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    SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORTON

    Submitted To

    Amity Institute of Travel & Tourism

    Amity University, Uttar PradeshFor The Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award Degree Of

    Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Administration

    Submitted By

    Jitin Gulati

    Enrollment No.: A1707208022

    Batch: 2008 2011

    DURATION OF INTERNSHIP: 02nd June to 10th July 2010

    Under The Guidance Of

    External Guide Internal Guide

    Mr.Vishal Mahajan Prof. ( Dr. ) Manohar Sajnani

    Sr. Manager Director

    Paradise Holidays India Amity Institute of Travel & TourismNew Delhi Amity University

    Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    Mr. Bipin Chandra Pant

    Internship Mentor: BA Vth Semester Amity

    Institute of Travel & Tourism Amity University

    Noida, Uttar Pradesh

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    AMITY INSTITUTE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM

    AMITY UNIVERSITY, UTTAR PRADESH, NOIDA

    SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORTON

    Under The Guidance Of

    External Guide Internal Guide

    Mr.Vishal Mahajan Prof. ( Dr. ) Manohar Sajnani

    Sr. Tour Executive Director

    Paradise Holidays India Amity Institute of Travel & TourismNew Delhi Amity University

    Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    Mr. Bipin Chandra Pant

    Internship Mentor: BA Vth Semester Amity

    Institute of Travel & Tourism Amity University

    Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    DURATION OF INTERNSHIP: 02nd June to 10th July 2010

    CREDIT UNITS: 09 Credit Units

    Submitted By

    JITIN GULATI

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    Enrollment No.: A1707208022Batch: 2008 2011

    AMITY INSTITUTE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM

    AMITY UNIVERSITY, UTTAR PRADESH, NOIDA

    PREFACE

    Management courses without practical training are incomplete. Theoretical studies in the

    classroom are not sufficient to understand various activities, problems and happenings inany industry. Practical training is therefore a process of learning, a sequence of

    programmed behaviour, application of knowledge and awareness of rules and

    procedures. It is therefore become necessary to undergo such training Tourism, indeed, ahigh-touch, high-tech, high involvement industry where it is the people who make the

    difference. It is the quality of human resources in tourism that acquiesces enterprises to

    build-up competitive advantage and gives forth added value with their service. In thedays gone by, tourism has been marked by a lack of skill in human resources policies and

    practices. A high quality tourism workforce can be brought in just by means of high

    standards of tourism education and training.I did my job training in Paradise HolidaysInd. Pvt. Ltd.

    The travel and tourism sector creates more jobs per million rupees of investment than any

    other sector of economy and is capable of providing employment to a wide spectrum of

    job seekers from the unskilled to the specialised even in the remote parts of the country.Tourism has come into its own in India. Tourism as a general economic service and

    social phenomenon is a post independence development.BTA is a modest offer for

    students to explain tourism phenomenon. It helps in exploring some important concepts

    of tourism like what makes the tourism possible and how tourism plays an important rolein the prosperity of any nation.

    The industrial job training of BTA is mainly meant for study of tourism phenomena and

    how we can use our theoretical knowledge into practice. As the fourth semester ends thestudents of BTA have to go for industrial job training to industrial hub like Delhi,

    Mumbai. The report reflects the learning and experience during the two months winter

    training in the organization. It includes my experience of working in the travel trade and

    profile of the travel agency PARADISE HOLIDAYS IND. PVT. LTD.

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    I express my sincere gratitude to my industry guide Mr. _________________ for there

    able guidance, continuous support and cooperation throughout my project, without which

    the present work would not have been possible.

    I would also like to thank the entire team of Paradise Holidays India Pvt. Ltd., for the

    constant support and help in the successful completion of my project.

    Also, I am thankful to my faculty guide ______________________ respective director of

    my institute, for his continued guidance and invaluable encouragement and all the other

    faculty member of my college for arranging my summer training with an outstandingcompany PARADISE HOLIDAYS INDIA PVT. LTD..

    Last but not the least, I thank my family and all my friends, who encouraged me to go

    ahead and prove myself with confidence and self efficiency.

    JITIN GULATI

    BA(TA)

    Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism (AITT)

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    TOPICS Pg. Nos.

    Preface

    Acknowledgement

    Certificate

    1. Tour and travel- overview 7

    2. History 8

    3. Travel Scenario 9

    4. Trade Fair 11

    5. Tour & Travel - An Overview 14

    6. Methodology Adopted 20

    7. SWOT Analysis 21

    8. At A glance 23

    9. Paradise Spice 25

    10. Reservation Form 26

    11. Tour Package 27

    12. Adventure Tours in India 30

    13. Sailing Down The Ganges 34

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    14. Main Competitors 36

    15. Work Profile 37

    16. Trade Faire Organization Chart 38

    17. Learning from Training 39

    18. Conclusion 40

    19. Case Study

    TOUR & TRAVEL - AN OVERVIEW

    Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism

    Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their

    usual environment for more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one

    consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an

    activity remunerated from within the place visited". Tourism has become a popular

    global leisure activity.

    Types of tourism:

    Outbound Tourism

    Outbound tourism is what you may be most familiar with. It involves people traveling to

    different countries other than their own country. For example, people traveling from

    India to US, for business, leisure, or other purposes.

    Inbound Tourism

    People (foreigners) traveling to home country, from there native place is known as

    inbound tourism. This is very important from the tourism point of view as it not

    only benefits the culture but also gets in foreign currency.

    Sectors

    The tourism industry is divided into five different sectors:

    Accommodation

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    Food and Beverage Services

    Recreation and Entertainment

    Transportation

    Travel Services

    History

    Wealthy people have always traveled to distant parts of the world, to see great

    buildings, works of art, learn new languages, and experience new cultures and to

    taste different cuisines. Long ago, at the time of the Roman Republic, places such

    as Baiae, were popular coastal resorts for the rich. The word tourism was used by 1811

    and tourist by 1840. In 1936, the League of Nations defined foreign tourist as "someone

    travelling abroad for at least twenty-four hours". Its successor, the United Nations,

    amended this definition in 1945, by including a maximum stay of six months

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    OBJECTIVES OF JOB TRAINING

    I. Inducing Practical approach in Tourism Management:

    Industrial Training is an essential component in the development of the practical and professional

    skills which will aid to prospective employment. It exposes to practical tourism experience and

    knowledge that is required in industry, where these are not taught in the lecture rooms.

    II. Application of Class theory in working organisation:

    Contrary of above objective is equally important, as the theoretical knowledge can be applied in the

    practical work so as to make it more prcised and fruitful. Applying the Tourism knowledge taught in

    the lecture rooms in real industrial situations completes the purpose of course.

    III. Utilization of Experience in future Perspective:

    Experience gained from the Industrial Training can be utilized in the future perspective related to

    career options. All the experiences throughout the training period prove fruitful in rending better

    career options.

    IV. Acclimatization of work environment:

    In order to get an actual feel of the work environment, industrial training provides the required

    atmosphere where one finds it easy to acclimatize or familiarize in the prospective working

    atmosphere.

    V. Awareness towards tourism responsibilities and ethics:

    These internship programs provide better platforms to learn the basic responsibilities and ethics that

    plays crucial role in tourism industry. Every trade is associated with its ethics or code of conducts and

    these can only be learnt through practical knowledge in an organisation.

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    METHODOLOGY ADOPTED

    The methodology adopted by me during my working was a step by step procedure. As Paradise

    Holidays only deals in inbound tourism , so it handles the foreign agents and the direct clients who are

    willing to come to India. Following process was undertaken by me to make all the arrangements for

    the client for its comfortable experience.

    At the very first the foreign agent sends it query through mail which contains the information

    like:

    Personal Information of the clients who are willing to come to India.

    No. of pax

    Dates suitable to them

    Destinations they want to visit . or sometimes the client only gives the information

    about what type of tourism they are interested into such as medical tourism,cultural

    tourism , adventure tourism etc.

    After that I used to revert back to the clients with the confirmation of the destinations , changes

    if the destination proposed by the agent is not suitable, and the names of the destinations in

    case the agent has just provided us with the type of tourism it is interested into. All the data

    was collected by me through secondary sources.

    Further, the client reverts back with the confirmation of the destinations he is willing to

    undertake with the suitable dates.

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    Then according to the dates given by the client all the status of the flights , trains , cars ,

    coaches and rooms were checked by me through the primary sources and I did tele calling for

    it.

    After then the dates are confirmed from the clients as per the availability of the transportation

    and the accommodation and an detailed itinerary was sent by me as per their requirements.

    The confirmation of the client on the itinerary enabled me to do further bookings for the

    reservation of the rooms , flights and others mode of transports through tele calling as per the

    itinerary confirmed by the client.

    As soon as the confirmation is done then even client was sent a confirmation letter.

    For the further confirmation of the hotel rooms an email is sent to the Reservation Manager.

    As they revert back , a hotel voucher and a transportation voucher was prepared by me and it

    was sent to the hotel and to the transportation agent through email and fax.

    The copy of the clients copy is sent to ht client

    Finally a folder was prepared by me containing all the tickets .

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    COMPANY PROFILE

    PARADISE TOUR CO INDIA ( PRIV) LTD

    MANAGEMENT FLOW CHART

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    http://www.paradiseholidays.com/http://www.paradiseholidays.com/
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    DEPARTMENTS OF THE ORGANISATION

    HOLIDAYS IN INDIA: Offers holidays in India which includes India holiday tours, luxury holiday

    package to India, south India tour packages, Rajasthan tour packages, India incentive tours, train tour

    India, fair& festivals in India, hotels deal & availability. Get best holiday package to India by Paradise

    Holidays.

    This offers comprehensive information about travel agents and tour operators in India. Travel is one of

    the fastest growing sectors. Foreign tourist arrivals to India are steadily increasing. Indian andinternational Tour Operators and Travel Agents geared up to address this demand with various tour

    plans, travel plans, religious tours and Indian culture tours. Various value added and innovative plans

    like wild life tours, honeymoon packages, trekking, jeep and elephant safari are offered to customers.

    To serve domestic and overseas demands new Hotels, Motels, Recreational Centers and Casinos have

    been established across India.

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    Paradise Holidays India Pvt. Ltd. had a humble beginning in 1981 with a staff of four people. Today

    we are a fully equipped Travel Agency with a staff of over 45 trained professionals, located in New

    Delhi's prime business district. The companys commitment to excellence in service and a deep pride

    in show casing India has contributed to our steady growth over the years in promoting tourism .

    Paradise Holidays offers several categories of tours to India & Nepal to cater to all kinds of tourists.

    Apart from offering standard itineraries, we specialize in cultural tours, adventure tours, incentive

    groups, pilgrimage tours & conferences & exhibitions. The company also provide itineraries tailor

    made to your specific requirements. Whatever your personal requirements, we will plan your visit to

    India to fulfill them.

    The company offers all categories of accomodation & facilities. The travellers can choose from the

    best hotels belonging to the 'leading hotels of the world' category & Palace Hotels to budget

    accomodation such as Yatri Niwas, Tourist Bungalows & Paying Guest. accomodation.

    Paradise Holidays meticulously organize all your travel plans. India has several domestic airlines to

    help you get around. It also has one of the largest Rail networks in the world which offers INDRAIL

    PASS along the lines of EU RAIL PASS. The company owns large fleet of deluxe air-conditionedcoaches and air-conditioned cars ensure smooth & comfortable journeys throughout India. For motor-

    bike lovers the organisation have Royal Enfields based on the models of old English Harley

    Davidsons - one of their only kind in the world. Our fully computerized office efficiently looks after

    all your national & international air bookings & ensures speedy confirmations.

    Paradise Holidays has a network of carefully selected Associate Agents all over the country ,

    Nepal,Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

    Paradise Holidays approved by the Ministry of Tourism & Govt. of India, Paradise Holidays, is a

    member of various International and National Tourism bodies. Our operations have contributed

    immensely to the Foreign Exchange earnings of the country & we have been repeatedly awarded for

    the same in 1988, 1992, 1993 & 1995.

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    Office locations

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    DELHI

    KATHMANDU

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    MAIN OFFICES

    INDIA OFFICE :

    Paradise Holidays (I) Pvt.Ltd.

    Address :- 312 - Ansals Classique Tower

    Rajouri Garden, New Delhi - 57, India

    Tel :- +91-11-45520735 - 739

    +91-11-25108463

    Fax :- +91-11-25109463

    Mobile No. :- Rajnish Kaistha - +91-9811052376

    Hemant Gupta - +91-9810054543

    Website :- www.paradiseholidays.com

    Email :- [email protected]

    [email protected]

    Nepal Office :

    Contact

    Person :-Mr. P. P. Rauniar (Director)

    Address :- GA/2 - 177 Dhobidhara, Dillibazar,

    P. O. 9640 Kathmandu

    Tel :- 420985, 417710, 414779

    Fax :- 004977-1-414779

    Location [Address] 312 - Ansals Classique Tower Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, Rajouri

    Garden, New Delhi (110057), Delhi, India

    Contact Person Mr. Rajnish Kaistha

    Business Phone +91-11-45520735 - 739 +91-11-25108463

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    http://www.paradiseholidays.com/mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Paradise%20Holidays%20mail%20through%20paradiseholidays.commailto:[email protected]://www.paradiseholidays.com/mailto:[email protected]?Subject=Paradise%20Holidays%20mail%20through%20paradiseholidays.commailto:[email protected]
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    Mobile Phone +91-9811052376

    Category(s) Travel - Tour Operators

    PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY

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    HOLIDAYS: Paradise Holidays offers a huge variety of holidays to choose from. The company offers no

    of tour packages from whole of India , Nepal and Sri Lanka. It offers different types of holidays and

    destinations according to the interests, need and requirements of their clients such as adventure tours,

    cultural and historical tours, religious tours , business tours etc . The holidays provided by the company

    includes world class facilities and amenities such as new destinations, exciting activities, luxurious stay an

    comfortable journeys. To make the holiday more comfortable for the tourists Paradise also sends a tour

    executive for escorting and they also provide the tourist with the guide of a particular language if required

    by the tourists. For motor bike lovers the company also arranges for the motor bike trips . Paradise Holiday

    is a well known company for its inbound holidays as it offers large no of packages such as:

    Beach Tours India

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    Nepal Extension

    Adventure Tour of Manali Ladakh

    Classical India

    Royal Rajputana

    South to the Cape

    HOTELS: The company provides various types of hotel rooms for the tourist all over India , Sri Lanka an

    Nepal .It offers all the categories of hotels for all catering to the needs of all kinds of tourists such as

    budgetary tourist , five star hotels for business travelers ,cottages, resorts, camps as per the clients

    requirements with the best facilities possible to make the stay and the holiday comfortable.

    FLIGHTS: Paradise Holidays also offers flight as one of the product of the company and components of

    the major component of a holiday. The company offers flights for all over India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It

    offers flight seats in all operating airlines of the destinations and to name a few Kingfisher airlines , Jet

    Airways , Spicejet , Go Air etc.

    INTRODUCTION TO INBOUND DIVISION

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    4 th Nepal- chittwan pokhra- -kathmandu

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    Hassan

    Tanjore

    Coor

    SOUTH

    INDIA

    MahabalipuramM sore

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    Pokhra

    Kathmandu

    Chittwan

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    SRI LANKAColombo - kandy-dambulla-sigiriya-nuwaraeliya

    We offer several categories of tours to India & Nepal to cater to all kinds of tourists. Apart from

    offering standard itineraries, we specialize in cultural tours, adventure tours, incentive groups,

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    pilgrimage tours & conferences & exhibitions. We also provide itineraries tailor made to your specific

    requirements. Whatever your personal requirements, we will plan your visit to India to fulfill them.

    Primarily I was working with the inbound (General) department of the company , which primarily

    looked into tourists coming in from all over the world except Israel and Middle East .

    WORLD MARKETS

    1. Middle -East Market

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    Source: www.map-zone.net/continent/middle-east/

    2. Israel Market

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    3. General market

    I was working under General market. The general market of Paradise Holidays delt with the countries lik

    America and Europe. Similar to the other markets of the company the GENERAL MARKET offers tailo

    made itineraries to its clients of AMERICA and EUROPE. Clients coming from various parts of America

    and Europe such as New York , Washington , Los Angeles , San Francisco and Germany , France , Italy

    Spain respectively undertake various itineraries of north and south India , Nepal and Sri Lanka. The gener

    market of inbound division was responsible for making all the arrangements for the client starting from it

    departure to its arrival.

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    My Learning Outcome

    The first week of intership was a real introduction to the tourism industry. I have been kept under Mr

    Ranjeet Bhardwaj, the Manager of the company. After a brief introduction about the company and

    staff, he assigned me the work. For the first few days he gave me few files of the already delt clientel.

    These files gave me an inside to the working methodology and handling of clients. File handling is

    the crucial aspect of any company as it not only gives core information about the client, his/her

    interests , choices in relation to the changing scenario in the present tourism industry. File handling

    makes us to understand the step wise procedures where simple query from direct client or from a

    foreign agent abroad provides us. This is further processed by the operations depatment { a rough

    draft of their query is resent to them }. Every minute detailing is cruicial as there is no space for even

    a margin of an error as it involves monetary transactions and goodwill of the company. In this week I

    also studied various brochures of the company and got the idea about promotion of tourism product.

    For a company in travel trade brochures is a key method of advertisement of intangible tourism

    products, like: boarding and lodging in hotels, motels, resorts etc. and transportation. Transportation

    compromises different mode of transport segments. These company brochures enhance an indiviuals

    skill for planning purposes.

    The following weeks I went through various processes of managing different aspect of tourism

    products and clientel. The summary is as follows:

    In this week I was assigned to prepare the itineraries. For the first few days I studied different

    different itineraries from the website of the company as well as itineraries used by the clients of the

    company in the past. Firstly I was asked to prepare the itinerary of Delhi for 2-3 days. After throughstudy of Delhi from internet and Lonely Planet, I prepared different itineraries of Delhi named as

    Delhi Darshan. Apart from Delhi I also prepared the itineraries of Rajasthan and South India. These

    were the rough itineraries (not for the use of company), only to made me understand about the format

    and language used in itinerary preparation. I have been given the names of different destinations and

    asked to route them with detail description. Initially I made few mistakes but they taught me in a very

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    polite way that how these mistakes can be overcome. This was a great learning experience for me.

    During itinerary preparation we should keep following points in mind:

    Back tracking /routing of destinations should be taken into consideration.

    Itinerary should be captivating ensuring the comfort of the traveler.

    It should be comprehensive, satisfying, preferences and requirements of the traveler.

    Itinerary should clearly specify the inclusions and exclusions of the travel packages.

    Procedural aspects of hotel reservations: Prior to hotel reservation a telephonic call is made to

    check the availability status of rooms as per the client preference. This is further continued

    with a formal mail to the reservation concerned faculty of the respective hotel. Once the rooms

    are confirmed by the hotel, it is further reconfirmed prior to the arrival of the client. In case

    there is unavailability of base category rooms, upgraded category are booked on the temporary

    basis as a supplement cost to the base category.

    Formal mailing format in outlook: It depicts the proper address to the receiver end. A formal

    email ensures the companies signature concerned to the sender who is sending the mail either

    to hoteliers or business associates.

    Issuing formalities of train and air tickets: It ensures collection of all the documents of thetraveler, which proves the identity on the legal basis away from his/her home country. It

    comprises VISA, Passport Copy.

    I prepared an itinerary of South India for a client which is as follows :

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    ITINERARY SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR

    HALPERIN PARTY X 06 PAX

    OCT10 ONLY MR & MRS ROSENFELD ARRIVAL BANGALORE ON 13 JAN

    13 WED ARR: BANGALORE 02:35 HRS KE 0655

    MEET UPON ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HOTEL PENINSULA GRAND

    14 THU ARRIVAL/BANGALORE/HASSAN (REST OF THE 04 PAX (MR/MRS HALPERIN & MR/MRS SHAHAM FLY

    BOMBAY/BANGALORE

    DEP: BOMBAY 1030 HRS 9W 2116

    ARR: BANGALORE 1205 HRS

    MEET ON ARRIVAL AND DRIVE BANGALORE/HASSAN (187 KMS/04 HRS) VISITING

    SRAVENBELGOLA ENROUTE.

    SRAVENA BELGOLA: A CENTRE OF DIGAMBAR JAINS. BHADRA BAHU, A SAGE WHO DIED HEREIN

    THE 4TH CENTURY B.C. WAS ONE OF THE SIX DESCEPTES OF MAHAVIRA, THE FOUNDER OF JAINSECT. THE ROCK IS PRESIDED OVER BY A COLOSSAL STATUE, 57 FEET HIGH (AD 983) OF JAIN

    SAINT GOMATESWARA. IT IS NUDE. THE FACE HAS THE CALM LOOK USUAL IN JAIN & BUDDHISTSTATUES. THE STONE LOOKS AS FRESH AS IF NEWLY QUARRIED, DUE TO ITS BEING PROFUSELYANOINTED AT INTERVALS OF 25 YEARS. PALANQUINS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT EXTRA COST.

    CONTINUE DRIVE TO HASSAN. ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL HOYSALA VILLAGE

    RESORT.

    15 FRI HASSAN/COORG

    AM: VISIT BELUR & HALEBID.

    BELUR & HALEBID: SITUATED ON THE BANKS OF RIVER YAGACHI, BELUR WAS THE CAPITAL HOYSALAEMPIRE 800 YEARS AGO BEFORE IT WAS SHIFTED TO NEARBY HELEBID. TODAY, BELUR IS ASMALL TOWN BANKING ON ITS LUXURIOUS GREENERY AND IN THE GLORY OF ONE OF THE

    GREATEST MONUMENTS OF MEDIEVAL ART IN INDIA. VISIT CHENNAKESWARA TEMPLE BUILT INTHE 1120 A.D. IN AN AGE WHEN THE GREAT CATHEDRALS OF LINCOLN, WELLS, AMIENS, RHEIMSAND CHARTERS WERE BUILT IN EUROPE. THE TEMPLE, OF POLISHED BLACK STONE WITHPERFECTLY MADE PILLARS, STANDS ON STAR-SHAPED PEDESTAL. YOU WILL BE STRUCK BY THE

    CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAIL PAID BY THE ARTISANS!

    LATER DRIVE TO COORG (140 KMS/4 HRS). ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL ORANGE

    COUNTY RESORT

    16 SAT COORG

    ENJOY THE NICE AMBIENCE OF THE PLACE: ENJOY THE PLANTATION TOUR, AS HOTEL ORANGECOUNTY IS SITUATED IN THE 380 ACRES OF PLANTATION. YOU SHALL BE SHOWN AROUND ANDEXPLAINED ABOUT COFFEE, BLACK PEPPER, GINGER, HYBRID FRUITS PLANTATION AND COFFEE

    SEED PULPISATION PLANT. THE QUALITY OF FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION IS ONE OF BEST INSOUTH INDIA & SET IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS WITH CLOUDS COMING INTO YOUR ROMMS ATTIMES...

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    COORG IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PLACES OF SOUTHERN INDIA WHERE NATURE IS

    STILL BEING PRESERVED. COORG IS INDIAS COFFEE CAPITAL.

    AM: ENJOY THE PLANTATION TOUR, AS HOTEL ORANGE COUNTY IS SITUATED IN THE 380 ACRESOF PLANTATION. YOU SHALL BE SHOWN AROUND AND EXPLAINED ABOUT COFFEE, BLACKPEPPER, GINGER, HYBRID FRUITS PLANTATION AND COFFEE SEED PULPISATION PLANT. THEQUALITY OF FOOD AND ACCMMODATION IS ONE OF BEST IN SOUTH INDIA & SET IN NATURAL

    SURROUNDINGS.

    PM: VISIT BYLAKUPE, SECOND LARGEST TIBETANS IN EXILE IN INDIA WITH 40 THOUSANDTIBETAN INHABITANTS, THEIR SCHOOL, MONASTERY AND TEMPLES OF PADAMSAMBHAVA. YOU

    SEE THE LITTLE TIBETAN STUDENTS BUSY STUDYING TIBETAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE BYCHANTING MANTRAS ON THE BEAT OF DRUMS. THE MAIN TEMPLE HAS THREE LORD BUDDHASTATUES AS PADAMSAMHAVA. MUST TO VISIT..

    17 SUN COORG/MYSORE

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE TO MYSORE (140 KMS/04 HRS) ON ARRIVAL CHECK IN AT HOTELROYAL ORCHID RESORT

    PM:EXCURSION TO SOMNATHPUR

    SOMNATHPUR: THE TINY VILLAGE, EAST OF MYSORE, HAS ONE OF THE BESTPRESERVED AND THE ONLY COMPLETE ONE OD APPROSXIMATELY 80 HOYSALA TEMPLES INTHE MYSORE REGION.

    18 MON MYSORE/MADRAS/MAHABALIPURAM

    AM: SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF MYSORE CITY

    MYSORE: VISITING, MAHARAJA'S PALACE; THE ART GALLERY, HOUSED IN THE JAGAN MOHANPALACE, HAS A COLLECTION OF ABSOBING PAINTINGS; CHAMUNDI HILL, IS THECHAMUNDESWARI TEMPLE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3,489 FT.

    TRANSFER TO RAILWAY STATION TO CONNECT TRAIN TO MYSOREDEP: MYSORE 1430 HRS 2008 SHTABDI EXP.

    ARR: MADRAS 2130 HRS A/C CHAIR CAR

    MEET ON ARRIVAL & STRAIGHT DRIVE MADRAS/COVELONG (45 KMS) ON ARRIVAL CHECK IN AT

    HOTEL TAJ FISHERMAN COVE

    19 TUE MAHABALIPURAM

    FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF MAHABALIPURAM & KANCHIPURAM

    MAHABALIPURAM: ALSO KNOWN AS THE SEVEN PAGODAS, MAHABALIPURAM IS A PLEASANT

    SEASIDE RESORT, 85 KMS FROM MADRAS. TODAY THE PRINCIPAL ATTRACTION OF THE PLACE TOTHE TOURIST LIES IN THE WONDERFUL MONOLITHIC MONUMENTS AND STONE SCULPTURES OF

    THE ANCIENT PALLAVA DYNASTY OF KINGS WHO RULED MUCH OF THE TERRITORY NOWKNOWN AS TAMIL NADU, FROM THE 16TH CENTURY AD. THESE KINGS LAID THE FOUNDATIONSOF DRAVIDIAN ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA AND AT MAHABALIPURAM, TODAY, THE EARLIEST OFTHESE REMARKABLE MONUMENTS ARE TO BE SEEN, ALL HEWN OUT OF ROCKS. THE IMPORTANT

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    MONUMENTS TO BE SEEN ARE THE FIVE RATHAS, THE BAS-RELIEF ON HUGE ROCK POPULARLYKNOWN AS ARJUNA'S PENANCE, THE MAHISASURA MANDAPAM, THE KRISHNA MANDAPAM AND

    THE SHORE TEMPLE.

    KANCHIPURAM: VISITING EKAMBARESWARA TEMPLE, SRI KAMAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE; SRI

    KAILASENATH TEMPLE; SRI VAIKUNTHA PERUMAL TEMPLE; SRI VARADERAJA TEMPLE ETC.

    20 WED MAHABALIPURAM/PONDICHERRY

    AFTER BREAKFASTDRIVE MAHABALIPURAM/PONDICHERRY (132 KMS, 3 HRS 15 MIN). MEET ON

    ARR CHECK-IN AT HOTEL THE PROMENADE

    PM: SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF PONDICHERRY INCLUDING THE WORLD-FAMOUS SRI AUROBINDOASHRAM IS SITUATED HERE. THE AUROVILLE COMPLEX IS THE BRAINCHILD OF "THE MOTHER".THE LATE FRENCH WOMAN DEVOTEE OF SRI AUROBINDO TO WHOM THE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY

    WAS PASSED ON AFTER THE DEATH OF SRI AUROBINDO.

    21 THU PONDICHERRY/TANJORE

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE PONDICHERRY/TANJORE (175 KMS, 4 HRS) VISITING CHIDAMBARAMENROUTE

    CHIDAMBARAM: SITUATED 58 KMS SOUTH OF PONDICHERRY. THIS FAMOUS PILGRIM CENTRE ISKNOWN FOR ITS NATARAJA (SHIVA AS THE COSMIC DANCER) TEMPLE. THE LORD HERE IS WORSHIPPEDAS AKASHA LINGAM. THE TEMPL'S GOPURAMS, CARVED WITH 108 CLASSICAL POSTURES OF NATARAJAAND THE THOUSAND-PILLARED HALL ARE WORTH SEEING.

    CONTINUE DRIVE TO TANJORE. ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL SANGAMPM: VISIT WORLD FAMOUS TANJORE TEMPLES.

    TANJORE (THANJAVUR): TANJORE WAS THE CAPITAL OF CHOLA EMPIRE FROM THE 10THTO 14TH CENTURY A.D. BUILT IN 1003 A.D. BY KING RAJARAJA. THIS TEMPLE IS CONSIDEREDTHE GRANDEST AND FINEST IN INDIA. THE MAJESTIC TOWER OF THE TEMPLE RISES 216 FT.HIGH OVER THE CITY. THE TEMPLE IS CAPPED BY A MONOLITHIC CUPOLA FORMED BY ASINGLE GRANITE BLOCK WEIGHING 80 TONNES. THIS ENORMOUS STONE IS SAID TO HAVEBEEN POSITIONED BY MOVING IT ALONG AN INCLINED PLANE WHICH COMMENCED IN AVILLAGE 6 KM. AWAY - A TECHNIQUE ADOPED BY THE PYRAMID-BUILDERS OF ANCIENTEGYPT.

    22 FRI TANJORE

    AFTER BREAKFAST FULL DAY EXCU5RSION TO TRICHY VISITING ROCKFORT & SRIRANGAM

    TRICHY: THIS TOWN HAD BEEN THE SOUTHERN SEA OF POWER FOR CENTURIES. MANY FRENCH &

    ENGLISH BATTLES WERE FOUGHT HERE BATTLING FOR POWER WHEN ROBERT CLIVE BROUGHT VICTORY

    TO THE ENGLISH IN 18TH CENTURY. THE ROCK FORT HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THESE

    EVENTS.

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    VISIT THE ROCK FORT, A CLIMB UP ITS STONE STEPS TO THE "HALL OF A HUNDRED PILLARS", THEMATHUBHUTESHWAR SHRINE AND FINALLY AT THE VERY TOP OF THE ROCK FORT, THE GANESH

    TEMPLE. ALSO VISIT THE ISLAND OF SRIRANGAM, A MASSIVE VISHNU TEMPLE WITH SEVENWALLS.

    AFTER SIGHTSEEING DRIVE BACK TO TANJORE OVERNIGHT CHECK IN AT

    HOTEL

    23 SAT TANJORE/MADURAI

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE TANJORE/MADURAI (128 KMS, 3 HRS) ON ARRIVAL

    CHECK-IN AT HOTEL TAJ GARDEN RETREAT

    EVENING: AUTO RICKSHAW RIDE TO WITNESS POOJA CEREMONY AT MEENAKASHI TEMPLE.

    24 SUN MADURAI

    FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF MADURAI CITY INCLUDING MEENAKSHI TEMPLE

    MEENAKSHI TEMPLE: THIS IS AN EXQUISITE EXAMPLE OF TEMPLES BUILT BY THE PANDYANRULERS. THERE ARE AS MANY AS 11 MAJESTIC TOWERS WITH THE MAIN ENTRANCE FROM THE

    EAST. THERE ARE TWO SHRINES, ONE DEDICATED TO SUNDRESWARAR AND THE OTHER TO HISCONSORT MEENAKSHI. THE HALL IN FRONT OF THE SUNDARESWARAR SHRINE IS KNOWN AS

    KAMPATHADI MANDAPAM. THE DIFFERENT MANIFESTATIONS OF LORD SHIVA ARE DEPICTED ONTHE PILLARS OF THIS HALL.

    THE HALL OF THOUSAND PILLARS IS THE MOST INTERESTING FEATURE. THIS REMARKABLESTRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN THE 16TH CENTURY. THE PILLARS HERE HAVE A REPEATED MOTIF OFTHE STYLISED DRAGON. THERE ARE MUSICAL PILLARS IN ONE OF THE OUTER ENCLOSURES.

    EACH PILLAR SOUNDS A DIFFERENT NOTE WHEN STRUCK.

    INSIDE, APILLARED PORTICO SURROUNDS HE SACRED GOLDEN LOTUS TANK. ACCORDING TO A

    LEGEND, THIS TANK WAS ONCE USED TO JUDGE THE METITS OF TAMIL LITERARY WORKS.MANUSCRIPTS OF GREAT WORTH WOULD FLOAT ON ITS DISCERNING WATERS, WHILE THOSELACKING IN MERIT WOULD SINK. THE TEMPLE ART GALLERY IS INTERESTING.

    25 MONMADURAI/PERIYAR

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE MADURAI/PERIYAR (160 KMS, 4 HRS 30 MIN). ON ARR

    CHECK -IN AT HOTEL CLUB MAHINDRA TUSKER TRAIL

    NOON: SPICE PLANTATION TOUR WITH NATURALIST

    SPICE PLANTATION VISIT IS A 1 HRS PROGRAM. KERALA HISTORY IS CLOSELY LINKED WITHITS COMMERCE, WHICH IN TURN WAS WHOLLY DEPENDENT UNTIL RECENT TIMES ON ITSSPICE TRADE. PEPPER STILL REMAINS THE KING OF KERALA SPICES. OVER 12 VARIETIES OFSPICES INCLUDING GINGER, GARLIC, CARDAMOM, VANILLA, PEPPER, CINNAMON, COFFEE,TEA, AND CLOVE ETC IS CULTIVATED. VISIT OF SPICE PLANTATIONS DEFINITELY BE ANEXCITING PROGRAM FOR EVERYONE. OPTIONS TO VISIT SPICE SHOPS ALSO TO BE HAD.

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    26 TUE PERIYAR/MUNNAR

    0700 HRS: AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST NATURE WALK WITH TRIBAL NATURALIST

    DIFFERENT NATURE TRAILS TRAVERSING DIVERSE HABITATS FORM THE TREKKING ROUTES,GENERALLY 4 TO 5 KM. IN LENGTH. THIS IS AN INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMME OFFERING

    EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THE TRAILS OFTEN PASS THROUGH EVERGREEN AND MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTSINTERSPERSED WITH MARSHY GRASSLANDS.THE PROGRAMME IS OFFERED BETWEEN 7.00 AM. AND 10.30 AM. AND LASTS FOR ABOUT 3HOURS. A MAXIMUM OF 5 PERSONS CAN GO FOR TREKKING AT A TIME ALONG EACH NATURE

    TRAIL, ACCOMPANIED BY A TRAINED TRIBAL GUIDE. THE NATURE WALK IS THE RIGHTPROGRAM TO FEEL NATURE, HEAR HER WHISPERS AND SMELL HER FLOWERS.

    LATERDRIVE PERIYAR/MUNNAR ((150 KMS/04 HRS)). ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL

    PM: TOUR OF MUNNAR CITY WITH A SHORT TREKIN TEA PLANTATION

    THE VISIT INCLUDES TOP STATION, ON KERALAS BORDER WITH TAMIL NADU, WHICH HASSPECTULAR VIEWS OVER THE GHATS & PLAINS, CHRIST CHURCH, IN THE CENTRE OF OLDMUNNAR, SET ON A HILL IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE ROAD IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN & MOUNTCARMEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE HIGH RANGES, ISIN OLD MUNNAR ON THE ROAD UPTO TATA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

    27 WED MUNNAR/COCHIN

    AFTER BREAKFAST LEISURELY DRIVE MUNNAR/COCHIN (135 KMS). ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT

    HOTEL LE MERIDIEN

    EVE: ENJOY THE KATHAKALI DANCE PERFORMANCE IN A THEATER

    28 THU COCHIN

    AM: CITY TOUR OF COCHIN.

    COCHIN: VISIT TO THE COCHIN HARBOUR TERMINUS, MATTANCHEERY DUTCH PALACE, JEWISH SYNAGOGUE, JEW TOWN, FORT COCHIN AREA-ST. FRANCIS CHURCH, CHINESEFISHING NETS. ALSO AT ERNAKULAM, THE PUBLIC GARDENS, COLLEGES, HIGH COURTBUILDING AND BROADWAY SHOPPING CENTRE.

    PM: FREE AT LEISURE

    29 FRI COCHIN/KETTUVALLAM

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE COCHIN/KOTTAYAM & ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT A/C DLX HOUSEBOAT CALLED VEMBANADU KETTUVALLAM. ((THE TIMINGS OF HOUSEBOAT IS 1200 0900 HRS))

    KETTUVALLAM: ADAPTED AND MODERNIZED FROM THE TRADITIONAL KETTUVALLAM OFKERALA, THE KETTUVALLAM IS AN EXPERIENCE IN ITSELF. LARGE AND COMFORTABLEAMENITIES YOU COULD ASK FOR. A LARGE, SECLUDED BEDROOM, AN ATTACHED BATHROOM, A

    FULL FLEDGED KITCHEN WITH COOKING UTENSILS AND A VERY SPACIOUS DINING AREA. AND A

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    SINDECK WHERE YOU CAN LAZE ON WICKER CHAIRS AS YOU WATCH THE WORLD GO BY. THEKETTUVALLAM COMES COMPLETE WITH A FULL TIME CHEF TO COOK YOU THE CATCH OF THE

    DAY OR WHATEVER ELSE THAT MIGHT CATCH YOUR FANCY AND TWO ATTENDANTS AREALWAYS AT YOUR BECK AND CALL.

    YOUR HOUSE BOAT CARRIES YOU SLOWLY INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE OFFER A CLOSE LOOK INTO

    AN ENGAGING RUSTIC LIFE. SKIFF-FISHERMEN LAUNCHING THEIR COCKLESHELL BOATS. LARGE

    FLOTILLAS OF DUCKS WADDING DOWN TO THE WATER FROM THATCHED HOUSES ON THEBANKS. WOMEN, NECK-DEP IN WATER, WITH THEIR WAIST-LENGTH HAIR HEAPED IN A CROWN,SEARCHING FOR FISH WITH THEIR FEET. AND AIMLESS CATTLE GRAZING IN LUSH

    PASTURELAND, WHERE WHITE LOTUSES LIE HERE AND THERE IN SMALL, LOW-LYING POOLS.

    LUNCH & DINNER AT HOUSEBOAT

    30 SAT KETTUVALLAM/KOVALAM

    EARLY IN THE MORNING YOU CAN HAVE THE PANORAMIC VIEW OF SUNRISE FROM THEKETTUVALLAM.

    AFTER BREAKFAST CRUISE TOWARDS ALLEPPEY THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE, OFFERS A CLOSELOOK INTO AN ENGAGING RUSTIC LIFE.

    THEREAFTER DRIVE ALLEPEY/KOVALAM (200 KMS) & CHECK-IN AT HOTEL LEELA

    KEMPINSKI (BEACH VIEW SUPERIOR)

    31 SUN KOVALAM

    FULL DAYRELAX AT LONG PRESTINE QUITE SANDY BEACH (NO CAR)

    NOV 1001 MON KOVALAM/TRIVANDRUM/BOMBAY

    AFTER BREAKFASTDRIVE TO TRIVANDRUM (35 KMS) & STRAIGHT DRIVE TOTRIVANDURAM AIRPORT TO CONNECT FLIGHT TO BOMBAY

    DEP: TRIVANDURAM 1550 HRS IT 3138

    ARR: BOMBAY 1745 HRS

    (ONLY MR/MRS HALPERIN & MR/MRS SHAHAM CONNECT FLIGHT TO BACK HOME (BY OWN)

    ONLY MR/MRS ROSENFELD STAY 01 NIGHT IN BOMBAYARR: BOMBAY 1745 HRS IT 3138

    MEET UPON ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HOTEL PENINSULA GRAND(ARRIVAL TRANSFER ATAIRPORT BY HOTEL CAB)

    02 TUE BOMBAY/OUT (ROOM TILL 1200 NOON)

    DEP: BOMBAY 0430 HRS KE 0656

    (DEPARTURE TRANSFER AT AIRPORT BY HOTEL CAB)

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    This week I further learnt the preparation and use of Vouchers pertaining to the services of the

    company provided to the concerned or prospective client.

    Vouchers: These are the temporary fiscal figures which are generated to book the travel services in

    advance on confirmed basis. They are of two types: one is Hotel Voucher which is issued to the hotel

    prior to the visit of the client. Second is Service Voucher, it can be transport voucher, to be more

    prcised it can be jeep safari voucher. Service Voucher includes all the services apart from

    accommodation which is provided to the traveler, like: sightseeing, monument entry fee, guide

    services etc.

    In this week I was asked to prepare the complete folder for the upcoming client Ms Bedier. This folder

    comprises various documents like welcome letter, different kinds of vouchers and a detailed itinerary

    of the desired program. I prepared all the vouchers and final itinerary for the clients. This itinerary is

    mainly the Golden triangle tour with Kajuraho and Varanasi. All the initial hotel reservations were

    made in the four and five star hotels. I was also involved in the file handling of the same client.

    Briefing sheet is also prepared for the client that included the detailed itinerary of his tour, feedbackform and detailed copy of vouchers. Apart from this I also prepared the list of hotels and vendors at

    various destinations on excel sheet. Generally the operation process is same for all the FIT tours but it

    very when it is concerned with GIT tours.

    I have been asked to collect the heritage hotel list of Rajasthan. The famous hotels which are generally

    preferred by the foreign tourist are:

    I. Heritage hotels of Jaipur:

    -Royal Castle Kanota

    -The Ramgarh Lodge

    -Chirmi Palace Hotel

    -Raj Mahal Palace

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    II. Heritage hotels of Jodhpur:

    -Ajit Bhawan Resort

    -Fort Chanwa Luni

    -Karni Bhawan

    -Balsamand Lake Palace

    III. Heritage hotels of Udaipur:

    -Hotel Devigarh Fort

    -Shiv Niwas Palace

    -Lakshmi Vilas Hotel

    -Shikarbadi Hotel

    IV. Heritage Hotels of Bikaner:

    -Hotel Lallgarh Palace

    -Karni Bhawan Palace

    -Gajner Palace Hotel

    -Basant Vihar Palace

    SUGGESTIONS AND RECCOMENDATIONS

    My overall period of the training at Paradise Holidays was a great expirence to have in my entire

    course of travel and tourism administration . Though to do my summer internship I was mostly

    interested to do it in aviation or hospitality sector before joining Paradise Holidays but working with

    such a renowned travel agency enhanced my further knowledge of travel and tourism industry as it

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    provided me with a greater incite of the working the industry , various destinations and other aspects

    of the tourism industry. Working in a travel agencybroaden my horizons about the industry as I

    realized that tour operations is a leading pathway to aviation and hospitality industry in which I was

    keen to work. Training in travel agency boosted confidence in me as I got a chance to interact with

    different industry professionals and it further motivated me to work as I also got stipend of Rs 1000/- .

    The working environment over their was also comfortable as it had an excellent infrastructure and

    friendly and supportive collegues.

    After my training in Paradise Holidays I would like to suggest that the company can diversify its line

    by adding s product more tourism products OUTBOUND TOURISM as the company already have a

    image of a renound tavel agency . It can also diversify the company by adding up MICE division as it

    is a big boon for the tourism industry now and in coming years, as the company offers world class

    facilities in the components of tourism which can easily cater to the needs of MICE division.

    I have also come up with a suggestion that as the company mentions END OF OUR SERVICES after

    providing the client with a formal itinerary , the company can have promising words like END OF

    OUR SERVICES TO A NEW RELATIONSHIP which commits on the services provided by the

    company , builds a lasting image in the minds of the customers , an also creates goodwill of the

    company.

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    CONCLUSION

    Tourism is a major social phenomenon of the modern society with enormous economic consequences.

    Its importance as an instrument for economic development and employment generation particularly in

    remote and backward areas and a positive step for poverty elimination has been accepted the world

    over. According to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) about 808 million tourists criss

    crossed globally in 2005 and spent about 682 billion. The tourism scene in India is also very positive

    with 3.92 tourists coming to India in 2005 (13.2% over 2004) and contributed Rs. 25172 cores in the

    foreign exchange earnings for the country (16.5% up over 2004)

    India also derived benefits from tourism inspite of the fact that the level of tourist arrivals was not

    very high. For a country like India the arrival figures should have been more to get the real economic

    benefits of tourism

    I did my project report from a prominent company, PARADISE HOLIDAYS INDIA PVT. LTD. were

    the first official travel company to be formed in 1758. the purpose of the training is to change attitude.

    Training is about providing opportunities for learning and it is through learning that we may or may

    not change behaviour. To summarize, in this report I have tried to do justice in explaining the 2

    months of valuable training experience that I obtained at the organization. Working like an employee

    in such a big brand has definitely provided me with significant competencies in me for today and forfuture. I have done full efforts to accumulate my experience in this report. Training makes the student

    aware about effective tourism strategies, structures and planning systems. I have got the opportunity to

    have a first hand practical knowledge of various aspects of the tourism industry and enhance the skills

    and knowledge.

    During training I got a chance to interact with different people like the prospective customers, tourism

    professionals already working in the field, people working in the airlines, hoteliers and travel

    agencies.

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    BOOKS

    1. Indian Tourism Map

    2. Tour & Travel Books

    MAGAZINES / NEWSPAPERS

    1. Business Tour

    2. The Economics Times

    3. The Times of India

    WEBSITES

    1.www.paradiseholidays.net

    2.wikipedia

    3.www.googlesearchengine.com

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    ANNEXURES

    ITINERARY 1:

    ITINERARY SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR

    PROF EYTAN & MRS IRIT GILBOAAPRIL1001 THU BOMBAY/UDAIPUR

    ARR: BOMBAY 07: 55 HRS LY 071

    MEET UPON ARRIVAL & STRAIGHT PROCEED FOR SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF BOMBAY CITY

    BOMBAY CITY: THIS CITY, WITH A POPULATION OF 10 MILLION, IS THE ECONOMIC CENTER OF

    INDIA. IT IS AN ISLAND CONNECTED TO THE MAINLAND BY BRIDGES & LOW SWAMPY AREAS,WHICH HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY RECLAIMED. THE PLACES OF VISITED IN THE CITY ARE THEGATEWAY OF INDIA -THE 262FT. HIGH GATEWAY, OVERLOOKING THE SEA, BUILT TOCOMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF KING GEORGE V. AND QUEEN MARRY IN 1911; DHOBI GHAT; TATA

    INSTITUTE, RAJABAI CLOCK TOWER AND THE HIGH COURT IN THE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURALSTYLE; MARINE DRIVE (ALSO KNOWN AS "QUEEN'S NECKLACE", THE STREET LIGHTS SHINING

    LIKE JEWELS AT NIGHT) HANGING GARDENS ON MALABAR HILL; MANIBHAWAN; CRAWFORDMARKET; VICTORIA TERMINUS STATION; FLORA FOUNTAIN. THE PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM

    HAS INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT COLLECTION.

    AFTER SIGHTSEEING TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO CONNECT FLIGHT TO UDAIPUR

    DEP: BOMBAY 0000 HRS (TO BE ADVISED)

    ARR: UDAIPUR 0000 HRS (ISSUED IN ISRAEL)

    MEET UPON ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HOTEL THE TRIDENT.

    02 FRI UDAIPUR

    AM: SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF UDAIPUR CITY

    UDAIPUR CITY: VISITING, CITY PALACE - SITUATED ON ELEVATION ON THE EASTERN BANK OF

    LAKE PICHOLA; JAGDISH TEMPLE-CLOSE TO THE CITY PALACE IS THIS 17TH CENTURY TEMPLEDEDICATED TO LORD VISHNU; LAKE FATEHSAGAR; NEHRU ISLAND PARK; JET FOUNTAIN;

    MAHARANA PRATAP MEMORIAL - OVERLOOKING LAKE FATEHSAGAR IS MOTI MAGRI HILL. THEHILL NOW IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MAHARANA PRATAP, THE GREATEST HERO OF

    MEWAR; SAHELION-KI-BADI - THE GARDEN HAS SEVERAL FOUNTAINS. WHEN WORKING, THEYCREATE THE ILLUSION OF DRIZZLE AND THEN RAIN. THERE ARE FOUR ELEPHANTS CUT OFSINGLE MARBLE ROCKS.

    PM: VISIT TO EKLINGJI & NAGDA TEMPLES.

    EKLINGJI TEMPLE: 22 KMS FROM UDAIPUR IS A TEMPLE BUILT IN 734 A.D. CUT OUT OFSANDSTONE AND MARBLE. THIS IS A COMPLEX OF 108 TEMPLES ENCLOSED BY HIGH WALLS.

    THE TEMPLE IS DEVOTED TO THIS PARTICULAR DEITY WHICH WAS WORSHIPPED BY THEMAHARANAS OF MEWAR

    NAGDA: VERY CLOSE TO EKLINGJI IS NAGDA, NAMED AFTER ITS FOUNDER NAGADITYA AND IS

    ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT PLACES IN MEWAR.THERE ARE HINDU AND JAIN TEMPLES, NOTABLEAMONG WHICH IS THE SAS-BAHU TEMPLED DEDICATED TO VISHNU.

    03 SAT UDAIPUR/DEOGARH

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE UDAIPUR/DEOGARH (120 KMS/3 HRS) VISITING RANAKPUR ENROUTE.

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    RANAKPUR: 90 KMS FROM UDAIPUR IN A QUIET ISOLATED GLEN, IS A REMARKABLE COMPLEXOF JAIN TEMPLES OF RANAKPUR (1440AD). BUILT DURING THE REIGN OF THE LIBERAL AND

    GIFTED MONARCH RANA KUMBHA, THESE TEMPLES, THOUGH BELONGING TO A LATE PERIOD(15TH CENTURY), WHEN THE PEAK OF THE CLASSICAL AGE WAS ALREADY PAST, ARE A UNIQUEEXAMPLE OF JAIN RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE.THE ENTIRE ENCLOSURE IS ENCIRCLED BY AWALL. ONE TEMPLE CONSISTS OF 29 HALLS AND 426 PILLARS FULL OF SCULPTURAL

    DECORATION. NO. TWO PILLARS ARE ALIKE HERE.

    CONTINUE DRIVE TO DEOGARH ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL DEOGARH

    MAHAL.

    VISIT FORT & THE CENOTAPHS, OUTSIDE THE DEOGARH VILLAGE.

    DEOGARH- IT IS A VERY PLEASANT, LITTLE FREQUENTED TOWN WITH A DUSTY BUT

    INTERESTING BAZAR. ITS ELEVATION MAKES IT RELATIVELY COOL & THE COUNTRYSIDE &SURROUNDING HILLS ARE GOOD FOR GENTLE TREKS. THERE IS AN OLD FORT ON A HILL AS

    WELL AS A MAGNIFICENT PALACE ON A HILLOCK IN THE CENTRE WITH MURALS ILLUSTRATINGTHE FINE LOCAL SCHOOL OF MINIATURE PAINTING.

    04 SUN DEOGARH/JODHPUR

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE DEOGARH/JODHPUR (160 KMS/03 HRS) ON ARRIVAL CHECK IN ATHOTEL BAL SAMAND PALACE.

    PM: CITY TOUR OF JODHPUR INCLUDING MEHRANGARH

    JODHPUR CITY IS AN ANCIENT CAPITAL CITY OF MARWAR IS SURROUNDED BY A STONE WALL

    (ALMOST 9 KMS IN CIRCUMFERENCE) WITH SEVEN GATESSEPERATING IT FROM THE SANDS THATSTRETCH OUT ON ALL SIDES. DOMINATING THE CITY IS A MASSIVE IMPREGNABLE FORTRESSSITUATED ON A ROCKY SCRAPPED HILL. WITHIN THE FORT WALLS ARE NUMBER OF OLDPALACES, WITH PRICELESS JEWELS AND INTERESTING COLLECTION OF ARMS. ON THE WALLS OF

    ENTRY GATE ARE STONE-PALM-IMPRESSIONS OF THE WIDOWS, WHO AGES AGO IMMOLATEDTHEMSELVES UPON THE PYRES OF THEIR DEPARTED HUSBAND.

    MEHRANGARH: STILL RUN BY THE MAHARAJA OF JODHPUR, MEHERANGARH, THE MAJESTIC

    FORT, IS JUST THAT SPRAWLED ACROSS A 125 M-HIGH HILL, THIS IS THE MOST FORMIDABLEFORT IN FORT STUDDED RAJASTHAN.

    05 MON JODHPUR/PUSHKAR

    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE JODHPUR/PUSHKAR. ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT

    HOTEL JAGAT PALACE.

    PUSHKAR: THE BIGGEST OF RAJASTHAN'S NUMEROUS FAIRS, PUSHKAR TAKES ITS NAME FROM

    THE PUSHKAR LAKE NEAR AJMER WHERE IT IS HELD ANNUALLY. A DIP IN THE HOLY WATERSOF THE LAKE IS CONSIDERED AUSPICIOUS. WITNESS SPLENDID SUNSET VIEW FROM THE LAKE.ALSO VISIT WORLD FAMOUS BRAHMA TEMPLE.

    VISIT THE BRAHMA TEMPLE (HOLY) MAY BE HEREBY PEOPLE CAN ASK THEIR WISHES FORTRUE LOVE TO BE FULFILLED BY THE HINDU GOD BRAHMA WHO IS KNOWN FOR WRITING

    THE HUMAN FATE

    06 TUE PUSHKAR/JAIPUR

    AM: FREE AT LEISURE

    THNE DRIVE LEISURELY PUSHKAR/JAIPUR (145 KMS/03 HRS) VISITING AJMER ENROUTE

    AJMER: AJMER WAS FOUNDED IN THE 7TH CENTURY A.D BY RAJA JAI PAL CHAUCHAN, A RAJPUTRULER. AJMER IS TODAY A BLEND OF THE HINDU AND MUSLIM CULTURES. IT IS FAMOUS FOR

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    THE HOLY PUSHKAR TEMPLES,AS WELL AS THE DARGAH OF KHWAJA MOINUDDIN CHISTI ANDOTHERS. ADHAI-DIN-KA-JHONPRA IS A MOSQUE BUILT IN 1193 BY MUHAMMED GHORI.IT IS SAID

    TO HAVE BEEN BUILT IN JUST TWO-AND-A-HALF DAYS FROM THE RUINS OF AN ANCIENTSANSKRIT COLLEGE AND HINDU TEMPLES THERE, DARGAH IS POPULARLY KOWN AS DARGAHSHARIF OR DARGAH KHWAJA SAHIB. THIS IS THE TOMB OF A REVERED SAINT KHWAJAMOINUDDIN CHISTI (1142-1246 A.D). IT IS SAID THAT EMPEROR AKBAR'S PRAYER FOR A SON WAS

    GRANTED THROUGH HIS SUPPLICATION HERE THE URS OF MOINUDDIN CHISTI EVERY YEAR

    ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND. GOVERNMENT MUSEUM,HOUSED IN AKBAR'S PALACE AND ROYAL QUARTERS, HAS A COLLECTION OF MUGHAL ANDRAJPUT ARMOURY AND SCULPURES.

    CONTINUE DRIVE TO JAIPUR. ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL RAMADA

    PLAZA.

    PM: VISIT TO CHOKHI DHANI ETHNIC VILLAGE FAIR PARK WITH TRADITIONAL RAJASTHANIDINNER

    CHOKHI DHANI -A BEAUTIFUL PLACE ABOUT 12 KMS OUT FROM JAIPUR, SURROUNDED BY

    ARTIFICIAL LAKE TO GIVE A VILLAGE FAIR TYPE. THE FAIR STARTS IN THE EVENING, WHOLEPLACE IS ILLUMINATED BY LANTERNS AND ON TOP TRADITIONALLY DRESSED STAFF GIVES A

    MEMORABLE AMBIENCE.

    YOU CAN ENJOY OPTIONAL HORSE, CAMEL RIDE & WITNESS PUPPET SHOW, RAJASTHANI MUSIC,PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL JUGGLERS AND MUSICIANS, MONKEY SHOW, BEAR SHOW, SNAKE

    CHARMER, CLAY POTTER, EXHIBITION OF ANTIQUE UTENSILS, BHOOL BHOOLYIA, WALKTHROUGH ARTIFICIAL DARK CAVE, FORTUNE TELLER, TRADITIONAL DRINK ETC.

    LATE EVENING: INDIAN MOVIE AT RAJ MANDIR CINEMA HALL

    WATCH AN INDIAN MOVIE AT RAJ MANDIR CINEMA HALL CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEST ININDIA. EVEN THOUGH, YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL LANGUAGE, YOU CANT RESIST

    YOURSELF TO GET INTO THE MOOD OF THE MOVIE WITH FOOT TAPPING MUSIC. FYI, INDIANMOVIE INDUSTRY IS KNOWN AS BOLLYWOOD AND THE LARGEST FILM INDUSTRY IN THEWORLD AS FAR AS MAKING MOVIES IS CONSIDERED

    07 WED JAIPUR

    AM: EXCURSION TO AMBER FORT WITH ELEPHANT RIDE.

    AMBER (PALACE) FORT: THE ORIGINAL PALACE OF THE LOCAL RULERS WAS BUILT IN THE 17THCENTURY HIGH UP ON A HILL OVERLOOKING A LAKE, JUST BELOW THE VAST AND SOMBERWALLS OF THE ANCIENT FORT OF AMBER. THE TOWERS AND DOMES OF THE AMBER PALACEARE REMINISCENT OF SCENES FROM SOME FAIRY-TALE. ITS HALLS OF VICTORY IS RICHLY

    DECORATED WITH PANELS OF ALABASTER WITH FINE INLAY WORK OF TENDERCOLOURS. YOUASCEND UP THE PALACE ON BOARD GAILY CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS, AS DID THE MAHARAJA'SOF YORE.

    PM: CITY TOUR OF JAIPUR.

    JAIPUR CITY: THIS 18TH CENTURY CITY (CAPITAL OF RAJASTHAN) IS FAMED AS "THE PINKCITY", BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL ROSE-PINK-SANDSTONE USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. THE

    FORTIFICATIONS GIVE IT A MEDIEVAL ATMOSPHERE, BUT ITS WELL-PLANNED LAYOUT IS"MODERN", BUILT IN 1728. VISIT MAHARAJA'S CITY-PALACE, SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE

    CITY WITH CHARMING GARDENS SURROUNDED BY HIGH WALLS; PALACE OF WINDS (HAWAMAHAL), A UNIQUELY DESIGNED FIVE -STORY STRUCTURE WITH TIERS OF OVERHANGING

    BALCONIES OF PINK SANDSTONE; MAHARAJA JAI SINGH AFTER WHOM THE CITY WAS NAMED,BEING A KEEN ASTRONOMER BUILT AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY WHICH IS STILL IN USE.

    IT IS MADE OF QUAINT MASONRY INSTRUMENTS OF REMARKABLE SIZE. LATER WALK AROUNDLOCAL BAZAAR.

    08 THU JAIPUR/AGRA

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    AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE JAIPUR/AGRA (225 KMS/05 HRS) ENROUTE VISIT FATEHPUR SIKRI.

    FATEHPUR SIKRI: ABOUT 40 KMS FROM AGRA LIES THE MAGNIFICENT DESERTED CITY OFFATEHPUR SIKRI, THE CAPITAL OF THE GREAT AND LOVED EMPEROR AKBAR. DURING HIS BRIEFSTAY HERE, A GREAT COMPLEX OF FORTS, PALACES AND MOSQUES SPRANG UP, BUT AKBAR

    WAS FINALLY FORCED TO ABANDON HIS DREAM CITY DUE TO SCARCITY OF WATER, AND IT

    BECAME A GHOST TOWN. THIS EPIC POEM IN SANDSTONE LIES `STRADDLED ACROSS A ROCKYRIDGE, SURROUNDED BY IMMENSE WALLS WITH NINE GATES. THE LARGEST OF THE GATES ISTHE BULAND DARWAZA, AND IT LEADS TO THE JAMA MASJID AND TO THE FANTASTIC TOMB OF

    SHEIKH SALIM CHISTI WHICH LIES UNDER AN ELABORATE MARBLE CANOPY AND IS LAVISHLYINLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL

    CONTINUE DRIVE TO AGRA. ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL JAYPEE PALACE.

    PM: VISIT TAJ MAHAL (TAJ IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS)

    THE TAJ MAHAL, UNQUESTIONABLY THE WORLD'S MOST MAGNIFICENT MONUMENT BUILT IN17TH CENTURY. A COLOSSAL, PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED MASS OF WHITE MARBLE, IT IS

    LITERALLY A JEWEL, FASHIONED OVER 20 YEARS OF HUNDREDS OF SKILLED CRAFTSMEN ANDOVER 20,000 LABORERS TO FLOAT LIKE SOME FANTASTIC MIRAGE UPON THE YAMUNA.

    09 FRI AGRA

    FULL DAY CITY TOUR OF AGRA CITY VISITING RED FORT & ITMAD-UD-DAULAHS TOMBINCLUDING RICKSHAW RIDE AT KINARI BAZAAR

    THE AGRA FORT WAS ONCE THE FLOURISHING CENTRE OF THE MUGHAL DYNASTY, AND FOURSUCCESSIVE EMPERORS HELPED TO CREATE ITS MASSIVE WALLS, WITHIN WHICH HINDU AND

    MUSLIM STYLES MERGE INTO A SPLENDID FUSION OF MILITARY MIGHT AND LAVISH BEAUTY.

    ITMAD-UD-DAULAH'S TOMB: IT WAS BUILT BY NOOR JEHAN IN MEMORY OF HER FATHERGHIAS-UD-DIN-BEG. IT IS INLAID WITH WHITE MARBLE. THIS BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE STANDS ON

    A RAISED PLATFORM IN THE CENTRE OF MOGHAL STYLED GARDEN.

    SIKANDRA: SEE THE 16TH CENTURY AKBAR'S TOMB, THE FOUNDATION STONE OF WHICH HAD

    BEEN LAID BY THE EMPEROR HIMSELF. THE MAUSOLLEUM WAS COMPLETED BY HIS SON,JEHANGIR AND IS INLAID WITH WHITE MARBLE IN VARIOUS POLYGONAL PATTERNS. THISMASSIVE STRUCTURE STANDS ON THE RAISED PLATFORM IN THE CENTRE OF MOGHUL STYLEDGARDEN.

    IN THE EVENING, ENJOY MOHABBAT-E-TAJ LIVE SHOW WITH DANCES DEPICTING STORY

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    10 SAT AGRA/JHANSI/KHAJURAHO

    AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO RAILWAY STATION FOR TRAIN TO JHANSI.

    DEP: AGRA 0805 HRS 2002- SHATABDI EXPARR: JHANSI 1025 HRS A/C CHAIR CAR

    COACH NO: C8

    SEAT NO: 65 & 66

    MEET ON ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO KHAJURAHO VISITNG ORCHA ENROUTE

    ORCHHA: A MEDIEVAL CITY WHERE GRANDEUR HAS TRULY BEEN CAPTURED IN STONE. YOUVISIT SEVERAL OF THE PALACES AND TEMPLES BUILT BY THE BUNDELA RULERS IN THE 16THAND 17TH CENTURIES.

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    ORCHHA WAS FOUNDED IN THE 16TH CENTURY BY THE BUNDELA RAJPUT CHIEFTAIN RUDRA

    PRATAP WHO CHOSE THIS STRETCH OF LAND ALONG THE RIVER BETWA AS AN IDEAL SITE FORHIS CAPITAL. OF THE SUCCEEDING RULERS, MOST NOTABLE WAS RAJA BIR SINGH JU DEO WASBUILT THE EXQUISITE JEHANGIR MAHAL, TIERED PALACE CROWNED BY GRACEFUL CHHATRIES.FROM HERE THE VIEW OF SOARING TEMPLE SPIRES AND CENOTAPHS IS SPECTACULAR.

    CONTINUE DRIVE TO KHAJURAHO. ON ARRIVAL CHECK-IN AT HOTEL JASSRADISSON.

    11 SUN KHAJURAHO/VARANASI

    AM: SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF WESTERN & EASTERN GROUP OF TEMPLES.

    WESTERN GROUP OF TEMPLES-LAKSHMANA TEMPLE, VARAHA TEMPLE, KENDARIYAMAHADEO TEMPLE, DEVI JAGADAMBI TEMPLE, CHITRA GUPTA TEMPLE, VISHWANATH AND

    NANDI TEMPLE.

    EASTERN GROUP OF TEMPLES ADINATH, SHANTINATH AND PARASHWANATH TEMPLES, JAVRIAND BAMANA TEMPLE.

    TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO CONNECT FLIGHT TO VARANASI.

    DEP: KHAJURAHO 1330 HRS 9W 724

    ARR: VARANASI 1410 HRS (ISSUED BY US)

    MEETING, ASSISTANCE ON ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL TAJ

    GANGES.

    PM: EXCURSION TO SARNATH.

    SARNATH - 10 KMS NORTH OF VARANASI IS SARNATH, WHERE IN THE "DEER PARK, GAUTAM

    BUDDHA DELIVERED HIS FIRST SERMON AFTER HE BECAME THE "ENLIGHTENED ONE". THERUINS OF MONASTERIES, BUILT MORE THAN 2000 YEARS AGO, THE DHAMEK STUPA AND THEMANISHRINE DRAW BUDDHISITS PILGRIMAGE TO SARNATH. HERE STANDS THE FAMOUS

    ASHOKA PILLAR OF POLISHED SANDSTONE WHOSE LION CAPITAL HAS BEEN ADOPTED ASINDIA'S STATE EMBLEM. THE MUSEUM (CLOSED ON FRIDAY) CONTAINS MANY SUPERBSPECIMENS OF ANCIENT ART.

    EVE:RICKSHAW RIDE & DEEPMALA CEREMONY

    IN THE EVENING VISIT THE BANKS OF GANGES TO WITNESS THE "DEEPMALA CEREMONY"WHERE YOU SEE HUNDREDS OF FLOATING LAMPS IN THE RIVER- A RARE TREAT FOR THE EYES.THIS IS BASICALLY AN HINDU FORM OF WORSHIP WHERE PEOPLE PUT FLOATING LAMPS IN THE

    HOLY RIVER GANGES FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THEIR WISHES.

    12 MON VARANASI/DELHI

    EARLY MORNING, BOAT CRUISE ON RIVER GANGES.

    GANGES BOAT TOUR- "SOUL OF THE HOLY CITY", DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY TO THE SACREDRIVER & THEN CRUISE BY BOAT ON GANGES VISITING DASASWAMEDH BATHING GHAT

    MANIKARNA CREMATION GHAT, PANCH GANGA GHAT, MUNSHI GHAT AND RETURN TODASASWAMEDH GHAT.

    RETURN TO HOTEL FOR BREAKFAST.

    NOON: CITY TOUR OF VARANASI

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    VISIT BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY; BHARAT MATA TEMPLE, DURGA TEMPLE, KINGAURANGZEB'S MOSQUE; SACRED BULL, SHIVA TEMPLE, WELL-OF-KNOWLEDGE, KALA BHAWAN

    ART GALLERY, VISHWANATH TEMPLE, GOLDEN TEMPLE AND DRIVE THE CITY.

    TRANSFER AIRPORT CONNECT FLIGHT TO DELHI

    DEP: VARANASI 1605 HRS SG 119

    ARR: DELHI 1730 HRS (ISSUED BY US)

    MEET UPON ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HOTEL (BOOKED BY CLIENTS)

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