Description
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company’s army in the garrison town of Meerut. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that region, and was contained only with the rebels’ defeat in Gwalior on 20 June 1858. On 1 November 1858, the British granted amnesty to all rebels not involved in murder, though they did not declare the hostilities to have formally ended until 8 July 1859.
You are accompanied by a tour leader to ensure that your tour runs smoothly.
This is a flight and coach tour and your guide is Patrick Mercer.
The cost – includes breakfast, hotel accommodation, flight, coach, museums and guide, but not food and drinks. – is £4,750 per person. A discount of 10% is available for bookings over two people or more.
This is a bespoke tour
Itinerary
Day 1
Meet at the London Heathrow airport and catch the British Airways flight to Delhi
Day 2
Arrive at Delhi
Book into Hotel
Pre-lunch briefing and lecture
Lunch
Half day sightseeing. India Gate, President’s palace drive by, and Humayun’s tomb.
Dinner at the hotel
Day 3
Visit : Kashmiri Gate, Skinner’s Church, and the Mutiny Memorial,
Lunch
Visit Nicholson Cemetery, and the Red Fort.
Return to hotel
Dinner at the hotel
Day 4
Flight to: Lucknow
Lunch
Visit: Bara Imambara, The Residency, and Havelock’s Memorial
Book into Hotel
Dinner at the hotel
Day 5
Visit: Alambagh palace, and Sikander Bagh.
Lunch
Visit: La Martiniere College, and Dilkusha hunting lodge.
Return to hotel
Dinner in the hotel
Day 6
Travel to: Agra
Lunch
Visit: Agra Fort
Book into hotel
Dinner at the hotel
Day 7
Visit: Taj Mahal at sunrise and the marble inlay workshop.
Lunch
Free afternoon
Return to hotel
Dinner at the hotel
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Day 8
Travel to: Jaipur
Lunch
Visit: Abhaneri Stepwell
Book into hotel
Dinner at the hotel
Day 9
Visit: Amer Fort
Lunch
Visit: A small private forest to spend time with rescued elephants.
Return to hotel
Dinner at a restaurant
Day 10
Visit: Jaipur City Palace and Jantar Mantar.
Lunch
Afternoon free. Option to go shopping for Jaipur specialities such as textiles and jewellery.
Day 11
Return to Delhi
Farewell dinner at the hotel
Day 12
Catch the flight back to London Heathrow.
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