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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 1<sup>st</sup>…</span></b>Arrive Delhi at 7:40 am.

Upon your arrival you will be met, garlanded and transferred to your hotel.

Afternoon free to relax, or we can go to the local market.

Optional dinner at Alfa Spice Restaurant

Overnight… Bajaj Indian Home Stay,

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 2nd</span></b><b>…Haridwar</b>

At 6am we will be transferred to New Delhi train station to board train for Haridwar.

Depart (ETD 6:50 am) Breakfast served on the train. “AC Chair Car”

Arrive Haridwar (ETA 11:25 am)

Upon arrival, wewill be met and transferred to our hotel.

Rest of the day free to relax or to do optional White Water Rafting.

There is an Ayurvedic Spa on the roof. We are on the edge of the market place.

Overnight… Haveli Hari Ganga

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 3rd…</span></b><b>Haridwar / Rishikesh</b>

Full day excursion to Rishikesh visiting Shivanand Ashram, LakshmanJhula, Lakshman

Temple, Sacha AkhileshwarMahadev, Ram Jhula, Swarg Ashram, GeetaBhawan

andParmarthNiketan.

6pm we walk to the Ganges and take part in the Fire Ceremony.

Overnight… Haveli Hari Ganga

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 4th…</span></b><b>Haridwar</b>

At 9am we will be taken for a half day tour of Haridwar visiting Pashupatinath Temple,

DaksheshwarMahadev Temple, Mansa Devi, PawanDham, Jain Temple, MaaVaishno

Devi Temple.

Afternoon free to relax or to do your own activities. I will arrange for a Vedic Astrologerto come. You can visit the Ayurvedic spa and again the Fire Ceremony on the Ganges at 6pm.

Overnight… Haveli Hari Ganga

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 5<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b>Haridwar / Delhi</b>

Morning and Afternoon free to relax or do your own activities.

If it is possible I will arrange a private Fire Ceremony in the early morning.

At 5:30pm we will be transferred to Haridwar train station to board the train

for Delhi.Depart (ETD 6:13pm)   “AC Chair Car”Arrive New Delhi (ETA 9:45 pm)

Upon our arrival, wewill be met and transferred to our hotel.

Overnight… Bajaj Homestay

<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 6<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b>Delhi </b>

At 10am we will be taken for half day city tour of Delhi visiting Spice Bazaar

And Chandi Chowk including rickshaw ride.

At 5:30 we will be transferred to HazratNizamuddin train station to board

overnight train for Udaipur.Depart (ETD 7pm)

Overnight… On Train

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 7<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b>Udaipur</b>

Arrive Udaipur (ETA 7:20 am)

Upon arrival we will be met and transferred to our hotel.

Rest of the day free to relax, have amassage, or do your own activities.

Overnight… Hotel Udai Kothi

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 8<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b> Udaipur</b>

At 9am you will be taken for half day city tour of Udaipur visiting City Palace,

Sajjan Niwas Garden and Jagdish Temple.

Rest of the day free to relax or do your own activities.

Overnight… Hotel Udai Kothi

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 9<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b> Udaipur / Delhi</b>

Morning and Afternoon free to relax or do your own activities.

At 5:45pm we will be transferred to Udaipur Airport to board our flight

to Delhi.Depart (ETD 8:45 pm)Arrive Delhi (ETA 10:25 pm)

Upon your arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight… Bajaj Home Stay

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 10<sup>th</sup>…</span></b>

Delhi<b> Agra by train to see the Taj Mahal</b>

Return by vehicles.

Overnight Bajaj Homestay.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 11<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b> Delhi / Srinagar</b>

A 7:45am we will be transferred to Delhi Airport to board flight to Srinagar.

Depart (ETD 10:50 am) Arrive Srinagar (ETA 12:15 pm)

Upon your arrival we will be met and driven to our Houseboat for lunch.

Overnight Houseboat…*** 3 meals a day while on the Houseboats

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 12<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b>Srinigar</b>

At 10am we will go to the Mugal Gardens and onto the Carpet Showroom

for an explanation and demonstration of how Kashmiri carpets are made.

We will enjoy lunch on the houseboat and have some free time before we take

a late afternoon a ride through the floating vegetable gardens on Dal Lake.

Overnight… Houseboat

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<b>April 13<sup>th</sup>…Srinigar</b>

A morning tour to old Srinigar. Lunch and free time.

Overnight… Houseboat

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<b>April 14th… Srinagar / Mcleodganj</b>

At 7am we will be picked up from our California Houseboat and driven

to Mcleodganj. On arrival check in at our hotel.

Overnight… Chonor House, a hotel owned and operated by the Dalai Lama’s

organization.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 15<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b>Mcleodgaj</b>

There is little structure in McCloudganj and you will be able to experience

this small town known as “Little Tibet” on your own. Tibetan massage, Reiki,

Shiatsu are all available here. Lots of terrific restaurants and coffee shops.

Overnight …Chonor House

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<b>April 16<sup>th</sup>… Mcleodganj</b>

A free day to explore. Visit the Temple, which is the home of the Dalai Lama.

Overnight Chonor House

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 17<sup>th</sup>…</span></b><b>Mcleodganj</b>

Today we will be picked up from our hotel and taken for a visit to

‘Norblinka’, a village which is devoted to preserving the Tibetan arts

and crafts. Then we visit the ‘Karmapa’.

Overnight…Chonor House

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<b>April 18<sup>th</sup>… Mcleodganj / Pathankot Cantt. / Overnight Train</b>

Morning free to relax or to do your own activities.

At 3:45pm we will be driven to Pathankot Cantt. train station to board

Over night train for Delhi.

Depart Pathankot Cantt. on 14034 Jammu Mail (ETD 7:05 pm)

Overnight… On Train

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">April 19th…</span></b><b>  </b>At 9am you will be taken for half day city tour of New Delhi visiting

India Gate, Parliament House (from outside), Janpath,

Connaught Place, Humayun’s Tomb, QutabMinar.

***Optional cooking class late afternoon with Rani.

Overnight… Bajaj Home Stay

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<b>April 20th… Depart Delhi</b>

Early tranfer to Delhi International airport for our 9:20am

flight back home.

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<b>April 21th… </b>Arrive Cape Town via Doha 10:15am