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 , the capital of kingdoms and empires is now a sprawling
metropolis with a fascinating blend of the past and the present.
It is a perfect introduction to the composite culture of an ancient
land. A window to the kaleidoscope - that is India.
Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel . Night stay
in Delhi.
Day
02/ Delhi-Agra (By Raod Approx 4 Hrs)
After 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. Evening
drive to Agra & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Agra.
Day 03/ Agra-Jaipur (By Road Approx 5 Hrs)
After breakfast sightseeing tour of Agra :
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.
AGRA FORT - Fort built in red sandstone with
its magnificent palaces, halls of public and private audience
and the beautiful gardens. This is where Emperor Shah Jahan was
kept under house arrest by his third son Aurangzeb and spent the
last year of his life viewing the Taj Mahal from across the river
Jamuna. Afternoon drive to Jaipur enroute visiting
FATEHPUR SIKRI -the deserted red Sandstone City,
Emperor Akbar built that as his capital and palace in the late
16th century is an exhilarating experience. It a veritable fairytale
city and its "ruins" are in pristine condition ... it's
not hard to imagine what the court life must have been like in
the days of it's grandeur. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
04/ Jaipur-Delhi (By Raod Approx 5 Hrs) Departure
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 drive to Delhi & transfer to airport to board the
onward flight. |