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Day 01
Delhi |
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On arrival at Delhi,
transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at
hotel. |
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Day 02
Delhi |
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 After
breakfast transfer to Delhi Golf Club. The 6972 yards, PAR 72, 18
Hole Golf Course was redesigned by Peter Thompson in 1977 - 78. This
golf club in Delhi was chosen to host the first ever golf tournament
at the Asian Games in 1982. The Club also has a Nine Hole B Course
used primarily by beginners. The first hole on the main course is a
522 yards, PAR 5, which doglegs to the left around a thorny bush
rough. Rest of the day at leisure and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 03
Delhi |
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 Enjoy
a morning tour of Old Delhi, where you can visit the ancient
monument of Red Fort and crowded bazaars of Chandni Chowk, one of
the most popular places to shop at. Later you can visit Jama Masjid,
the greatest mosque in India and the Raj Ghat.
A tour to New Delhi where you can visit the Qutab Minar and the
colorful Birla Mandir.Besides this; a drive along Rajpath would let
you see sights as the Parliament, President's Palace, and India
Gate. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 04
Delhi -
Chandigarh |
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Drive
to Chandigarh. On arrival, check in at the hotel. Afternoon half-day
city tour, where you can visit the Sukhna Lake and the Rock Garden.
Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 05
Chandigarh |
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After
breakfast proceed to the Golf Club. This Golf Club in Chandigarh was
established in 1960. The 09 Hole course was enlarged to 12, when the
benevolent governor - who surrendered a major chunk of land from his
official resident - granted additional land to the club in 1966. It
was only as late as September 1983 that a regular 18 Hole PAR 72
Course was finally laid out over Sprawling 132 Acres. Afternoon
return to hotel. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 06
Chandigarh - Shimla |
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After
breakfast drive to Shimla. Afternoon city tour of Shimla. Overnight
at hotel. |
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Day 07
Shimla |
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Shimla was summer capital during British Raj & no English Township
could be completed without a golf course. A suitable site was
finally chosen at Naldehra, which is 23 KMS away from Shimla. Course
is carpeted by a fine spirgy turf, which requires little
maintenance. The PAR 68 Course is basically located in a bowl & has
09 Holes, which can be back played to 18. Come back to hotel for
relaxing, dine and overnight stay. |
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Day 08
Shimla -
Delhi |
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Today
we enjoy train journey from Shimla to Delhi. On arrival transfer to
hotel. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 09
Delhi -
Kolkata |
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Transfer to airport for flight to Kolkata (Calcutta). On arrival
transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Visit the Victoria Memorial
Hall, St. Paul's Cathedral, Eden Gardens, Dakshineshwar Kali Temple
and Paresnath Temple. Overnight at hotel. |
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10
Kolkata |
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 After
breakfast transfer to Royal Calcutta Course. This course was
originally paddy field hence consequently is very flat. Successive
Committees have built mounds and planted thousands of trees and
shrubs. But the Royal's conspicuous features are its strategically
located water tanks and natural water hazards. The most significant
are the two large tanks across the tenth Fairway, the 457 yards PAR
04 hole. From the tee, the tiger line is over the first tank and
must carry all of 230 yards. The after route to the right leaves a
very long second shot over the second tank, a good 100 yards wide,
to a small undulating green wickedly trapped all around. Return back
to hotel to relax, dine and overnight stay. |
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Day
11
Kolkata
- Chennai |
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Morning transfer to airport to connect flight to Chennai. On arrival
transfer to hotel. Afternoon sight seeing tour of Chennai city.
Overnight hotel. |
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Day
12
Chennai |
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After
breakfast transfer to Madras Gymkhana Club, it was founded in 1886.
Unique in that it is situated within the 2400metre oval of the
guindy racecourse, it offers a challenging game. The fairways at
guindy are flat and fast and encircled by the out of bounds
racetrack. The greens are lush and well maintained and also
strategically located, mostly along the track. Hazards on the course
include thick rough, bunders and water tanks, but also unpredictable
obstructions like the racehorses on their workouts. The first hole
on this course is a heavy looking PAR 04 at 415 yards; it however
takes a calculated and well-lofted drive to avoid the bunkers placed
on the fairway, 130 yards from the tee. The second hole is an easy
PAR 03 at 170 yards, with a tricky green, at the gradient of almost
30 degrees. Overnight to be spent at hotel. |
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Day
13
Chennai |
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Take
a short tour to Mahabalipuram. Visit the Arjuna's Penance and the
earliest rock-cut temples of Krishna Mandapam. Overnight at the
hotel. |
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Day
14
Chennai
- Coimbatore - Ooty |
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Transfer from hotel to airport for flight to Coimbatore on arrival
at Coimbatore, three hours drive will take you to Ooty. A hill
stations in South India. On arrival check in into the hotel.
Overnight at hotel. |
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Day
15
Ooty |
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After
breakfast proceed to Ooty Golf Course, it follows the soft contours
of downland, with it's tonsured effect of tree - bare heights,
ringed with gorse and thickly wooded copses of Eucalyptus, Oak
Rhododendron and fir in the Hollows. The altitude of 7600 feet a few
degrees above the equator, provides a combination of light/thin air
which is near intoxicant, and the ball travels much further than it
would in plains because of the rarefied atmosphere. The Ooty Golf
course is not only scenic but also quite tiring and it would be wise
for the visitor to play only 09 of the 18 holes on the 01st day.
Dinner & overnight at hotel. |
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Day
16
Ooty -
Bangalore |
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Drive
from Ooty to Bangalore, visiting beautiful country - side. Overnight
at hotel in Bangalore. |
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Day
17
Bangalore |
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 After
breakfast transfer to Bangalore Golf Club. The 18-hole course,
started with browns, which were later converted to greens. Scarcity
of water in the area is a major constraint and the course has very
few water hazards. Besides trees and deep ditches, the major hazard
on the course is the Bangalore crow, which often picks up the ball,
mistaking it for an egg. It is therefore, not surprising that the
logo of the Bangalore Golf Club depicts a crow with a ball in its
beak. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day
18
Bangalore - Mumbai |
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Transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. On arrival transfer to
hotel. Afternoon city tour. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day
19
Mumbai |
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 After
breakfast transfer to Bombay Presidency Golf Club, A green heaven
amidst a concrete jungle. The 110-acre founded in 1827, Peter
Thompson to International Standards redesigned the PAR 70, 18-hole
course. Presidency's fairways are narrow and tight, but its greens
are undoubtedly the best in the country, the real test at
presidency, however, is the variable and shifting sea breeze, which
could fox even the most experienced player. It is not a difficult
course, it's not too long, not too narrow, and yet not an easy
course to break par. The 5th hole is one of the most challenging on
this Mumbai Course. A 480-yard, PAR 05, a dogleg to the right, with
a fairway trap strategically placed to catch the long hitter trying
to cut the corner. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 20
Mumbai |
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After
lunch transfer to the airport to catch a flight for onward
destination. |
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