Heart of India (2012)

Delhi • Jaipur • Ranthambore • Agra • Khajuraho • Varanasi
  • 16 days
  • from only:
  • $2895
  • $181 per day
    Land Tour Only
  • 17 days
  • from only:
  • $3645
  • $215 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes

New included features on all
August-December departures—
a value of $600 per couple
Applies to all 2012 reservations.

Extend Your Adventure:
  • You’ll share memories and laughter with your Indian hosts during a Home-Hosted Dinner.
  • Your expert resident Trip Leader will divulge the secrets of the Taj Mahal, one of India’s most famous architectural and aesthetic gifts to the world.
  • Travel like the locals—in rural India, that means on camelback—as you visit a remote village in Rajasthan.
  • Varanasi lies on the Ganges River and is a major pilgrimage site for Hindus. Mark Twain once called this city “older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend.”
  • In our OAT small group, we’ll enjoy the opportunity to have meaningful interactions with local people, like these women from a pottery-making village.
  • Best Value for Solo Travelers
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Customize your trip

Learn how to customize your adventure, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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Customize your trip

With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two adventures to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the OAT adventure that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your adventure
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your adventure with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of OAT adventures to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, OR, San Francisco, Seattle

22hrs

Boston, Chicago, Washington, DC (Dulles)

20hrs

Dallas, Denver, Houston, Orlando, Minneapolis

24hrs

New York (JFK)

15hrs

Miami

25hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Delhi, India. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

…the friendliness of the people, and the wide variety of transportation modes (rickshaw, tuk-tuk, camel, train, plane) made for many wonderful memories…

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Learn about how OAT offers the best value for solo travelers, guaranteed, including FREE Single Supplements on this adventure.

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Traveling Solo to India

At OAT, we recognize the challenge solo travelers face from the additional cost of Single Supplements. That’s why we’re proud to offer FREE Single Supplements on this adventure and on all extensions.

Single Supplements:
Heart of India: FREE
Bhutan: The Hidden Kingdom: FREE
Kathmandu, Nepal: FREE
The South of India: Kerala & Cochin: FREE

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Solo Traveler Challenge:

Compare our value for solo travelers with the competition, and you’ll find that you save $500-$5000 per person with OAT. And if you can find a lower solo traveler price on any comparable international trip for Americans, we’ll match that price and deduct $500 from the cost of your adventure.

Solo Friendly Travel:

From more single space and new solo savings on our 2012 adventures, to our FREE Travel Companions online community and Roommate Matching Service, see why OAT is the leader in Solo Friendly Travel.

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REFER and EARN as a Vacation Ambassador with
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Inspiring new travelers to join the OAT family is a rewarding experience—both for you and your new travelers.

Share your love of travel with others and, for each referral who embarks on an OAT trip, you will earn $100 in CASH or credit. With your 4th referral departing on a 2012 departure, your reward increases to $200 in CASH or credit per person. And once you refer 8 travelers departing in either 2012 or 2013, you'll earn a FREE trip valued up to $4,500 per household—which will bring the total value of your earned rewards up to $5,600.

And you are also passing along savings to your new traveler: We'll instantly deduct $100 off the cost of their reservation when they mention your name and Customer Number while reserving.

To learn more about the benefits of our Vacation Ambassador Referral Program, please call us toll-free at 1-800-955-1925 or click here.

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Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 travelers—guaranteed!

If you’re looking for adventure, travel to the heart of India, where every moment brings new stimulation. The scent of roasted cumin seeds floating through a Delhi bazaar ... a young girl’s bracelets jangling on her arm as she prepares for a festival ... Hindu pilgrims descending ghats into the holy Ganges. From the excitement of the “Golden Triangle” cities of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur to the tranquility of the unexpected retreats that lie between them, we explore it all on this tour of India. Expert Trip Leaders will bring you behind the scenes and off the beaten path with their intimate understanding of India, past and present.

Reserve a 2012 departure today, and enjoy our Lowest Price Guarantee

New Enhanced Itinerary: All August-December departures now include all 3 optional tours at no extra cost, plus a new Spiritual Ganges experience—a combined value of $600 per couple.
Applies to all 2012 reservations. Prices on the website reflect savings.

Call for information: 1-800-955-1925
Pre-Trip Option: Bhutan: The Hidden Kingdom 8 nights from only $2695
Post-Trip Option: Kathmandu, Nepal 5 nights from only $1295
Post-Trip Option: The South of India: Kerala & Cochin 5 nights from only $1495
Day Destination Accommodations
1   Depart U.S.
2   Arrive in Delhi Suryaa New Delhi or similar
3   Delhi Suryaa New Delhi or similar
4   Delhi Suryaa New Delhi or similar
5   Jaipur Park Prime Hotel or similar
6   Jaipur Park Prime Hotel or similar
7   Jaipur Park Prime Hotel or similar
8   Ranthambore Nahargarh Hotel or similar
9   Ranthambore Nahargarh Hotel or similar
10 Grand Circle Foundation visit Geejgarh Village OAT Camp
11   Agra Jaypee Palace or similar
12   Agra/Taj Mahal Jaypee Palace or similar
13   Khajuraho Radisson Khajuraho or similar
14   Varanasi Radisson Varanasi Hotel or similar
15   Varanasi Radisson Varanasi Hotel or similar
16   Varanasi Parkland Hotel or similar
17   Return to U.S. or begin your South India post-trip extension
Click here to learn about the Grand Circle Foundation-supported site visited on this trip. Grand Circle Foundation Visit