Van Williams' Trip to India & Sri Lanka - 2011

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Region: Asia
Destination: Central & Southern India; Sri Lanka
Submitted by: Van Zandt Williams Jr
From: 12/2/2011
To: 12/21/2011

My wife and I took this Yale Travel trip to India and Sri Lanka. We used Zegrahm Expeditions for this trip with Yale alumni, and enjoyed Yale faculty and Zegrahm lecturers along the way.
 
When you hear "Incredible India", believe it.
 
02-Dec
 - to-       Travel by air, Newark to Frankfort to Dehli
03 Dec
04-Dec    Tour Delhi
05-Dec    Tour Delhi
06-Dec    By bus from Delhi to Sikandra to Agra (Taj Mahal)
07-Dec    Second Taj trip in a.m. (magnificent) and then bus from Agra
                   to Fatehpur to Sikri to Jaipur
08-Dec    Tour Jaipur
09-Dec    Fly from Jaipur to Mumbai
10-Dec    Aboard boat Clipper Odyssey in Mumbai
11-Dec    Boat to Marmagao (Goa)
12-Dec    Tour Marmagao (Goa)
13-Dec    Boat/tour Mangalore
14-Dec    Boat to Kochi (Cochin)
15-Dec    Tour Kochi (Cochin)
16-Dec    Boat/tour Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
17-Dec    Boat/tour Colombo, Sri Lanka/Kandy
18-Dec    Boat/tour Galle, Sri Lanka
19-Dec    Boat travel
20-Dec    Boat/tour Chennai (Madras), India
21-Dec    Travel by air from Chennai to Frankfurt to Newark

Rating:

Travel to Destination:
Excellent
Travel throughout Destination:
Good
Sights:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Tours:
Good
Accommodations:
Excellent
Service:
Good


Would you recommend this trip?
Possibly, but it's not for everyone


Cost of trip:
>$30,000

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