VANCOUVER — Chinapac’s 13-day Amazing India trip, celebrating the Holi Festival, invites travellers to experience the excitement of India’s Festival of Colors and to soak up the rich, incredibly vibrant and unique culture and history that India has to offer.

With a free Shanghai stopover, prices start at $3,499 from Vancouver with a March 2, 2015 departure. Departures from other Canadian cities are also available. The package includes air and land from Vancouver and the company offers discounts for travel agents and companions.

The tour starts in Delhi and then heads to Jaipur where travellers will experience the highlight of the package, the Holi Festival, or Festival of Colors. Different hues of gulal and abeer are tossed and quite quickly, crowds of people are covered from head to toe in a rainbow of colours.

The tour then continues through to Agra, taking in scenery on the way. Clients will be able to see and experience sunrise at the majestic Taj Mahal.  Upon returning to Delhi, travelers will visit temples and will take a boat ride on the River Ganges, one of the most famous and sacred rivers in the World.

Accommodation is in four-star hotels, with the exception of the nights en route. Clients can also add optional extensions to South India, Nepal or Sri Lanka.

Chinapac now offers China and Asia city hopping tours, cruises to Russia, Europe and Alaska, and tours to Tanzania. There are hundreds of guaranteed departures in 2014. Booking before June 15 will give clients an early booking discount for most tours. See chinapac.ca.