INDIA
THE GOLDEN INCENTIVE

2. After immigration/customs clearance you arrive into the visitors' arrival area, you will be greeted by a welcome banner with the sponsoring logo and Welcome message(subject to Airport Authority Permission).

3. Traditional Indian musical instrument, the Shehnaiis played as members board the coaches-amidst a shower of flower Petals.

4. Video Cameraman/a Photographer will be recording and covering your arrival till the time the check-in is over at the hotel. On request we can also arrange the Cameraman to accompany the group on the entire itinerary and record everything on a Cassette for viewing pleasure on returning home.

2. An auspicious and ceremonial welcome at the hotel with Shenaii music in the background. Guests are greeted in the lobby of the hotel with a ritual called "aarti" followed by "tikka" and each member is garlanded.

3. Welcome drinks will be served on arrival while keys are being distributed. Welcome drink could be Coconut Milk, India Sherbat, Nimboo Pani(Lime Juice) or perhaps a slightly potent cocktail.

4. Each member of the incentive will be handled over a welcome brochure which again will have the Company insignia on it. Apart from containing the itinerary and a tourist map of India, it will also contain letter stationary which will be personally monogrammed alongwith the name of the tour printed with matching envelops.

Mughal Evening
A journey back in time of the Mughal emperors when you will be transported back in time. A Meena Bazaar will be specially created with small stalls of craftsmen working and displaying their skills in Pottery, Silk Painting and Embroidery. A stall selling colourfull glass bangles and you will have an opportunity to watch a Puppet Show, there will be a Palmist and an astrologer to foretell your future. The traditional court dance will be performed while you recline on low diwans with cushions. Fairy Tale lights will illuminate the venue and in the background live music will soothe your nerves and make a heady concoction. A specially planned meal consisting of Mughal dishes will be served with the Chef demonstrating on the oven. Indian dresses can also be provided for the occasion.

Pool Side Cocktails & Dinner
A grand buffet dinner can also be organized at the Poolside with Candles and roses on the dinner tables and the entire area including the tress and bushes illuminated with strung lightings. A live band can be also be in attendance if requested. The menu could arrange from Indian, bar-be-cue, Chinese or Continental, folk music & dance, Snake charmer, bear dance, monkey show, typing of the Indian Sarees etc. can all be included to make the evening memorable.

Visit to an Indian Home
Welcome dinner in an Indian Home - whereby you also interact with other Indians of different religions and cultures. This can also be done as a Farewell dinner.

Brides of India Show
Bridal costumes of different states of India are presented in a 45 mins. Pageant. You will marvel at the variety and richness of each costume alongwith traditional jewellery.

AGRA
Welcome Ceremony
Girls attired in Mughal costumes stand at the enterance to the lobby and garland guests on arrival. Inside the hotel a decor is arranged on the floor with the name of the group.

Nawab Evening
A special evening is arranged at the hotel Premises. On arrival, ladies are presented with Silk Scarves and gentlemen with brocade turbans. Guests are seated on a carpeted floor with cushions and bolsters in Indian style and Royal Court's atmosphere is created. A sumptuous buffet of Tandoori(bar-be-cue) & Mughalai dishes are served and a Kathak is arranged to give spice to the evening. The garden is illuminated with colourfull lights.

Magic & Puppet Show
You will be treated to an exclusive Performance of magical skills and Puppet show of 90 mins. in the hotel.

Mock Marriage Ceremony
A couple is chosen from the group and dressed in traditional wedding costumes of Northern India. The group is then divided into two Parties, the bride's which waits at the wedding location and welcome the groom's Party which arrives with the groom riding a liveried horse, accompanied by traditional music. Following the ceremony, a special Indian meal is served as a wedding feast for the guests. This can be arranged at any destination.

Astrologer
A closed door meeting can be arranged with the astrologer who will tell you all about incidents from your Past and the Present and amaze you by foretelling your future.

JAIPUR
Royal Welcome
In the hey days of the Maharajas, they welcomed their honored guests with colourful Pageantry. A Royal Welcome is accorded to groups on their arrival at the hotel with decorated camels, caparisoned elephants, horses lined up and ladies in traditional resembling those worn by Princes and Princesses in the days bygone can be rented for the special evenings. A hair dresser is commissioned to provide make up including false beards for gentlemen and Costume Jewellery for the ladies.

Gala Evening
On the gardens of a Fairy tale Palace, an elaborate buffet dinner is laid out and the group members are entertained with folk music and dances. In the quite of the night the Palace is illuminated and the evening ends with an exciting display of fireworks.

Rajasthani Village Evening
A typical Rajasthani Village is created for this evening. Mud walls gaily Painted, with an entrance, are built around the garden of the Palace. Food Stalls are built with thatched roofs where Rajasthani women cook local food in traditional earthenware Pots and a demonstration of their cooking can be seen as group members Partake of this special meal. Continental food is also served.

Camel Safari
Just away of Jaipur a Camel Safari will be arranged. You will go in a Caravan through the small villages to have a very rewarding experience.

Horse Safari
The horse Safari can be organized from Swarda to Pushkar. The horse Safari will refresh, recharge and revitalize you. Feel close to nature as you pass the quite and beautiful countryside. Let your senses away to the romance of the desert as you pass forts, Palaces and historical landmarks. Gallop on the Plains, Canter through the hills or just get off and freak along. Spend lazy evenings in bed or swing to the folk dances just warm up close to the Camp fire. You can also do horse Safari 2-3 days before the Pushkar fare.

UDAIPUR
Royal Welcome At The Lake Palace
The group members will be escorted in a Procession of Camels and horses from the entrance gate to the Jetty. Girls in ethnic Rajasthani dresses will welcome guests with "aarti" and garlands before they board the motor launch for a few mins. ride to the lake Palace. A welcome drink will be served upon arrival while the keys are distributed.

Gala Evening at Lake Palace
A spectacular gala evening at the Lily Pond which is situated in a large courtyard of the Lake Palace Hotel, where tables and chairs are laid out on Little islands surrounded by tinkling fountains. The facade of the Courtyard and the trees are illuminated by beautiful colour lights.

Terrace Lunch
An Indian bar be cue lunch can be arranged on the Mewar Terrace of the lake Palace, overloading lake Pichola. The setting is relaxed and the background of Sitar Music adds to the ambience.

GOA
Goan Evening
Goa has retained some of the gaiety of the Portuguese colony. Signing and dancing are a part of their lives. The Poolside garden of the hotel is reserved exclusively for the group. The hedges, Palm trees and the foliage around the lawns are lit up with colourful lights. A Special Seafood bar-be-cue dinner is served by the Poolside, consisting of fresh fish, shell fish and even langoustle, if required. Additionally alive band can be arranged to provide music for dancing and a programme of Goan folk songs and dances.

Boat Cruise on Mandovi River
You will embark on a Private boat cruise on River Mandovi and will be taken across to a small island where an exclusive bar-be-cue meal is set up by the Chefs also arrange Goan cultural show on ferry. You can laze on the beach and enjoy the idyllic sea-side setting.

Visit To A Goan Village
You will be taken around the giant fishing quaint fishing villages and meet the fishermen who brave the rough seas. You can enjoy their freshly brewed coconut or cashewnut "Feni", local liquor, from a local distillery.

Heritage Hotels
Reliving a royal Past. The unique concept of heritage hotels-converting forts, palaces, castles and romantic havelies into hotels-has caught the fancy of many Guest can now stay amidst the royal splendour of India's glorious past. Though, not a star category but each one is thoroughly charming with irnique traditional decor.
Grand royal welcome, Gala evening, Rajasthani village, Rajasthani Folk dances, Cocktail & Dinner illuminated the Palace and the evening ends with exciting display of fireworks. This can be consisting with Maharaja's royal family.

KASHMIR
Kashmiri Wazwan Evening
The members will board an exclusive 'Doonga' - a long pleasure boat furnished with carpets. You will recline against the cushions and listen to the songs and folk music while the Doonga glides smoothly along the lake. The famous Kashmiri meal called the Wazwan is served. This consists of 35 courses. You will round off the evening with Kasmiri Tea called Kahwa.

KATHMANDU
Nepalese Evening
On the special evening of your arrival, a specially decorated hall of the hotel is reserved and you are welcomed by traditionally dressed Nepalese girls applying vermillion marks on your forehead and offering garland. A half-hour performance of Nepalese folk dances and music is followed by dinner served in the traditional Nepalese style by waiters in costume.

SHOPPING

India is truly a shopper's paradise. With a rich tradition of crafts, its bazars & malls offer a wide range of handicrafts in ivory, brass, sandal wood, marble, silver & gold jewellery, silk & cotton fabric and hand woven carpets. We can organize special bazars on your request & good purchase can be home delivered.
Recreation has numbers of the Special and Royal Features that can be included in any small & large and or incentive tour itinerary covering the key tourists' Destination in India.