India
India’s name is derived from the Indus River, whose valleys were first settled 5,000 years ago. Successive waves of migration and invasion have contributed to the fantastic culture that continues to amaze first-time visitors, and to exert a pull long after they have gone home. Reminders of India’s multi-faceted cultural heritage are everywhere; the glorious past is still alive in the present. You see it in the distinctive regional costumes and cuisine, and in the monuments, forts, palaces, temples, mosques, and stupas scattered all over the sub-continent. India is a vibrant, crowded country pulsating with energy and bursting with life. Whether trekking in Ladakh, strolling amid Himalayan hills and valleys strewn with wildflowers in Sikkim, traversing the deserts of Rajasthan, or relaxing on long sandy beaches in Kerala with nary a soul in sight, India will not fail to amaze you.
India is all this and much more. Once you go, you’ll realize that there are so many more adventures to pursue. India simply cannot be explained, it must be experienced. Be forewarned: India is addictive!
Far Horizon Tours
For more than two decades, Far Horizon’s trips have allowed travelers not only to view India’s famous monuments, but to experience the country’s living cultures and natural history through its villages, festivals, rivers, deserts, mountains, forests, and islands.
This award-winning Ground Operator also owns and operates the M.V. Mahabaahu, India’s first luxury river cruise liner, which plies the waters of the Brahmaputra River; the Dera Dune Resort and Dera Village Retreat in Rajasthan; and two deluxe houseboats that cruise the canals of Kerala.
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Year Established: 1992
Region of Operation: India
Specialty: Luxury Cultural Tours (Private and Group Departures)Tour Extensions: YES – to all regions of India -
Far Horizon Tours Pvt. Ltd.#50 Charmwood Plaza,
Eros Garden, Faridabad-121009
India
Phone: +91.129.409.8000
Fax : +91.129.409.8098
Email: jaya@farhorizonindia.com or raman@farhorizonindia.com
Website: www.farhorizonindia.comFar Horizon’s mantra is that being good is not good enough. All of the company’s operations are monitored by its Quality Assurance Team, and Tour Leaders go through an extensive annual training program; for these and other reasons, over 89% of clients report that their experience with Far Horizon was “excellent.”
Far Horizon has operated trips for numerous well-respected institutions, including the National Geographic Society, Chicago Field Museum, Asian Art Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Board of Directors, Yale Alumni Association, and the Alumni of the University of California.
Far Horizon has been featured in such publications as Condé Nast Traveler, the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, the Daily Telegraph, and on television programs worldwide.
Far Horizon’s non-profit branch (SAHIL) has contributed to the following projects:
• The construction and operation of three schools in India
• Roadside clean-up days in Delhi
• Vocational and adult education classes in remote villages
• Native tree planting in Faridabad
• The introduction of tourism, and voluntourism, to the economies of two remote villages (Jamba & Kalakho) in Rajasthan
A graduate from Delhi University with diplomas in marketing management and tourism, Sanjay has over 31 years of experience in the tourism industry. He has climbed seven Himalayan peaks and led numerous trekking, safari, and rafting tours to various regions of India. In addition to running Far Horizon, he is the Senior Vice President of the Adventure Tour Operators’ Association of India, and Advisor to the Government of India on development of Adventure and Cruise Tourism.
Before overseeing business development, Jaya worked on Far Horizon’s Quality Assurance Team and as General Manager of Operations. Prior to joining the company in 2005, she was an art historian and is still on the visiting faculty of the National Museum, New Delhi. Jaya holds a M.Phil. in history from Delhi University.
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