Greaves Tours, the leading family-owned specialists in
customized luxury vacations in India, Nepal, Bhutan and the Indian
Ocean, is offering travel agents a New Year commission bonus. For
every booking of Greaves' new 15-day Family India package deposited
by April 30, agents will be rewarded with 12 percent commission
rates.
The new escorted tour combining Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and the
Himalayas is aimed at intimate groups of between four to 12 guests
and is ideal for multi-generational family clients. Departures this
year are once a month during April to September; Nov. 26; Dec. 19;
and April 8, 2009.
Highlights of the itinerary include time at India's first bear
rescue sanctuary; a visit to an elephant village in Jaipur; a
journey onboard the Toy Train of Shimla; afternoon tea with a local
Indian family; an astronomer-guided tour of the Jantar Mantar
Observatory in Jaipur; an introduction to the customs and
traditions of India including henna-painting, turban and sari tying
and sitar lessons; a camel ride through local villages; an
exclusive Village Festival event only for guests of Greaves;
changing of the guard ceremony in Delhi; UNESCO site visits to the
Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutab Minar, the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur
Sikri; and hiking the Wild Strawberry Trail in the Himalayas.
Accommodations include two nights at The Oberoi Amarvilas Hotel,
Agra; three nights each at The Oberoi Hotel, Delhi; The Oberoi
Rajvilas Hotel, Jaipur; and The Oberoi Cecil Hotel, Shimla. Two
one-night stays at The Trident Gurgaon, Delhi are also
included.
The tour also boasts private air-conditioned vehicles with
driver for sightseeing, transfers and excursions on the itinerary;
porterage at hotels, airports and train stations; and private
celebratory welcome and farewell dinners at some of India's most
exclusive dining establishments.
A four-day Udaipur extension at Oberoi Udaivilas includes a
visit to the Puppet Museum; a sightseeing trip around Udaipur and
the City Palace on Lake Pichola; plus a private car and driver for
one full day. This add-on costs $1,910 per person.
The Family India tour package begins at $6,125 per person (based
on minimum of four and maximum of 12 guests per tour). Prices
exclude airfare.
800-318-7801
www.greavesindia.com
