Amazing Value India Rail Tour
This amazingly cheap over-50s rail tour of northern India takes you to its most renowned historic sites, while travelling by air-conditioned express train or heritage Himalayan railways and has you stay at great hotels. Explore northern India by train on six memorable rail journeys. Discover India’s ‘Golden Triangle’ comprising three of the most vibrant cities of north-west India – Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, capital of the ancient state of Rajasthan. Then, head north to Amritsar – famed for its stunning Golden Temple, then explore Chandigarh, and Shimla in the Himalayan foothills with its colonial British connections. As you travel, watch for tigers in Ranthambore National Park, marvel at the Taj Mahal at dawn, and travel by steam train on one of India’s UNESCO World Heritage Mountain Railways.
Your Tour Includes
TRAVEL
Return flights and transfers
Included travel insurance
Tourist visa for full British citizens resident in the UK
VIP door-to-door travel service from anywhere on the UK mainland
ACCOMMODATION
14 nights in hotels and 1 in flight
Porterage at all hotels
EXPERIENCES
Tour Manager
Tour of Old and New Delhi
Visit to the Amber Fort
Maharaja's City Palace and the Jantar Mantar observatory
Two safaris in Ranthambore National Park
Tour of Agra including Agra Fort and the Baby Taj
Visit the Taj Mahal around sunrise
Tour of Amritsar including the famous Golden Temple and the Wagah Border
Tour of Chandigarh
Tour of Shimla
Six train journeys
FOOD & DRINK
Welcome briefing with refreshments
32 meals: 14 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 11 dinners
Day 1 UK-Delhi
After taking your included VIP door-to-door travel service to the airport, fly overnight to Delhi.
Day 2 Delhi
Meals Included: Dinner
Day 3 Delhi
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 4 Delhi-Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 5 Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 6 Jaipur-Ranthambore
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 7 Ranthambore
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 8 Ranthambore-Agra
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 9 Agra-Delhi
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 10 Delhi-Amritsar
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 11 Amritsar
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 12 Amritsar-Chandigarh
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 13 Chandigarh-Shimla
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 14 Shimla
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 15 Shimla-Delhi
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 16 Delhi-UK
Transfer from your hotel to Delhi airport for your return flight to the UK and your VIP included door-to-door travel service home.
Meals Included: Breakfast