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Taj Mahal,
a dream etched in milky white pristine marble is the peerless monument portraying the beauty of eternal love! A commemoration of the memory of Shahjahan's beloved wife, Mumtaz. Taj Mahal is indeed India's rich tribute to womanhood. Renowned for its aesthetic beauty, this extravagant building of timeless beauty is the outcome of a unique combination of passion and architectural exuberance.

 

Golden Triangle Tour

 Duration: 07 Nights -08 Days
 Destination Covered: Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur.

Tour Highlights
  Delhi Red Fort, Raj Ghat, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, India Gate, President's House, Humayun's Tomb & Qutub Minar Optional  Sound & Light  Show at Red Fort with dinner at Chor Bizarre
  Jaipur Elephant ride to Amber Fort Palace , City Palace, Jantar Mantar (Observatory) & Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) Optional Cultural evening at Chokhi Dhani
  Fatehpur Sikri Akbar's Residential complex, Mosque & Tomb of Salim Chisti
  Agra Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandara

Detailed Programme

     Day 01 : Delhi: Arrival in Delhi at 3.45 AM. Traditional welcome with “Tilak” and transfer to hotel for welcome drink and check-in. Morning is free to relax in hotel. After lunch enjoy a drive to Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial on the banks of River Yamuna), drive past Red Fort, with stop for photography, to Jama Masjid built by Emperor Shahjahan. Rikshaw ride to Chandni Chawk Bazaar. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 02 : Delhi/Jaipur: After breakfast drive 258 kilometers or 160 miles to Jaipur. After lunch enjoy a gem cutting and polishing session. Jaipur is famous for its colored gem industry. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 03 : After breakfast visit the Hawa Mahal in the Pink City on the way to Amber Fort, enjoy the ride on elephant back to the hilltop palaces. After sightseeing of the palaces at Amber ride down on Jeeps. Visit the Turban Museum where you can try on one of the many Rajasthani style turbans. After lunch view the carpet weavers and wood-block cotton textile printers of Jaipur at work. Afternoon sightseeing includes City Palace of Kachhwaha Maharajas, visit the fascinating textiles gallery in Mubarak Mahal, the Sarvatobhadra (Hall of Private Audience) with the two famous Gangajallis (Silver Urns to carry Ganga River water), the colorful courtyard of Chandra Mahal with its Peacock Gate and the “Diwan-i-Am” Art Gallery that houses some of the most famous Mughal and Rajasthani miniature paintings. Stepping out of the City Palace visit the Astronomical Observatory that is largest one built by the founder of Jaipur, Sawai Jai Singh. All except one of its 17 astronomical instruments are still functional. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 04, Jaipur/Amber/Fatehpur Sikri/Agra: After breakfast drive 192 kilometers or 119 miles to Emperor Akbar’s deserted capital, Fatehpur Sikri. Visit the palaces complex and the mosque with the ornately carved white marble tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chistie before driving 40 kilometers or 25 miles further to Agra. Later view the world famous monument at sunset. After dinner visit the Taj Mahal for viewing it in the full moon light. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

 Day 05 : Agra: After breakfast at hotel visit a marble factory where traditional craftsmen still work using similar hand operated implements that their forefathers had used more than 300 years ago to build the Taj Mahal. After lunch drive to the Red Fort of Agra where and visit Emperor Akbar’s and his grandson Emperor Shahjahan’s palaces. Emperor Aurangzeb, the son of Emperor Shahjahan kept him a prisoner in his own palaces for the last 8 years of his life. Later drive a short distance to visit the white marble tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah who was the father of Emperor Jahangir’s queen, Noor Jahan. Sitar performance, dinner and overnight in hotel.

 Day 06 :  Agra/Delhi: After breakfast drive to Radhaswami Temple in Dayalbagh and to the tomb of Emperor Akbar at Sikandara, after sightseeing drive further to New Delhi. Evening at leisure in hotel. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

 Day 07 :  Delhi: Morning free to relax. Check-out before lunch. After lunch proceed for New Delhi sightseeing that includes Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, a brief stop at Baha’i Lotus Temple for photography and drive past President’s Mansion, Prime Minister’s office, Parliament House and India Gate in the part of New Delhi planned by the British architect, Edwin Lutyens. End the sightseeing of the day with Aartee ceremony at Lakshmi Narain Temple. Farewell dinner.

 Day 08 : Transfer to Indira Gandhi International Airport to board .  

Included in this Price

7 nights’ Accommodations:
Daily Breakfast and dinner.
All Transfers, Sightseeing, Excursions per itinerary by deluxe coach with mineral water.
Elephant ride in Jaipur
Services of English-speaking Tour Guides
Support of professional staff in India
All applicable land taxes
 

Not included in the price:  

Lunches
Drinks in hotels and restaurants
All Monument Entrance Fees
Tips to guides and driver

Telephone, Laundry, Room Service charges in hotels
Any other items of personal nature and that are not included in the above list.

Our tour concludes: We thank you for your patronage & look forward serve you again in near future.

 

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