Mumbai, January 4th 2017: Jaipur, the pink city of India, never fails to surprise travellers with its enthralling history, architectural marvels, vibrant colours, mysticism and royalty. But this time, Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF) 2017 brings an opportunity where one can celebrate the best of both, literature and travel. Coinciding with JLF- India’s largest annual gathering, Cox & Kings Ltd has launched different packages starting from Jaipur giving travellers to explore the best of Rajasthan.
The special packages are designed in such a way that JLF attendees can avail of our festival packages and also plan trips before and after the JLF to the destinations like Amanbgh, Mewar, Khimsar, Pushkar, Jaipur, Bikaner, Manvar, Jodhpur, Deogarh and Udaipur. The packages, intricate mosaic of rural and royal Rajasthan, start from INR 8849 only.
Besides the packages, Cox & Kings also presents myriad activities and experiences wherein travellers can revel in the culture, ethnic and rural life, heritage and art, hear local music and taste the spice of local food. The activities capture the various flavours of the diverse region of Rajasthan which include folk dances with dinner, shopping tour, hot air ballooning, early morning yoga sessions, trekking, cooking demonstration with a local family followed by lunch/dinner, heritage walking tour of the pink city, spa, sound and light show in Amer fort, excursion to Sanganer and hands on experience of Block Printing and much more. The activities are available for INR 3730 onwards.
The details of the packages are as given below-
JAIPUR THROUGH THE EYES OF JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL – THE GATEWAY HOTEL RAMGARH LODGE
4 days, 3 nights
Visit: Jaipur
Cost: starting from INR 32,228 per person
Highlights:
- Be a part of Literature’s mega-event in Jaipur
- Stay in the comfort of experiential hotel and get inspired by sheer royalty
JAIPUR THROUGH THE EYES OF JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL – KHAS BAGH
4 days, 3 nights
Visit: Jaipur
Cost: starting from INR 24,398 per person
Highlights:
- Be a part of Literature’s mega-event in Jaipur
- Stay in the comfort of experiential hotel and get inspired by sheer royalty
THE MEWAR KINGDOM 4 days, 3 nights
Visit: Deogarh,Udaipur
Cost: starting from INR 37,155 per person
Highlights:
- Enjoy royal hospitality in the Mewar kingdom
- Stay at a stately home and a palace hotel
- Relish traditional cuisine typical to the region
DISCOVER KHIMSAR 3 days, 2 nights
Visit: Khimsar
Cost: starting from INR 17, 458 per person
Highlights:
- Drive to the heritage hotel located at the edge of the Great Thar Desert
- Enjoy your stay at an unbelievable fort resort atmosphere with modern comforts
SPIRITUAL PUSHKAR 2 days, 1 nights
Visit: Pushkar
Cost: starting from INR 8,849 per person
Highlights:
- Discover the charming Hindu pilgrimage town
- Explore banks of the holy lake
LIFE IN THE DESERT 5 days, 4 nights
Visit: Bikaner,Manvar ,Jodhpur
Cost: starting from INR 41,069 per person
Highlights:
- Explore the picturesque desert region of Rajasthan
- Enjoy sunset camel ride and enthralling jeep ride
- Witness cultural show and meals under the sky
- Stay in legendary heritage hotels
ABOUT COX AND KINGS LTD.: (BSE: 533144 | NSE: COX&KINGS)
Cox & Kings Ltd. (‘C&K’) is a leading leisure and education travel group with operations in 22 countries across 4 continents. It is one of the most experienced travel companies in the world, having been in operation since 1758. Headquartered in India, over the last three decades, C&K has transformed itself into a diversified, multinational travel conglomerate with a focus on the new-age global consumer.
C&K operates in three key verticals; Leisure, Education and Hybrid Hotels.
Leisure—India is best known by the ubiquitous Cox & Kings brand in India, where we are an integrated travel enterprise, offering the best and widest range of travel options to individuals, groups and businesses in the fastest growing major economy in the world.
Leisure—International operates in multiple countries, mainly under the Cox & Kings brand, with a greater focus on premium-end travel.
Education operates under the brand names PGL and NST, among others. PGL and NST are market leaders in experiential learning in the UK and we intend to take these brands across the world; we have recently entered the Australian market.
We operate 16 hybrid hotels in Europe under the Meininger brand. Our unique selling proposition is that we can deliver the urban traveler a clean, safe, stay in a city-centre location at an affordable price.
Cox & Kings is one of the founding members of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and also the member of premier industry associations across the world. Over the years the company has won many awards that stand testimony to its excellence in service.
In 2016 the company has won a string of awards and amongst them are the World Travel Awards for Asia’s Leading luxury Tour Operator, India’s Leading Travel Agency and India’s Leading Tour Operator. Cox & Kings was chosen as ‘Best Tour Operator’ at Travel + Leisure – India’s Best Awards 2016. It also won Hospitality India Travel Award for Best Domestic Tour Operator and Best Experiential Travel Company.
Cox & Kings Trade Fairs was recognised as Champions of ChinaPlas for 2016, 4th time in a row. Cox & Kings was voted ‘India’s Favourite Tour Operator’ at Condé Nast Traveller India Readers’ Travel Awards 2016.
Our Executive Director Ms. Urrshila Kerkar won the Game Changer of the Year Award, and our Director Mr. Peter Kerkar was honoured by the British Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame in 2015.