Day #1
February 19 in England ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Travel from London Heathrow to Mumbai, India. Utilised our BA companion voucher!
Day #2
February 20 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Had an easy morning as we didn't get to the hotel until 0130. Had a walk around historic Mumbai.
Day #3
February 21 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Day tour of Mumbai.
We started with a visit to Dharavai slum which was really eye opening. Then a visit to Mani Bhavan (Gandhi's house), Victoria terminus, Gateway of India and some other stopsRead more
Day #4
February 22 in India ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Early start, catching a plane from Mumbai to Delhi. After some rest, we went to Swaminarayan Akshardham temple. You couldn't take pictures but it was beautiful. We then went to the Red Fort.
Day #5
February 23 in India ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Delhi city tour. It takes ages to get anywhere because the traffic is so bad!
Started with a visit to Gandhi Smirti (monument where he was created), Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Qutub Minar and LotusRead more
Day #6
February 24 in India ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
5.15am start to go to Taj Mahal for sunrise. World wonder #6 completed for me.
Then we went to see Agra’s gem-cutting and inlay craft, known as Pietra Dura or parchinkari, which is aRead more
Day #7
February 25 in India ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Safari day 1 in Zones 6 and 7 in Ramthabore National Park.
No tigers today but lots of other animals including peacocks, monkeys, birds and we did see a sloth bear (Baloo!). The scenery was amazingRead more
Day #8
February 26 in India ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Zone 3 today. First sighting of tigers in the morning. It was about 200m away but really difficult to see as it was camouflaged. In the afternoon, we saw the same tigers but they were up and moving,Read more
Day #9
February 27 in India ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Zone 4 this morning. Mainly watched 2 female tiger cubs who were feasting on a Samba dear. We got a lot closer and I got some brilliant photos on my camera.
Also saw two types of kingfishers, someRead more
Day #10
February 28 in India ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
City tour of Jaipur today. Visited the Hawa Mahal, Agra Fort (was huge), Panna Meena Ka Kind, Jal Mahal and city palace. Lots of beautiful architecture. The city looks quite different to other citiesRead more
Day #11
March 1 in India ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Early start to look for leopards. Unfortunately, we didn't spot any. Did see some monkeys, deer and peacocks though.
We then travelled to Udaipur for a few days. Had to get a rickshaw to the hotelRead more
Day #12
March 2 in India ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Had a lay in as had a few early mornings.
Then had a wander around the old town down to the city palace. Beautiful building and gardens.
Had some really yummy Indian food down by the river.
Day #13
March 3 in India ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Happy Holi! It was Holi festival which was incredible to see. It is the festival of colour, so people cover each other in bright paint and throw warer bombs. The kids got us quite a bit with someRead more
Day #14
March 4 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Went for a morning boat ride on Lake Pichola to Jagmandor Island Palace.
We then had some relaxing time before heading back to the airport for a flight to Mumbai and then on to London Heathrow.














































































































































































































