Classical India Tour 11 Days

India is a subcontinent consisting of many local countries. The best way to experience India is through its culture, tradition, history and mythology. India is associated with those who have not yet visited it with a variety of images and associations: magnificent palaces of Maharajas, impressive with their treasures, compared to beggars asking for alms or lying on the streets of the cities. In India there are great plains of dry and arid desert and savanna, rain forests on the slopes of the snow-covered Himalayas, tigers and elephants, silk and the sounds of the sitar and the table, scents in the sky and incense, and statues of gods and goddesses. It has large and crowded markets, colorful costumes and foods in different flavors. All these and more make up this huge and complicated country, the largest by population in the world.

Rajastan is a state in northern India. It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of India’s total geographical area. Rajasthan means “The Land of Kings” (Raja in Sanskrit). The Mughal Empire ruled this area since the 16th century to the 18th century, they were very good warriors. The British empire took control of the region in 1818, and gave the rulers of the region a degree of autonomy. Many palaces of local Maharajas are located in this area, to show their wealth.

Amira Ilan is a veteran tour guide, having led Jewish religious groups around the world to destinations such as, Italy, France, India, China, Slovenia, Croatia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Her tours help travelers encounter the local culture and historical Jewish experience with an eye on geography, architecture, art, and social and political history. Amira, a Jerusalemite, holds degrees in landscape architecture and completed her graduate work at SUNY Syracuse.