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 tour of New Delhi, the capital
and the third largest city of India is a fusion of the ancient and
the modern. Delhi unwinds a picture rich with culture, architecture
and human diversity, deep in history, monuments, museums, galleries,
gardens and exotic shows. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar ,India
Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s House ,
Mahatama Gandhi Memorial , Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple
popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
03/ Delhi - Agra ( By train )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station
to board the superfast luxurious airconditioned train to Agra .
Breakfast in the train , Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours .Arrive
Agra & visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - built by Shah Jahan
in the memory of his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal was
the culmination point of Indo-Persian architecture. One of the seven
wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression of love
ever created. Also visit the Red fort- Huge double walls, four gateways,
palaces, courts, mosques, baths, gardens and gracious pavilions
adorn the premises of the fort. Diwan - i - Am, Diwan - i - Khas,
Khas Mahal, Palace of Mirrors, Pearl Mosque, Nagina Masjid, Garden
of Grapes, and Fish Pavilion are some of the remarkable monuments
in the fort complex. The red sandstone Jehangiri Mahal was built
by Akbar for his Hindu queen, Jodhabai and is one of the earliest
constructions that witnessed the transformation of fort from a military
structure to a palace. Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage
of handicrafts in its markets. Night stay in Agra.
Day
04/ Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bharatpur ( By road )
After breakfast drive to Bharatpur - one of the finest waterbird
sancturies in the world. It is spread over 40 sq.km of swampy and
light woodded terrain. The major attraction is the migrating Siberian
Cranes in the winter months. Lying between the cities of Agra and
Jaipur in the north-west is Keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary which
is a home to an astonishing range of flora and fauna. Birds come
to this national park in waves enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-
a mosque said to be built in lines of the holy mosque in Mecca.
Entrance to the mosque is through the Buland Darwaza that is 54m
high. To the north of the mosque is the mausoleum of Saleem Chtisti,
the Sufi saint who blessed Akbar to have a male offspring. Arrive
Bharatpur and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Night
stay in Bharatpur.
Day
05/ Bharatpur - Ranthambhore ( By road )
Morning have a completely rewarding experience of seeing an overwhelming
range of birds during the rickshaw ride into the Keoladeo Ghana
National Park. Later 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. Arrive Ranthambhore & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day
06/ 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 a second visit in the national park.
Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day
07/ Ranthambhore - Jaipur ( By road )
Morning Jungle safari . The park, which is one of the finest tiger
reserves in the country is the main attraction of Ranthambhore.
The most exciting aspect of a visit to a wildlife sanctuary is the
safari into the jungles, of meeting the unexpected and completely
missing the expected. Later drive to Jaipur - Capital of Rajasthan
also known as Pink City, surrounded on all sides by rugged hills
crowned with forts and enclosed by embattled walls.The palaces and
forts of the yesteryears, which were witnesses to the royal processions
and splendours are now living . Arrive Jaipur & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
08/ Jaipur
After leisurely breakfast , visit City Palace which now houses a
museum containing rare manuscripts, paintings, and an armoury, the
observatory with a sundial 90 ft high, the museum is amidst the
Ram Niwas Palace gardens founded in 1876 with a large collections
of antiquies, the Palace of Winds, a landmark of Jaipur made of
Pink Sandstone and of unique design. Also visit the majestic Amber
Fort, is one that cannot be easily described. Ride on Elephants
to the former capital of the royals set against the backdrop of
the wooded hills. Later visit the Palace of Winds also known as
Hawa Mahal, this elaborate building, now little more than a façade,
is encrusted with delicate screens and 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. Evening enjoy dinner at Chokhi dhani (an ethnic village
resort) where you will have an idea of the village life of Rajasthan
here you will also enjoy various traditional Rajasthani dances,
puppet show and various other interesting activities. Night stay
in Jaipur.
Day
09/ Jaipur - Delhi - Departure
Morning at leisure. Afternoon drive to Delhi & transfer to airport
to board the onward flight.