Arrive at New Delhi International Airport where you will find your Infuse Program Leaders waiting for you outside of baggage claim. From the airport, you will be transported to our base hotel in Delhi to check in, freshen up and drop off your bags. Then it’s time to hit the streets! Enjoy the sights and smells of New Delhi, India’s bustling capital city and get to know your Program Leaders during a relaxing evening discussion about India and your upcoming adventure on this international educational tour!

Over breakfast, your group will have their first informal language lesson and an introduction to Indian culture. While you will just learn basic greetings and common phrases, learning the local language is an essential part of understanding the culture and people you interact with on this educational tour in India.

Next, it’s out to the streets for a cultural scavenger hunt to get a first-hand look at India! After discovering Hindu gods and goddesses and testing your language skills, head to a restaurant for some delicious Punjabi food and a discussion about your scavenger hunt experience on this school trip to India.

After lunch, spend the afternoon touring the city. Learn about Gandhi at a museum housed in the same building where his life ended, explore the Sikh religion at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and take in the famous India Gate and parliament.

After dinner, your group will meet for the first of their evening reflection and discussion periods. Debrief your first day on this India educational tour and get prepared for more exploration of this fascinating country!

After another informal language lesson over breakfast, the group will depart to the city of Agra via private bus and spend the afternoon discovering how the intricate marble work of the Taj Mahal was inlaid with precious gems.

Later, visit Agra Fort to learn about the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal. Tonight, enjoy a delicious dinner together sampling a wide array of traditional Mugal dishes known for their rich aroma and flavour.

Over the next several evenings, the group will have a chance to debrief their experiences so far on the international educational tour and update their travel journals, a key component of the school trip to India.

Today you will visit one of the marvels of the world, the Taj Mahal! Experience the magic of the Taj Mahal at sunrise and watch as the colours shift with the changing light. Learn about the intricate marble work and architecture from a local guide and take time to explore the compound.

Later in the afternoon drive to the Pink City of Jaipur to continue the North Indian tour of this India school trip. This evening, you’ll have a cooking demonstration and dinner, where you’ll learn to prepare traditional Rajasthani dishes. Be sure to bring a big appetite!

After a fresh Indian breakfast this morning, start your day exploring the famous Amber Fort. Discover the well-protected walls of the palace and see the secret caves that were used by former royalty to escape when the palace came under attack by invading armies hundreds of years ago.

Next, it’s off to the lac workshop, where you will see how artisans make lac bangles. Try your hand at customising one of these bangles to give to friends or family. Then, spend the evening getting a personalised mehandi (henna) design on your hand while trying your dance moves with our fabulous Ghoomar dancers – traditional Rajasthani style.

Tonight we’ll take some time to connect as a group and debrief our North Indian experience on this educational tour in India before heading to bed.

Take an early morning walk through the ancient city of Amber this morning, keeping an eye open for peacocks and monkeys.

After breakfast, you’ll pack up and head back to Delhi, for a solid night of rest before starting the next leg of your India school trip in the south.

This morning after breakfast you will head to the airport to catch a flight to the tropical paradise of India: Cochin, Kerela. Welcome to South India!

Settle into your hotel in historic Fort Cochin and in the evening enjoy a relaxing sunset cruise through the Arabian Sea. Savour some of the local seafood delicacies as you reflect on the differences between North and South India that you have discovered through your time on this international educational tour.

After breakfast and an introduction to South Indian culture and tradition by your Program Leader, stroll down the beach in Fort Kochi to see the 15th-century Chinese fishing nets and fresh fish markets and visit the centuries-old Jewish Synagogue. It’s a different world down here, so take your time to soak in the down-south vibes while sipping on fresh coconuts and speaking your first words of Malayalam, the language of Kerala.

This evening you’ll visit a Keralan cultural center to enjoy an enthralling Kathakali dance performance by our local artists!

The discussion this evening will continue the topic from yesterday, centring on the differences between North and South India. As you reflect, think about what you’ve experienced and learned so far on your international educational tour.

After an early morning breakfast, you will depart Cochin and drive to the magnificent hill station of Munnar, situated in the Western Ghats at an elevation of 1,500 metres above sea level. Munnar was the British government’s summer retreat in South India and is famous as one of South India’s most beautiful tea plantations!

Enjoy your afternoon with a plantation tour to learn the colourful and fascinating story behind growing and making tea, then sample over 10 varieties of teas that are locally grown.

Spend your day exploring the natural beauty of Munnar. Step into the exotic world of nearby tribal colonies to learn about their lifestyle and culture.

In the afternoon try some of the lip-smacking local cuisine prepared by locals with fresh local spices from the mountains. Enjoy your evening watching the skillful and adventurous martial art form Kalaripayattu and celebrate the company of your fellow students on this India educational tour with a bonfire dinner tonight.

Today you will drive to the spectacular backwaters of Vembanad Lake, one of the largest lakes in India, where you will be living on a traditional Ketuvallam houseboat. Life on the boat is comfortable, with spacious bedrooms, a great lounge area, bathrooms and delicious, healthy meals prepared by local chefs to make each day a real treat! Fish for your dinner, swim in the lake and compete in a friendly canoe race among your group! This is a day on the India school trip to relax and soak in the ambiance of Kerala.

No India experience is complete without the celebration of a festival! Today on the school trip to India, you will celebrate a mock Onam Festival that welcomes the Gods to Kerala. Create beautiful patterns from freshly picked flowers on the deck of your boat, get dressed in local Keralan clothing and have a huge feast on banana leaves. In the evening you will have a chance to get a massage in the birthplace of ayurveda.

Have a leisurely morning, strolling through the nearby tea gardens and trying your hand at picking tea along with the local tea workers. After breakfast, bid farewell to the mountains and make your way back to Cochin, stopping by a spice market along the way to purchase spices for all the new foods you will be cooking at home!

Drive straight to Cochin airport to catch your connecting flight to Delhi, then settle into your hotel for a final night on this India educational tour.

As today is the last day of your India school trip, it’s the best time to utilise your bargaining skills to pick up the rest of the souvenirs you have been wanting to get. You will spend the morning in a local market picking up gifts, then head to a resort in South Delhi to relax in a pool and have a final dinner before heading to the airport to catch your flight home.

We hope you’ve had a wonderful time on this educational tour in India and trust that the lessons you’ve learned, the people you’ve met and the experiences you’ve shared will serve you in all our future endeavours. Safe travels and we hope to see you again soon!