Day 01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02/ Delhi - Agra - Jaipur
Early morning transfer to railway station to board the train for
Agra , 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. At the Diwan-I-Am
(hall of public audience), the first enclosure of the palace is
a vast courtyard in which the emperor used to give daily public
audience and dispense justice. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private
audience)referred to as the Hall of Private Audiences, it is an
astonishing chamber dominated by a massive carved pillar, which
supports a fantastic capital above which is a balcony. After lunch
drive to Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri- 37km from the city
of Agra is the ghost city that was once the capital of Mughal India.
Akbar built the city between 1571 and 1585. But he was forced to
abandon the capital because of water shortage and he shifted the
capital to Lahore for a brief period. Arrive Jaipur & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
03/ Jaipur - Delhi
After breakfast visit the majestic Amber Fort, overlooking the lake
at the entrance to rocky mountain grove, built in 17th century,
the palace is a distinguished specimen of Rajput Architecture. Ride
up on Elephants to the former capital of the royals set against
the backdrop of the wooded hills & transfer to hotel. Later
visit the 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.
Evening transfer to railway station to board the luxurious air conditioned
train to Delhi, Dinner in the train , Arrive Delhi & transfer
to hotel.
Day
04/ 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
05/ Delhi - Amritsar
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station
to board the superfast luxurious air-conditioned train to Amritsar
. Breakfast in the train, arrive Amritsar by Shatabdi express at
13.05 hrs. and transfer to hotel. Evening visit Wagah Border to
watch Border Retreat Ceremony
Crowds gather every evening to watch the lowering of the flags ceremony
at the Wagan Border crossing and to cheer the troops who carry out
the daily ceremony. This ritual is accompanied by crisp marching
by Indian and Pakistani border guards, accompanied by bugle calls
and the closing of the gates. Wagha is the only land border open
between Pakistan and India.
Night stay in Amritsar.
Day
06/ Amritsar - Delhi
Morning visit Golden Temple - the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion
and a place of pilgrimage for Sikhs worldwide is situated in Amritsar.
The Sikh Guru, Guru Amar Das began the construction of the Golden
Temple and in his lifetime the holy city of Amritsar developed into
an important town. In its architecture are included, symbols associated
with other places of worship. This is an example of the spirit of
tolerance and acceptance that the Sikh philosophy propounds.
Also visit Jallianwala Bagh- It is the Memorial which commemorates
the sacrifices of hundreds of men, women and children who were victims
of ruthless firing of the British forces. The incident took place
on April 13, 1919, when thousands of people had gathered in Jallianwala
Bagh to voice their feelings against the repressive policies of
the British Government.
Afternoon transfer to railway station to board the train back to
Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
07/ Departure
Transfer to airport to board the onward flight. |
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**
Twin- Cost per person on twin sharing for minimum two person traveling.
** Single- Cost per single traveler.
COST
INCLUDES:
*** 6 nights accomodation as per the itinerary.
*** Daily breakfast.
*** Train tickets for Delhi-Agra, Jaipur-Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi in
airconditioned chair car.
*** Surface travel by exclusive airconditioned car.
*** All transfers, sightseeing by exclusive airconditioned car.
*** Local english speaking guides.
*** Complementry buffet lunch in Agra.
*** All taxes, driver allowances, parking etc.
COST
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
*** Tips, laundry, beverages.
*** Any airfare.
*** Entrance fee to monumnts
*** Any item not shown in "cost Includes"
Hotels
Selected - Luxury
Delhi : The Oberoi / Imperial
Agra : Amarvilas
Jaipur : Rajvilas
Amritsar :Ranjit
Swassa
Hotels
Selected - Royal
Delhi : Nikko / The Grand Intercontinental / The Grand
Agra : Jay Pee Palace / Taj View / Trident
Jaipur : Hotel Trident / Le Meridien
Amritsar : Ritz
Plaza
Hotels
Selected - Classic
Delhi : The Connaught / Hotel City Park / Hotel Marina
Agra : Agra Ashok / Clarks / Howard Park Plaza
Jaipur : Hotel Jaipur Palace / Wall Street / Hotel Clarks Amer / KK Royal Days
Amritsar : Ritz
Plaza
Hotels
Selected - Economy
Delhi : Hotel Dream Inn / Apra
Agra : Royale Residency / Deedar-e-Taj
Jaipur : Maurya Palace / Royal Plazzo
Amritsar : Raj Continental |