Kamasutra Holiday

DAY 1: DELHI

Upon arrival, transfer and check into the hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals:

DAY 2: DELHI

Enjoy a full day city tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit the Red Fort that contains within it some exquisite palaces, the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees, the Chandni Chowk bazaar and Rajghat, a memorial for Mahatma Gandhi. Also visit Humayun's Tomb, the best-preserved example of early Mogul architecture dating back to the 16th century as well as the Qutub Minar, a soaring, 73 mts high tower of victory, built in 1193. Drive around the embassy area and government buildings. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 3: DELHI - KHAJURAHO

On time, transfer to the airport to board a flight to Khajuraho. On arrival in Khajuraho, transfer and check in to the hotel.In the afternoon, visit the superb Jain group of temples. The most impressive one is the Parsvanath Temple. This is the group's largest Jain temple and exquisite in its details. Although originally dedicated to Adinath, an image of Parsvanath was installed about a century ago. Also admire the Adinath Temple, dedicated to the first Jain prophet, Adinath. The temple is lavishly embellished with sculpted figures. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4: KHAJURAHO - JHANSI - AGRA

In the morning, visit the large complex of Hindu temples set in beautiful gardens. This is the crowning glory of the Chandela rulers, built between in sandstone between the 9th and 11th centuries. Visit the Kandariya Mahadeo Temple, the largest, most enchanting Khajuraho temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Lashmana Temple and Devi Jagadamba Temple among others. Admire the traditional temple architecture and the exquisite details of the sculptures, the flowing curves and delicate lines that Khajuraho is renowned for. In the afternoon, drive to Jhansi transfer to the railway station and board the train for Agra. On arrival in Agra,transfer and check in to the hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5: AGRA

At sunrise, visit the Taj Mahal for a spectacular view of this magnificent monument. Return to the hotel for breakfast. Thereafter, visit to the Agra Fort built by Emperor Akbar in 1565. Made of red sandstone, this structure reflects fine Mughal architecture with ornate interiors in the Jehangir Mahal (Jehangir's Palace), Khas Mahal, Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace) and Deewan-e-Am (Hall of Public Audience). Also, visit the marble tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah built by Empress Noor Jehan for her father. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6: AGRA - JAIPUR (249 KMS | 4-5 HRS BY ROAD)

After breakfast, drive to Jaipur. En route, visit the imperial Ghost City of Fatehpur Sikri constructed of sandstone and built by Emperor Akbar. Within it, lies the tomb of the great Sufi saint Salim Chisti. It houses the Panch Mahal and the Buland Darwaza, two of the many excellent representations of Mughal architecture. On arrival in Jaipur, check into the hotel for overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7: JAIPUR

After breakfast, enjoy a full day sightseeing tour and visit the Hawa Mahal from where the palace women would discreetly observe the activities of the bustling bazaar below. Proceed to Amber Fort with an elephant rid up the fort's ramparts. The fort, originally built in the 16th century by Maharaja Man Singh encloses superb palaces and a beautiful temple in marble dedicated to the fearsome goddess Kali. In the evening, visit the City Palace Museum with its collection of elaborate costumes, magnificent armory and intricate carved weapons. Also visit the Jantar Mantar Observatory nearby built in 1728. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8: JAIPUR - JODHPUR (300 KMS | 5-6 HRS BY ROAD)

In the morning, drive to the Marwar capital city of Jodhpur today, sprawled around the impressive cliff atop Mehrangarh Fort. On arrival in Jodhpur, check into your hotel. Afternoon, visit the Meherangarh Fort, built during the 15th and 16th centuries. Within the fort are some magnificent palaces with superb collections of palanquins, elephant hawdahs (seats used by the royalty during processions), miniature paintings of various schools, musical instruments, costumes and furniture. Stop by at the Jaswant Thada which harbors royal cenotaphs built in white marble. Also visit the colorful local market around the popular landmark, the Clock Tower. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 9: JODHPUR - UDAIPUR (240 KMS | 5-6 HRS BY ROAD)

In the morning, drive to Udaipur. En route visit the Jain temples at Ranakpur, where intricate carvings detail mythological figures, patterns and motifs on the walls, pillars and domes. Upon arrival, check into the hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 10: UDAIPUR

In the morning, go on a half-day sightseeing tour and visit the City Palace where the royal family still resides. The main portion of the palace is now a museum, which houses a lavish collection of artifacts, intricate miniature paintings and sculptures. Take a stroll around Sahelion-ki-Bari, a beautiful garden with fountains. Go for a boat ride on beautiful Lake Pichola in the evening. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 11: UDAIPUR DEPARTURE

After breakfast, enjoy the morning at leisure. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport for a flight for onward travel.

Meals: Breakfast

WELCOMHERITAGE BAL SAMAND GARDEN RETREAT

City: Jodhpur

Location
WelcomHeritage Bal Samand Garden Retreat is located on Mandore Road, about 5 kilometres north of the city of Jodhpur. The airport is 5 kilometres away and the railway station is about 8 kilometres away from the hotel. The bus stand is about 5 kilometres away, while Rani ka Bagh Chowraha, the nearest market place is about 8 kilometres away.

WelcomHeritage Bal Samand Garden Retreat is a fine specimen of Rajput architecture in red sandstone surrounded by wide expanses of lush green gardens. This heritage property is built on the banks of Bal Samand Lake - a 13th century artificial lake. For centuries it has been an exquisite setting for royal leisure and recreation.

Rooms
WelcomHeritage Bal Samand Garden Retreat offers luxurious accommodation in twenty-six Garden Deluxe rooms facing the front garden of the Bal Samand Palace. Every room is urbanely designed without taking away its old world charm. Stone walls, arched ceiling and a private courtyard form the essence of the Garden Deluxe room with a well facilitated washroom and modern amenities like satellite colour television, direct dial telephone, intercom, tea/ coffee maker, mini bar and Wi Fi internet connection. Room service is available round the clock.

Dining
Dining facilities include the open air Garden Restaurant which serves Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisines. The Garden Restaurant has indoor seating as well as an al fresco seating area. The Retreat is an in-house multi cuisine coffee shop in the main Palace building overlooking the Bal Samand Lake. Royally furnished, the Retreat offers a range of international cuisines. Adjoining the Retreat is the Lounge Bar offering both international and Indian liquor.

Hotel Facilities
The WelcomHeritage Bal Samand Garden Retreat offers well defined facilities for conferences and banquets in the garden and halls. This is facilitated with a secretarial service available at an extra charge.

Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, Ayurvedic health spa, croquet lawns, jogging track and a 9-hole golf course. Outdoor activities like horse riding, horse buggy rides and cultural performances are organised on request.

Other facilities available at the hotel include currency exchange, laundry and housekeeping service, travel desk, doctor on call and parking.

Don't Miss
The serenity that WelcomHeritage Bal Samand Garden Retreat offers. Enjoy nature's best with a variety of birds and animals that freely flock the premise.

SHIKARBADI

City: Udaipur

Location
Shikarbadi is located at Govardhan Vilas. About half a kilometre long dirt road takes you to Shikarbadi, the road flanked by nothing but desert plants, the horse stables and the air strip. The airport is about 35 km from here, the railway station about 7 km and the bus stand about 5 km.

An erstwhile hunting lodge for the royalty, Shikarbadi was converted into a hotel when hunting was banned by the government in 1976. But the lodge retains its old ambience, complete with a stud farm, an air hangar, and a deer park. Animals roam the grounds in the evenings and amid the lush greenery one can see peacocks serenading. The Aravallis ring Shikarbadi from behind, birds chirp, egrets fly, the rooms have gabled roofs and trees abound. The interiors are like that of an English villa, all stone walls and wooden everything. Stay at Shikarbadi if you are looking for something different, if you want to take a break from the chaos of life.

Rooms
There are 26 rooms at Shikarbadi, including 3 Suites, a Family Suite and 21 Standard rooms. The Family Suite is the largest, made to accommodate big groups, comprising a living room, a small dining hall, a kitchen, a master bedroom and a smaller room with twin beds. The Living room has comfortable couches, a large table with chairs, a separate antique study table and a television with cable connection. The Master bedroom is simply furnished with a double bed with red silk bedspread and intercom. A small dressing room adjoins it and is adorned with a large mirror and cupboard. The washroom has Biotique amenities including soap, shampoo, moisturiser. A geyser ensures 24-hour supply of running hot water. The decor of the Family Suite is very basic, more functional than ornamental. The kitchen has a refrigerator, a small geyser and washing sink. Kitchen ware is available on request.

The Suites have a split level living room, a bedroom, spacious dressing room and washroom. The living room is large and open with a refrigerator, tea/coffee maker, pretty cane couches and divan, television, a small dining table, a study table and intercom. Large photographs of tiger adorn the walls. A balcony adjoins the living room with a view of the Gordan Lake. The bedroom is beautiful with a bamboo double bed. Rajasthani miniatures are hung on the walls which are complemented by blue, silk drapes and bedcover. There is large gilt-edged mirror here. Amenities include television and intercom. The adjoining dressing room has a lovely rosewood dresser and cupboard. The dressing room leads to the very spacious washroom, as big as a normal room. The washroom is very clean and appointed with a bathtub, a large mirror, hair dryer, shampoo, soap, moisturiser and conditioner, as week as hot and cold running water. There is lots of natural light. The washroom has two entrances - one from the bedroom and the other from the living room, making it easier for groups. Outside, you have a beautiful view of Shikarbadi's private lake and the Aravallis beyond.

The rooms are immensely pretty, with wooden floors and stone walls. Large windows give you amazing views of grassy meadows. Wrought iron chairs adorn the room, as well as a lounge, cane chair. Amenities include tea/coffee maker, mini refrigerator, television, intercom, a large mirror. The washrooms too have stone inlaid walls and all the amenities are similar to Deluxe room washrooms except for the fact that these do not have bathtubs.

Guests can avail 24-hour room service; all the rooms have broadband internet access as well as safety deposit lockers.

Dining & Facilities
The poolside area is beautiful, marked off with a fountain. There is pool side seating in the garden with quaint wrought iron chairs and tables, and beyond, only the Aravalis. One end of the pool has deck chairs and a small Pool Bar Deck which is a small bar. The 'Baithak' restaurant also lies here. Serving multi cuisine fare, it can accommodate about 50 people. The decor is ostentatious with a large chandelier dominating the room. The theme is hunting with old hunting pictures on the walls. It has stone walls and the lighting is dim, making the ambience quite cosy after the heat outside. This restaurant can be used for conference as well.

The animals at the sanctuary are fed everyday at 4:30 pm near the swimming pool so it's the perfect time for some wildlife gazing. Shikarbadi offers interesting activities such as rifle shooting classes, horse riding, horse safari in the nearby jungles as well as the Shikarbadi paddock (Horse riding: Rs. 250 per head for 40 minmutes; Safari: Rs. 1500 per person, including breakfast.)

The second restaurant is called 'Cheetal'. It offers charming outside seating by the deer park, under natural canopies of trees. Sloping roof and stone walls again recreate the English-villa atmosphere. There more pictures of kings hunting, or with their prey. The restaurant is multi cuisine and the timings are 7 am to 11:30 pm.

The lobby of Shikarbadi is next to the reception area in a separate building complex and on its upper floor is the bar, decorated with tiger and bear skins. Cane furniture adorns the bar and from its peaceful, open spaces you get a great view of the surrounding countryside.

Other facilities offered at Shikarbadi include Comfort Travel Desk, sightseeing, airport/railway station transfer, car rental, currency exchange, doctor on call, laundry service, parking.

HOWARD PARK PLAZA

City: Agra

Location
Howard Park Plaza is situated on the arterial Fatehabad Road, just 5 kms from the Agra Cantt. Railway Station. Lying in the heart of the tourist area, it is just a 10-minute walk from the Taj Mahal and a 10-minute drive from the main shopping centre Sadar Bazaar. The UP State Handicrafts Showroom and Pizza Hut lie at a distance of 250 metres from the hotel.

Howard Park Plaza, a 4 star hotel, offers the complete range of facilities that are required for a comfortable stay. The hotel's atrium lobby is decorated with a beautiful marble centre-piece that is crafted like a rangoli and filled with coloured gravel. Looming right above that is a long and exquisite chandelier, possibly the longest in Agra. After admiring these wondrous decor items, move on to the reception where the friendly staff greet you eagerly and help you check in.

Rooms
Accommodation options at the hotel include one Suite and 85 Superior rooms that are elegantly furnished and well appointed with all modern amenities including sofa, study table, cable television, tea/coffee maker, mini bar, luggage rack, cupboard and thermostat with temperature control. A complimentary bottle of mineral water is provided in each room. The attached washroom has a bathtub and soap, shampoo, shower cap and linen are provided for.

The Suite has a separate living room and bedroom besides two washrooms. Additional amenities in the Suite include a 4-seater dining table and two televisions, one in the living room and the other in the bedroom. The attached washroom has a Jacuzzi style bathtub and is replenished with shower gel, dental kit, shaving kit and hair dryer, in addition to other amenities.

Dining
Howard Park Plaza offers a range of dining options including a rooftop barbeque facility (during winter only). Rendezvous, the multi cuisine restaurant cum coffee shop adjoining the lobby offers a variety of Indian, Continental and Chinese delicacies with buffet as well as a la carte options while Downing Street, the pool facing bar offers the best in Indian as well as imported brands. While Rendezvous is open from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm, Downing Street remains open from 11 am to 11 pm. Room service is available round the clock.

Services & Facilities
Regal Hall, the conference/banquet hall with a provision of partition, can accommodate up to 350 guests while the Business Centre offers all necessary business services.

The range of recreational facilities offered at Howard Park Plaza includes a Spa with a beauty salon and ayurvedic massage centre. Swimming pool access as well as Spa facilities are available from 7 am to 8 pm. The hotel also boasts of a rooftop Taj viewing gallery and a shopping arcade, D' Craft, where one can find all handicraft and souvenir items.

Other facilities on offer are Wi-Fi service (chargeable at Rs. 200 per hour or Rs. 500 for 24 hours), travel desk, car rental service, safe deposit lockers at the reception, in-house laundry service, doctor on call and spacious parking.

Don't Miss
The two highlights of Howard Park Plaza are the atrium lobby and the recently renovated Spa. The atrium lobby features one of the longest chandeliers in the city, if not the state. The Spa offers a wide range of services besides a soothing ambience.

HOTEL PARKLAND-GREEN PARK

City: New Delhi

Located in Green Park, a residential colony in south Delhi, Hotel Parkland offers a home away from home along with delightful hospitality for the business and leisure traveller to the city. Location Hotel Parkland is located in south Delhi in a neighbourhood called Green Park. It is 16 kms from the international airport, 12 kms from the domestic airport, 14 kms from the New Delhi railway station and within walking distance of the Green Park Main market. Rooms The hotel houses 42 spacious and well furnished air conditioned Executive rooms and Royal Suites. Some room facilities include a television, direct dial telephone and 24 hours room service. The attached washrooms feature a shower cubicle with linen and toiletries supplied for. Dining & Facilities Guests of Hotel Parkland can enjoy their meals at the hotel's restaurant Delhi Masala that serves Indian cuisine prepared by expert chefs. For business needs, the hotel has three conference halls that can accommodate up to 250 persons along with a business centre equipped with the latest audio-video technology. Other guest facilities available include 24 hours Wi-Fi connectivity and a fitness centre. Hotel Parkland accepts all major credit cards but does not accept personal cheques as a mode of payment.

HOTEL CHANDELA

City: Khajuraho

Tucked snugly amidst 11 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, Hotel Chandela is a haven of peace and tranquillity.

Rooms
The hotel offers comfortable accommodation in 94 elegantly appointed rooms that include four Executive Suites and one Deluxe Suite besides Standard rooms. All rooms are equipped with international direct dialing facility, Internet connectivity, mini-bar, personal safe, channel music and colour television. In addition, the Suites have a separate living room and are more spacious.

Dining
Dining options include Rasna, the multi cuisine restaurant and Cafe De La Paix, a casual coffee shop besides Rimjhim, a special joint that offers a sumptuous buffet spread. Sura Sundari, the exotic bar offers comfy, low-style settees along with refreshing cocktails and drinks.

Conferences & Banquets
Conference facilities include two well equipped halls with a capacity ranging from 50 to 150 guests in an auditorium style seating arrangement. Cocktails and receptions for upto 300 guests can be organised indoors while for large gatherings, the hotels landscaped gardens are the ideal venue.

Business facilities offered at the hotel include secretarial service, fax, photocopier, laptops on hire, portable printers and workstations.

Recreational Facilities
Hotel Chandela offers a range of recreational facilities that include a swimming pool, fitness centre, badminton court, tennis court, croquet, mini golf course and board games. It also has a book shop, shopping arcade and souvenir shop.

Hotel Facilities
For the convenience of guests, the hotel has a beauty parlour and hair salon. The hotel also boasts of an art gallery. Other facilities offered at the hotel include a travel desk, car rental service, babysitting service, currency exchange, florist, shopping arcade, safety deposit lockers, doctor on call and laundry service.

Location
Hotel Chandela is conveniently located and offers easy access to the world famous Khajuraho temples and Panna National Park Tiger Reserve.

HOLIDAY INN

City: Jaipur

Holiday Inn is a classified as 5 Star hotel by the Govt. of India. The hotel's architecture upholds the local culture, blending it comfortably with surroundings. All modern facilities are incorporated in the well planned hotel designed as a Haveli, which means a nobleman's mansion.

Hotel Facilities
Banquet | Conference & Seminars | Boardroom |Shopping arcade | Swimming pool | Travel desk | Business centre | Laundry service | Foreign exchange counter | Parking | Doctor on call | Safety deposit lockers | WiFi internet | STD/ ISD phone facility

Recreation facilities
Swimming Pool | Gymnasium | Table tennis | Indoor games

Room Amenities
Air conditioner | Satellite television | Telephone | Mini bar | Safety deposit locker |Tea coffee/maker | Attached washroom | Hot & Cold water | Soap | Shampoo | Linen |

Dining
Coffee Shop: Palms, the coffee shop offers Indian and International cuisine and snacks
Bar: The Bar is an extension of Palms and offers Indian and imported wines and spirits
Restaurant: Aangan is the Indian specialty restaurant, where you will be entertained with flute recitals, while the chefs conjure ethnic cuisines for you.
Outdoor Restaurant: Goth - The Village is the ethnic outdoor village restaurant, with an authentic Indian rural backdrop with folk dancers, fortune - teller, fire eaters entertaining you. The Goth is open only for dinner.