Essentials

Lou Barraclough

travelled as a guest of Scott Dunn (020 8682 5075; scottdunn.

com), which offers a 14-night

trip to the Golden Triangle

and Rajasthan from £6,684pp based on a family of four, staying at

the Imperial New Delhi; the

Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra;

Sujan Sherbagh Ranthambhore;

the Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur;

and the Oberoi, Gurgaon – all on a B&B basis. The price includes international and internal

flights, all ground handling including a car

and driver, sightseeing and game drives

•

Virgin Atlantic (0344 874 7747;

virginatlantic. com) flies direct from Heathrow

to Delhi, with return fares from £489 per person

• Holiday Extras (0800 316 5678; HolidayExtras.

com) offers meet and greet

parking at Heathrow from £161.95 (14 days)