30 Oct 2013 Ranthambhore last safari then off to Jaipur

Posted on 31/10/2013 by Greg
Our wake-up call was set for 6am, unusually this morning we were both awake early, 4:30. I hate wake-up calls!!!  So we were never going to be late for the safari.
We did our last bit of packing and were strolling over for tea and coffee with biscuits by 6:20. Continue reading →
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29 Oct 2013 Ranthambhore

Posted on 30/10/2013 by Greg
  Today we were up early, before our  6:10am wake-up call (Deb was awake 1 3/4 hrs before our wake up call – she will be a tired girl tonight). So we had a comfortable non-rushed start to the day.  Our Safari started at 7am and we were assigned to Zone 6.  Some on the go research (after our morning safari) revealed that Zones 1 to 5 are the best, with little wild life, let alone tigers being seen in Zones 6 to 9 and the roads, well it might be better to call them poor 4WD tracks. And this is what is was like for us Continue reading →
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Monday 28 Oct 2013 Ranthambhore National Park

Posted on 29/10/2013 by Greg
Our day started early again, with a 5:30am wake-up call, followed by tea and coffee in the foyer as we waited for our car and guide for our first of our two Park Safaris today, we’re on Safari for Tigers. Continue reading →
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Photos from Delhi

Posted on 29/10/2013 by Greg

Here are a few photos of our Delhi – New and Old Continue reading →

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Sunday 27 Oct 2013 Agra to Ranthambhore Rajasthan

Posted on 28/10/2013 by Greg
Deb
This morning we had a sunrise tour of the Taj Mahal so we had a 5.30am wake up call and an order of tea & coffee & banana bread, to get us going!  It’s a pity the Tea and coffee arrived before the wake-up call.   🙂  We met our guide around 6am and went for one last look at the Taj Mahal. Continue reading →
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Saturday26 Oct 2013 New Delhi to Agra and the Taj Mahal

Posted on 27/10/2013 by Greg
Agra is about 204km from Delhi in Uttar Pradesh. We were picked up at 9am, as is becoming usual, a A&K rep was there to make sure we got away OK. Our driver was his usual happy self so all was good.
Being Saturday morning New Delhi was pretty quiet and there was very little traffic (for this city 🙂  ). In the last year or so a new toll road has opened between Delhi and Agra, cutting about an hour off the trip and making the driving much easier. At times on the tollway we couldn’t see any other cars in front of us, which was very weird. Along the way we read up on Agra and took in the sights of the road trip. Continue reading →
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Friday 25th Oct 2013 New Delhi

Posted on 25/10/2013 by Greg
After an exhausting day yesterday, due to the 2 hr delay in the flight, I appreciated the slower start today.
Our hotel, the Imperial, is a magnificent Art Deco hotel, built in 1936. It is an impressive building to be in and has an amazing collection of art on all of the walls. Breakfast was a delicious. Continue reading →
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24 Oct 2013 Khajuraho Village to New Delhi

Posted on 25/10/2013 by Greg
Our day started with what might be one of the highlights of our holiday, our driver, Laxman, took us into the old village in Khajuraho, where he grew-up. He then gave us a walking tour around the streets. It was amazing, so many children around and they were all so very friendly (yes, a few greeted us with “Hello, Rupee 🙂 “), but they were in the minority. It was facinating watching the villagers just going about their normal days activities, Continue reading →
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23 Oct 2013 Varanasi to Khajuraho.

Posted on 25/10/2013 by Greg
Today started with a rude awakening, we got an unwanted early morning wake-up call at 4:45am!! By 5:30 we decided we weren’t going to be sleeping anymore so we got up and went through our photos and got a selection up on the net (our blog and Facebook).  Continue reading →
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22 Oct 2013 Varanasi Tuesday

Posted on 24/10/2013 by Greg
We both had a much better sleep last night and just as well, we had a 5:30 pick-up this morning. So it was a 5am wake-up call followed closely by a room service cup of coffee and tea, with pastries.
We were down in the foyer at 5:30 and were soon on our way back to Mother Ganges for a sunrise river boat ride.  Continue reading →
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