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Golf Holidays with Taj
Duration : 15 Nights/ 16 Days
Destinations : Mumbai - Chennai - Kolkata - Delhi - Agra
- Delhi
Day 01 : Mumbai
Arrive by international flight. You will be met on arrival and
transferred to the hotel.
Day 02 : Mumbai
Full day at leisure to relax after the international flight..
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03 : Mumbai
Morning : Guided tour of Elephanta Island, in the middle of
Mumbai's harbour. The island was inhabited by a colony of monks
around the 6th century. Elephanta is famous for its rock-cut
cave temple, and especially for the massive image of Trimurti,
the trinity of India mythology.
Afternoon: Guided tour of Mumbai, a city at once modern and
historical. Built on seven islands, Mumbai came into British
hands several centuries ago as part of the dowry of Catherine
de Braganza of Portugal when she married Charles II. The spirit
of the Raj still lingers in the fine old buildings of the Fort
area, yet the city is thoroughly Indian. Its 9½ million
people are drawn from all over India, and Mumbai is a lively
melting pot of many cultures. During your tour of the city,
it grows on you and unfolds before your eyes. The sombre majesty
of Victorian Gothic architecture seems at peace with the hurly-burly
of the commercial area in its shadows.
Day 04 : Mumbai
FULL DAY OF GOLFING at the Mumbai Presidency Golf Club at Chembur,
opened in 1940 as the implementation of a masterplan drawn up
by international golf star Peter Thompson. Chembur's greens
are the slickest and best in India. The fairways are much finer
and tighter than the lush lies of Delhi and Kolkata and require
a more exacting fairway wood shot. Additionally, Chembur has
the characteristics of variable and shifting sea breezes and
more humidity than in the other cities. Of its 110 acres, the
heart-land and beauty of the course is "across the road".
Here the 441-yard, par 4, fourteenth, played from the  back
markers of the championship trees, with its lightning fast green,
and the interesting dog-legged, tree-obstructed 430-yard, par
4, fifteenth, are as much a challenge as can be found anywhere.
And as the prevailing southwesterly evening wind freshens the
critical closing stages of a match, the but also of boldness
and courage. The annual All India Amateur Golf Championship
which attracts a large number of international competitors was
first played here in 1964.
Day 05 : Mumbai / Chennai
Morning : At leisure.
Afternoon : Arrive Chennai and transfer to the hotel.
Day 06 : Chennai
Morning : A guided tour of Mahabalipuram, a temple-town by the
sea, with some excellent examples of temple architecture. Mahabalipuram,
is an ancient coastal port - south of Chennai. Here you will
see many sculptures and temples of typical South Indian architectural
design; the Five Radhas - a group of monolithic monuments and
animal figures carved out of solid rock; the Shore Temple, lashed
by the waves of the sea; and the huge frescoe, "The Penance
of Bhagirath". .
Afternoon : Guided tour of Chennai. Chennai was the first toehold
of the British East India Company on India
soil. Later it was the center of the Anglo-French Carnatic wars
for supremacy on the Indian sub-continent. You will visit the
National Art Gallery and Museum, housing some of the best examples
of early South Indian history --- notable bronzes of the Chola
period. The tour will also take you to the Cathedral of San
Thome, the Mylapor Temple and St. Mary's Church.
Day 07 : Chennai
FULL DAY GOLFING --- The venue could be the Chennai Gymkhana
Club, or the greens at  Saidapet,
or in the unique atmosphere of the Guindy Race Club surrounded
by the race - tracks that have been pounded by thundering horse-hooves,
and yet preserve in the center a virgin green, lush stretch
ideal for golfing. There would be the possibility to arrange
a mini-tournament to match your skills against the many ardent
golfers whose love for the game is nurtured by their sponsors,
viz. old commercial houses of British origin.
Day 08 : Chennai / Kolkata
Full day at leisure to relax at the hotel's swimming pool or
to explore Chennai on your own or fokr shopping --- Chennai would
be an excellent place to buy cottons and silks.
Evening : Arrive Kolkata and transfer to the hotel.
Day 09 : Kolkata
Morning : A late morning visit to Mother Teresa's Ashram.
Afternoon : Half day city tour of Kolkata.
Day 10 : Kolkata
FULL DAY OF GOLFING
Day 11 : Kolkata / Delhi
Morning : At leisure
Afternoon : Arrive New Delhi and transfer to the hotel.
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12 : NEW DELHI
Morning: Half day tour of New Delhi
Afternoon: Half day tour of old Delhi
Day 13 : New Delhi
FULL DAY OF GOLFING
Day 14 : New Delhi / Agra
Morning : Arrive Agra and transfer to the hotel.
Afternoon : Half-day tour of Agra and the Taj Mahal.
Day 15 : Agra / New Delhi
Morning : Half day guided tour of Fatehpur-Sikri.
Fatehpur Sikri, the deserted red Sandstone City was built by
Emperor Akbar as his capital and palace in the 16th century.
It was a veritable fairy-tale city and its "ruins"
are still in pristine condition. It is not hard to imagine what
the court life must have been like in the days of its grandeur.
Late
afternoon : Arrive Delhi and transfer to the hotel.
Day 16 : Delhi
Depart Early morning. Transfer to the airport to board the international
flight.
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