Thanks, that's a great help.

Unfortunately there seems to be poor availability in Goa when we're going in the first few weeks. Of the Taj hotels, I can only get consequetive nights at the Taj Exotica, and then only a twin ... I'll probably reverse the trip and do a tour or the North before heading to the beaches of Goa when availability has improved. I'll just have to take the DEL arrival on the chin