Private transfer to your hotel: After passing through immigration and collecting your luggage at Muscat Airport you will be met and welcomed to Oman before being transferred to your hotel. You have this morning at leisure to relax at your hotel and recover from your flight. An early room check-in will be requested but is subject to availability on arrival.

Afternoon guided tour of Muscat: This afternoon you will be met in the hotel lobby by your private driver-guide and taken on an introductory tour of Oman’s capital. A quick photo stop will be made at the majestic Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque before continuing with a visit to the bustling Muttrah district, the traditional centre of commerce in Oman and home of the famous Muttrah Souq, a traditional bazaar and one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman dating back two hundred years. After the tour, you have the option of grabbing dinner in one of the restaurants close to the souq or returning to your hotel to relax.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the W Muscat (Wonderful Room)  

Morning tour of the Grand Mosque: Around eight o’clock this morning you will be taken on a private tour of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. Built in 2001, the Grand Mosque is one of the largest and most impressive mosques in the gulf. It is also one of the few that is open to western visitors and is a stunning example of contemporary Islamic architecture. Enjoy a guided walk around the mosque and its various prayer halls which will enhance your knowledge of Islam and demonstrate its huge importance in Oman.

Morning kayaking in Bandar Khayran: After your tour of the mosque you will be transferred to Bandar Khayran, a coastal town around 45 minutes’ drive east of Muscat. Khayran beach faces out onto a peaceful bay, sheltered from the gulf and with lots of interesting inlets and islands best explored by kayak. You will join a shared kayaking tour lasting around a hour before returning to your hotel to enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the W Muscat (Wonderful Room)

Meals: Breakfast

Day at leisure: You have today at leisure to explore more of Muscat independently or simply relax by the pool or venture to nearby Qurum Beach.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the W Muscat (Wonderful Room)

Meals: Breakfast

Private transfer to the airport: At the advised time today you will be met at your hotel and transferred to Muscat Airport in time to check-in for your onward flight.

Flight: WY273 Muscat - Jaipur 08.50 - 13.15

Private transfer to your hotel: Welcome to India! You will be met on arrival in Jaipur by a local representative and introduced to your private driver. Together they will take you to your city hotel to check in.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Samode Haveli (Deluxe Room)

Meals: Breakfast

Guided tour of the Milk Market & Amber Fort: Start the day with a visit to the milk market where large quantities of milk is procured from individual sellers and then resold to whole buyers. Enjoy the interesting ways by which the buyers judge the purity of milk and negotiate the prices.

Afterwards continue to Amber Fort – a stunning fort which holds a hilltop position above the city. ‘Amer’ was the former capital of Jaipur state; construction of this key fort began in the 16th century, with embellishments continually added by successive rulers. A comprehensive look around the Fort should include the Palace of Mirrors, inlaid with millions of tiny glistening mirrors, the hall of Public Audience, and the beautiful, manicured gardens. After time admiring the beauty of the fort, you will return to your hotel to relax for the rest of the day.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Samode Haveli (Deluxe Room)

Meals: Breakfast

Wake up with Jaipur Pink City Rickshaw tour: The Pink City Rickshaw Company is an NGO providing training and employment for women from low-income households in Jaipur. The first company to offer rickshaw tours run exclusively by female drivers, this is a great chance to explore the city and support a worthy cause at the same time. Start early this morning and take a two hour ride with your Pink City Rickshaw canopy down and feel the crisp air on empty streets of this usually bustling city. See the Hawa Mahal before the crowds, visit a wholesale flower market, experience a Morning Prayer chanting at a 18th century temple, and see the white marble Birla Mandir.

Guided tour of Jaipur: Start the tour of the old city with a visit to the City Palace which is situated in the heart of the city. The whole complex is wonderfully laid out with large courtyards, balconies, cupolas, arched entrances and gardens, which are a combination of Rajput and Mughal architecture. The museum here displays the rich heritage of the Jaipur family in miniature paintings, textiles, garments, books & manuscripts, carpets, palanquins and weapons dating back to the 15th century.

Leaving the City Palace behind you will move on to the Jantar Mantar (medieval observatory). Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II had a passion for astronomy which led him to build five astronomical observatories in India at Jaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi, Mathura and Delhi. The observatory at Jaipur, built in 1728, is the largest and best preserved of them. The observatory has a curious collection of sculptures which enable the calculation of many astronomical and astrological events like eclipses etc. Each of these structures was built after relentless study of books, manuscripts and discussions with scholars from all over the world. Even today they are put to good use.

Rejoin your driver to drive past Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds). Built in 1799 Hawa Mahal, or the Palace of Winds, is one of the landmarks of Jaipur although it is little more than a façade. It is a five-storey building in pink, built to enable the women of the harem to see the activities of the outside world without being seen themselves.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Samode Haveli (Deluxe Room)

Meals: Breakfast

Road journey to Shahpura Bagh: After breakfast, you will be collected from your hotel and driven around 4 hours to Shahpura Bagh. Please be aware that the road is bumpy in parts. On arrival check into your lovely heritage hotel and spend the afternoon at leisure. A selection of activities can be arranged by your hotel and paid for locally, including village walks and bird-watching.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Shahpura Bagh (Suite)

Meals: Breakfast

Day at leisure: Today you have a full day at leisure to relax and enjoy your rural surrounds. The property is a fine place to relax, set amongst wide gardens, and with an extremely attractive art deco swimming pool. There are numerous activities on offer, including walks around the estate, jeep safaris to surrounding villages, wildlife tours, cycling, horse-riding, bird-watching, and culinary workshops. Your engaging hosts will be very happy to discuss ideas.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Shahpura Bagh (Suite)

Meals: Breakfast

Road journey to Udaipur, via Chittorgarh: After breakfast you will leave Shahpura and head by road across southern Rajasthan to Udaipur. This will be a journey of around 4-5 hours, and on the way you will stop at Chittorgarh to visit the largest Fort complex in India. Chittorgarh, once the capital of the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar, represents the quintessence of Rajput pride and valour. It was here that the chivalrous Rajputs - men and women - repeatedly gave up their lives, preferring death to dishonour and surrender. Throughout its history, this fortified settlement saw siege after siege but refused to bow before foreign power. The ruins of the great monuments at Chittor speak volumes of the many grim and glorious deeds of heroism and sacrifice. A knowledgeable guide from Udaipur will be waiting for you on arrival to show you around this magnificent fortress. After time exploring the fort, continue on to Delwara, just outside Udaipur, to check in to the dramatic Devigarh and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the RAAS Devigarh (Palace Suite)

Meals: Breakfast

Morning tour of Udaipur: After breakfast this morning you will be taken into Udaipur, just 30 minutes to the south, for a guided tour. Start your exploration at the huge City Palace, which towers over the eastern shore of Lake Pichola. This is the largest palace complex in Rajasthan, and is a blend of imposing Rajput military architecture on the outside and lavish decorative art on the inside. Initial construction was started by Maharana Udai Singh, the city's founder; the City Palace is made up of at least four separate interconnecting palaces built over a period of nearly three centuries. The main part of the palace is now preserved as a museum which houses interesting artefacts from the heady days of royalty.

You will follow on with a visit to Sahelion-Ki-Bari: beautiful gardens laid out in the mid-18th century for a retinue of forty-eight young ladies-in-waiting, who were sent to Udaipur as part of a princess's dowry. The gardens boast beautiful lawns, lotus pools, marble pavilions and marble elephant-shaped fountains - all of which reinforces the romantic reputation of Udaipur. Next continue to Jagdish Temple, sitting just outside the northern gates of the City Palace. This Indo-Aryan temple enshrines a black stone image of Lord Vishnu as Jagannath, the creator of the universe.

Boat ride on Lake Pichola: Later on in the afternoon you will join a shared boat cruise on scenic Lake Pichola. From the boat one will get unmatched views of the two islands in the lake, the Jagniwas Island and Jagmandir Island. Jagniwas is the island on which beautiful Lake Palace was built by Maharana Jagat Singh II in 1754. Today, it has been converted into a luxurious heritage hotel, with courtyards, fountains and gardens, and immortalised on screen as the lair of Octopussy in the 1983 Bond film of the same name. After the tour you will have some time at leisure to look for souvenirs or return direct to your hotel to relax.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the RAAS Devigarh (Palace Suite)

Meals: Breakfast

Private transfer to the airport: In the early afternoon, you will be collected from the hotel and driven to Udaipur’s Airport, around an hour outside the city, in time to board your onward flight.

Flight: AI644 Udaipur - Mumbai 16.20 - 17.50

Flight: AI9657 Mumbai - Goa 19.05 - 20.30 

Private transfer to your hotel: On arrival at Goa's airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel to check-in.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Cabo Serai (Cottage)

Meals: Breakfast

Days at leisure: These days are yours at leisure to relax at the hotel and reflect on your adventures. The hotel has numerous activities which can be arranged locally, and a range of facilities to aid your relaxation. We strongly recommend using your beach hotel as a base to explore the wider surrounds of Goa: rich in exciting markets, adventure activities, and lush tropical scenery of rivers, waterfalls, paddy fields, and beaches both busy and secluded.

Accommodation: Stay these nights at the Cabo Serai (Cottage)

Meals: Breakfast

Private transfer to the airport: At the advised time today, you will be transferred back to the airport in time to check-in for your onward flight.

Flight: WY208 Goa - Muscat 20.40 - 22.10 

Meals:  Breakfast