Signature India: Golden Triangle of Northern India
(March 2009 / 15 Days) March 07 – 21, 2009

Culture, Culinary, Wildlife, Landscape and Travel Photography (Workshop)

Delhi - Jaipur - Bharatpur - Agra - Jhansi - Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh
Varanasi - Delhi

A comprehensive tour of the great cities of India's Mughal North is an excellent introduction to 5000 years of history and a kaleidoscope of cultures, religions and landscapes. Explore the legacy of the former Moghal Empire in combination with the less-visited cities.

Experience Northern India, while photographing and learning to enhance your photographs: How to take great pictures. North covers a great swathe of the subcontinent, seducing travel photographers with its infinite contracts. In the cities of north India boisterous crowds jostle past and newcomers attract plenty of stares. Colors and voices are loud. So are the loudspeakers of the temples and the mosques. The place can be fascinating and infuriating in turn.

Signature India programs are fast, easy itineraries for independent travelers, offering a private alternative to popular group destinations. With your own exclusive party of family or friends, you'll enjoy the best destinations, finest hotels, "must-see" sights and the services of expert local guides - as well as private transfers and selected meals.

The program includes one-on-one assistance and informal workshops for small group to ensure individual camera and training. Personal expression is enhanced by the discussion of themes, composition and technique. We photograph at all locations and stop en route when opportunities arise. Depending on the needs of the group there is as much flexibility as possible.

India remains a romantic, exotic and enticingly different destination. The country’s storied past lives on in cherished monuments like the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and the Khajuraho Temples, and Royal Indian tigers pad through the ruins of Maharajah’s palaces in nature reserves.

Food specialties vary from region to region, ranging from the rich Mughal-influenced meat dishes of the north to the flavorful, satisfying vegetarian meals of the south. While local chefs use spices with an extravagant hand, usually their complex mixtures add layers of flavor.