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
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Detailed Itinerary
NEW—Enhanced Itinerary
Video: Travelers' experiences of Heart of India
Festival Departures
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Bhutan: The Hidden Kingdom
Kathmandu, Nepal
The South of India: Kerala & Cochin
Optional Tours
Local Team & Insider Tips
Grand Circle Foundation
Your Travel Handbook
Air information
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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.

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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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Pre- & Post-Trip Extensions


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

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
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Few travelers have ever heard of Bhutan—much less passed through its majestic (but remote) Himalayan borders. The Buddhist kingdom cautiously controls tourism to preserve its culture and protect its legacy as one of the world’s ten biodiversity hotspots. Here is a unique opportunity to experience a deeply spiritual world of elaborate temple-fortresses, ancient customs, and mind-boggling scenery—at a price as rare as Bhutan itself.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Prices from select departure cities include an additional $200 in airfare. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

5 nights from only $1295
T16350

Experience the diversity and the magic of Nepal amid an unforgettable world of profound and ageless beauty. At the ancient crossroads of Asia, an enchanting Kingdom gilded in Hindu and Buddhist culture nestles beneath the rugged peaks of eight of the world’s ten highest mountains. In Kathmandu, the capital, pilgrims make their way to local shrines as merchants sell their brightly colored and fragrant wares. Artisans gifted in their ancient techniques display woven fabrics and ceramic bowls made for temple offerings. In Bhaktapur, prayer flags adorn lively temples that reveal colorful ancient scrolls and exquisite carvings, offering intimate views of Nepali life. And mighty Everest climbs ever higher in the background, stretching eternally toward heaven through a white halo of clouds.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

5 nights from only $1495
T18401

Some 1,300 miles south of Delhi lies a paradise of sandalwood-scented beaches ... stunning southern Indian architecture ... legendary cuisine ... and multicultural European ports. Add to that an enviable reputation as India's most advanced, peaceful, literate, and ecologically-minded state. Discover the best of it by land, and by cruising its idyllic backwaters aboard a traditional houseboat.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

8 nights from only $2695
T2617

Few travelers have ever heard of Bhutan—much less passed through its majestic (but remote) Himalayan borders. The Buddhist kingdom cautiously controls tourism to preserve its culture and protect its legacy as one of the world’s ten biodiversity hotspots. Here is a unique opportunity to experience a deeply spiritual world of elaborate temple-fortresses, ancient customs, and mind-boggling scenery—at a price as rare as Bhutan itself.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Prices from select departure cities include an additional $200 in airfare. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

5 nights from only $1295
T16350

Experience the diversity and the magic of Nepal amid an unforgettable world of profound and ageless beauty. At the ancient crossroads of Asia, an enchanting Kingdom gilded in Hindu and Buddhist culture nestles beneath the rugged peaks of eight of the world’s ten highest mountains. In Kathmandu, the capital, pilgrims make their way to local shrines as merchants sell their brightly colored and fragrant wares. Artisans gifted in their ancient techniques display woven fabrics and ceramic bowls made for temple offerings. In Bhaktapur, prayer flags adorn lively temples that reveal colorful ancient scrolls and exquisite carvings, offering intimate views of Nepali life. And mighty Everest climbs ever higher in the background, stretching eternally toward heaven through a white halo of clouds.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

5 nights from only $1495
T18401

Some 1,300 miles south of Delhi lies a paradise of sandalwood-scented beaches ... stunning southern Indian architecture ... legendary cuisine ... and multicultural European ports. Add to that an enviable reputation as India's most advanced, peaceful, literate, and ecologically-minded state. Discover the best of it by land, and by cruising its idyllic backwaters aboard a traditional houseboat.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

8 nights from only $2695
T2617

Few travelers have ever heard of Bhutan—much less passed through its majestic (but remote) Himalayan borders. The Buddhist kingdom cautiously controls tourism to preserve its culture and protect its legacy as one of the world’s ten biodiversity hotspots. Here is a unique opportunity to experience a deeply spiritual world of elaborate temple-fortresses, ancient customs, and mind-boggling scenery—at a price as rare as Bhutan itself.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Prices from select departure cities include an additional $200 in airfare. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

5 nights from only $1295
T16350

Experience the diversity and the magic of Nepal amid an unforgettable world of profound and ageless beauty. At the ancient crossroads of Asia, an enchanting Kingdom gilded in Hindu and Buddhist culture nestles beneath the rugged peaks of eight of the world’s ten highest mountains. In Kathmandu, the capital, pilgrims make their way to local shrines as merchants sell their brightly colored and fragrant wares. Artisans gifted in their ancient techniques display woven fabrics and ceramic bowls made for temple offerings. In Bhaktapur, prayer flags adorn lively temples that reveal colorful ancient scrolls and exquisite carvings, offering intimate views of Nepali life. And mighty Everest climbs ever higher in the background, stretching eternally toward heaven through a white halo of clouds.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

5 nights from only $1495
T18401

Some 1,300 miles south of Delhi lies a paradise of sandalwood-scented beaches ... stunning southern Indian architecture ... legendary cuisine ... and multicultural European ports. Add to that an enviable reputation as India's most advanced, peaceful, literate, and ecologically-minded state. Discover the best of it by land, and by cruising its idyllic backwaters aboard a traditional houseboat.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.