INDIAS GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH DUBAI and SOUTHERN INDIA (IAIE2012)

Day 1:
Arrive in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Welcome to Dubai! Your hotel room is available for mid-afternoon check-in.

Day 2:
Dubai. This morning, enjoy a city tour that begins with a stop at the JUMEIRAH MOSQUE, one of Dubai’s great landmarks, then a drive along Dubai Creek, the lifeline and pulse of the city. You will also have time to stroll through the narrow lanes of Bastakiah, the city’s old district, and through the souks (markets), including the SPICE SOUK with its aromas of exotic spices, and the GOLD SOUK with its 220 glittering shop windows. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 3:
Dubai. A full day at your leisure. (B)

Day 4:
Dubai-Mumbai, India. Welcome to Mumbai, a multicultural metropolis with a colorful history. This vibrant city is now India’s premier seaport, center of culture and industry, and home to “Bollywood.” (B)

Day 5:
Mumbai. This morning’s sightseeing includes the GATEWAY OF INDIA, Mumbai’s most famous monument commemorating the visit of Queen Mary. Then, drive along Marine Drive, a seafront promenade, and see a traditional Dhobi Ghat. You will also visit the HANGING GARDENS, MANI BHAWAN (former residence of Mahatma Gandhi), and the MUMBAI MUSEUM (closed Mondays). The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 6:
Mumbai-Cochin. Today, fly to Cochin. (B)

Day 7:
Cochin. Your city tour includes the Chinese fishing nets that are the livelihood of many fishermen in the area. You will also see St. Thomas Church, Hill Palace Museum (closed Mondays), Dutch Palace (closed Fridays), and walk through the Jewish Quarter. This afternoon, enjoy an unforgettable cruise on the backwaters of Kerala. Explore and witness local life along these serene waterways surrounded by lush palm trees and paddy fields. (B,L)

Day 8:
Cochin-Delhi. Today, fly to Delhi, India’s capital city. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 9:
Delhi. This morning, tour the sights of “Old Delhi.” Start with GHANDI BHAWAN, then take a RICKSHAW ride through CHANDNI CHOWK, a colorful local bazaar. This afternoon your sightseeing focuses on “New Delhi.” Drive past the India Gate and the President’s House before visiting HUMAYUN'S TOMB. (B)

Day 10:
Delhi. A full day at your leisure to explore the city. (B)

Day 11:
Delhi-Agra. Today, drive to Agra, where much of the city’s impressive past is still evident today in the majesty of her buildings. This afternoon, visit the incomparable TAJ MAHAL (closed Fridays), an extravagant marble monument to love. The Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan built it as a memorial to his beloved wife, who died during childbirth. To add to this memorable experience, you’ll travel by tongas (horse carriage) during your visit. Later, visit AGRA FORT, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by the Moghul Emperor Akbar, this impressive fortress of red sandstone conceals the imperial city of the Moghul rulers and its many palaces. (B)

Day 12:
Agra. A full day at your leisure. (B)

Day 13:
Agra-Jaipur. Today, visit FATEHPUR SIKRI (the City of Victory) and the KEOLADEO GHANA BIRD SANTUARY, home to more than 370 species of birds, en route to Jaipur, known as the “Pink City.” (B)

Day 14:
Jaipur. The highlight of today’s sights is the amazing AMBERT FORT. Later on, visit the CITY PALACE and the adjoining museum that houses a collection of rare manuscripts. Also stop at the famous HAWA MAHALI (Palace of the Winds) and JANTAR MANTAR, and take a WALKING TOUR through a local market. (B)

Day 15:
Jaipur–Delhi. Your vacation ends with a drive back to Delhi. We have secured a day room at the Radisson Blu Hotel Delhi for your use as most flights depart late in the evening/early the following morning. Do not book homebound flights prior to 5:30pm. (B)

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/22/2012 - 6/7/2012	$2,979
5/23/2012 - 6/8/2012	$2,979
5/24/2012 - 6/9/2012	$2,979
5/25/2012 - 6/10/2012	$2,979
5/26/2012 - 6/11/2012	$2,979
5/27/2012 - 6/12/2012	$2,979
5/28/2012 - 6/13/2012	$2,979
5/29/2012 - 6/14/2012	$2,979
5/30/2012 - 6/15/2012	$2,979
5/31/2012 - 6/16/2012	$2,979
6/1/2012 - 6/17/2012	$2,979
6/2/2012 - 6/18/2012	$2,979
6/3/2012 - 6/19/2012	$2,979
6/4/2012 - 6/20/2012	$2,979
6/5/2012 - 6/21/2012	$2,979
6/6/2012 - 6/22/2012	$2,979
6/7/2012 - 6/23/2012	$2,979
6/8/2012 - 6/24/2012	$2,979
6/9/2012 - 6/25/2012	$2,979
6/10/2012 - 6/26/2012	$2,979
6/11/2012 - 6/27/2012	$2,979
6/12/2012 - 6/28/2012	$2,979
6/13/2012 - 6/29/2012	$2,979
6/14/2012 - 6/30/2012	$2,979
6/15/2012 - 7/1/2012	$2,979
6/16/2012 - 7/2/2012	$2,979
6/17/2012 - 7/3/2012	$2,979
6/18/2012 - 7/4/2012	$2,979
6/19/2012 - 7/5/2012	$2,979
6/20/2012 - 7/6/2012	$2,979
6/21/2012 - 7/7/2012	$2,979
6/22/2012 - 7/8/2012	$2,979
6/23/2012 - 7/9/2012	$2,979
6/24/2012 - 7/10/2012	$2,979
6/25/2012 - 7/11/2012	$2,979
6/26/2012 - 7/12/2012	$2,979
6/27/2012 - 7/13/2012	$2,979
6/28/2012 - 7/14/2012	$2,979
6/29/2012 - 7/15/2012	$2,979
6/30/2012 - 7/16/2012	$2,979
7/1/2012 - 7/17/2012	$2,979
7/2/2012 - 7/18/2012	$2,979
7/3/2012 - 7/19/2012	$2,979
7/4/2012 - 7/20/2012	$2,979
7/5/2012 - 7/21/2012	$2,979
7/6/2012 - 7/22/2012	$2,979
7/7/2012 - 7/23/2012	$2,979
7/8/2012 - 7/24/2012	$2,979
7/9/2012 - 7/25/2012	$2,979
7/10/2012 - 7/26/2012	$2,979
7/11/2012 - 7/27/2012	$2,979
7/12/2012 - 7/28/2012	$2,979
7/13/2012 - 7/29/2012	$2,979
7/14/2012 - 7/30/2012	$2,979
7/15/2012 - 7/31/2012	$2,979
7/16/2012 - 8/1/2012	$2,979
7/17/2012 - 8/2/2012	$2,979
7/18/2012 - 8/3/2012	$2,979
7/19/2012 - 8/4/2012	$2,979
7/20/2012 - 8/5/2012	$2,979
7/21/2012 - 8/6/2012	$2,979
7/22/2012 - 8/7/2012	$2,979
7/23/2012 - 8/8/2012	$2,979
7/24/2012 - 8/9/2012	$2,979
7/25/2012 - 8/10/2012	$2,979
7/26/2012 - 8/11/2012	$2,979
7/27/2012 - 8/12/2012	$2,979
7/28/2012 - 8/13/2012	$2,979
7/29/2012 - 8/14/2012	$2,979
7/30/2012 - 8/15/2012	$2,979
7/31/2012 - 8/16/2012	$2,979
8/1/2012 - 8/17/2012	$2,979
8/2/2012 - 8/18/2012	$2,979
8/3/2012 - 8/19/2012	$2,979
8/4/2012 - 8/20/2012	$2,979
8/5/2012 - 8/21/2012	$2,979
8/6/2012 - 8/22/2012	$2,979
8/7/2012 - 8/23/2012	$2,979
8/8/2012 - 8/24/2012	$2,979
8/9/2012 - 8/25/2012	$2,979
8/10/2012 - 8/26/2012	$2,979
8/11/2012 - 8/27/2012	$2,979
8/12/2012 - 8/28/2012	$2,979
8/13/2012 - 8/29/2012	$2,979
8/14/2012 - 8/30/2012	$2,979
8/15/2012 - 8/31/2012	$2,979
8/16/2012 - 9/1/2012	$2,979
8/17/2012 - 9/2/2012	$2,979
8/18/2012 - 9/3/2012	$2,979
8/19/2012 - 9/4/2012	$2,979
8/20/2012 - 9/5/2012	$2,979
8/21/2012 - 9/6/2012	$2,979
8/22/2012 - 9/7/2012	$2,979
8/23/2012 - 9/8/2012	$2,979
8/24/2012 - 9/9/2012	$2,979
8/25/2012 - 9/10/2012	$2,979
8/26/2012 - 9/11/2012	$2,979
8/27/2012 - 9/12/2012	$2,979
8/28/2012 - 9/13/2012	$2,979
8/29/2012 - 9/14/2012	$2,979
8/30/2012 - 9/15/2012	$2,979
8/31/2012 - 9/16/2012	$2,979
9/1/2012 - 9/17/2012	$2,979
9/2/2012 - 9/18/2012	$2,979
9/3/2012 - 9/19/2012	$2,979
9/4/2012 - 9/20/2012	$2,979
9/5/2012 - 9/21/2012	$2,979
9/6/2012 - 9/22/2012	$2,979
9/7/2012 - 9/23/2012	$2,979
9/8/2012 - 9/24/2012	$2,979
9/9/2012 - 9/25/2012	$2,979
9/10/2012 - 9/26/2012	$2,979
9/11/2012 - 9/27/2012	$2,979
9/12/2012 - 9/28/2012	$2,979
9/13/2012 - 9/29/2012	$2,979
9/14/2012 - 9/30/2012	$2,979
9/15/2012 - 10/1/2012	$2,979
9/16/2012 - 10/2/2012	$2,979
9/17/2012 - 10/3/2012	$2,979
9/18/2012 - 10/4/2012	$2,979
9/19/2012 - 10/5/2012	$2,979
9/20/2012 - 10/6/2012	$2,979
9/21/2012 - 10/7/2012	$2,979
9/22/2012 - 10/8/2012	$2,979
9/23/2012 - 10/9/2012	$3,189
9/24/2012 - 10/10/2012	$3,189
9/25/2012 - 10/11/2012	$3,189
9/26/2012 - 10/12/2012	$3,189
9/27/2012 - 10/13/2012	$3,289
9/28/2012 - 10/14/2012	$3,289
9/29/2012 - 10/15/2012	$3,289
9/30/2012 - 10/16/2012	$3,389
10/1/2012 - 10/17/2012	$3,389
10/2/2012 - 10/18/2012	$3,389
10/3/2012 - 10/19/2012	$3,389
10/4/2012 - 10/20/2012	$3,389
10/5/2012 - 10/21/2012	$3,389
10/6/2012 - 10/22/2012	$3,389
10/7/2012 - 10/23/2012	$3,389
10/8/2012 - 10/24/2012	$3,389
10/9/2012 - 10/25/2012	$3,389
10/10/2012 - 10/26/2012	$3,389
10/11/2012 - 10/27/2012	$3,389
10/12/2012 - 10/28/2012	$3,389
10/13/2012 - 10/29/2012	$3,389
10/14/2012 - 10/30/2012	$3,389
10/15/2012 - 10/31/2012	$3,389
10/16/2012 - 11/1/2012	$3,389
10/17/2012 - 11/2/2012	$3,389
10/18/2012 - 11/3/2012	$3,389
10/19/2012 - 11/4/2012	$3,389
10/20/2012 - 11/5/2012	$3,389
10/21/2012 - 11/6/2012	$3,389
10/22/2012 - 11/7/2012	$3,389
10/23/2012 - 11/8/2012	$3,389
10/24/2012 - 11/9/2012	$3,389
10/25/2012 - 11/10/2012	$3,389
10/26/2012 - 11/11/2012	$3,389
10/27/2012 - 11/12/2012	$3,389
10/28/2012 - 11/13/2012	$3,389
10/29/2012 - 11/14/2012	$3,389
10/30/2012 - 11/15/2012	$3,389
10/31/2012 - 11/16/2012	$3,389
11/1/2012 - 11/17/2012	$3,389
11/2/2012 - 11/18/2012	$3,389
11/3/2012 - 11/19/2012	$3,389
11/4/2012 - 11/20/2012	$3,389
11/5/2012 - 11/21/2012	$3,389
11/6/2012 - 11/22/2012	$3,389
11/7/2012 - 11/23/2012	$3,389
11/8/2012 - 11/24/2012	$3,389
11/9/2012 - 11/25/2012	$3,389
11/10/2012 - 11/26/2012	$3,389
11/11/2012 - 11/27/2012	$3,389
11/12/2012 - 11/28/2012	$3,389
11/13/2012 - 11/29/2012	$3,389
11/14/2012 - 11/30/2012	$3,389
11/15/2012 - 12/1/2012	$3,389
11/16/2012 - 12/2/2012	$3,389
11/17/2012 - 12/3/2012	$3,389
11/18/2012 - 12/4/2012	$3,389
11/19/2012 - 12/5/2012	$3,389
11/20/2012 - 12/6/2012	$3,389
11/21/2012 - 12/7/2012	$3,389
11/22/2012 - 12/8/2012	$3,389
11/23/2012 - 12/9/2012	$3,389
11/24/2012 - 12/10/2012	$3,389
11/25/2012 - 12/11/2012	$3,389
11/26/2012 - 12/12/2012	$3,389
11/27/2012 - 12/13/2012	$3,389
11/28/2012 - 12/14/2012	$3,389
11/29/2012 - 12/15/2012	$3,389
11/30/2012 - 12/16/2012	$3,389
12/1/2012 - 12/17/2012	$3,389
12/2/2012 - 12/18/2012	$3,389
12/3/2012 - 12/19/2012	$3,389
12/4/2012 - 12/20/2012	$3,389
12/5/2012 - 12/21/2012	$3,389
12/6/2012 - 12/22/2012	$3,389
12/7/2012 - 12/23/2012	$3,389
12/8/2012 - 12/24/2012	$3,389
12/9/2012 - 12/25/2012	$3,389
12/10/2012 - 12/26/2012	$3,389
12/11/2012 - 12/27/2012	$3,389
12/12/2012 - 12/28/2012	$3,389
12/13/2012 - 12/29/2012	$3,389
12/14/2012 - 12/30/2012	$3,389
12/15/2012 - 12/31/2012	$3,389
12/16/2012 - 1/1/2013	$3,389
12/17/2012 - 1/2/2013	$3,389
12/18/2012 - 1/3/2013	$3,389
12/19/2012 - 1/4/2013	$3,389
12/20/2012 - 1/5/2013	$3,389
12/21/2012 - 1/6/2013	$3,389
12/22/2012 - 1/7/2013	$3,389
12/23/2012 - 1/8/2013	$3,389
12/24/2012 - 1/9/2013	$3,399
12/25/2012 - 1/10/2013	$3,399
12/26/2012 - 1/11/2013	$3,399
12/27/2012 - 1/12/2013	$3,399
12/28/2012 - 1/13/2013	$3,389
12/29/2012 - 1/14/2013	$3,289
12/30/2012 - 1/15/2013	$3,289
12/31/2012 - 1/16/2013	$3,419
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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