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Exotic Bazzars

A shopper’s paradise, India is a treasure trove of the most exotic array of handicrafts, handloom textiles, shimmering silks and brocade, metal ware, wood and ivory carving, jewels and jewellery, rugs, carpets, paintings, leather work, lace and embroidery, spices, tea, marble ware, cane and jute products, ceramics and porcelain.

The vibrant bazaars make shopping a special exploration in India where the dexterity of centuries old skills mingle with the vitality and innovation of new ideas and designs. Like many other aspects of India, its shopping experience is full of contrasts .Chaotic and irresistible medieval shops in narrow cobbled lanes with churning mass of cyclists, buses with deafening honking, rub shoulders with fast paced limousines, sprawling modern shopping malls and boutiques selling international designer labels. Carry home a slice of India’s multi-faceted culture that thrives on its pulsating streets and malls. The roadside kitsch of grotesque wooden masks, brilliant brass and copper wares, ropes of bewildering beads and bells, exhilarating array of enamel work, the potpourri of shopping choice is endless. This explosion of colour and pageant is sure to take one’s breath away and the excellent value for money products, are sure to have visitors looking for an extra suitcase to carry home.

Two sample programs on a shopping splurge:

India being the most favoured tourist destination, venue for International Conference & Conventions, a major IT centre, more and more mix cultural & cross sections of travelers from round the globe visit this country. To carter to such high profile clientele, our shopping malls are geared with every modern facility, the most exclusive products. Almost all stores, (barring the way side stalls) in metro cities and industrial towns accept major International credit cards, air freight / ship the “shoppings” to your destination, carter to bulk / export orders through bank’s “letter of credit “ , we are geared for every eventualities.

Gems, Marbles And Textile
Season: September to April Best : November to mid March
Duration : 12 Days

Day    Programme

1. Arrive Delhi. Meet & transfer to hotel.

2. Breakfast: Shopping here is an abracadabra, offering the best malls with designers’ labels, factory out lets, government State Emporiums, The Central Cottage Industires, Connaught Place, Haus Khas Village, No 1 M.G. Road. The offer & choice of products is extensive. An interesting shopping experience is in the walled city of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Khari Baoli, Kinari Bazzar, Dariba Kalan. Overnight in hotel.

3. Breakfast: Full day tour of Old & New Delhi. Overnight in hotel.

4. Breakfast: Drive to Agra. Check in to hotel. Tour of Taj Mahal. The city is known for its marble in-lay handicraft, leather goods, Mughal designed gold & silver ornaments, gold thread embroidered ladies hand bags. Visit the prestigious showrooms of Subhas Emporium, Oswal Emporium, Akbar International, all these are located around Fatehabad Road, Saddar Bazzar, and in the vicinity of Taj Mahal. Overnight in hotel.

5. Breakfast. Tour of Agra Fort. Drive to Jaipur enroute tour of Fatehpur Sikri On arrival Jaipur check in to hotel. Evening visit the malls in M.I. Road
   Overnight in hotel.

6. Breakfast. City tour of Jaipur. Explore the shopping centres at Johari Bazzar and M.I.Road, visit showrooms of Gem Palace and Amrapali for certified jewellery and precious gems.
   This vibrant Pink City is a major centre for precious, semi-precious gems, India’s major gem cutting & polishing centre. Other unique products are blue pottery, brass, marble, metal wares, wood and stone carvings, Bandini an unique tie & dye textile, hand block printing in the neighbouring village of Sanganer and Bagru, woolen carpets, durries. For petty handicraft visit the vicinity around Hawa Mahal, while the walled city around Chandpole Gate and Ajmeri Gate sell more upmarket products. Overnight in hotel

7. Breakfast Morning excursion to Amber Fort including an elephant ride. Late
   afternoon transfer to airport for flight to Jodhpur. On arrival transfer to hotel

8. Breakfast. Tour of Meherangarh Fort & Jaswanthawada.
   A city of colours, Jodhpur is famous for its embroidered camel leather footwaer, carved wooden furnitures, lacquer work bangles, tie & dye textiles, block printed furnishings, woolen carpets, cotton rugs( durries)
   From exotic to cheap nick naks visit bazzars along High Court Road, Sojati Gate, Tripoli Bazzar, Mochi-Ki-Gali for leather wares, Lakhara Bazzar for lacquer ware, Central Market at Ghas Mandi and Kapra Bazzar are very popular tourist’s shopping areas. Overnight in hotel

9. Breakfast, Tour of Mandore Gardens. Return to the Old City and walk
   through Sojati Gate and Sadar Bazar with its ornate Clock Tower
   Evening transfer to airport for flight to Udaipur. Transfer to hotel

10. Breakfast. City Tour, Udaipur an easy relaxed shopping city, the attractions are wooden folk toys, colourful puppets, turbans for men,chunky silver jewellery,cloth paintings and wall hangings. The areas to explore are around Hathipol, Chetak Circle, Clock Tower, Jagdish Chowk, Balur Bazzar & City Palace Road. Overnight in hotel

11. Early wake up call . Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. Transfer to hotel. Literally a city where you shop till you drop. The venues are spread all over this swinging metropolis. Colaba Causeway a pot pouri of big and small stores, selling almost everything on earth, however the speciality of the market are “ Kolhapuri” hand made leather foot wear. Nearly all the very exclusive shops are located at the shopping arcade of Hotel The Oberoi at Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade’s pride is the elite men’s wear Chirag Din, Zaveri Bazzar for exclusive jewellery, designers’ speciality at Breach Candy, Warden Road, Linking Road in Bandra, shopping complexes at Juhu Scheme, the famous Chor Bazar for antique dealers selling period furniture, crystals, antique artefacts etc. Overnight in hotel

12. Breakfast. City Tour. Transfer to airport for onward International connection.
    
     

Pearl Souks & Silk Bazzars
Season: September to April Best: November to March
Duration : 10 Days

Day    Programme

1. Arrive Mumbai. Transfer to hotel

2. Breakfast: Morning motor launch excursion to Elephanta Island Cave .
   Afternoon visit the shopping Malls at Colaba Causeway,CuffeParade, Shopping Arcade at The Oberoi, Zaveri Bazzar, Breach Candy & Warden Road, Linking Road in Bandra, Juhu Scheme, The Chor Bazzar. Overnight in hotel.

3. Early wake up call. Transfer to airport for flight to Hyderabad .On arrival
   transfer to hotel. Breakfast. Proceed to the famous land mark point The Charminar, of this City of Nawab Salar Jung 3rd, collector & philanthropist, whose personal collection housed in his former residence, Salarjung Museum, is an incredible single man collection of priceless and rare antiquity, clocks, book & rare manuscripts, above all the “Jewels” of his treasury.
   Hyderabab- From pearls to happiness. The exotic bazzars around the Charminar is famous for the Pearl Market, having the most outstanding display of pearl jewellery, not to be seen under one roof any where in the world. The market also has shops selling colourful glass bangles ( traditionally worn by Muslim women folk), gold & silver ornaments in traditional Moghul design, bidri work metal ware handicrafts ( a speciality craft on black metal etched & inlaid with fine silver design is exclusive to Hyderabad), Traditional woven handloom fabrics like Ikat, Pochampalli & Kalamkari. The other shopping areas include Basheer Bagh, Nampally, Sultan Bazzar, Begumpet,these areas carter to the snob elements desiring designer labels, modern home décor items, furnishing & fabrics, along with elite showroom who sell carpets & durries which are a speciality of Warangal and Eluru districts. Of course while you are in Hyderabad in the vicinity of the Char Minar do not miss to treat yourself to a gourmet meal of Nawabi Biriyani, Kebabs, a bowl of kulfi with faluda and wash it down with a glass of chilled rooh afza sherbat.
   If you still have the energy, you can opt for a visit to Salarjung Museum. Overnight in hotel.

4. Breakfast, Transfer to airport for flight to Bangalore. On arrival transfer to
   hotel. City tour visint some extrodinary building in Neo Dravidian style of architecture, sprawling gardens, ancient fort. One of the major IT centre & software caiptal of India, the city swings with trendy bars, discotheques and restaurant serving world class cuisine
   Bangalore & Mysor are synonymous with silk textile, sandal wood & rosewood handicrafts, rosewood designer furniture, lacquer work ware. The main shopping areas are Brigade Road, Commercial Street, M.G. Road, Residency Road. There is a pot pouri of high quality shopping outlets along with the usual bazzar atmosphere. From designer labels, trendy fashionable ready made garments, handicraft including brass-in-lay wares, sandalwood carvings & incense sticks, sandal wood oil, famous Mysore silk sarees, silk textiles as dress material,furnishings etc. Overnight in hotel

5. Breakfast. Drive to Mysore en- route visit Srirangapatana , the fortress of the former ruler Tippu Sultan with exquisite frescos at the Daria Daulat. On arrival Mysore check in to hotel. Tour of Maharajas’s Palace , Chamundi Hills, Brindavan Gadens in illumination with musical fountains. Overnight in hotel

6. Breakfast. Drive to Bangalore en-route visit Sravanabelagola an important Jain pilgrmage with the 17 mt high monolith statue of Lord Gomteshwara on the Indiragiri Hills On Arrival Bangalore check in to hotel

7. Breakfast.Transfer to airport for flight to Chennai. On arrival check in to hotel.
   Chennai has the 2nd longest beach in the world, The Marina Beach. A charming blend of the Oriental & the Occident with fineIndo Saracenic architecture.
   City tour of Chennai-One of the Oldest British settlement, Fort St George built in 1640 by the East India Company, St Mary’s the oldest Anglican Church in Asia, St. Thomas Mount built in memory of the Apostle St.Thomas who was martyred at this spot.
   Popularly known as Madras , the city offer incredible bargaingSouth Indian cottons and silk fron Chennai and Kanchipuram are the finest in India, not for nothing has the “Madras Checks” has become synonyn to Kanchi cottons. Apart Kancheepuram silk, wooven brocade, Thanjore glass paintings using gold leaf as a pre-dominant media for paintings, cane furniture, wood carvings using the God & Goddess as a theme. Victoria Technical Institute, run by the Missionaries of Charity produce fine lace, embroidered and crochet work linens, at Mount Road, Poompuhar & Co-Optex are state run emporiums specialize in offering various products under one roof at fixed price with guaranteed quality. Other areas to explore are Netaji Subash Road, Anna Salai for cane, bronze, wood carvings, leather garments & foot ware, suede jackets, ladies accessories.
   Spencer Plaza & Mall is India’s largest shopping cum office complex with over one million square feet built up area. Book lovers can head for Land mark on Nungambakkam High Road, Fountain Head at Radhakrishna Salai, Giggles at Binnys Road, Higgin Bothams specializes in technical subjects, Travel & tourism, Cassettes & CDs of Indian Classical music.

8. Breakfast. Explore the markets & shop at ease. Relax on Marina Beach. Overnight in hotel.

9. Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon City tour of Mumbai. Last minute shopping spree at Colba Causeway. Relax on the beach at Marine Drive, walk along Chowpatty.
   Overnight in hotel

10. Breakfast. At leisure. Transfer to airport to connect onward flight.

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