Rajasthan & Varanasi North India With the RIFF Folk Music Festival

Rajasthan & Varanasi North India

With the RIFF Folk Music Festival

Join us for a journey through the princely state of Rajasthan, enjoying all the exotica of the Desert including
staying in beautiful palaces. We shall be visiting all the sites, shopping, enjoy massages and spas, visiting
the best Folk Music event in Jodhpur

We start in New Delhi wandering around shopping , enjoying some historical sites and relax in some around our beautiful hotel. In the evening we shall head to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwaras of worship in Delhi for some chanting and music amongst the local community.
We head to onto Rajasthan’s capital, the Pink City of Jaipur. Time to enjoy our palace hotel, some shopping for textiles, ceramics, art and jewellery in this incredible city.
Next is the Blue City of Jodhpur, specifically to take part in the International Folk Festival (RIFF) which has become India’s leading music festival inviting more than 250 musicians and performing artists from across Rajasthan.
Next is the Blue City of Jodhpur, specifically to take part in the International Folk Festival (RIFF) which has become India’s leading music festival inviting more than 250 musicians and performing artists from across Rajasthan.

International Folk Festival (RIFF)

Towns to Visit

Delhi

Enjoying some sites and relax in some around our beautiful hotel. By evening we shall head to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib one of the prominent Sikh gurdwaras.

JAIPUR

Rajasthan’s capital, the Pink City of Jaipur. Time to enjoy our palace hotel, some shopping for textiles, ceramics, art and jewellery in this incredible city

JODHPUR

Blue City of Jodhpur, take part in the International Folk Festival (RIFF) which has become India’s leading music festival

VARANASI

Varanasi is the Spiritual heartland of Northern India and experience the Yoga, Temples, cruising over the Ganga River.

Delhi

Arrive Delhi International Airport

Late night arrival into Delhi International Airport, look out for the friendly face of your driver waiting for you. Our private transfer will drive us to our hotel . Check-in and early night Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Hotel – The Ambassador, New Delhi

The Ambassador New Delhi is ideally located in the heart of the city and within walking distance of the shopping hubs Connaught Place, Lodhi gardens and Khan Market

The Ambassador, New Delhi

Breakfast at hotel.
Today after a big breakfast, we head out for some sightseeing & shopping. We start with a morning walk in the beautiful Lodhi gardens, followed by shopping around the wonderful Khan Market and enjoy time in a café people watching.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Jaipur

Upon arrival Jaipur

This colourful city is a combination of tradition and modernity and offers visitors vibrant bazaars, lavish palaces, and ancient temples.The salmon-hued old city is home to the opulent City Palace, encompassing an impressive assortment of palatial structures, sprawling gardens, courtyards, and buildings. Don’t miss the fairy-tale plendour of the Amber Fort, set against the backdrop of the arid landscape and a night at Raj Mandir Art Deco cinema

Pink City – Sightseeing

After breakfast, we head for some sightseeing including shopping in the market visiting some incredible palaces and forts.

Luxury Boutique Hotel

Shahpura House is a luxury boutique hotel in Jaipur City, Rajasthan, in India. It offers tastefully decorated rooms with all the conveniences of modern amenities for travellers. The hotel caters specifically to guests who want to experience the Rajput culture of North India in the most authentic way

Jodhpur

Upon arrival Jaipur

the gateway to the Thar Desert, Jodhpur is the second-largest city in the state of Rajasthan, India.
It is a popular tourist destination featuring a variety of ornate palaces, age-old forts, and sacred temples. Jodhpur is home to one of the largest forts in India, the massive 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort, which towers over the city from its sandstone plinth.

The Blue City

Most houses in the old city are painted a beautiful shade of indigo. While Jodhpur is largely a sprawling modern metropolis, enclosed within its old city walls is a labyrinth of winding, narrow medieval streets, and bazaars.

International Folk Music Festival

Enjoy soulful performances at the International Folk Festival (RIFF) which has become India’s leading music festival inviting more than 250 musicians and performing artists from across Rajasthan.

Varanasi

Upon arrival Varanasi,

Jodhpur airport for flight to Varanasi (via Delhi) Arrive airport pickup and transfer to hotel for dinner and rest Varanasi sightseeing and enjoying everything on offer Enjoy drinking chai watching the world go by on the Ghats of the Ganges River.

Take a sunrise boat trip along the length of the river and enjoy a traditional meal at local family home
Evening witness the Fire Arti Ceremony
Cycle Rickshaw the back streets of the old city

TOUR PACKAGE

Date 2023	Accommodation	Destination	Basis	Duration
22, 23 Oct	Ambassador Hotel Delhi	Delhi – 2 nights	Bed breakfast	2 Nights
24 ,25 & 26 Oct 23	Shahpura House Haveli	Jaipur – 3 nights	Half board	3 Nights
27, 28 & 29 Oct 23	Welcomhotel by ITC	Jodhpur – 3 nights	Half board	3 Nights
30 , 31, 1,& 2 Nov 23	Palace on the Ganges Varanasi	Fly Jodhpur to Varanasi	Half board	4 Nights
3 Nov	Ambassador Hotel Delhi	Fly out Delhi	Bed breakfast	1 Night