North India & Rajasthan

This is the vibrant and colourful heartland of the great Empirs and kingdoms ruled by Emperors and the Maharajas who - according to Kipling - were created by Providence to provide mankind with a spectacle. Here are the Taj Mahal and other gems of Mughal and Rajput architecture. Desert country-side and nomad cultures. Riding safaris; Colourful festivals, and a wide range of wildlife from desert fauna to tigers and superb winter birding - including Great Indian Bustards and vast flocks of cranes and waterfowl; the Golden Temple at Amritsar; the colourful border ceremony with Pakistan and the avian treasures of Harike.