolkata). Transfer to the Suryaa hotel (or similar standard), Delhi for a 2-night stay on a room and breakfast basis.
Morning tour of Delhi visiting the Gandhi Memorial, India’s largest mosque Jama Masjid and Qutab Minar built by King Qutub-ud-din Aibak after defeating the last Hindu Kingdom in 1199. We also observe the stunning Red Fort, India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Drive to Agra and check into the Taj Gateway Hotel (or similar standard hotel) for a 1-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. We then visit the red sandstone Agra Fort on the banks of the Jamuna River enclosed by a 20-metre high wall. Later, at sunset, we visit the ...
Travel by road to the magnificent ancient fortified city of Fatehpur Sikri with its stunning Palaces and Pavillions. Continue to Kalakho where we check-in at the Dera Village Retreat for a 1-night stay on a full board basis. After lunch at the resort, enjoy a camel safari in the village meeting the local people. Evening cultural dance show performed by local tribes followed by dinner.
Travel to Abhaneri where we visit the Abhaneri Stepwell invented by the local people to harvest rainwater Continue to the city of Jaipur, where we check into the Holiday Inn hotel (or similar standard hotel) for a 2-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. Afternoon visit to Sanganer, famous for textile printing, handmade paper industry, and for its Jain temples.
Explore ‘The Pink City’. This morning visit the iconic Amber Fort, built by the Kachhawah Rajputs as their capital from 1037 to 1728 and considered the pinnacle of Rajput architecture. The impressive room of mirrors, walls of jewel-encrusted marble and royal apartment...
Transfer to Delhi International airport for your onward flight.
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