GC295:  Special Topics in Geography India’s Golden Triangle

There will be a meeting in room 3710 NSF on Wednesday, September 26 @ 7.00pm for students interested in a geography field trip to India in late February 2008. Details of the itinerary and cost are below. I hope to see some of you on Wednesday evening

Professor M. Broadway

Trip Itinerary

• Day - 1 -Thursday, February 28^th, Depart Marquette.
  
• Day - 2 - Friday, February 29^th, En route to Delhi.
  
• Day - 3 - Saturday, March 1^st, Delhi.
  • General Information about the city can be found at:
    • http://delhitourism.nic.in/publicpage/whyDelhi.aspx
    • Follow the links for historic sites (e.g., the Red Fort)
      
• Day - 4 - Sunday, March 2^nd, Depart by car for Jaipur.
  • Afternoon: Visit the Pink City of India, including Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) and the Jantar Mantar Observatory. Jaipur is south of Delhi
  • General information can be found at:
    • http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/destinations/jaipur/jaipuroverview.htm
      
• Day - 5 - Monday, March 3^rd, Jaipur - Amber - Fatehpur Sikri – Agra – Agra is east of Jaipur.
  • General information about Agra home of the Taj Mahal can be found at:
    • http://www.agratourism.org/
      
• Day - 6 - Tuesday, March 4^th, Agra - Delhi
  • Optional sunrise visit to Taj Mahal. Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
    
• Day -7 - Wednesday, March 5^th Delhi
  • Haridwar- Rishikesh  Rishikesh is north of Delhi in the foothills of the Himalayas
  • Afternoon visit of Haridwar, the sacred city on the banks of the River Ganges. Witness the Devotional Lamps Ceremony at the Ganges, Aarti, (also known as Har ki Pori) in the evening
  • General information about Haridwar can be found at:
    • http://www.indiantourguide.com/city/haridwar.asp
      
• Day - 8 - Thursday, March 6^th Rishikesh
  •  Breakfast at hotel. Visit Rishikesh including the main ghat.
  • General information about Rishikesh can be found at:
    • http://www.indialine.com/travel/uttaranchal/rishikesh/
      
• Day -9 - Friday, March 7^th Rishikesh - Delhi - Home
  • Departure for Delhi by car.
  • Transfer to International Airport
    
• Day 10 - Saturday, March 8^th, En route to Marquette

Accommodation:

• Hotel Sunstar Delhi (3 nights) http://www.hotelsunstarheritage.com/.
• Hotel Mandawa Haveli, Jaipur (1 night) http://www.castlemandawa.com/mandawahaveli_intro.shtml.
• Howard Park Plaza, Agra (1 night) http://www.tajmahalagra.com/hotels-in-agra/hotel-howard-park-plaza-international.html.
• Ganga Beach Resort, Rishikesh (2 nights) http://www.nivalink.com/gangabeachresort/index.html.

Costs:

• Land portion in India $835 based on 8 students.
  • This price includes cost of admission to all monuments, hotels, breakfasts.
  • The price excludes the cost of lunch or dinner or spending money.
    
• Airfare cost is highly variable depending upon the day and time of the week – In the past week (Sept 24-27^th) airfare from Marquette to Delhi as low as $1250 and as high as $1900 depending upon the carrier. It is anticipated the costs will be approximately $1500 USD.
  
• Other costs include items such as, insurance $30, the Northern Michigan University and the Study Abroad Program fee $125, India Tourist Visa we are eligible for a group tourist visa which will save $
  
• If you take advantage of flat rate tuition, the cost of the class is zero (i.e., you register for 4  4 credit classes) this class is worth 2 credits, under Northern’s policy you pay the same for 18 credits as you do for 12.
  
• The tour companies website:  http://www.spirit-of-india.com/index.html.