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Delhi
- Agra - Ranthambhore - Jaipur - Pushkar - Udaipur - Mt Abu -
Jodhpur -Jaisalmer -Bikaner -Mandawa -Delhi
(18 Nights/ 19 Days)
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Day
01/Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and 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
and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Night
stay in Delhi.
Day
03 / Delhi - Agra ( By road )
Morning drive to Agra, on arrival transfer to hotel. Later proceed
for city sight seeing tour visiting the world famous Taj Mahal,
built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his queen Mumtaz
Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Also visit Agra Fort, containing
the Pearl Mosque - 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-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. Also visit Itmad-up-Dau’s tomb, built by Noorjehan
in memory of her father. Night stay in Agra.
Day
04 / Agra – Ranthambhore ( By road )
Morning drive to Ranthambhore-famous for the wildlife sanctuary
which is said to have the India’s friendliest Tigers and
also considered to be the best place in the world to photograph
the tiger in its natural habitat, also a wonderful place for bird
watching enroute visiting 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 Ranthambhore & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day
05 / Ranthambhore
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle which
is open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the national park
and back to the hotel. After lunch second visit to jungle and
enjoy the game viewing. Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day
06 / Ranthambhore - Jaipur ( By road )
Early morning visit the jungle in search of tiger. Later after
breakfast drive to Jaipur.
On arrival transfer to hotel. Evening free to explore the city.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
07 / Jaipur
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. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
08 / Jaipur - Pushkar ( By road )
After breakfast drive to Pushkar, Pushkar boasts temples, though
few are as ancient as you might expect at such an important pilgrimage
site, since many were deserted by Aurangzeb and subsequently rebuilt.
The most famous is the Brahma Temple, said to be one of the few
temples in the world dedicated to this deity. It's marked by red
spire, and over the entrance gateway is the hans, or goose symbol,
of Brahma, who is said to have personally chosen Pushkar as its
site. Night stay in Pushkar.
Day
09/ Pushkar - Udaipur ( By Road )
Morning drive to Udaipur- an oasis in the desert state of Rajasthan.
Arrive Udaipur and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Udaipur.
Day
10 / Udaipur
Morning city sight seeing tour of Udaipur. The city is built in
1559 A.D. by Maharaja Udai Singh and has been described as the
most romantic spot on the continent of India by Col. James Todd.
Visit the City Palace museum. The City Palace, one of the largest
palaces in the world, can be approached through the Bari Pol or
the Great Gate (1600) with the royal drums and then onto the Tripolia
Gate (1725). The Tripolia is a triple gate made of marble arches.
Between these two gates are eight carved toranas or archways under
which the maharanas were weighed against gold and silver which
was later distributed to the poor subjects. Popular entertainment
like elephant fights took place in the court beyond the Tripolia
Gate. Also visit Jagdish temple. Maharana Jagat Singh built this
temple between 1628-1653 at a whopping cost of Rs 1.5 million.
The temple, dedicated to Lord Jagannath, is at a great height
and can be approached by a long flight of stairs. The interior
of the temple has exquisite carvings and is supplemented with
prominent friezes. The temple has several smaller shrines in four
corners of it that are dedicated to Lord Ganesh, Shiva, the Sun
God and Goddess Shakti. A Sanskrit inscription in the porch written
by Krishna Bhatt in the year 1651gives a detailed history of the
reign of Maharana Jagat Singh.
Later visit Saheliyon ki Bari - the Garden of
Royal Ladies .Saheliyon ki Bari lies just beneath the Fateh Sagar
Lake. Maharana Sangram Singh II designed this garden in the early
18th century purely as a pleasure garden and a summer palace for
the 48 young maids that formed a part of the prince’s dowry.
It is also said that the garden was presented as a peace offering
from the Emperor of Delhi. Inside the garden is a reservoir surrounded
by four black marbled cenotaphs in its four corners and one white
marbled one in the centre. The terraces of these cenotaphs have
water fountains shaped like birds from whose beaks water gushes
out in thin sprays like the singing rain – producing a wonderful
sight. The Maharanas entertained themselves around the four ornamental
pools and the five fountains. These fountains were imported from
England in 1889. Maharana Bhopal Singh specially was very fond
of this place and built a rain fountain, so that it looked like
rain dancing on the dancing maids. Also visit Bhartiya Lok Kala
Mandir ( Folk art museum) and the Pratap Memorial. Rest of the
day at leisure. Night stay in Udaipur.
Day
11 / Udaipur – Mount Abu ( By road )
After breakfast drive to Mt. Abu enroute visiting the Jain temples
at Ranakpur, superbly preserved in a near-perfect condition for
over 500 years. The most attractive features are the 29 halls
of the temple, which have 1444 pillars of which no two are like.
On arrival transfer to hotel. Night stay in Mount Abu.
Day
12/ Mount Abu
Morning visit world famous Dilwara Jain Temple, Nikki Lake, Brahmin
Kumari Ashram etc.
Dilwara Temple : These remarkable Jain temples
are Mount Abu's main attraction and among the finest examples
includes two temples in which the art of carving marble reached
unsurpassed heights. The older of the temples is the ' Vimal Vasahi
', built in 1031 and dedicated to the first tirthankar, Adinath.
In the front of the temple stands the ' House of Elephants ',
with figures of elephants marching in procession to the temple
entrance. The later ' Tejpal temple ' is dedicated to Neminath,
the 22nd tirthankar, and was built in 1230 by the brothers Tejpal
and Vastupal. The carving is so fine that, in places, the marble
becomes almost transparent.
Nakki Lake : Nakki Lake is virtually in the heart
of Mount Abu and is a big attraction with tourists. The lake takes
its name from the legend that it was scooped out by a god, using
only his nails, or nakh. It's a pleasant stroll around the lake
- look for the strange rock formations. On the lake there is a
dilapidated concrete boat-shaped snack bar. Night stay in Mount
Abu.
Day
13 / Mount Abu – Jodhpur ( By Road )
After breakfast drive to Jodhpur. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Jodhpur.
Day
14 / Jodhpur
After a relaxed breakfast proceed for city sight seeing tour of
Jodhpur. Jodhpur - the stronghold of the fierce Rathore clan,
was founded in 1459 by Prince Jodha. Visit the Mehrangarh Fort,
situated on a low sandstone hill. Within the fort, visit Moti
Mahal and Phool Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble
cenotaph, built in memory of Maharaja Jaswant singh II around
1899 and Umaid Public gardens. Night stay in Jodhpur.
Day
15 / Jodhpur - Jaisalmer ( By road )
Morning drive to Jaisalmer, on arrival transfer to hotel. Evening
at leisure. Night stay in Jaisalmer.
Day
16 / Jaisalmer
Morning city sightseeing tour of Jaisalmer. Throbbing in the heart
of the Thar, the burnished sandstone, is an intricately molded
wonderland in place of a barren land, today stands a city of gilded
magic. The origins of Jaisalmer go back to the 12th century, when
Rawal Jaisal abandoned his old fort at Ludarwa and laid the foundation
of a new city. Visit the magnificient fort, the Patwon Ki Haveli
( Mansion) and Salim singh Ki Haveli, with their carved balconies
and brackets which are supreme examples of the art. Evening camel
ride to visit Sam Dunes. Night stay in Jaisalmer.
Day
17 / Jaisalmer - Bikaner ( By road )
Morning drive to Bikaner. On arrival transfer to the hotel. Later
city sight seeing tour. Bikaner is named after its founder Rao
Bikaji in 1488. But long before this, the city was trade center
on the caravan routes from Africa and West Asia. Bikaner’s
dominant features are rippling sands and abundant sunshine. The
city stands on an elevation, enclosed by a 7 Kms wall, which can
be entered from 5 gate. Bikaner City is bolstered by imposing
walls and has a 16th century fort housing old palaces, temples
and mosque. Founded by Raja Rai Singh the fort is distinguished
by its long range of 37 pavilions, a line of balconies and aerial
windows of varying designs. Also visit Lallgarh Palace, the museum,
Bhanda Sagar Jain and Deshnoke Rat temple. Night stay in Bikaner.
Day
18 / Bikaner - Mandawa ( By road )
Morning drive to Mandawa, on arrival transfer to the hotel. Later
visit Mandawa, founded 1755 by Thakur Nawal Singh and still the
home of his descendants, has beautiful frescoes, havelis and mansions.
Mandawa castle one of the finest castles of Rajasthan, is now
a hotel and house of collection of armories, costumes of ancestors,
canons from 1820 ancient coins, numismatic collection and many
other interesting items, preserved in a museum. Night stay in
Mandawa.
Day
19 / Mandawa - Delhi - Departure
Morning drive to Delhi and transfer to airport for onward journey.
Cost
Per Person from 01 Oct '06 - 30 May '07
|
Royal |
Twin |
USD
2554 |
Classic |
Twin |
USD
1930 |
Economy |
Twin |
USD
1454 |
There
will be a supplement charge during Christmas Eve and
New year Eve. |
** Twin- Cost per person on twin sharing for minimum two person traveling.
Cost Includes :
*** 18 nights accomodation as per the itinerary with daily breakfast.
*** Surface Travel by exclusive airconditioned car.
*** All transfers & sightseeing as per the itinerary.
*** Local english speaking guides.
*** Elephant ride in Jaipur (Subject to availability), Jungle safari by canter, Boat ride in Udaipur, Camel ride in Jaisalmer.
*** All taxes, driver allowances, Parking etc.
Cost does not include :
*** Entrance fee to monuments.
*** Any airfare
*** Tips, laundry.
*** Any item not shown in Cost Includes.
Hotels Selected - Royal
Delhi: Shangri La / The Park / Vasant Continental / Metropolitan Nikko / Radisson
Agra: Jaypee Palace / Taj View / Trident
Ranthambore:The Pugmark
Jaipur: Hotel Trident / Le Meridien
Pushkar : Pushkar Palace / Jagat Palace
Udaipur : Shiv Niwas / Trident
Jodhpur : Fortune The Ummed
Jaisalmer : Fort Rajwada
Bikaner : Lallgarh Palace/ Bhanwar Niwas
Mandawa : Castle Mandawa / Desert Resort
Hotels Selected - Classic
Delhi: The Connaught / Hotel City Park / Hotel Marina
Agra: Agra Ashok / Clarks Shiraz / Howard Park
Ranthambore:Ranthambhore Bagh / Ranthambhore Regency
Jaipur: Alsisar Haveli Hotel / Clarks Amer / KK Royal Days / Hotel Jaipur Palace
Pushkar : Pushkar Palace / Jagat Palace
Udaipur : Uday Kothi / Shikarbadi / Swaroop Vilas
Jaisalmer : Rawal Kot / Gorbandh Palace/ Rang Mahal
Jodhpur : Balsamand Palace/ Ajit Bhawan/ Shree Ram International
Bikaner : Lallgarh Palace/ Bhanwar Niwas
Mandawa : Castle Mandawa/ Desert Resort
Hotels Selected - Economy
Delhi: Hotel Dream Inn / Apra / Pablas
Agra: Deedar-E-Taj / Kant / Amar / Atithi
Jaipur:Aashish Palace or similar
Ranthambore: Ranthambhore Bagh / Ranthambhore Regency
Pushkar : Pushkar Palace / Jagat Palace
Udaipur : Vishnupriya
Jodhpur : Days Inn
Jaisalmer - Narain Niwas
Bikaner - Basant Bihar
Mandawa : Mandawa Haveli
Special care is taken while selecting the hotels , As you may be aware that prices for same category of hotels are NOT the same , we select the hotels based on the quality & services & not just because it is a 4 * or 5 * hotel, Thatswhy some hotels listed in our classic catergory ( 4 * ) are actual 5 * hotels but we use them in 4 * categories. Hotels are subject to availability, please note that due to peak season starting from Oct onwards, most of hotels in 4 * -- 5* category are already fully booked for many dates starting from october, Once you finalise the booking, we shall start booking the hotels. It may be possible that we may have to go for a higher / lower category of hotels/ rooms in any place & we shall advice you of any supplement / reduction in the price. For Luxury Hotels Suppliment charge 16 nov. to 30th nov., 20 Dec. to 5th jan 2008.and 1st feb. to 29th feb.
