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| Delhi
- Varanasi - Khajuraho - Agra - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Udaipur
- Bombay - Goa - Delhi
(18 Nights / 19 Days)
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Day 01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
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Day 02/ Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tour of New
Delhi where ornate buildings recall the days when
India was the Jewel in the crown of the British empire.
Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar, India Gate and
the grand government buildings, the President’s
House, Red fort, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial. Also visit
Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi - Varanasi
Morning transfer to airport to connect the flight
for Varanasi said to be the India’s most sacred
city situated on the western bank of the holy river
Ganga.
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It is also the oldest living city in the world. As a
place for devotion and worship, with hundreds of temples
dotting the city, sunrise on the river front as seen
from a boat can be a spiritually uplifting sight. It
has a fascination uniquely its own, a quality of sublime
beauty, a timeless eternal appeal. Varanasi is the city
which cannot be described, only experienced. Arrive
Varanasi and transfer to hotel. Later visit the Temples,
Aurangazeb’s Mosque and one of the biggest university
of India. Evening view “Aarti” ceremony
on the Ghats. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day 04 / Varanasi
Morning boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe
the way of life of pilgrims by the Ghats. Later excursion
to Sarnath, 10kms. East of Varanasi, is one of the
Buddhism’s major centers of India. After attaining
enlightenment, the Buddha came to Sarnath where he
gave his first sermon. Visit the deer park and the
museum and later back to Varanasi. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day 05 / Varanasi - Khajuraho
After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight
for Khajuraho .Arrive Khajuraho & transfer to
hotel. The legendary temples of khajuraho are an incomparable
experience. Acknowledged as one of the world’s
artistic wonders, these temples dedicated to the Hindu
pantheon of Gods are covered in carvings that are
a paean to life and love. Built within a short span
of a hundred years by the Chandela Rajputs, the 10th
century temples lay forgotten until they were discovered
in the present century. Khajuraho has achieved fame
for the sensual appeal of its erotic sculptures. Evening
free at leisure. Night stay in Khajuraho.
Day 06 / Khajuraho
After breakfast explore the Western and Eastern temples
of khajuraho while your guide explains the intricate
meaning and legends behind each describable sculpture.
Night stay in Khajuraho.
Day 07 / Khajuraho-Orchha-Jhansi-Agra
Morning drive to Jhansi enroute visiting Orchha, In
orchha visit the magnificient temples and monuments.
Some of the palaces were decorated with painted murals
which represent the finest flowering of the Bundela
school of painting, Continue drive to Jhansi &
transfer to railway station to board the train to
Agra. Arrive Agra & transfer to hotel. Night stay
in Agra.
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Day 08 / Agra - Jaipur
Morning at sunrise visit the magnificent Taj Mahal
- one of the seven wonders of the world surely the
most extravagant expression of love ever created.
20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build this
memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Also visit
Agra Fort - the rusty and majestic red- sandstone
fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna
and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar
in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience),
a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcove
of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard public
petitions.
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At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where
marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal
ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded peacock
Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly
kingdoms.After lunch drive to Jaipur - en route visit
Fatehpur Sikri, a perfectly preserved Mughal city
built at the height of the empire's splendor. Arrive
Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 09/ Jaipur
Morning tour of the impressive Amber Fort, situated
on a ridge just outside Jaipur City. At the foot of
the hill you will mount your caparisoned Elephant
for the climb to the main gate. The Fort, completed
in the early 18th century, took over 100 years to
build and now, although deserted, offers a fascinating
insight into the lifestyle of the Moghul ruling families.
Afternoon tour of the Pink City – will include
City Palace, still home to the Maharaja although several
of the rooms are now open to the public. Many antiques
and artefacts belonging to the ruling family are housed
here. Also visit the Hawa Mahal "Palace of the
Winds", and the open-air Jantar Mantar Observatory
to see the vast astronomical instruments. Enjoy a
stroll through the colourful bazaar before returning
to your hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 10 / Jaipur - Jodhpur
Morning drive to Jodhpur (290 kms). Arrive & transfer
to hotel. Evening at leisure. Night stay in Jodhpur.
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Day 11 / Jodhpur
After a relaxed breakfast proceed for city sight seeing
tour of Jodhpur. Jodhpur - the stronghold of the fierce
Rathore clan, was founded in 1459 by Prince Jodha.
Visit the Mehrangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone
hill. Within the fort, visit Moti Mahal and Phool
Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble
cenotaph, built in memory of Maharaja Jaswant singh
II around 1899 and Umaid Public gardens. Night stay
in Jodhpur.
Day 12 / Jodhpur- Udaipur
Morning drive to Udaipur. En route visiting Ranakpur
- the largest and most beautifully preserved Jain
Temples in India. Later proceed to see the fort of
Kumbhalgarh.
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If Ranakpur is beauty and grace, Kumbhalgarh is all
about power. Arrive Udaipur in the evening & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Udaipur.
Day 13 / Udaipur
After breakfast proceed for city sight seeing tour.
Udaipur, built in 1559 A.D. by Maharaja Udai Singh,
the city has been described as the most romantic spot
on the continent of India by Col. James Todd. Visit
the City Palace museum, the Jagdish temple, Sahelion
Ki Bari ( Queen’s resort for their friends) Bhartiya
Lok Kala Mandir ( Folk art museum) and the Pratap Memorial.
Evening at leisure.Night stay in Udaipur.
Day 14 / Udaipur - Mumbai
After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight
for Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai & transfer to hotel. Later
half day city tour of Mumbai, political capital of Maharashtra,
and commercial capital of India, Mumbai is many cities
in one. As the world's largest textiles market, a major
industrial centre and the country's busiest port handling
over 40 percent of India's maritime trade, it contributes
around 50 percent of the national exchequer. Bombay's
colonial legacy is the Gateway of India. Built to commemorate
the royal visit of George V and Queen Mary in 1911 but
only completed in 1924, the gateway is a combination
of European and Indian ceremonial architecture. The
last British troops marched out through this gate when
India became independent in 1947. Today it is a favorite
haunt of tourists. Night stay in Mumbai. |
Day 15 / Mumbai - Goa
After breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Goa.
Arrive Goa & transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure.
Night stay in Goa.
Day 16 / Goa
After breakfast, proceed on a half day sightseeing tour
of Goa, visiting Miramar Beach, Basilica of Bom Jesus
and the city of Panjim-bustling with shops and tourists.
The afternoon is at leisure to relax on the beach. Laze
on the beach, go for swim, explore the shops for cashewnuts,
buy holiday wear or take an optional tour visiting "Goa
of the past"- a mackup village which portrays Goa
what it was 100 years ago. Night stay in Goa.
Day 17 / Goa
Day at leisure. Laze on the beach, go for swim, explore
the shops for cashewnuts, buy holiday wear. Night stay
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Day 18 / Goa - Delhi
After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight
to Delhi.Arrive & transfer to hotel. Night stay
in Delhi.
Day 19 / Delhi - Departure
Day at leisure or explore the markets for shopping etc.
Later transfer to airport for onward flight. |
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