A Common Thread
India is bigger than life: a population that exceeds a
billion, 23 official languages and more than a million
square miles of land. But one common thread runs
through India — it floods your senses from every
direction.
On Abercrombie & Kent’s 12-day Royal
Palaces & Luxury Train itinerary, you’ll experience
India’s bygone era, traveling by an elegant luxury
train, searching for the elusive Bengal tiger in
Ranthambore National Park, exploring the bustling
Chandni Chowk bazaar and witnessing the beautiful
Taj Mahal.
You discover that Delhi is a city of fascinating
contrasts, with remnants of the 12th to the 19th
centuries lingering in Old Delhi and modern
architecture and bustle in New Delhi. Agra is home
to the majestic Taj Mahal and Abercrombie & Kent
arranges for you to view it at sunrise and sunset,
when the colors reflecting on its surface are at their
most brilliant. To the south, Udaipur sits serenely
on the shores of Lake Pichola, where a private cruise
offers postcard-worthy vistas at every turn. You’ll
stop to visit the Maharana’s Crystal Gallery, opened
expressly for you.
Mumbai, formerly known as the fabled Bombay,
has a lovely harbor, marked by the Gateway of India,
an 85-foot-high arch. You can take a private boat
ride from Mumbai Harbour to visit the rock-cut
cave temples on Elephanta Island, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. Back on land, glimpse everyday
life at the Dhobi Ghat outdoor laundry and visit
Mani Bhawan, a museum dedicated to the life of
Mahatma Gandhi.
Abercrombie & Kent even takes you inside
the kaleidoscope of sights and sounds that is the
spectacular Pushkar Fair, an annual camel and
cattle sale attended by tribal villagers from all of
Northern India.
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From left:
A
fishmarket vendor
in the vicinity of
Dhobi ghat; Early
morning at the Taj
Mahal; A vigilant
Bengal tiger.
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