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 Day 01 : Arrive Delhi.
Arrive Delhi International airport by any convenient flight in the night. Meet & greet on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel. Check-in to hotel.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
Note: Check-in & Check-out time in the hotels is 12 Noon. Since you will be arriving early morning, accommodation will be required from previous night and that will attract the cost for 01 extra night.
Day 02 : Delhi.
Morning after breakfast at the hotel proceeds for the full day tour of Old and New Delhi in the afternoon. Old Delhi was an ancient walled city. Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan in 1650 switched the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi.
Shah Jehan possessing an exquisite talent, especially in architecture, created the seventh city and in the process brought about Delhi's glorious renaissance. Here you will see Red Fort, the most opulent Fort and Palace of the Mughal Empire. The fort is Shah Jehan's symbol of power and elegance, built by behind sandstone walls. Its main gate (Lahore Gate) faces Chandni Chowk, the perpetually congested avenue heading westfrom the Red Fort, is filled with twisting lanes, small streets and crowded bazaars.
Also visit Raj Ghat, the memorial site of the Mahatma Gandhi; Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India; and Chandni Chowk, the bustling and colorful market of the old city. Chandni Chowk was the commercial center of Delhi in the old time and you will see it come alive in the morning as the trading day starts. New Delhi was designed and built by the British in the 1920's - it's a city of wide boulevards impressive Government buildings, green parks and gardens.
You will visit two monuments from Delhi's past - Humayun's Tomb and Qutub Minar. Also visit the local Bahai Temple {Lotus Temple}.
Day 03 : Delhi-Agra.
After breakfast at the hotel, check out from the hotel and drive to Agra. Enroute visit the tomb of Akbar Sikandra. Later continue drive to Agra.
On arrival check in to the hotel. Afternoon visit the Agra Fort from where one can get the most moving view of the Taj from the little octagonal tower in the Agra Fort which lies across the river Jamuna. Afternoon transfer to hotel Taj View for Lunch.
After wards visit the Pearl Mosque and the Tomb Itamad-ud-Daula built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father. In the evening visit the Taj Mahal at the time of sunset.
Note : Taj Mahal is closed on every Friday.
Day 04 : Agra-Jaipur.
After breakfast, drive to Jaipur (once the capital of Rajasthan province – now known as "the abode of Rajahs"). Everywhere you will see the monuments of its Rajput rulers. Jaipur is one of the main centers for shopping in India - especially with regard to textiles, jewellery, stones carpets, etc.
On the way you will visit Fatehpur Sikri - the deserted red sandstone city that was built by Emperor Akbar as his capital. Ponder the mysterious desertion of this capital city that was dramatically abandoned a few years after it was built. Upon arrival in Jaipur, check in at hotel.
Day 05 : Jaipur.
After breakfast depart for a half day excursion to Amber Fort. 11 Kms. from Jaipur, Amber Fort is a marvelous example of Rajput architecture with its terraces and ramparts reflected in the Maota Lake below. Go up the fort on the back of a gaily caparisoned elephant, true to the style of the Maharajas of the past. The interior of the fort has various royal halls decorated with intricate ivory, mirror and glass work complemented by exquisite wall paintings. As you move between the rooms of this magnificent structure, you will feel the history and visualize the pomp and grandeur of a kingdom never conquered and back into the city, for the tour of Jaipur.
Day 06 : Jaipur-Delhi/ Departure.
Morning free in Jaipur. Afternoon drive back to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi transfer to Delhi airport-railway station for onwards journey. End of services with happy memories. |
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