In India you can play golf almost anywhere, for this outdoor sport is widely played by a cross-section of people to the country’s often dramatic background. In the hills and high Himalayan fastness, in metropolitan cities and in small towns, by lakes and forests, or surrounded by tea estates, out in the desert and in old British cantonments… the flavor of India is visible everywhere that golf in the country is played. You can stroll off the course to share a cup of piping hot tea at a ‘dhaba’, tee off from the highest 18-hole course in the world, watch a peacock dance on a green or play on a course that is enriched by old monuments and beautiful buildings. In India anything is possible, and playing golf here will enable you to experience the country in a unique manner.
India was the first country outside of Great Britain to take up the game of golf. The Royal Calcutta Golf Club, established in 1829, is the oldest golf club in India, and the first outside Great Britain. With the growing influence of the British in the Indian empire, the eighteenth century saw a mushrooming of new golf clubs in India.
The founding of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in 1829 was followed by the now-defunct Royal Bombay Golf Club in 1842 and the Bangalore Golf Club in 1876. The Shillong Golf Club incorporated a golf course in 1886.
What makes golfing in India exciting is the diversity of its courses. Not only does it have the oldest golf club in the world outside Great Britain, but also the highest, at Gulmarg (altitude 2,700 meters) in Kashmir. There are golf courses in the mountains, plains, deserts and at beach resorts. The environment of each course is unique in its culture and history, highlighting all that makes India a diverse destination. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that one of the best ways to experience India is through its golf courses & most of India; courses are well connected by road, rail and air and have excellent accommodation.
Tour I
Delhi - Hyderabad - Chennai - Bangalore - Mysore - Ooty - Mumbai - Pune - Delhi.
Tour II
Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Mumbai - Hyderabad - Chennai - Bangalore - Delhi.
THE BUDDHA HOMAGE TOUR
India is the mother land of Buddhism. It was in 543 B.C. that Buddhism was born as a religion, when Gautam Buddha, gave his first sermon at Sarnath.
Today, people all over South Asia follow his preaching’s. Buddhism, in essence, was a cultural reform movement, encompassing religion, education, art and architecture.
The Pipal Tree at Bodhgaya, the Ashokan Pillar at Sarnath, the Nalanda University, the Viharas & Monastries at Rajgir, are reminiscent of the era when India basked in the cultural glory of Buddhism.
