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- 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 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-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
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