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Private Departures: South India12-Day Golden Chariot Train

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  • Enjoy our NEW travel opportunity, where our team of experts will plan a customized vacation for you to destinations across the world. For ideas, look at this and other fascinating sample itineraries (listed under Related Tours).
  • Enjoy luxurious accommodations throughout your journey. View a sampling of available accommodations from houseboats to five-star hotels.
  • Explore the historic port city of Cochin from your retreat-like home base, the fabulous Taj Malabar hotel. As a crossroads to Arab and Chinese trading, as well as Dutch and English colonial ventures, Cochin is a multi-faceted port city with more than a thousand years of history to discover.
  • Witness the ancient art of Kathakali, a highly stylized dance/theater performance, featuring a renowned artist. Learn the cultural significance of this dance and see behind the scenes, including how the dancers apply their very elaborate makeup.
  • Spend a night on a lavish houseboat, a luxury version of the traditional rice boats that villagers have used for centuries. Discover the Kerala backwaters, a network of lakes, lagoons and canals that allow you to enter into the stream of village life.
  • Rejuvenate in a lush, 20-acre garden in the middle of vibrant Bangalore, India’s third largest city. Meander through the parks and other green spaces that give Bangalore the name “Garden City of India.”
  • Live like royalty on a four-day train ride aboard the Golden Chariot. This luxury train will give you an incredibly comfortable vantage point from which to view a wide swath of India.
  • Search for exotic birds and other wildlife in Nagarhole National Park, home to Asiatic elephants, panthers, Indian Bison, more than 250 species of birds, and quite a bit more. Take morning, afternoon and night game drives to see as many of the exotic species as possible, whether they’re nocturnal, diurnal, or even crepuscular.
  • Enter a wide variety of ancient temples, including the cut-rock Badami Cave Temples and Pattadakal, a World Heritage Site where kings were crowned more than one thousand years ago.
  • Recline on the beaches of Goa and enjoy the amenities of a five-star beach resort. Take this time to relax and soak in the sun on the last days of your vacation. Or, live it up in the lively nightclubs and international hangouts a bit farther from your resort.
  • Private Departures:
    • Travel according to your own personal schedule and budget and with your choice of companions.
    • Select your pace, either an action-packed adventure or a leisurely vacation.
    • Meet local experts and travel with top guides who share their expertise and introduce you to local people.
    • Be assured of superbly planned air travel and well-chosen accommodations.
    • Enjoy private transfers and excursions, with people to meet you at every stop.
    • Count on around-the-clock support both at home and abroad.
    • For more details and to start planning your trip of a lifetime, complete the information request and one of our travel experts will be in touch directly. Or call 1-877-547-1701 to speak with an expert now. (See sample itineraries for ideas.)
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    o South Africa, featuring the Rovos Rail


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