|
Day 01 -
Arrive Delhi
Arrive in Delhi, the
capital city of India. After completing formalities with
customs and immigration, you will be received by our
representative with Traditional Indian Welcome (with
garlands).
Delhi is the capital of
India since old times. Delhi's history dates back to the
first millenium BC, when it was known as Indraprastha.
The Tomar Rajputs built Lal Kot, the core of the first
of Delhi's seven cities. It is the epicenter of the
nation's politics, economy and culture. History is alive
and throbbing in Delhi, the capital of India.
Afterwards transfer to your hotel for the overnight
stay.
Day 02 -
In
Delhi
After breakfast transfer to
Delhi Golf Club. The 6972 yards, PAR 72, 18 Hole Golf
Course was redesigned by Peter Thompson in 1977 - 78 and
got a major fillip when it was chosen to host the first
ever golf tournament at the Asian Games in 1982. More
than 500 Golfers walk into History every day, as they
play in the country's busiest course. The Club also has
a Nine Hole B Course used primarily by beginners. The
first hole on the main course is a 522 yards, PAR 5,
which doglegs to the left around a thorny bush rough.
Afternoon return back to Hotel.
Day 03 -
Delhi
Optional
sightseeing tour of Delhi visiting Old and New Delhi
both. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 -
Delhi - Chandigarh
Drive to Chandigarh. On
arrival in Delhi, check in into hotel. Afternoon
half-day city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 -
Chandigarh
Have breakfast and proceed
to Golf Club. Starting a Golf Course in Chandigarh was
conceived in the 50's, it took almost 10 years for it to
take shape. In 1960 a piece of land was allotted and the
club was established with an initial membership of just
10 Golfers. The 09 Hole course was enlarged to 12, when
the benevolent governor - who surrendered a major chunk
of land from his official resident - granted additional
land to the club in 1966. It was only as late as
September 1983 that a regular 18 Hole PAR 72 Course was
finally laid out over Sprawling 132 Acres. Afternoon
return to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 -
Chandigarh - Shimla
After breakfast drive to
Shimla. Afternoon city tour of Shimla. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 07 -
Shimla
Shimla was summer capital
during British Raj & no English Township could be
completed without a golf course. A suitable site was
finally chosen at Naldehra which is 23 KMS away from
Shimla. Course is carpeted by a fine spirgy turf, which
requires little maintenance. The PAR 68 Course is
basically located in a bowl & has 09 Holes, which can be
back played to 18. Come back to hotel for relaxing, dine
and overnight stay.
Day 08 -
Shimla - Delhi
Today we enjoy train
journey from Shimla to Delhi. On arrival transfer to
hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 -
Delhi - Calcutta
Transfer to airport for
flight to Calcutta. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 -
Calcutta
After breakfast transfer to
Royal Calcutta Course. This course was originally paddy
field hence consequently is very flat. Successive
Committees have built mounds and planted thousands of
trees and shrubs. But the Royal's conspicuous features
are its strategically located water tanks and natural
water hazards. The most significant are the two large
tanks across the tenth Fairway, the 457 yards PAR 04
hole. From the tee, the tiger line is over the first
tank and must carry all of 230 yards. The after route to
the right leaves a very long second shot over the second
tank, a good 100 yards wide, to a small undulating green
wickedly trapped all around. Return back to hotel to
relax, dine and overnight stay.
Day 11 -
Calcutta - Chennai
Morning transfer to airport
to connect flight to Chennai. On arrival transfer to
hotel. Afternoon sight seeing tour of Chennai city.
Overnight hotel.
Day 12 -
Chennai
After breakfast transfer to
Madras Gymkhana Club, it was founded in 1886. Unique in
that it is situated within the 2400metre oval of the
guindy racecourse, it offers a challenging game. The
fairways at guindy are flat and fast and encircled by
the out of bounds racetrack. The greens are lush and
well maintained and also strategically located, mostly
along the track. Hazards on the course include not only
thick rough, bunders and water tanks, but also
unpredictable obstructions like the racehorses on their
workouts. The first hole on this course is a heavy
looking PAR 04 at 415 yards, it however takes a
calculated and well lofted drive to avoid the bunkers
placed on the fairway, 130 yards from the tee. The
second hole is an easy PAR 03 at 170 yards, with a
tricky green, at the gradient of almost 30 degrees.
Overnight to be spent at hotel.
Day 13 -
Chennai
Free day to explore Chennai
city, optional tour to Mahabalipuram or revisit to golf
club. Overnight Chennai.
Day 14 -
Chennai - Coimbatore - Ooty
Transfer from hotel to
airport for flight to Coimbatore on arrival at
Coimbatore, three hours drive will take you to Ooty, a
hill stations in South India. On arrival check in into
the hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 15 -
Ooty
After breakfast proceed to
Ooty Golf Course, it follows the soft contours of
downland, with it's tonsured effect of tree - bare
heights, ringed with gorse and thickly wooded copses of
Eucalyptus, Oak Rhododendron and fir in the Hollows. The
altitude of 7600 feet a few degrees above the equator,
provides a combination of light/thin air which is near
intoxicant, and the ball travels much further than it
would in plains because of the rarefied atmosphere. The
Ooty Golf course is not only scenic but also quite
tiring and it would be wise for the visitor to play only
09 of the 18 holes on the 01st day. Dinner & overnight
at hotel.
Day 16 -
Ooty - Bangalore
Drive from Ooty to
Bangalore, visiting beautiful country - side. Overnight
at hotel in Bangalore.
Day 17 -
Bangalore
After breakfast transfer to
Bangalore Golf Club. The 18-hole course, started with
browns, which were later converted to greens. Scarcity
of water in the area is a major constraint and the
course has very few water hazards. Besides trees and
deep ditches, the major hazard on the course is the
Bangalore crow, which often picks up the ball, mistaking
it for an egg. It is therefore, not surprising that the
logo of the Bangalore Golf Club depicts a crow with a
ball in its beak. Overnight at hotel.
Day 18 -
Banglore - Mumbai (Bombay)
Transfer to airport for
flight to Mumbai. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 19 -
Mumbai
After breakfast transfer to
Bombay presidency Golf Club, A green heaven amidst a
concrete jungle. The 110 acre founded in 1827, the PAR
70, 18 hole course was redesigned by Peter Thompson to
International Standards. Presidency's fairways are
narrow and tight, but its greens are undoubtedly the
best in the country, the real test at presidency,
however, is the variable and shifting sea breeze, which
could fox even the most experienced player. It is not a
difficult course, it's not too long, not too narrow, and
yet not an easy course to break par. The 5th hole is one
of the most challenging on this Mumbai Course. A 480
yard, PAR 05, a dog leg to the right, with a fairway
trap strategically placed to catch the long hitter
trying to cut the corner. Afternoon drive back to hotel.
Overnight to be spent at hotel.
Day 20 -
Mumbai
Day free for personal
activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 21 -
Departure Mumbai
Transfer to International
Airport for flight back home. |
