Many of you might had seen that Prince Harry is enjoying a holiday in Nepal, which is now firmly open for tourists.  The prince has visited Kathmandu and ancient Bhaktapur, as well as the jungle. More recently he’s been in the Himalaya. All these places we visit on our tour to Nepal with Angel Holidays. In fact, he’s been […]

With just over a week to go to our adventure in India, many of you might be thinking about changing sterling to rupees. Our advice is not to buy rupees in the UK, the rates are poor compared to India, and you can change money when you are in India. There are ATM’s throughout big […]

In another excerpt from our Angel Holidays India guide,  here is day 8 of our forthcoming tour; our visit to Keechan in the middle of the desert.  We’ve come to Keechan, and oasis in the middle of the Thar desert, and in comfortable accommodation; tonight we can dine with tables set on the lawn and beneath a desert sky. Tomorrow we’ll […]

In India, electric sockets and plugs are more often than not (they can vary) like the picture here: three large round pins (the head pin bigger than the other two). Adapters are not always easy to find in the UK and can be expensive. If you can’t find one prior to travel don’t worry.  Our hotel is well placed […]

In a second excerpt from our guide to India, here’s an article about Indian food (and drink). We hope  you enjoy it. Food Of course we all know a little about Indian food but here’s some information to get you started: There are many vegetarian curries, and Paneer (a non melting cheese) is often used […]

As in all our Angel Holidays tours, a specific guide is written to accompany each journey. This is given to travellers shortly before arrival and includes travel tips as well as more general country information.  In the run-up to our holiday to India, we’ll be posting some excerpts from our Indian Guide. This first one; covers the history of […]

Whilst travelling abroad, many like to keep up with the news, so we’ve looked at which sites are best for you. http://www.aljazeera.com Based in the Middle East, the site offers a sober tone of world news and tends to focus news stories near its geographical area – North Africa and the Middle East as well as US […]

The Indian Ambassador motor car – based on the old the Morris III series from Cowley, Oxford – has ceased production since 2014, which is a sad state of affairs. It is a car that has transported royaltly, but more often than not, the ordinary man or woman, it has been and still is, an ordinary Indian taxi. […]

The Rolls Royce and India have a special relationship in history. The Maharajas, many of whom enjoyed their relationship with the British, saw the vehicle not only as an ultimate status symbol but as a recognition of this allegiance. This interesting short film follows the Maharaja of Udaipur – where our group spends three nights […]

Next month, our first group of intrepid travellers will be off to India, camping under the stars for a night, staying in old trader’s houses and palaces, riding camels, going on a train journey across the great Thar desert and seeing the Tal Mahal; amongst other experiences.  We’ve mentioned the Exotic Marigold hotel will feature […]