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The India Train Experience

General Information


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Type:
Rail tours
Price from:
925 GBP /person
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
15 days
Location Start:
Kolkata
Location Finish:
Delhi
We Speak:
English
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Last updated: 10/22/2006

This amazing experience will see you mingling with the Indian masses on the world’s biggest train network. You'll be whisked across the country from Kolkata in the North West to Jaipur in the fairytal

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Itinerary

Day 1

Kolkata
Airport pickup / Guest house / Orientation
Visit Dakhineswar and Belur.

Day 2

Kolkata
Sightseeing: Victoria Memorial, Tagore's house, Marble palace
Volunteer at project

Day 3

Kolkata
Sightseeing: Botanical garden, Shopping centers
Volunteer at project

Day 4

Kolkata
Sightseeing: Kalighat temple, Mother's house.
Volunteer at project
Kolkata to Varanasi

Day 5

Varanasi
Hotel for rest and breakfast.
Sightseeing and lunch at Varanasi 10.00am to 5.00pm
Varanasi to Delhi on the Shiv Ganga Express

Day 6

Delhi
Arrive into Delhi. Check in and orientation
Voluntary work at Chetanalaya
Visit to Old Delhi market - Chandni Chowk

Day 7

Delhi
Voluntary work with Akshay Pratishthan
Shopping excursion to Connaught Place.

Day 8

Delhi
Sight seeing in Delhi
Option: Night picnic at the India Gate Lawns.

Day 9

Agra
Delhi to Agra on the Shatabdi
Sunset view of Taj Mahal
Train travel: Agra to Jaipur

Day 10

Jaipur
Arrival and mini orientation

Day 11

Jaipur
Volunteer at project
Sightseeing: Palace of winds

Day 12

Jaipur
Volunteer at project
Sightseeing

Day 13

Jaipur
Jaipur excursion: Pushkar

Day 14

Jaipur back to Delhi

Day 15

Delhi
Final day in Delhi : tourist/site seeing
End of Tour

Extra Information

Inclusions -
Orientation
Exclusions -
Return Airport Transfers
Extras -
This amazing 2 week train tour allows you to experience the key tourist destinations in India: Kolkata, Varanasi, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur as well as integrate with the local community projects to experience the real India. You will be met or escorted at each destination starting your tour in Kolkata with a traditional Indian welcome and finally ending in Delhi. You will follow an itinerary that combines 1 to 4 days of volunteering, sightseeing and local excursions at each destination.

This trip enables you to combine sightseeing with volunteering. Over the 15 day trip you will get a chance to try your hand at a various community developments projects for a taster into the world of volunteering. You will also travel to see the top tourist attractions such as Varanasi, The Red Fort and The Taj Mahal along the way.

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