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Shopping: A great Experience

Shopping in all our tours in not compulsory but is included in packages as it is art of learning and discovery because everything which is made and manufactured is being demonstrated to you. Shopping is a great experience in India and along our tours we take you to several manufacturing units. There is a vast diversity in India and every place has its significance and importance. Every place in India has something to offer and that uniqueness is much enjoyed by all visitors to India. Followig are the places which offer products of unique nature.

Rajasthan

Rajsathan became famous for its jewellery industry from very early times, being an important source of precious and semi-precious stones such as emerald, garnet, agate, amethyst, topaz and lapiz lazuli.Though Jaipur is internationally renowned for its exquisite art of setting precious stones in gold and meena (enamel) jewellery, meenakari is also done in Nathdwara near Udaipur. Lac and glass bangles are a special attraction of Rajasthan and are made in a variety of colours and designs in Jaipur and Jodhpur. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Barmer and Jaisalmer are traditionally known for their footwear. Incredibly comfortable and sturdy, the jootis have artistically emroidered uppers. Leather is also an essential raw material for making musical instruments, especially percussion instruments (such as the tabla and dhol) and the stringed instruments (like kamaycha) used by Rajasthani folk musicians. Bikaner is known for its painted lampshades, shields and vases made from camel hide. Designer hand-bags, purses, belts, hats, stools and collapsible chairs with graphic emroideries from Tilonia village near Ajmer also make a good buy.

Delhi The Variety World

Delhi is unique in that it has representative outlets for the handicrafts of each Indian state. This in it self presents a staggering array of goods, and at very affordable prices. In the last decade there has been a dramatic change in Delhi's markets. Upwardly mobile lifestyle has led to greater sophistication in display and upgrading of various markets in terms of availability of items. The exploration of Delhi's markets could be begin at Chandni Chowk. Despite the pressures of traffic and population, its historic land marks servive to tell the story of the last three centuries. Many of the shops here are more than 100 years, old and the mesh of lanes and bylanes is full of superises. Leading off Chandni Chowk are Dariba, the silver market, Khari Baoli, the spice market and Kinari Bazar for trimmings and tinsel. In some of these bazaars the item for sale are manufactured at site, which lands a special charm to the shopping experience well integrated into the culture of the old city, these bazaars offer the visitor a glimpse of life in Old Delhi.

Other important thing is that kashmiris who have left Kashmir now offer their breadth taking products in Delhi too. Kashmir has been famous for paper Meshi, Pashmina Shawls and handicrafts. All this is now availabel at Delhi and you can even visit the people while they manufacture these products.

Varanasi Shopper's Paradise

Varanasi has, since times immemorial, been hailed as a premier centre for some of the finest handicrafts. The most renowned craft of the city is its silk weaving.

"Banarsi Sarees" produced by local craftsmen are among the most preferred, not only in India but across the world. Brassware, copperware, ivory ware, glass bangles, wood and clay toys and exquisite gold jewelry are some of the other crafts the city is famous for.

Bhadohi carpets and musical instruments are among the other shopping attractions.

Main Shopping Centres
The Chowk,
Vishwanath Gali,
Gyanvapi,
Thatheri Bazar,
Lahurabir,
Godoulia,
Dashaswamedh and
Golghar.