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Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi , Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi
After breakfast at the hotel, leave by car with Govt. approved language speaking
guide for the day tour of Delhi visiting Jamia Mosque, Red Fort, Ghandi Samadi,
walk through the small lanes of Chandni Chowk. After visiting old Delhi stop for
lunch in Connaught Place, which houses many famous restaurants of different cuisine.
After lunch leave for the tour of New Delhi Visiting Laxmi Narayan Temple, drive
past The Presidents House, Embassy area, followed by visit to India Gate, Himayun
Tomb, Bahai Temple (Lotus Temple) and Qutab Minar. Evening: Shopping + light and
sound show. Dinner and overnight at Hotel in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi- Agra ( By road Approx
4 Hrs)
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.
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 04 / 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 05 / Jaipur-Delhi-Departure( By road Approx 5 Hrs )
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.
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