Celebrate in style: India and Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka both offer unlimited potential for creating celebrations of a lifetime. Gather up your favourite people in the world and head east for an adventure to never forget – whether in a Maharaja’s palace rising out of the desert or a tropical private peninsula. Arrive by elephant, private plane or magic carpet and discover colour-filled days followed by heady nights. Here is a hand-picked selection of some of the most heavenly places to celebrate, indulge and feast.

1. Umaid Bhawan, Jodhpur

The grandest of the grand – but with a soul, Umaid Bhawan has the wow factor in spades. Driving through the gilded gates, being greeted by the vast sandstone façade, then showered with rose petals before being serenaded by musicians is the best welcome in India. The palace is still the home of the current Maharaja of Jodhpur, who lives in a wing. Actress Liz Hurley chose to be married here and supermodel Naomi Campbell threw an epic bash for…