The tour is a personalised individual tour & can be started
any time of year / month . The car, guides will be exclusively
for you only. The tour is based on private departures , whereby
you can benefit from having a private air-conditioned car, stop
en-route for breaks or photo opportunities .
Day
01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi , meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi..
Day
02/ Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tourAfter breakfast checkout
from hotel & proceed for sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi.
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail visiting
the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated;
Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in India.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi would include
a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutub Minar, a drive along the
ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing India Gate, Parliament
House, the President's Residence and would end with a drive through
the Diplomatic Enclave. Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly
known as Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi
Day
03/ Delhi-Agra
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station
to board the superfast airconditioned train to Agra . Breakfast
in the train , Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours , Arrive Agra &
visit the magnificient
TAJ MAHAL - Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj is a white marble memorial
to his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years
to be completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect
Ustad Isa. Apart from its stunning design balance and perfect symmetry,
the Taj is also noted particularly for its elegant domes, intricately
carved screens and some of the best inlay work ever seen. Also 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. Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage
of handicrafts in its markets. Night stay in Agra.
Day
04/ Agra-Ranthambhore
Morning drive to Ranthambhore-famous for the wildlife sanctuary
which is said to have the India’s friendliest Tigers and also considered
to be the best place in the world to photograph the tiger in its
natural habitat, also a wonderful place for bird watching 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 Ranthambhore
& transfer to hotel. Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day
05/ Ranthambhore
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle which is
open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the national park and
back to the hotel. After lunch second visit to jungle and enjoy
the game viewing again. Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day
06/ Ranthambhore - Jaipur
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle which is
open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the national park and
back to the hotel, later in the evening 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 splendors are now living monuments.
Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
07/ Jaipur -Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast, Proceed for a morning excursion to
Amber Fort. Elephant ride ascent to the fort.
AMBER FORT PALACE - Amber is the classic romantic Rajasthani fort
palace. Its construction was started by Man Singh I in 1592, and
completed by his descendent Jai Singh I. Its forbidding exterior
belies an inner paradise where a beautiful fusion of Mughal and
Hindu styles finds it's ultimate expression. Continue sight-seeing.
CITY PALACE - A delightful blend of Mughal and traditional Rajasthani
architecture, the City Palace sprawls over one-seventh of the area
in the walled city. It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev
Temple and the City Palace Museum.
JANTAR MANTAR - This is the largest and the best preserved of the
five observatories built by Jai Singh II in different parts of the
country. This observatory consisting of outsized astronomical instruments
is still in use.
HAWA MAHAL - The ornamental facade of this "Palace of Winds"
is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey structures
of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine trelliswork and
elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 niches and windows. Built
in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the
palace women.
Evening transfer to railway station to board the train for Delhi.
Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
08/ Departure
Transfer to airport in time to board the onward flight. |