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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, Meet assist at the airport & 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.
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, Lotus Temple and would
end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
03 / Delhi - Jaipur ( By train Dep 0610 Hrs Arr 1040 Hrs )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station to
board the superfast airconditioned train to Jaipur. Breakfast in the
train. Arrive Jaipur and transfer to hotel. Later sight seeing tour
of Jaipur covering:
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. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
04 / Jaipur
After a relaxed breakfast 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.
JAIGARH FORT - The Western skyline is dominated by
the extensive parkotas (Walls), watch-towers and gateways of Jaigarh.It
is one of the few military structures of medieval India preserved almost
intactcontaining palaces, gardens, open and covered reservoirs, a grannary,
an armoury, a well planned cannon foundry, several temples, a tall tower
and a giant mounted cannon the Jai Ban the largest in the Country.
LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE - Situated in the south of Jaipur,
Laxmi Narayan Temple is one of the many such temples built by wealthy
Birla family in India, thus it is also known as Birla Mandir. The temple
is a great reminder of the secular traditions India has shown over the
centuries. The temple has been constructed in white marble and has three
domes, each portraying the different approaches to religion. The temple
is situated at the foot of Moti Doongri Fort, converted as a small palace
by Ram Singh II for his wife Gayatri Devi. Evening enjoy an authentic
Rajasthani dinner at CHOKHI DANI VILLAGE RESORT. Night
stay in Jaipur.
Day
05 / Jaipur - Agra ( By Car)
After breakfast drive to Agra 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 its grandeur. Also visit the Bulund Darwaza, the largest
gateway in the world. Continue drive to Agra and transfer to hotel.
Evening free to explore the rich handicrafts of Agra. Night stay in
Agra.
Day
06 / Agra - Delhi ( By train Dep 2025 Hrs Arr 2300 Hrs )
ansfer in time to airport to board the onward flight.
Day
07 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward journey.
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