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Day 01
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Delhi. |
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02
Morning tour of tour of Old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana -
the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid
and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk. Check-out from the hotel at
1200 hrs.
Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,
Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch ), Lakshminarayan Temple -
a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament
House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping
centre. Later transfer to rail-station for Jodhpur night train. Night on
board. (Mandore Express 2100/0755 hrs) |
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Day 03
Morning arrive Jodhpur. Transfer to hotel. Later visit the Meharangarh
Fort, situated on a low sandstone Hill, including Moti-Mahal and Phool
Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing Marble Memorium built in
1899 and the museum located in the Umaid Public Gardens. Overnight
Jodhpur. |
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04
Day free in Jodhpur. Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Late evening
transfer to rail-station for Jaisalmer night train. (4810 Express
2330/0600 hrs) Night on board. |
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05
Morning arrive Jaisalmer. Transfer to hotel. Later visit the Fort,
bazzars & the old mansions known as "havelis".People still live in these
ancient buildings dating from 12th to 15th century. Every house has
exquisite carvings and filigreed work. Overnight Jaisalmer. |
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Day 06
Day free in Jaisalmer. Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Late evening
transfer to rail-station for Jodhpur night train. (4809 Express
2230/0525 hrs) Night on board. |
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Day 07
Morning arrive to Jodhpur and drive to Udaipur visiting Ranakpur Temples
enroute. Ranakpur - 98 kms from Udaipur, the Jain Temples built in the
15th century are situated in the lovely valley of the Aravali. Its
surrounding is quiet and picturesque. Ranakpur has grand structures and
beautiful sculpture. There are 1444 pillars in the temple and none of
them are similar. The magic of light & shade is really awe inspiring.
Surya Temple and other Jain Temples are side attractions. Overnight
Udaipur. |
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Day 08
Morning tour of Udaipur. Visit the city palace, Jagdish Temple, drive
around Fatehsagar Lake, Sahelion ki bari (Queen's resort for her
friends) and Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir (Folk art museum ). Afternoon
free. Overnight Udaipur. |
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Day 09
Morning free. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for
Jaipur night train. (Chetak Express 1820/0610 hrs). Night on board. |
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Day 10
Morning arrive Jaipur. Transfer to hotel. Later visit Amber Fort. Amber
Fort was the ancient capital of the State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the
Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was given a
colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince. Built
by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years
old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens.
Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business
areas. Overnight Jaipur. |
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11
Morning free. Later transfer to rail-station for Agra train. Late
evening arrive Agra. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Agra. |
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Day 12
Morning visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor
Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal
remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the
Halls of Public and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of
Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to Tundla rail-station for
Varanasi night train. Night on board. |
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Day
13
Morning arrive Mughalsarai (Varanasi) & and transfer to hotel. Rest of
the day at leisure. Overnight Varanasi. |
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Day 14
Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage
from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer the
prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika &
Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu
believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges
is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Rest of the day
at leisure. Overnight Varanasi. |
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Day 15
Transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to
hotel. Afternoon free. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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Day
16
Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal
residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples.
Afternoon free. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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Day 17
Day free in Kathmandu. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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Day
18
Morning free. Afternoon transfer to airport for Delhi flight. Arrive &
transfer to the city centre. Later in the evening transfer to airport
for return flight. |
India
will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity but if you
enjoy delving in to convoluted cosmologies and thrive on sensual
overload, then it is one of the most intricate and rewarding dramas
unfolding on earth, and you'll quickly develop an abiding passion
for it.
"If
there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of
living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man
began the dream of existence,