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Travel to the remote north east and discover the fascinating cultures of the unseen India. Start the tour in Kolkata, a chaotic, vibrant city full of history, before visiting picturesque tea estates and Nam-Phake, an ethnic tribal village of stilt houses with age-old customs.

Learn about the traditions of the Nagas who decorate houses with buffalo skulls, before taking a boat cruise on the mighty Brahmaputra River (home to the Gangetic River Dolphin) to Majuli Island, a beautiful retreat for the Vaishnavite community.

There may also be sightings of rhinos, buffalo and tigers while on the back of an elephant at the Kaziranga National Park towards the end of this fascinating tour through the lesser known areas of India

The 15 day escorted “Frontiers of India” tour starts from £1735 per person including 14 nights accommodation (12 nights tourist class hotels and guest houses, two nights wildlife resorts), breakfasts, transport (private coach, jeep, train and boat) and internal flights (Kolkata to Dibrugarh, Guwahati to Kolkata).

The price also includes the services of an Imaginative Traveller tour leader. Flights are available from £446 per person. Call Imaginative Traveller Reservations Line on 08450 778803 or book on line at www.imaginative-traveller.com

Posh Camping

Experience what it is like to live traditionally on the “Trans Mongolian – Beijing to Moscow” tour, with two nights in a posh tent.

Do as the locals do by staying in a traditional Mongolian ger (also known as a yurt), a simple dwelling for the nomads who relocate several times throughout a year.

This tent-like structure made from wood and wool felt is easy to collapse for transportation upon no more than three animals (horses, camels, yaks).

One of the greatest train journeys in the world, this trip crosses northern China to hike on one of the less visited sections of the Great Wall, then Mongolia to explore the grasslands nomadic life.

Stay with local families in a traditional wooden village in Siberia by the side of Lake Baikal, a 25 million year old lake that is 1.5km deep, before entering Moscow, a vibrant capital with communist architecture.

The 17 day escorted “Trans Mongolian – Beijing to Moscow” tour starts from £1804 per person including accommodation (six nights Trans-Mongolian train, six/seven nights simple hotels, one/two nights homestay, two nights Mongolian ger), some meals, transport (Trans-Mongolian train, bus, metro, taxi) and the services of an Imaginative Traveller tour leader. Flights are available from £587 per person.

Call Imaginative Traveller Reservations Line on 08450 778803 or book on line at www.imaginative-traveller.com