DAY 1: Arrive in Delhi and travel to Amritsar, INDIA
This morning you are transferred to the Delhi airport for your early afternoon flight to Amritsar. This 16th century city, founded by Ram Das, the fourth guru of the Sikhs, is today both the center of Sikh religion and the major city of the Punjab state. You are met upon arrival in Amritsar and taken to your luxurious hotel.
►Suggested hotel:
Ista Hotel, Amritsar

DAY 2: Amritsar, INDIA
Enjoy a full day of touring – starting with a morning visit of the magnificent Golden Temple. Your city tour continues, including a visit of the garden and national memorial at Jalianwala Bagh, the site where hundreds of Indians were massacred by the British in 1919. This afternoon, drive outside the city to Wagah Border to see the dramatic daily flag ceremony at the Indo-Pakistan border. Tonight return to the Golden Temple to witness the ritualistic and colorful Palki Sahib, or night ceremony.
►Suggested hotel:
Ista Hotel, Amritsar  

DAY 3: Amritsar to Dharamsala, INDIA
Today, drive up towards the magnificent snow-clad Himalayas to Dharamsala, a city surrounded by dense forests and streams. It is also the seat of the Tibet’s government in exile and the temporary residence of His Holiness, Dalai Lama. Your afternoon sightseeing tour visits the residence and temple of the Dalai Lama, where you are welcome to participate as the monks chant and meditate. Learn about Tibetan history, politics and culture at the Tibet Museum, which has more than over 80,000 manuscripts. Go for a short Kora Walk around the temple and residence of H.H. Dalai Lama to see the many prayer flags, “mani” stones and Buddhist monks and nuns chanting holy hymns.
►Suggested hotel:
Chonor House, Dharamsala 

DAY 4: Dharamsala, INDIA
Today’s full day sightseeing tour includes visits to the Tibetan Library of Work and Archives, Tibetan Medical and Astrological Center, and Norbulingka - established to teach and preserve traditional Tibetan Art, such as wood carving, thangka painting, goldsmithing and embroidery. Tour St. John’s in the Wilderness, an Anglican church built in 1852. It is decorated in grey stone with fine Belgian stained glass windows donated by Lady Elgin. And you’ll visit Bhagsu Nag Temple, where pilgrims go to bathe in the pure spring waters, and quiet Naddi Village with its magnificent views of the Dhauladhar Mountain Range and the Kangra Valley.
►Suggested hotel:
Chonor House, Dharamsala

DAY 5: Dharamsala to Pragpur, INDIA
This morning drive to Pragpur, located in Himachal's most panoramic areas, in the shade of the Dhauladhar Mountains or the White Ranges. Founded in the 17th century, Pragpur is a small, neat settlement known for its abundance of springtime flowers. This afternoon visit 300-year-old Heritage Village, with its cobbled streets, ornamental village tank, and well-preserved architecture of mud plastered and slate roofed houses. Your accommodations for the next two nights are at Judge’s Court, a classified "Heritage” country manor.
►Suggested hotel:
Judge’s Court, Pragpur 

DAY 6: Pragpur, INDIA
This morning, visit the famous Jwalamukhi Temple, dedicated to the “Goddess of Light.” Uniquely without an idol, an eternally burning blue flame emanating from a rock sanctum is worshipped as a manifestation of the goddess. This afternoon, it is a short drive to Dada Siba to see the ruins of ancient Lord Krishna Temple, with beautiful centuries-old Kangra mural paintings that cover the inner walls.
►Suggested hotel:
Judge’s Court, Pragpur 


DAY 7: Pragpur to Mashobra, INDIA
Today enjoy a scenic drive into the magnificent Himalayas. Mid-afternoon arrive at the Wildflower Resort. This former residence of Lord Kitchener is a colonial period masterpiece, set amid 23 acres of virgin woods. Enjoy your the rest of the day at leisure to explore this fairytale sanctuary and its deluxe amenities.
►Suggested hotel:
Wildflower Hall, Mashobra


DAY 8: Excursion to Shimla, INDIA
Today is a full day excursion to Shimla, the exclusive British summer capital in the 1800s.At 7,500 feet high, Shimla sprawls along crescent-shaped ridge, with buildings clinging to the slopes. See the stately English houses, including Gorton Castle and the Vice Regal Lodge. Enjoy a ride on the famous Toy Train, a narrow-gauge railway built in 1924, with one of the world’s steepest rises. The ride past little hamlets and terraced fields, and through breathtaking bridges and tunnels reveals memorable and seemingly endless panoramic vistas. Return to your resort by late afternoon. ►Suggested hotel:
Wildflower Hall, Mashobra

DAY 9: Depart Mashobra, INDIA
This morning it is a short drive to the Shimla airport for your flight to Delhi. Here you can connect to your departing flight home or on to your next destination.