South India office to be based in Cochin With our increased operations and remarkable success in India, having an office here had become important to bridge the gap between our services and our clientele. In March of 2005, we finally opened our own office in Delhi. It was a move that gave us a good infrastructure and a competent team to support any or most of the leisure and adventure activities in India. While India is varied in geography and each place is different from the other, each trip we create for you is carefully planned and because we have our own office and staffs in Delhi, we take the hassles, dilemmas, guesses and extravagance out of your travel experience. We are a company of people driven to make sure that even the minutest of details are taken care of. We provide care with every part of your trip; in short, we take care of every detail so you can just pack your bag and set off on a trip of a lifetime. The element of safety and security also prevails, a trait that is quintessentially Wind horse. Our South India office to be based in Cochin, Kerala is due to open in March 2008
Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful masterpieces of architecture in the world. Built by a grief stricken Emperor Shah Jehan as a memorial to his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, Taj Mahal has a structural elegance and pristine beauty that has been rarely matched. It took 20 thousand men nearly 22 years to build the mausoleum and the finest of skilled artisans were brought in to inlay the white marble edifice with precious stones and to conjure filigreed marble screens around the cenotaphs of the emperor and his beloved queen. There is a jewel like quality about the Taj Mahal. The beautifully proportioned octagonal structure topped by a perfect dome is balanced by 4 soaring minarets that stand at the corners of the plinth.
The Tai Mahal is ethereal at any part of the day - blushing in the rosy glow of dawn or sunset, appearing like a pearly mirage in the moonlight or reflected in the pools of the garden.
Perhaps the most moving view of the Taj is from an octagonal tower in the Agra Fort further along the river Yamuna. It was here that the Emperor Shah Jehan was imprisoned and where he spent his last days gazing at the tomb of his beloved wife.
It is said that he had planned to build a similar tomb for himself in black marble across the river but it was not to be.
Taj is open for tourists from 6am -7pm everyday, except Fridays. Friday is closed for tourists, but allowed for muslims to go for the customary prayers between 12:00- 14:00 hrs at the mosque in the Taj Mahal complex.
For additional fee (and early reservation), a total of 400 tourists are permitted to see the Taj Mahal during the full moon nights. These nights are the full moon night itself, and the two nights before and 2 nights after the full moon night ( five nights in a month).
With our increased operations and remarkable success in India, having an office here had become important to bridge the gap between our services and our clientele. In March of 2005, we finally opened our own office in Delhi. It was a move that gave us a good infrastructure and a competent team to support any or most of the leisure and adventure activities in India. While India is varied in geography and each place is different from the other, each trip we create for you is carefully planned and because we have our own office and staffs in Delhi, we take the hassles, dilemmas, guesses and extravagance out of your travel experience. We are a company of people driven to make sure that even the minutest of details are taken care of. We provide care with every part of your trip; in short, we take care of every detail so you can just pack your bag and set off on a trip of a lifetime. The element of safety and security also prevails, a trait that is quintessentially Wind horse. Our South India office to be based in Cochin, Kerala is due to open in March 2008
