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India Style File

Join globetrotter and textile designer Lisa Fine on a stylish adventure through India’s mesmerizing cosmopolitan centers.

What to Expect

On this journey, we will experience the best of India’s vibrant landscape, culture and fashion with an engaging itinerary that features time in Mumbai, Jaipur and Varanasi, with the possibility to add on a post-trip to Delhi and Agra, where you can see the Taj Mahal at sunrise. We will visit lavish palaces, tour historical museums and enjoy behind-the-scenes access to bustling markets and influential ateliers under the expert guidance of Lisa Fine, a textile designer who has visited India dozens of times.

Special shopping experiences will allow us to peruse an incredibly varied array of jewelry, home goods and textiles, featuring both traditional and innovative interpretations intended to give you a glimpse of the richness and diversity of Indian craftsmanship. The itinerary will offer many opportunities for insight in this life-changing destination, with an insider who knows its stylish secrets.

Past
  • When
    Oct 7 – 15 or 18, 2018
  • Length
    9 days / 8 nights
  • Type of Traveler
    Adventurers , Style Mavens , Soul Searchers

This Journey's Host

A textile designer and an Indagare ambassador, Lisa Fine has traveled to India more than 50 times in search of inspiration and transformation. She learned her craft in its cities, and she now returns to share them with her friends. Lisa Fine will impart an insider’s perspective of India—her second home—and open members’ eyes to its incredible customs, colors, flavors and more.

Curious to receive the full itinerary and join the trip? Contact us and find out more.

Itinerary Highlights

  • Meet with a group of cutting-edge designers who are shaping India’s current fashion scene 
  • Private walking tours of Mumbai, as well as Varanasi and Jaipur, the centers for crafts and commerce in Rajasthan 
  • Curated shopping experiences in top stores and local markets, focused on exploring Indian textiles, jewelry and artwork 
  • Insider tours of historical monuments like Churchgate Station, the Palace of Winds, the Amber Fort, Sarnath and the Jaipur City Palace, where we will access private rooms off-limits to the public 
  • A guided tour along the Ganges River at sunset, followed by a private aarti blessing ceremony in a temple
  • Cycle rickshaw and walking tour of Delhi with an insider guide, with lunch in the Khan Market
  • The chance to have dinner on the lawn of the Rambagh Palace while dressed in a personalized sari
  • The chance to add on a post-trip to Agra, where you can visit the majestic Taj Mahal at one of the best times of day to see it: sunrise 
  • Lavish private group dining experiences and accommodations at the best restaurants and hotels 

Trip Details

In preparation for the journey, members will also receive a comprehensive departure package that includes an itinerary, packing list, accommodations overview and other important information.

  • When
    Oct 7 – 15 or 18, 2018
  • Length
    9 days / 8 nights
  • Group Size
    Up to 16 travelers
  • Host
    Lisa Fine

Includes

  • All accommodations indicated in the itinerary
  • All meals indicated in the itinerary
  • All activities indicated in the itinerary
  • Insider access to top ateliers and guided shopping in markets
  • Lavish private group dining experiences at the best restaurants and hotels in India
  • The chance to add on a post-trip visit to Agra, where you can see the bucket list monument the Taj Mahal at sunrise

Excludes

  • International airfare and airport taxes
  • Travel insurance
  • Other meals and alcoholic beverages (not indicated in the itinerary)
  • Liability for change in itinerary due to reasons beyond our control (change in flights, cancellations, political disturbances, natural phenomena)
  • Items of personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, etc.
  • Optional activities
Curious to receive the full itinerary and join the trip? Contact us and find out more.

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