HOTELS INCORPORATED

CITY	HOTEL
Delhi	Oberoi Maidens
Agra	Trident Hilton
Jaipur	Trident Hilton
Srinagar	House Boat
Amritsar	Ritz Park Plaza
Mumbai	Grand Intercontinental (airport hotel)

PRICE INCLUDES:

1.	Accommodation for 06 nights for Golden Triangle, 09 nights for Srinagar Extension at the above mentioned hotels on TWIN SHARE.
2.	Daily breakfast at all hotels (not including Goa). On House Boat in Srinagar, all meals are included.
3.	Arrival / Departure assistance at all places by PRADAKSHINA representatives.
4.	Arrival / Departure transfers, sightseeing tours, excursions, intercity transfers as per the program using AC Tempo Traveller (up to 08 Pax) and AC Mini coach (09 to 14 Pax) covering driver allowance, parking toll tax, interstate taxes, permit etc.
5.	Services of an excellent English-speaking guide as per the programme.
6.	Entrance fees at monuments.
7.	Shikara ride in Srinagar (Srinagar Extension).
8.	Train ticket for Jammu/Amritsar by 2AC sleeper coach and Amritsar / Delhi by AC Chair car (Srinagar – Main Tour Part 2).
9.	Farewell dinner in Delhi.
10.	All prevailing taxes.

PRICE EXCLUDES:

1.	Any meals / drinks other than specified, table tips, laundry, telephone calls, tips / gratuities to driver / guide or any other expenses of personal nature.
2.	Visa, insurance / medical, camera/video fee at monuments or any other expenses not mentioned above.

OPTIONS

• Choose any one-week of the main tour separately and link this with an alternate itinerary of your personal choice.

• If you have already done the Golden Triangle tour, omit this week and join us at the start of week 2 to Kashmir.

• Whilst no local tours have been arranged for the extension tours, these can be organised locally and examples of what is available in Goa are listed separately.

• Prices for the main tours are given as a maximum guide price and depend on how many people are on the trip. An adjustment may be made to your final invoice to compensate for this should it arise. Equally, fuel surcharges and currency fluctuations may apply.

and finally………

• Please remember that travel within India is quite tiring. Whilst distances do not look far by European standards, journeys take much longer within I+ndia and patience is very much a necessity.

• The main tours are fully accompanied by English speaking guides and a representative of Pradakshina Tours who will be with you throughout.

• The main tours are fully IATA bonded.

SOME THINGS TO DO IN GOA
FROM THE D’SILVA RESIDENCE

On the Beach. Relax on Majorda beach. There are plenty of shacks for you to eat at but try Lavina’s. The food is excellent. Use of the sun loungers is usually restricted to the shack you eat at. Plenty of beach traders here for you to bargain with!!!

Riverboat trip (From Betty’s Place). An hour at sea first to watch dolphins (if it's not too rough), all drinks and lunch included. Half-hour drive to starting point. About 10.00 am - 4.00 p.m. Covered boat with sun deck upstairs. Excellent gentle day out for £10 (approx.) Fish while you wait for your lunch.

Anjuna Market - Wednesday. Well-known tourist market. About 1.5 hours drive. Leave early - come back early

Mapusa Market - Friday. Well-known local market. Again about 1.5 hours drive to northern Goa.
On the other hand, if you don't fancy either of the above, take a trip into Margao. Local bus outside house is a fun experience - about 20 mins. It starts in Majorda, so you can get a seat at the back and then just watch the action from there! About 10 rupees each. There's an outside market and covered market - both local. Can get most anything you might need in Margao.

If you go up north, Alex (or any other driver) will probably want to take you to the big Kashmiri tourist shop in the north. The drivers get points towards new tyres for everyone they take!! It's a lovely shop with very good quality things, but more expensive. Can buy anything from carpets, silks, clothes, to papier-mâché boxes.

Spice Farm and Ponda temples (Hindu). An hour's drive eastwards up in the hills. The temples are the only old ones left that the Portuguese did not destroy. Probably good to try and get a 4x4 for this trip.

Dadhsugar Waterfall - Another 4 x 4 trip. Walk through the jungle to the bottom pools.

Chandor. This is where the oldest Portuguese style residence with the family still residing in it is. It's private, divided in two. One half has been restored and lived in by an elderly lady, who is apparently delightful, if you find her in. The other half is not restored, but we have heard it is now being done up. Again you can go in if you find them in. Be prepared to make a donation towards restoration. The two halves are like chalk and cheese. We have seen the fascinatingly 'bad' side only, which is fascinating and literally stuffed.

Paradise Beach (Palolem). About an hour's drive south. Backpacker's haunt. Beautiful sheltered bay with overhanging palms, with virtually no hotels, just palm huts (for rent) and lots of restaurants. Recommended restaurant (Alex's contact) is called Titanic!! It’s worth the experience, for one night!!

Old Goa - the original capital of Goa. Full of old churches and two big ones in particular. The Cathedral and the one where St Francis Xavier's remains are.

Walk down the beach to Colva early. Watch the fishermen land their catch. Have breakfast in one of the shacks on the way. Explore Colva’s many and varied shops (!) OM Boutique opposite the Colva Beach Resort is recommended. (Ask for Ravi, tell him Jenny & Rob sent you and you will get a 10% discount) Then, take a tuk-tuk (auto rickshaw) back to Majorda or go on to Margoa.

For any trips you want a taxi for, ask Alex to take you there. He charges less than other local tourist taxis.

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