In India you can play golf almost anywhere, for golf is widely played by a cross-section of people in the country's often-dramatic background. In the hills and high Himalayan vastness, in metropolitan cities and in small towns, by lakes and forests, or surrounded by tea estates, out in the desert and in old British cantonments, the flavour of India is visible everywhere. You can stroll off the course to share a cup of piping hot tea at a 'dhaba', tee off from the highest 18 hole course in the world, watch a peacock dance on a green or play on a course that is enriched by monuments and beautiful buildings. In India anything is possible, and playing golf here will enable you to experience the country in a unique manner.
India was the first country outside Great Britain to take up the game of golf. The Royal Calcutta Golf Club, established in the year 1829, is the oldest golf club in India, and the first outside Great Britain. With the growing influence of the British in the Indian Empire, the 18th Century saw a mushrooming of new golf clubs in India. Wherever land was available and grass grew, golf found a new home.
Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days
This itinerary covers the following destinations : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Nawalgarh - Khimsar - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Bombay
Day 1 : Reach Delhi
Once you reach Delhi, meet our representative at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Delhi, the capital of India has a fascinating history and a stimulating present.
Day 2 : Delhi
Morning, go to the Delhi Golf Course for a round of Golf. The Delhi Golf Club offers facilities like a Pro Shop, Swimming Pool, Health Club, Card room etc.
In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour of Old Delhi which was built by Shah Jahan in the 17th Century and stands today as an epitome of the whole history of Indo-Islamic architecture visit Old Delhi of the Mughals comprising of the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid & the Chandni Chowk. Also visit Raj Ghat-The final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi.
Return to the hotel.
Day 3 : Delhi
In the morning after an early breakfast transfer to the Delhi Golf Course for a round of golf.
In the afternoon, go for a city tour of New Delhi, designed and constructed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker, is a mixture of east and west. The public buildings in red sandstone are in the Mughal style. It has a circular Parliament House and an imposing Central Secretariat in two blocks. Delhi is today the political, economic and cultural capital of the world's largest democracy and has also become one of the greatest tourist centers of the world.
Visit Qutab Minar & the Iron pillar, the Tomb of Mughal Emperor Humayun, the modern Birla Mandir Temple. Drive past India Gate, President's House, which was once the Viceroy's Palace, the Parliament House and Secretarial Buildings.
Later return to the hotel.
Day 4 : Delhi / Agra
After breakfast drive to Agra. Get set to visit the romantic Taj Mahal, on a quaint horse pulled carriage called a 'tonga'. The Taj Mahal, whose eternal beauty never fails to astonish and mesmerize its visitors. It is also known as the "Crown of Palaces" built by the Emperor Shah Jahan to immortalize the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in the year 1631. The Taj - a poem of love in marble is referred to as 'a tear drop on the cheeks of Eternity'.
In the afternoon, discover the strong & magnificent Red Fort - built by the three generations of Mughal Emperors between the year 1565 and 1573, whose military power could not be questioned. It was the residence of the Mughal Emperors. Each one of them just added to the existing character of the Fort, Red sandstone of Akbar and Jahangir, White marble of Shah Jahan. This fort rises on the banks of Yamuna River, surrounded by a wall of 20 to 33 meters in height and 2500 meters in perimeter.
Enjoy the evening at leisure for some shopping.
Return to the hotel.
Day 5 : Agra / Fatehpur Sikri / Jaipur
The next morning proceed for Jaipur. Enroute visit the Fatehpur Sikri, Built in the 16th Century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for about 10 years. Then it was abandoned for reasons that are still something of a mystery. It includes one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid.
Jaipur, the Capital of Rajasthan, the city-capital in the tone of an autumnal sunset, literally lush pink. Painted pink in honour of Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, who visited the city in the year 1883. Interspersing the play of red and pink were white borders and motifs, painstakingly outlining the architectural highlights of Jaipur's buildings. Jaipur had been like that since the year 1727 when Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II had it built that year.
On arrival check into the hotel.
Day 6 : Jaipur
In the morning, visit the Amber Fort. You ride up the ramp of this 11th Century bastion atop a gaily-decorated elephant. Visit the Jagmandir or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors, Jai Mahal and the Temple of Kali. Later, visit the City Palace, a picturesque complex of palaces and courtyards famous for it's collection of Rajput miniatures, carpets and manuscripts. You also visit the exquisite Hawa Mahal or the 'Palace of Winds' with its honeycombed facade, followed by the 18th Century Observatory.
Day 7 : Jaipur / Nawalgarh
After breakfast, proceed for a visit to the Amber Fort, built during the time of the Mughals. The area used to be always ready for war. Amber was the residence of the Maharajas. One is able to imagine the power of the Fort just by a look of the majestic ramparts of the Fort, which surround the palace. You will ascend this 11th Century Bastion on a gaily decorated elephant.
Visit the Palace with its crimped rooms of mirrors and the old harem, in true labyrinth style. The magnificent public and private rooms show evidence of the splendour of the rulers of the 16th & the 17th Century. There is a possibility of also attending a Puja, a ceremony of a number of priests chanting at the Kali temple. Puja (chanting in the name of Lord ) is the time of prayers according to the Hindu rites'. One can enter the temple only bare feet and any kind of leather is not permitted in the Temple.
Later return to Jaipur.
In the afternoon, tour of the Pink city ( Jaipur ) and a special visit to the City Palace ( now converted into a museum ) which was the principal Residence of the former ruling family, Jantar Mantar - the Medieval Observatory, Hawa Mahal - the exotic Palace of the Winds & the picturesque & colourful bazaars of the walled city.
Return to the hotel.
Day 8 : Nawalgarh / Khimsar
In the morning, drive down to Khimsar. Reach and check-in at Khimsar Fort which is perched on the edge of the Great Thar Desert in the heart of rural India. Late afternoon, take a Jeep Safari to get a glimpse of the herds of the famous Indian Gazelle ( Chinkara ) and the highly protected & rare Black Buck leaping into the thin desert air. The Neelgai or Blue Bull can be sighted in abundance.
Return to the hotel.
Day 9 : Khimsar / Jodhpur
In the morning , drive down to Jodhpur.
Jodhpur stands on a range of sandstone hills surrounded by a strong wall nearly 10 kms in length, with seven gates. Dominating the city is an eminence surmounted by a massive fortress. Afternoon visit the Mehrangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone Hill, including Moti-Mahal and Phool Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada - an imposing Marble Memoriam built in the year 1899.
Day 10 : Jodhpur / Udaipur
The next morning drive down to Udaipur.
It stands in a valley, amid green hills on the banks of the wide, steel blue Lake Pichola. Within the palace situated along the bank is all the magnificence of the East-peacocks in mosaic on the walls, floors inlaid with tiles of rare beauty, and roof gardens affording magnificent views of the panorama below.
Enroute to Udaipur visit Ranakpur temples, in a quiet isolated glen, is a remarkable complex of Jain Temples dated 1440 AD. Built during the reign of the liberal and gifted monarch Rana Kumbha, these Temples, belonging to a late period (15th Century), are a unique example of Jain ecclesiastical architecture. The entire enclosure is encircled by a wall. One temple consists of 29 halls and 426 pillars full of sculptural decoration. No two pillars are alike here.
On arrival in Udaipur visit the Sahelion-ki-Bari also called as the garden of demoiselles and its pond covered with lotus flowers, thereafter visit the school of paintings, which specialises in Miniature paintings.
In the evening, enjoy a boat ride on Lake Pichola and visit of Jag Mandir in the middle of the romantic Lake Pichola.
Thereafter, return to hotel.
Day 11 : Udaipur
After breakfasts proceed for the city tour of Udaipur - set around the vast Pichola Lake and dominated by dramatic palaces, Udaipur is surely Rajasthan's most picturesque city. Morning visit the romantic and stunning white marble Palace built on an island in the Lake Pichola, the magnificent City Palace - built in 725, the ancient palaces of the Mewar Royal family for centuries, the Jagdish Temple.
Return to the hotel.
Day 12 : Udaipur / Mumbai
In the morning after an early breakfast transfer to the airport to board a flight for Mumbai.
Depart from Udaipur by flight and reach Mumbai. Meet our representative, and tranfser to the hotel.
Apart from being a major port of India, Mumbai is also a great industrial center. A cosmopolitan city, it owes its prosperity to the industry and enterprise of its population of about eight million. It is the commercial capital of India.
In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour visiting the Gateway of India-a 262 feet high gateway overlooking the sea, built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in the year1911, Dhobi Ghat, Tata Institute, Rajabai Clock Tower and the High Court in the Gothic architectural style, Marine Drive (also known as Queen's Neclace, the street lights shining like jewels at night), Hanging Gardens, Mahalaxmi Temple, Mani Bhawan, Crawfort Market, Victoria Terminus, Flora Fountain and the Prince of Wales Museum. (The Museums are closed on Mondays, Independence Day-August 15 and Republic Day-January 26).
Return to the hotel.
Day 13 : Mumbai
In the morning transfer to the Bombay Presidency Golf Club.
The 110 acre Bombay Presidency Golf Club at Chembur is a green haven amidst a concrete jungle. Founded in the year 1827, the par 70, 18 hole course was redesigned by Peter Thompson to international standards. The real test at Presidency, however, is the variable and shifting sea breeze, which could fox even the most experienced player.
Bombay Presidency Golf Club
Year of foundation 1827
Altitude - Sea level
No. of holes - 18
Open - round the year
Distance for ladies - 5463 Yards
Distance for Gentlemen - 6223
Par - Ladies 72 / Gentlemen - 70
Climate - Summer max. 22 .7 C / Min. 19.4 C (summer wear)
Later leave for a tour to the Elephanta Caves. The Elephanta Caves - 9 kms across Mumbai harbour is a small island called Elephanta or Gharpure. It contains a fine cluster of the 6th-8th century rock-cut caves. They are carved during the Golden Age of the Guptas and inspired by the worship of Shiva. The sculptures are beautifully executed and the most outstanding of these is the Maheshmurthy or Trimurthi, a 5-metre (18 ft) with three- headed bust hewn from a single rock, representing the three aspects of Shiva, viz. the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer.
Rest of the time is at your disposal.
Day 14 : Mumbai
In the morning, leave for the Presidency Golf Club for a round of Golf.
In the afternoon, time is at your disposal.
Day 15 : Depart from Mumbai
Say goodbye to India as you board a homebound flight.
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