Departure
Every day of the week subject to a minimum of two persons.
Day
01 - Arrive Delhi Arrive Delhi by flight. Meeting and
assistance on arrival and transfer to HOTEL Park / Clark Inn
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 - In Delhi American
Breakfast at the hotel.
Today you will be given a
sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi visiting the Jama Masjid , one
of the largest mosques of India, drive past Red Fort, Chandni Chowk
bazaar. Visit Raj Ghat- the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi, Qutab
Minar gracefully hand-carved for its entire height of 234 ft,
Lakshmi Narayan Temple, India Gate(memorial to the Indian army
soldiers who died in World War 1) , Rahtrapati Bhawan (formerly the
viceroys reseidence) and Parliament house and Government
buildings. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03 - Delhi /
Agra 203 Kms American Breakfast at the hotel. Depart
by surface for Agra.
On arrival check-in at HOTEL Holiday
Inn / Howard Park Plaza This afternoon you will be given the city
tour visiting the world famous Taj Mahal and Agra Fort Taj
Mahal (Closed on Fridays) - One of the most photographed tourist
attractions in the world, Taj Mahal is the attraction that pulls the
tourists from all over the world. The Taj Mahal is entirely made of
white marble and its walls are decorated with exquisite pietra dura
(stone inlay) work. It is said that different types of precious and
semi-precious stones were used in the intricate inlay work done on
the interiors. This magnificent monument is set around a Char bagh
or 'four garden' plan, which is split by watercourses-a reflection
of the Persian style.
Agra Fort - Built by Emperor
Akbar on the west bank of the river Yamuna and beautified with
palaces and gardens by Jehangir, Agra Fort today dominates the
centre of the city. The crescent-shaped fort with its 20-metre high,
2.4-km outer walls contains a maze of buildings that form a small
city within a city. One can enter the fort only through the Amar
Singh Gate. The public access is limited to the southern part of the
fort which includes nearly all the buildings of tourist interest.
The Diwan-i-Aam (hall of public audience) and Diwan-i-Khas (hall of
private audience) were built by Shahjahan for receiving audiences.
Jehangir's
palace built by Akbar was the largest private residence in the fort.
Close to Diwan-i-Khas, stands an octagonal tower known as Musamman
Burj. It was here that Shahjahan breathed his last after seven years
of imprisonment. Other places to see within the fort include the
Khas Mahal, Sheesh Mahal (the mirror palace) and the Anguri Bagh
(the Grape Garden). Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 - Agra /
Fatehpur Sikri / Jaipur 237 Kms American Breakfast at
the hotel. Depart by surface for Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur
Sikri.
Fatehpur Sikri - Thirty-nine kilometres from
Agra stands Fatehpur Sikri, the red sandstone city of yesteryears.
The city was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in AD 1564 in honour
of the Muslim saint Sheikh Salim Chisthi. Fatehpur Sikri was
intended to be the capital city but the shortage of water and unrest
in the north-west made Akbar abandon it. One of the major
attractions of this city is the marble tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisthi.
Other places of interest include Diwan-i-Aam, Diwan-i-Khas, Buland
Darwaza, Panch Mahal, Jodha Bais Palace and Birbal Bhavan.
On
arrival in Jaipur check-in at HOTEL Holiday Inn / Jaipur Palace
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 - Jaipur American
Breakfast at the hotel.
This morning you will be given an
excursion to Amer Fort - At a short distance of 11 kms. from Jaipur,
the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills overlooking the
Delhi-Jaipur highway, with its forbidding ramparts reflected in the
still waters of the Maota Lake below. One of the finest examples of
Rajput architecture, it was the ancient capital of the Kachhawah
rulers. The original palace was built by Raja Man Singh and
additions were made later by Sawai Jai Singh. Within the palace are
the Diwan-e-Aam or the "Hall of Public Audience", the
Diwan-e-Khas or the "Hall of Private Audience" and the
Sukh Niws where a cool breeze blows across channels of water for the
purpose of air-conditioning. Here are the private chambers of the
queens with windows having latticed screens so that the ladies could
watch the proceedings of the royal court inprivacy. There is also
the Jai Mandir or the "Temple of Vicotry", with its famed
Sheesh Mahal, the scintillating "Hall of Mirrors".
Afternoon
sightseeing tour of Jaipur city visiting City Palace, Hawa Mahal and
Jantar Mantar (Observatory). The City Palace is now converted into a
museum, except a small portion that is still used by the royal
family of Jaipur. Built in the fortified campus style, the palace
covers almost one-seventh part of the city. One of the major
attractions in the museum is the portion that is devoted to the arms
and ammunition used by the royal family in the past. Other important
attractions are the Textile and Costume Museum, Art Gallery, Chandra
Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, and Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am.
Drive
past Hawa Mahal - Strange though it may seem, this most famous
landmark of Jaipur is not actually a palace but a series of
sandstone screens. This pink structure was constructed so that the
ladies of the palace could watch the royal processions without being
seen by any outsider. This sandstone edifice was named Palace of
Winds after the many brass wind vanes that adorned it until 1960s.
Also visit Observatory. Overnight hotel.
Day 06 -
Jaipur - Delhi 265 Kms American Breakfast at the hotel.
Leave Jaipur for Delhi by car. Arrive Delhi and check in at HOTEL
Park / Clark Inn Rest of the day free to do your last minute
shopping etc. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07 - Depart
Delhi American Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the
International airport in time to connect your onward flight. Hotel
Check-in & check-out time is 12 noon at all hotels.
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