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Triangle (5 Nights/ 6 days) by car |
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Day 01 / Arrival
Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & 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- Agra (By road)
Early morning drive to the city of Taj- Agra, Arrive
Agra in approx. 4 hours & transfer to hotel.
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Afternoon visit the 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. 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. Later at sunset 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. Evening free
to explore the Agra’s rich heritage of handicrafts
in its markets. Night stay in Agra.
Day 04 / Agra- Jaipur (By
road)
After breakfast drive to Jaipur- the fabled “pink
city" of the desert named after Jai Singh, the
former Maharaja of Jaipur. This is the only city in
the world symbolizing the nine divisions of the universe
through the nine rectangular sectors subdividing it.
The palaces and forts of the yesteryears, which were
witnesses to the royal processions and splendours are
now living monuments enroute visiting Fatehpur
Sikri -a perfectly preserved red sandstone
“ghost town" which was the estranged capital
of mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted
when its water supply failed. Arrive Jaipur in late
evening & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur. |
Day 05 / Jaipur
After a leisurely breakfast , visit the majestic Amber
Fort, is one that cannot be easily described. Ride
up on Elephants to the former capital of the royals
set against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Later
visit the City Palace, Palace of Winds also known
as Hawa Mahal, this elaborate building, now little
more than a façade, is encrusted with delicate screen
sand carved balconies from which the royal ladies,
confined to their quarters, could sneak views of the
outside world. Past, present and future merge at Jai
Singh's observatory, where time has been accurately
measured since the 17th century. Night stay in Jaipur.
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Day 06 / Jaipur- Delhi- Departure ( By road
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After breakfast drive to Delhi , arrive Delhi in approx
05 Hours & transfer to airport for onward flight.
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