Britain's leading cultural tour operator is beginning a series of new tours to India in October 2012.

Our programme of tours is as follows:

The Indian Mutiny of 1857. Led by Patrick Mercer MP, this is a tour of intense interest for military, imperial and Indian history. The tour explores Old Delhi, Meerut, Lucknow, Gwalior, Agra and New Delhi, providing an excellent overview of Indian landscapes, culture and architecture with arrangements for special access.
Price: £4,450 per person includes international flights, accommodation, most meals with drinks and the talks by the lecturer.
Dates: 23 October-5 November 2012

Ashoka and Buddhist India, led by Charles Allen. This tour visits major Buddhist sites and sees much of the finest Buddhist and Hindu sculpture at museums in Delhi, Sarnath, Patna and Kolkata (Calcutta), studying the historical Buddha's life and the associated art and architecture.
Price: £4,920, including international flights, accommodation, most meals with drinks and the talks by the lecturer.
Dates: 1-14 March 2013

Temples of Tamil Nadu, led by Professor Adam Hardy. A tour examining the art and architecture of Hinduism in the southernmost state, including Madras, Mamallapuram, Thanjavur, Srirangam and Madurai. The lecturer is a leading authority on Hindu architecture who has designed a temple in India.
Price: £3,880 including international flights, accommodation, most meals with drinks and the talks by the lecturer.
Dates: 14-26 January 2013

Kingdoms of the Deccan, led by John M. Fritz. This tour features Islamic forts and mosques and Hindu temples in the capital cities of the Bahmani sultanates founded in the 14th century. Hampi and Hyderabad are also included.
Price £4,940, including international flights, accommodation, most meals with drinks and talks by the lecturer.
Dates: 1-14 February 2013

The British Raj, led by David Gilmour and Gavin Stamp. Led by two eminent lecturers, visiting the major centres of British power, which are still India's leading cities, Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta) and Delhi. Private visits and special access also feature on this tour.
Price: on application
Dates: February/ March 2013

Other tours planned for early 2013 include Bengal by River, Rajput and Mughal Rajasthan, and Essential India.

The finest tours to India - do less, see more

Our aim is to create the most memorable tours to India available - the best planned, the most informative and the most illuminating. We are careful not to cram too much into each day, and the itineraries may include fewer places, but with more time spent at each, to examine, absorb, contemplate and recuperate. Led by leading experts in their field, these tours feature out of the way and less visited places, resulting in what we believe are the most fascinating range of tours currently available in English.

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 020 8742 3355 or liz.brown@martinrandall.co.uk