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Delhi - Jaipur -
Agra - Gwalior - Orchha - Jhansi - Delhi
( 07Nts / 08 Days)
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 Day
01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Delhi.
Day
02 / Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate
buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the
British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar, India Gate and the
grand government buildings, The President’s House, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial, Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as
Birla Temple. 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:
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.
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-Agra ( By Road )
Morning drive to Agra via Fatehpur sikri, a perfectly preserved red
sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged capital of
mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply
failed. Arrive Agra and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Agra.
Day
05 / Agra
Morning at sunrise visit the magnificient Taj Mahal - one of the seven
wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression of love
ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build this memorial
to Shah Jahan's beloved wife. Also visit the Red fort - the rusty and
majestic red- sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river
Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At
the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone
with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard
public petitions. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where
marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor
sat on his gem-studded peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and
rulers of friendly kingdoms. Evening free to explore the rich handicrafts
of Agra. Night stay in Agra.
 Day
06 / Agra - Gwalior -Orchha
Morning transfer to railway station to board the train to Gwalior. Arrive
Gwalior and proceed for sightseeing of Gwalior. The entire city is a
visual and aesthetic feast, for the builders of Gwalior were great architects.
Take a walk through the streets of the city and you will discover old
havelis with exquisitely carved doorways and windows; at almost every
street crossing you will find statues of the Scindia family. Museumes
and art galleries are treasure houses and beautifully maintained palaces
give the city its inimitable regal flavour. Sightseeing in Gwalior is
a magical trip into the centuries gone by. Visit The Fort: Standing
on a steep mass of sandstone, Gwalior Fort dominates the city and is
its most magnificent monument. It has been a scene of momentous events
: imprisonments, battles and jauhars. A steep road winds upwards to
the Fort, flanked by statues of Jain tirthankaras, carved into the rock
face. The magnificent outer walls of the Fort still stand, two miles
in length and 35 feet high, bearing witness to its reputation for being
one of the most invincible forts of India. This imposing structure inspired
Emperor Babar to describe it "the pearl amongst the fortresses
of Hind."
Later drive to Orchha & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Orchha.
 Day
07 / Orchha - Jhansi - Delhi
Orcha is a small town between Jhansi and Khajuraho. It's claim to fame
were rulers who managed to stay on friendly terms with the Mughals.
Mughals made India their homestead in the 16th Century and ruled for
about 250 years. and produce marvelous palaces and temples.
On the outskirts of the city, along the river, presenting a thrilling
site against the sky, are a group of Hindu temples which have been abandoned.
After breakfast proceed for tour of this historical site with magnificient
temples and monuments. Some of the palaces were decorated with painted
murals which represent the finest flowering of the Bundela school of
painting.Later drive to Jhansi, arrive Jhansi and proceed for sightseeing.
Jhansi has played colorful role in the history of India.
In the 18th century, Jhansi became an important center, eclipsing Orcha
(18 kms), but in 1803 the British East India Company got a foot in the
door and gradually assumed control over the state. The last of the string
of none to competent rajas died without a son in 1853 and the British,
who had recently passed a neat law allowing them to take over any princely
state under their patronage when the ruler died without a male heir,
pensioned the rani off and took full control. Later visit, Jhansi Fort
and museum, which was built in 1613 by Maharaja Bir Singh Deo or Orchha.
The British ceded the fort to the Maharaja of Scindia in 1858, but later
exchanged it for Gwalior in 1866. The fort is much in ruins and below
is the government museum which houses a small collection of 9th to 12th
century sculptures.
Evening transfer to railway station to borad the train to Delhi. Late
evening arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
08 / Departure
Transfer to airport to board the flight for onward journey.
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