TOURS & CRUISES | ASIA

Historic highlights on a tour of India

By Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
11:07 AM PST, November 08, 2007

Toast the New Year during a cocktail cruise on Lake Pichola in Udaipur during a tour of the subcontinent. The 13-day excursion is led by Sy Scheinberg, history professor at Cal State Fullerton. Highlights include visiting the country's largest mosque, Jama Masjid in Old Delhi; seeing Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, said to be among the largest medieval observatories in the world; riding an elephant to the Amber Fort; and seeing the Taj Mahal at sunrise.

Info: EastWest International Tours, Laguna Beach; (800) 359-6719, www.eastwest-tours.com.

Itinerary: Includes Delhi, Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra, Khajuraho, Varanasi.

Dates: Dec. 28 to Jan. 9.

Price: $6,390 per person, double occupancy (single supplement $1,990), including ground transportation, flights within India, accommodations, most meals, all sightseeing tours and entrance fees, transfers, porterage and taxes. Doesn't include round- trip airfare from L.A. to Delhi.

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