Yoga Journey to Rajasthan, Agra, and Varanasi
(Registration still open! Registration Deadline extended to the end of August 2019)
January 18 – February 5, 2020
All-Levels Hatha Yoga with Fran Gallo
This journey, organized by Spiritual India Journeys, combines daily yoga with Seattle yogini, Fran Gallo, elegant accommodations, wonderful food, natural beauty, stunning architecture, and the rich colorful culture of North India. We fly to Delhi and continue on a fabulous tour of Rajasthan, visiting Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Pushkar, and Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. From there we journey to Agra, home of the majestic Taj Mahal. We also visit the sacred city of Varanasi. This tour is filled with breathtaking views, wildlife, beautiful palaces, and the vibrant scenes of daily life in India. Our guide Arvind is an expert on Indian culture, history, and religions.
Highlights:
- Visit the tiger reserve in Ranthambore
- See the Taj Mahal in Agra, a UNESCO Heritage Monument
- Go on a Village Safari in Rajasthan (in jeeps)
- Dine with a local Rajput family at their haveli
- Tour the Mirror Palace and Amber Fort (Jaipur)
- Go birding at Keoladeo National Bird Park, one of the best bird parks in India
- Tour the majestic City Palace of Udaipur
- Take an early evening boat ride on Lake Pichola (Udaipur)
- Stay at the Blue City of Jodhpur
- Visit the holy town of Pushkar
- Share your love with an elephant at a unique elephant sanctuary
- Sunset camel ride
- Take a sunrise boat tour on the Ganges and see vibrant scenes of daily life in the ancient sacred city of Varanasi
Rajasthan Itinerary January 2020
View Slide Show from our last Rajasthan Tour
Cost/Registration Information (registration now open!)
Cost: $4950 per person, double occupancy (add $1200 for single supplement). Includes yoga, guide fees, all transportation and domestic flights within India, 5-star hotels, all breakfasts, 4 lunches and all dinners, hotel and driver tips, porters, bottled water, hotel and driver tips, entrance fees, and guest experts on Indian culture. It also includes an orientation booklet and personal advice on travel to India. Cost does not include tip for guide, drinks, room service, non-group activities, personal expenses, or international airfare.
Itinerary is subject to change as needed. Please send in your check with the registration form as soon as possible to guarantee your place and help us make all the train and hotel bookings in a timely manner.
Early Bird Registration: Register before July 30, 2019 and receive a complimentary Ayurvedic spa treatment of your choice at any hotel while on your trip!
To Register: (1) Please mail your deposit of $500 (fully refundable before July 30, 2019), payable to Spiritual India Journeys, to the following address: Kelley McHenry 1240 NW Richmond Beach Rd. Shoreline, WA 98177 and (2) Please complete the on-line form Register for this Tour (registration and release forms)
50% of the total cost of the tour is due by August 30, 2019. A minimum of 10 people is required for this trip to occur. You will be contacted after July 30, 2019 to let you know if we have met our minimum so that you can book your flights.
Your Hosts for this Trip
Fran Gallo, Arvind Singh, Kelley McHenry will be your hosts for this trip:
Fran Gallo, Arvind Singh, and Kelley McHenry will be your hosts for this trip!
Kelley McHenry, trip organizer, is a librarian at Seattle Central College and holds an MA in International Studies, South Asia, from the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. She has lived and worked in Kenya and the Netherlands and traveled widely in Asia and Europe, but India is her passion. In addition to academic studies, Kelley has been to India many times, lived with Indian families, studied Hindi, and been leading tour groups to India for the past 12 years.
Dr. Arvind Singh, guide and trip organizer, holds an MA in Indian History & Culture, an MA in Indian Philosophy & Religion, and a PhD in Indian Archaeology. He has published three books and 16 research articles on different aspects of Indian culture, ecology, numismatics, and archaeology. He was a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, and taught for several years at Banaras Hindu University.
Fran Gallo has led several trips to India for Spiritual India Journeys. This will be her eighth visit to India and seventh journey leading yoga classes with India Spiritual Journeys. Formerly an English instructor at Green River Community College, Fran now devotes herself to teaching hatha yoga to share its healing and empowering effects. She studied Hatha Yoga at Ananda Yoga Centre in Nepal and furthered her studies at Ved Niketan Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh, India. For Fran, yoga’s magic is in discovering how to go beyond what we perceive as our limits and in the profound sense of wholeness, peace, and balance one obtains from cultivating a yoga practice. Fran has been teaching yoga in Seattle since 1996.
