India Moghul highlights holiday

COUNTRY:
India
LOCATION:
Golden Triangle in India
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CHECK AVAILABILITY2013: 9 Jun, 3 Aug, 11 Oct, 18 Oct, 25 Oct, 1 Nov, 15 Nov, 20 Dec, 27 Dec
2014: 10 Jan, 24 Jan, 31 Jan, 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 7 Mar, 23 Mar, 4 Apr
PRICE:
From £1229 - £1586 (9 days) including UK flights
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From £470 - £565 excluding flights. Single supplement £155.
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India Moghul highlights holiday

Small group cultural tours
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends it's good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as experiencing new cultures.

How India Moghul highlights holiday makes a difference

On this tour we use knowledgeable Indian tour leaders with a strong love for their own countries, their rich cultures and traditions, and a desire to share the wonders of their country with you. As an investment both in their future and ours, we run an annual dedicated training course for them, a strong focus of which is to raise their awareness of responsible tourism practices so they can ensure that our tours run in accordance with our code of practice. For example, at the start of each trip they are able to provide guidance concerning local customs and culture so as to ensure that local sensibilities are respected.

Where possible, we use independently run and locally-owned accommodation to ensure that the income generated from our visit is spread amongst the community. In Karauli we stay in the home of the Maharaja, part of which has been converted to accommodate guests, whilst our hotel in Jaipur is a converted merchant’s house known as a haveli. Our support of these businesses is helping to preserve part of India’s rich historical heritage.

This tour is operated through a small family-run Delhi based agency with whom we have been working for over 20 years. They have been instrumental in helping us set up our association with Hope Worldwide India through which we sponsor a school in South India and where our donation has paid for a teacher for a year. They are also actively involved in promoting our work with the TOFT –Travel Operators for Tigers - campaign which works together with suppliers in India's wildlife reserves to ensure the environmental and business practice of all proactively supports conservation and motivates the local community to protect the tiger.

As well as the above, we support a variety of charities and projects worldwide, which support vulnerable communities and habitats including Friends of Conservation and Send a Cow. We are also actively engaged with UK travel industry bodies, which promote best practice in responsible tourism such as the Travel Foundation and AITO. Our commitment to responsible tourism is not limited to our overseas operation and we have measures to ensure our UK office operates according to our responsible tourism policy.

We offset the emissions of all our customer and staff flights through Climate Care.

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The story of the provider of India Moghul highlights holiday

This small group operator is just celebrating its 30th year and was originally set up to enrich people’s lives through adventure travel. The directors have roots in overland trucking and are determined to keep a pioneering spirit alive. They believe what sets them apart is the strong relationships they’ve developed with local suppliers and tour guides over the years. A tour leader who thinks creatively can turn a good experience into a fantastic one and open up a place so that travellers gain insight into a completely different way of life. They operate in many different countries and try to avoid a blanket approach – their aim is to get customers involved in the projects they visit and to forge lifelong friendships.

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India Moghul highlights holiday
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India Moghul highlights holiday

Reviewed 15 Jan 2011 by Janet Godwin4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


The weather was unseasonably cold so seeing the Taj Mahal in fog was unexpected! The mini Taj was beautiful, fatephur sikr amazing (despite the cold).The village unforgettable not least for the smiles and hospitality. Every day brought more wonderful experiences. Riding an elephant at the Amber fort was excellent. Accidentally meeting the Marjarah and his wife at Karauli and not realising it when he said he was the manager of the estate-a charming couple. Kids of Karauli treating us as celebs, all these helped us feel warmer than the weather.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Keep any small notes as 'toilet tokens', be prepared to tip well, most people have nothing and however poor you are you are comparatively rich, you can afford to be generous - I found a mean attitude of some of my group distressing and uncomfortable at times.

Just smile and interact with the locals-they are delightful- except it can be difficult getting on and off tourist buses. Take wet wipes and antibacterial gel, but don't over worry about Delhi belly- very few people had any trouble.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes but mainly as our tour guide used guides at the temples, palaces and forts, used local restaurants and obviously tipped wherever he could.

Impact on environment harder to evaluate as obviously we were using power and water resources heavily compared to locals.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Excellent- India a revelation but too many of my group though were whiney and expected western style standards. Weather was awful but guide great (if long winded!) and wanted us to share his country. The staff in hotels are wonderful if idiosyncratic. They want to help but sort of charmingly fail. Wouldn't have missed this for the world. Special thanks to Gordham for taking Pat and I on a shopping trip in Jaiphur, the tuk tuk and rickshaw ride at dusk was a better thrill than anything else on the trip. Thank you so much!!!!
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India Moghul highlights holiday
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