10 Days Delhi/Udaipur/Jaipur/Ranthambore/Fatehpur Sikri/Agra/Delhi |
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Destination |
Hotel |
Trans |
Meals
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Day 1 |
Arrive Delhi
Arrive in Delhi. After completion of your arrival formalities,
please proceed to the exit, where you are greeted with a
traditional Indian welcome and escorted to your hotel PM
sight seeing tour. Overnight at Hotel.
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Overnight in Hotel Bill palace. |
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Day 2 |
Delhi
After breakfast proceed to the sight seeing tour of Old
& New Delhi, The 17th century Old walled city of Shahjahanabad
was at one time surrounded by
a sturdy defensive wall, only fragments of which remain.
Its citadel the Red Fort was the opulent residence of Mughal
Emperor Shahjahan, builder of the Taj Mahal. Its great mosque
the Jami Masjid is both the largest congregational mosque's
in India and the final extravagance of Shahjahan. The main
street of Old Delhi is the colorful shopping bazaar known
as 'Chandni Chowk" (Silver Street). Outside the Old
City are the ruins of Feroz Shah Kotla, a fortress palace
wherein lies a 13m high sandstone Ashoka Pillar inscribed
with Ashoka's edicts and Raj Ghat the cremation site of
Mahatma Gandhi. In New Delhi, you will visit the Humayun's
Tomb, the precursor of the Taj Mahal; the Bahai Temple an
architectural marvel constructed in the shape of the Lotus
flower, the Qutab Minar Complex, dominated by the 234-foot
Victory Tower. A drive down the spectacular Rajpath (The
Kingsway) passing the India Gate, a World War II memorial,
the President's House, the House of Parliament. Enjoy a
brief respite at Birla Mandir, a modern temple. Overnight
at Hotel.
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Overnight in Hotel Bill palace |
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Day 3
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Drive Delhi / Sikandra / Agra
After breakfast drive to Agra (204kms/4hrs 30min) en route
visiting Sikandra, the tomb of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Continue
drive on to Agra. Overnight at hotel
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Overnight
in Howard Park Plaza.
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Day 4 |
Day
4 : Sightseeing in Agra
After breakfast sightseeing tour of Agra. You will visit
the world famous Taj Mahal, a monument that requires no
introduction. Built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in memory
of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, this poem in white marble
took 22 years to complete. You will visit the Agra Fort,
a citadel whose forbidding exteriors hide an inner paradise
where Hindu & Muslim architecture merge in splendour.
This is where Shahjahan was kept under house arrest by his
son Aurangzeb and he spent his time gazing at the Taj Mahal
through the little window in his room. Overnight at Hotel
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Overnight in Pathik Niwas. |
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Day 5 |
Drive Agra / Fatehpur Sikri / Jaipur
After breakfast travel by road to Jaipur (240 kms/5hrs
30 min) en route visiting Fatehpur Sikri, the ghost city
35 kms from Agra. Built in red sandstone in honour of Saint
Salim Chisti, who foretold the birth of 3 sons to Emperor
Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri is an example of robust stability
combined with originality. Each important edifice here represents
a type by itself. Overnight at Hotel
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Overnight in Howard
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Day 6 |
Full
day in Jaipur
After breakfast excursion to the hill fortress of Amber.
Enjoy an elephant ride to reach the top of the fort. The
fort is a superb example of Rajput architecture – a complex
of palaces, temples, exquisite marble and mirror-inlaid
halls and apartments. In the afternoon tour of Jaipur City.
In the old city, which is still encircled by a crenellated
wall, visit the Hawa Mahal or "Palace of Winds,"
City Palace, and Jantar Mantar, the astronomical observatory.
Overnight at Hotel
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Day 7 |
Fly Jaipur / Udaipur
This morning you are transferred to the airport to board
flight for Udaipur. On arrival in Udaipur you are met and
transferred to the hotel. Later embark on a sightseeing
tour this “City of Lakes” visiting the City Palace, Saheliyon-ki-Bari
(Garden of Maidens), the folklore museum where you can see
a presentation of the string puppet show typical to this
area amongst other sights. In the evening enjoy a boat ride
on Lake Pichola. Overnight at Hotel
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Overnight in Paras Mahal |
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Day 8 |
Excursion
to Ranakpur
Today you will visit Ranakpur, which is one of the largest
and most important Jain temple complex lying in a remote
valley of the Aravalli ranges in Southern Rajasthan. Created
in the 15th century AD, these temples are well preserved
and in near perfect condition. Return to Udaipur in the
evening. Overnight at Hotel.
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Overnight in Paras Mahal. |
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Day 9 |
Fly
Udaipur / Delhi
Today you are transferred to the airport to board flight
back to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi you are met and transferred
to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel
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Overnight in Hotel Bill palace. |
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Day 10 |
Depart Delhi
Today, you are transferred to the international airport
to board your flight back home.
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