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The Golden Triangle
& Sacred Ganges
India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations,
stretching back five thousand years. The holiest spot
on the sacred Ganges, the city of Varanasi is
considered the oldest continuously inhabited city on
earth. India is also credited for creating the world’s
first university, chess, yoga, martial arts, and the study
of algebra and calculus.
Also, it’s one of the most
complex and colorful
countries you will ever
experience. Here you can
delve into a land that is
unimaginably exotic, a land
of dizzying contrasts, where the ghosts of India’s
colonial past linger amidst modern-day cityscapes.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s
new 2016 itinerary in India highlights wondrous
sights along the Ganges, the country’s most
venerated river, as well as must-see destinations
in Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur — the Golden Triangle
— one of the most culturally rich areas of the
subcontinent. Uniworld’s 13-day Golden Triangle &
the Sacred Ganges journey will introduce travelers
to India and allow them to explore a country that
is more complex and beguiling than perhaps any
other. The itinerary slowly uncovers a country that is
profoundly mysterious, gloriously exotic, seemingly
infinite, and absolutely unforgettable.
Along the way you’ll learn more about
how this democratic and peaceful country gave birth
to four of the world’s greatest religions — Hinduism,
Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Today, most Indians
practice Hindusim, an all-encompassing belief system
and way of life, with a mind-boggling pantheon of
330 million deities. Hindus believe in reincarnation
and karma — actions that determine one’s destiny
and ultimately lead to release from the endless cycle of
rebirth. You may feel more alive and connected here
than anywhere else on earth, and quite possibly come
away forever changed.
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India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations,
stretching back five thousand years.
