India is a melting pot of cultures, traditions, customs, languages, religions, fairs, festivals and magnificent historical sites. Vassa Holidays Pvt Ltd has been operating here for 25 years with offices in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Bharatpur and some 75 dedicated staff on the ground. This enables a full range of bespoke services with airport representatives, drivers, professional multilingual guides and escorts and a private fleet of modern luxury cars to provide the most comfortable and memorable experience for our guests. Vassa Holidays Pvt Ltd employs only the very best guides whose specialist and extensive knowledge brings local attractions to life. Vassa Holidays Pvt Ltd also has privileged access to private homes and local celebrities. Other unique Vassa Holidays experiences include a private discourse with a spiritual guru, high tea with a museum curator, a gourmet session with an Indian chef, and in Delhi, a walking tour of the old city with a former foreign correspondent. Vassa Holidays guests can also visit the Vassa Holidays Pvt Ltd Philanthropy sponsored project Deepalaya School in Delhi, experience a traditional welcome by the students and an opportunity to appreciate how this project assists the urban and rural poor.

Look for Bengal tiger in the wild. Appreciate the splendour of the Taj Mahal at sunset and sunrise. Get lost in the colourful, bustling markets of Calcutta. Cruise the Kerala backwaters in a houseboat. Play polo in palace grounds. Dine on a private pontoon in the middle of Lake Pichola. Have a private audience with a Maharaja. Take a toy train ride at Darjeeling.

BEST TIME TO TRAVEL

January: Republic Day is celebrated with a magnificent parade through New Delhi. March: Holi is one of the liveliest festivals in North India, best celebrated in Jaipur or Jodhpur with throwing of coloured water and lighting of bonfires. October: Five-day Diwali is the ‘festival of lights’ with fireworks and burning of oil lamps. November: The Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan with some 50,000 camels for sale attracts up to 200,000 participants and on-lookers. Weatherwise: India has a hot, tropical climate best visited during the Australian summer when conditions are milder and humidity lower. Monsoon rains generally occur morning or afternoon between May and September and shows the country in a lush new light. Travel to the Himalayan region is recommended late spring or autumn.