Day 01: |
Arrive Delhi.
Transfer to hotel. Morning tour of Old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and
Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal
Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,
Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch ), Lakshminarayan
Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House,
Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught
Place shopping centre. |
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Day 02: |
Early morning
transfer to New Delhi rail-station for Jaipur train. Arrive &
transfer to hotel.
Morning visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the
State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with
mirrors. Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan
was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a
visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable
astronomer, this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City
Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal &
through the pink rose residential & business areas.
Overnight Jaipur. |
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Day 03: |
Morning transfer
to rail-station for Agra train. Arrive Agra. Transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Moghul
Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 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-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her
father. Taj Mahal is closed at Fridays. |
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Day 04: |
Day free in
Agra. |
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Day 05: |
Morning transfer
to rail-station for Gwalior train. On arrival in Gwalior, transfer
to hotel.
Afternoon visit the Man Mandir, Gujari Mahal (today an
archaeological museum), The fort, Temples of Sas-Bahu, Teli Ka
Mandir, Jai Vilas Palace, Tomb of Gaus Mohammad and the Mausoleum of
Tansen. |
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Day 06: |
Morning transfer
to rail-station for Jhansi train. Arrive Jhansi & drive to Khajuraho. |
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Day 07: |
Morning visit the world
famous Khajuraho temples were built by the Chandela kings between
950 AD and 1050 AD. The most important are the Chaunset Yogini
Temple dedicated to Goddess Kali, The Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or
Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu, Vishvanath
and Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha Temple of Shiva, which is
the largest & most typical of temples. Visit the Eastern group of
temples that consist of the Parasvanath Temple - the only Jain
Temple surviving at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the
outer walls of the Sanctum, the Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu.
The other temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma,
Yamuna and Adinath. Afternoon free. |
Day 08 : |
Transfer to
airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi and transfer to hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight Varanasi. |
Day 09 : |
Early morning boat
excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat.
People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising
sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where
funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to
die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain
release from the cycle of birth and death. Check-out at 1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to rail-station for New Delhi night train.
Overnight onboard train. |
Day 10 : |
Morning arrive New Delhi & transfer hotel. Day at leisure. Overnight Delhi. |
Day 11 : |
Morning transfer to airport. End of our services. |
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