Day
01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02/ Delhi
After breakfast 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 and the
Red Fort - once the most opulent fort and palace of the Moghul Empire.
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.Night stay in delhi.
Day
03/ Delhi - Agra (By Train Dep 0600 hrs. Arr 0800 hrs.)
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 - Jaipur ( By Surface Approx 5 Hrs. )
After breakfast 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 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 in late evening
& transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
05/ Jaipur
Morning tour of the impressive Amber Fort, set in picturesque and
rugged hills is a fascinating blend of Hindu and Mughal architecture.
Constructed by Raja Man Singh I in 1952 and completed by Sawai Jai
Singh I the fort is made in red sand stone and white marble. The
rugged forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise with a beautiful
fusion of art and architecture. Amber isthe classic and romantic
fort- palace with a magnificent aura. The interior wall of the palace
depicts expressive painting scenes with carvings, precious stones
and mirror settings. In the foreground is the Maota Lake providing
a breathtaking look. Afternoon tour of the City - 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. 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 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
06/ Jaipur - Pushkar (By Surface Approx 3 Hrs.)
After breakfast drive to Pushkar, one of the most religious places
for Hindus has the atmosphere of an ancient religious town. The
only temple of God Brahma is in Pushkar thus making Pushkar an important
pilgrimage city for Hindus. Pushkar has become famous in the world
due to its Pushkar Festival which takes place in the month of November
when the whole of Pushkar is transformed into a spectacular fair
ground where thousands of pilgrims come to bath in the holy water
of Pushkar lake and the biggest cattle and camel markets take place
here where Farmers, breeders and camel traders buy and sell. Night
stay in Jaipur.
Day
07/ Pushkar - Ajmer - Delhi (By Train Dep 1550 Hrs. Arr 2230 Hrs.)
Morning visit the famous Brahma Temple, Later drive to Ajmer (15
Km) & proceed for city tour. The Emperor Shah Jahan's white
marbles pavilions are in a delightful park on the east banks of
the man-made Ana Sagar Lake. Ajmer, located 135 km southwest is
the most sacred of all Muslim places of pilgrimage in India. Ajmer
is a green oasis on the shore of Ana Sagar Lake, hemmed in by barren
hills. Historically Ajmer has always had great strategic importance.
It was founded in 7th century by Ajaipal Chauhan. He named it Ajaimeru
the 'invincible hill', because here he raised Taragarh, India's
first hill fort. The city's Muslim history began when Prithviraj
Chauhan lost Ajmer to Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1193 A.D. The Persian
saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti who came with Muhammad Ghori from
Persia in 1192 settled here. Thus the place where he was buried
is today known as the Dargah Sharif. Construction of the shrine
was completed by Humayun and the gates were added by the Nizam of
Hyderabad. Later Shah Jahan constructed a mosque of white marble,
it has 11 arches and a Persian inscription running the full length
of the building. Beyond the Dargah is the Adhai din ka Jhonpra an
ancient Sanskrit college, which was converted into mosque in 1198
and remains one of the finest monuments of medieval India. Afternoon
transfer to railway station to board the airconditioned train to
Delhi. Arrive Delhi, meet at the railway station and transfer to
hotel .Night stay in Delhi.
Day
08/ Departure
Transfer to airport to board the onward flight.