Some people have shown an interest in visiting India but of course at the moment money is tight for everyone. Here is a trip I hope we can run if we have a few takers, costs are kept to a minimum and it could well be a trip of a lifetime, I've tried to include everything with some touristy like things too. Numbers are limited to 8 because of the mini-bus, but if there was more interest it can be done in multiples of 8.
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| Wellington attacked here: Seringapatam 27 March 1799 |
I don't profess to be an India expert but I have been before, and this is a recce so we expect to do some learning along the way.
Please let me know if you are interested as soon as possible, ajdinsdale@hotmail.co.uk.
Also if we don't get numbers this time or dates don't work for people we can always look at alternatives.
The Recce (13 Battlefields)
Cost estimated to be $1,700 plus return flight from UK perhaps £550, depending on exchange rates etc, it may be slightly more or less and includes:
- Hotel accommodation on twin sharing, on bed and breakfast basis (single rooms add about $400)
- Transportation and Battlefields as per itinerary by AC mini bus, includes fuel, taxes and driver allowances
- Local English speaking guide / escort
- Train fares
- Soft drinks, fruits, bottled water on mini-bus
- Rickshaws in Old Delhi
- Internal flight
In addition to the Battlefields we shall:
- Stay in an authentic Indian Hill station
- Visit Dehlis' battlefields' by Rickshaw
- Take an internal flight
- Find some souvenirs at Assaye where you can often find musket/cannon balls etc.
- See the only remaining Napoleonic Breach left in the world
- Visit the Indian Army's tank museum
- Visit the Taj Mahal
- Eat lots of authentic Indian food
- Get in some sightseeing
Day | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
Sunday 20 March 2011 | London to Bangalore | Overnight flight | |
Monday 21 March 2011 | Arrive Bangalore early: Breakfast and wash up, drive 127km to Seringapatam | 27 March 1799 Seringapatam | Bangalor |
Tuesday 22 March 20111 | Fly Bangalore to Pune 11.30:12.50 | 25 October 1802 Second Battle of Poona | Pune |
Wednesday 23 March 2011 | Pune to Aurnagabad via battlefield and museum 238km | 8 September 1803 Ahmednuggar Tank Museum | Aurangabad |
Thursday 24 March 2011 | Aurnagabad to Mahora for Assaye 120km | 23 September 1803 Assaye | Assaye to Akola 134km |
Friday 25 March 2011 | 29 November 1803 Argaum Very little to see here Argaum to Chikaldara 150 km | 15 December 1803 Gawilghur | Chikaldara (staying in Indian Hill Station) |
Saturday 26 March 2011 | Chikaldara to Nagur 250km | Overnight express train to Delhi D:20.50 A:10.20 | |
Sunday 27 March 2011 | Arrive Delhi: hotel wash and brush up: Battlefields by Rickshaw | 11 September 1803 First Battle of Delhi 7 October 1804 Second Battle of Delhi | Delhi |
Monday 28 March 2011 | Dehli to Farukhabad via train to Ethawa 103km: early start | 17 November 1804 Farrukhabad | Farrukhabad to Agra 180km |
Tuesday 29 March 2011 | 4 January 1805 Bhurtpore | 18 October 1803 Agra visit Taj Mahal | Agra |
Wednesday 30 March 2011 | Agra to Dehli via Dieg 295km | 1 November 1803 Laswai 13 November 1804 First Battle of Dig 25 December 1804 Second Battle of Dig | Delhi |
Thursday 31 March 2011 | Site seeing in Dehli | Dehli to London | |
Friday 1 April 2011 | Arrive London |
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