Food pilgrimage! A gastronomic tour of

Indian cities

Made by :-

Monika Barnwal

Introduction India's love affair with food is long and legendary.

Indian food changes with every mile and every

season.

No other nation probably offers as wide a variety

of cuisines as India.

We will take you to 7 major cities for their food

variety.

The food tour is of 11/12 day itinerary.

Tour date will be from 9th nov to 20th nov.

Inclusion Group tour of pax 6/ customised tour as specified.

Sightseeing on SIC basis.

10 nights in hotels listed

Meals listed as per itinerary including food tour

cuisines.

All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage

for one suitcase per person

Exclusion

Airfares and visa

Entry fees to attractions and sights.

Extra food, fees not included.

In case of required other means of transport,

like ricksaw, fees is not included.

New Delhi

Day 1

Arrive New Delhi Airport according to your source place and

meet our representative to check in to hotel Rosette.

Enjoy afternoon lunch at hotel and relax.

In evening visit local market by foot and try some street foods

like Golgappa, chaat etc.

Overnight stay and dinner at hotel.

Day 2 After getting fresh in morning with soothing masala tea and light

breakfast, proceed to reach chawari bazaar via metro.

Walk through colourful streetfood Sitaram bazaar, take cycle rickshaws and visit the famous Khari Baoli spice market. This is Asia's largest wholesale market selling all kinds of spices and nuts

take a cycle rickshaw to visit the Sees Ganj Gurudwara, participate in the cooking of the langar, the community cooking program of the Sikhs.

Stroll to sightsee Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, Digambar Jain Temple and the bird hospital in it. Next visit the GauriShankar Temple, Bhagirath Palace, Central Baptist Church and Red fort.

After sightsee walk through Chandni Chowk area, to visit ParantheWali Galli (Lane of Parathas) and a famous jalebi stall. Also, sooth some delicacies like Daulat ki chaat, fruit sandwich and kulle.

In evening, Take metro to reach cannaught place and rest is free for shopping at palika bazzar and janpath.

Return to hotel and have overnight stay with dinner.

Day 3Depart 07:35 New Delhi Arrive

08:20 Jaipur

After an early wake up, check out for airport to reach Jaipur.

Check in the hotel Marriott for couple of hours of rest and freshening

up.

we will begin to explore the Pink City of India by a delightful food

walk through it’s old markets and lanes.

we’ll sample different types of delicious kachouris, chai prepared

over charcoal fire, some justly famous Rajasthani sweets, around

half a dozen different snacks

During tour visit sights such as Galta jee Temple (with it’s resident

population of monkeys and langoors), Nahargarh Fort and a few

more depending upon available time.

Explore the local markets with their mind boggling varieties of

colours, fragrances and people selling and buying almost everything

under the sun like clothes, jewelery, bangles, shoes, utensils, spices

and much more.

Return to hotel to have a traditional rajasthani dinner and stay.

Ahmedabad

Day 4

Depart 08:15 Jaipur Arrive

09:30 Ahmedabad

Check out and proceed for airport to reach Ahmedabad.

Check in to the hotel House of Mangaldas Girdhardas, get fresh with

light gujrati breakfast.

In Afternoon, proceed for jewellery market, Rani no Hajiro is right next to

the chowk and its a great place for shopping for fabrics and paints.

Visit Manek Chowk which is remains the center of Old Ahmedabad and

is still flocked by locals and tourists alike for the shopping opportunities

it offers during the day.

The most famous is mahalaxmi pavbhaji centre, cuisines like Choclate

sandwich and choclate pizza, Masala butter dosa, Asharfi kulfi seems to

be most popular.

After having a brief dinner at this street food, return to the hotel and

spend overnight.

Day 5

At morning after breakfast, visit vastrapur lake.

In the afternoon you will go for the sightseeing in Ahmedabad

and visit the Gandhi ashram, Hathee Singh Jain Temple, Jama

Masjid, Calico museum of textiles.

Next we will proceed for Vishala to experience a gujarati cultural

delight with amazing thali. Indulge yourself in thaali, so elaborate

and yum, that you'll take an hour before you feel like getting up,

and then for sure you'll slump off to sleep, dreaming about the

taste of all that makkhan and ghee.

Return to hotel and stay overnight.

HyderabadDay 6

Depart 07:50 Ahmedabad Arrive

09:45 Hyderabad

Check out and arrive hyderabad by early flight and check in to your hotel Taj

Falaknuma Palace.

After relaxing, emabark on this tantailzing tour of Hyderabad with a cup of

Irani Chai and Osmania Biscuits known as two of the best and most

delicious specialities of the city, other delicacies and confectionaries like

puffs, pastries, stuffed bread like dil-pasand and dil-khush can be savoured

Walking towards Patherghatti, sample some of the best varieties of dosas

and head towards a local spice market which is known for its exotic and

flavour some spices. Experience the variants in Hyderabadi spices and know

the secret of its delicious cuisines!

During tour visit sightsee CharMinar, Birla Mandir and other places if time is

allowed.

In evening, visit a nearby market and delight on delicacies like Nahari

Kulcha, roti kheema and bhaja curry. Sample the most authentic Hyderabadi

Biryani in this market.

After a scrumptious day of sampling and savouring different cuisines of

Hyderabad, conclude this food tour by relishing desserts like double

kameetha, khubanikameetha, malai and several others.

Calcutta

Day 7

Depart 08:45 Hyderabad Arrive

10:40 Calcutta

After morning light breakfast , checkout and get on flight for calcutta.

Reach calcutta within 2.30 hour, check in to hotel The Oberoi Grand.

Sightsee places like Eden garden, Nicco park, victorial memorial.

This evening enjoy dinner at a traditional Bengali home.

Day 8

Breakfast at Flury’s, a tearoom which transports you back to the

1930s British India in a heartbeat. Have a photo walk in

Dalhousie Square and lunch in a Chinese restaurant; the

Chinese community are an important part of Calcutta's past and

present. Enjoy an afternoon private boat cruise on the River

Hoogly.

Have dinner at Bhojohri Manna for delicacies of bengali food

like Daab Chingri, Mutton Dakbangla and Goalondo Steamed

Curry amidst a soothing Bengali ambience.

Return to hotel and spend overnight.

LucknowDay 9Depart 08:45 Calcutta Arrive 10:40

Lucknow

After having breakfast check out from hotel to proceed for flight to lucknow.

Reach lucknow after two hour journey and check in to hotel GenXCasaya.

We take you for this evening tour and allow you to hop-in, hop-out of the traditional roadside eateries making you try the best that is on the menu.

Visit Kaleji Kebab Stall (grilled beef liver marinated with light spices, baked on open charcoal fire and garnished with spicy coriander and mint sauce), Mubeen's Pasanda, Tundey's Kebab served with Luckhnawi Paratha – a variety of bread made on inverted, round bowl with frequent spread of ghee), and Raheem's Nihari Gosht.

After heavy meal take some sweet delicacies at Rehmat's Halwa (this shop prepares sweet meats in small quantity and stocks only a few for consumption within a day. Their specialties include Habshi Halwa, LaukiHalwa, Jauzi Halwa and Kali Gajar Halwa

Overnight stay at hotel.

AmritsarDay 10

Depart 10:50 Lucknow Arrive 13:50

Amritsar

After brief breakfast checkout and take flight to reach Amritsar in 3hr

where you will check in to hotel Ista.

In evening, Amritsar is guarded by 12 historical gates and offer travellers

a chance to explore the spicy flavours of North India. Take an insight

into the traditional shops being run by generations of families. Be it the

Guru ka Bazaar or the Goldsmith market, the old city gives travellers an

opportunity to see the real India. Traversing through the food streets,

taste the age-old delicacies and recipes still revered by the locals and

fellow Punjabis.

Have dinner on kesar ka dhaba with thick punjabi masala meal.

Overnight stay at hotel

Day 11

In morning, visit Langar Hall, that is a community kitchen of the

Golden Temple.

Have Kulcha or Naan as breakfast like locals and get a chance to

taste them. You can visit the famous 80-year old tea shop where tea

is still made on a coal chimney with a table fan. Also, you can enjoy

savoring the famous delectable drink, Lassi. Then, we proceed to

have snacks such as Puris and Kachoris.

Visit Golden temple and later Bagha border for their maginificience.

Return to hotel and check out for late night flight to new delhi and

later on flight for home.

Depart 21:15 Amritsar Arrive 22:55 New

delhi Airport

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