| Day 01: |
| Departure from
your own Country. |
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| Day 02: |
Arrive Delhi.
Transfer to hotel.
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| Day 03: |
| Morning free.
Check-out at 1200 hrs. Afternoon tour of Delhi. Visit Qutab Minar,
Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Lakshminarayan Temple- a modern Hindu
temple. Drive past President's House, Government Secretariat
buildings and Connaught place shopping centre of New Delhi. Evening
transer to Rail-station for Lucknow night train 4230 New Delhi Mail
at 2200 hours. |
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| Day 04: |
Morning arrive
Lucknow at 0715 hrs. Transfer to Hotel. Afternoon visits. Lucknow
was the 18th century capital of Nawab Wazirs and the centre of
culture and tradition. Visit the great Imambara, Jama Masjid,
Picture gallery, the Clock Tower, Roomi Darwaza, Residency &
Dilkusha Palace.
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| Day 05: |
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Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to Rail-station for 4228
Varun express at 1800 hrs. Arrive Varanasi at 2310 hours. Transfer to hotel. |
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| Day 06: |
Morning boat
ride on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from Ghat to Ghat.
People bath early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising
sun. The two cremation Ghats are Manikarnika and Harishchandra where
funeral pyre burns day and night. It is the belief of every pious
Hindu that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges
is to attain release from the cycle of birth & death. Rest of the
day free.
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| Day 07: |
| Day free. Check-out from the
hotel at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to Rail-station for Agra night
train. |
| Day 08 : |
Morning arrive
Agra & transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal
built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 AD for his Queen
Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra
fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the halls of public and private
audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula built by empress
Noorjehan in memory of her father.
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| Day 09 : |
| Morning proceed to Jaipur by
road enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri built by emperor Akbar in 1569
AD & abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. See the
graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti,
Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Afternoon half day sightseeing of
Jaipur, Maharaja's city Palace, Jantar Mantar (the observatory) &
Ramniwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal or the palace of winds and
through the pink rose residential and business areas. |
| Day 10 : |
| Morning excursion to Amber
fort - the ancient capital of the state 1728. Visit the Sheeshmahal
or the hall of victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon free. |
| Day 11 : |
| Drive to Delhi. Free time. |
| Day 12 : |
| Morning transfer to airport
for return flight. |
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| -----Rajasthan Cultural Tour----- |
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