Classical Journey of India & Nepal
Signature Escorted Travel 21 Days and 19 Nights

India reveals her wonders and secrets as you travel across a landscape fed by the sacred Ganges, bordered by the mighty Himalaya, laden with sumptuous palaces, guarded by massive Mughal forts, haunted by the elusive Bengal tiger and graced with the unparalleled splendor of the Taj Mahal.

Highlights

• Experience a meal aboard a Ganguar boat in royal Maharana style.
• Look upon the Taj Mahal from the opulence of your Amarvilas guest room.
• Meet Jaipur nobility during dinner at a private residence.
• Track tigers in the jungles of Ranthambore National Park.
• Venture out to see a sunrise on the sacred Ganges River to observe the gathered Hindu faithful.
• Dine at Indigo, Bombay’s popular neo-colonial restaurant.

Splendors of the North
Signature Escorted Travel 16 Days and 14 Nights

Sumptuous palaces, sacred temples, ancient religions and dramatic landscapes combine to form the intricate mosaic of Northern India. Sophisticated service and luxurious resorts define your journey across ruggedly beautiful terrain and into beguiling and hidden places as you discover these splendors.

Highlights

• Enjoy a meal Maharana style aboard the former pleasure barge of Udaipur royalty.
• View the Taj Mahal from your room at the sumptuous Amarvilas.
• Dine with Jaipur aristocracy at a private residence.
• Pamper yourself at India’s top rated resort, the Rajvilas.
• Cruise the sacred Hindu river Ganges at sunrise.
• Luxuriate in the lavish floating palace of Udaipur.

Imperial India
Signature Escorted Travel 20 Days and 18 Nights

This tour weaves through the entire subcontinent – the vast valley of the River Ganges, Rajasthan’s formidable desert and hills, Kerala’s lush coastline and the great imperial cities of Delhi, Madras and Bombay.

Highlights

• Bask in extravagant colonial and palatial hotels.
• Gaze upon the Taj Mahal from the exquisite luxury of your Amarvilas guest room.
• Meet Jaipur nobility during dinner at a private residence.
• Cruise along the banks of the Ganges at sunrise where worshipping Hindus gather.
• Travel by private boat through the Kerala backwaters.
• Witness classical Indian dance in Madras at a private performance.

Southern Trader
Signature Escorted Travel 20 Days and 18 Nights

Southern India is characterized by riotously decorated temples, vast coffee plantations, luxuriant tropical forests, and lagoons canopied by coconut trees. Its unique geography is permeated with a myriad of colonial influences and maintains a truly Hindu flavor.

Highlights

• Luxuriate at India’s best colonial, palatial and resort hotels.
• Journey through the Cardamom Hills and plantations of teak, pepper and rubber.
• Tour the backwaters of Kerala by private boat.
• Private visit to a working tea estate at the hill station of Munnar.
• See the fabulous and little visited Hoysala Dynasty Temples at Halebid and Belur.
• Observe classical Indian dance in Madras at a private performance.

Nepal: Tigers & Mountains
Private Travel Journey 6 Days and 5 Nights

Closed to the outside world from the mid-19th century until the early 1050’s Nepal was regarded as a mysterious land shrouded in myths and legends. Explore Nepal’s ancient cities of Kathmandu and Patan, where legend has it that the pagoda was invented and later exported to China and Japan. Your adventure continues at Tiger Tops in the Royal Chitwan National Park. One of Asia’s richest and most spectacular wildlife sanctuaries, it is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger and the one-horned rhinoceros. Activities at the lodge include wildlife viewing by elephant back, landrover drives, boat trips, jungle treks, bird watching excursions and an evening slide show.

Highlights

• Explore the hidden splendors of Kathmandu’s Durbar Square, site of the ‘Kumari’ or living goddess T.G. says – hey, what about me!
• Visit Patan’s Durbar Square and its beautifully refurbished museum of Nepalese antiquities.
• Track the elusive Bengal Tiger on elephant back through the lush Royal Chitwan National Park.
• View Mt. Everest on a private mountain flight (optional)

Contact The Travel Goddess at 866-347-2237 for brochures, itinerary details and pricing, destination insights, and additional details of these journeys to magical, mystical and magnificent India and Nepal.

T.G. says – How I adore India and Nepal, from the Taj to the Tigers, it is simply one of the most beguiling destinations in this world!