Day
01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02/ Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast proceed for 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. 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 .
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. 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.
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. 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.
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Day 14 / Udaipur - Bombay
After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight for
Bombay. Arrive Bombay & transfer to hotel. Later half
day city tour of Bombay, 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 Bombay.
Day
15 / Bombay - 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 in Goa.
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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