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Day 01
Departure from your own
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Day 02
Arrive Bombay. Transfer
to Hotel.
Afternoon tour of Bombay. Kamla Nehru Park and Hanging Gardens situated
on the slopes of Malabar Hill, offering a panoramic view of Marine drive
& Chowpatty Beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Mani bhawan, Dhobi Ghat,
Gateway of India and drive through the Crawford market, Marine drive &
Flora Fountain. Overnight Bombay. |
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Day 03
Transfer to airport for
Aurangabad flight. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight Aurangabad. |
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Day 04
Full day tour of Ajanta and Ellora Caves. Ajanta Caves are
106 kms from Aurangabad and date back to the 2nd century BC. The 30 rock
hewn caves are adorned with Buddhist sculpture and the frescoes portray
in epic form the religious and secular life through eight centuries.
Ellora Caves (29 kms) encompasses 34 rock cut shrines representing
Buddhist, Hindu & Jain art dating from the 4th to 9th century A.D. The
most remarkable among them is the Kailash Temple, meant to be a replica
of Lord Shivas celestial abode - Kailash is the best example of Rock cut
architecture and an engineering marvel. |
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Day 05
Transfer to airport in time for Delhi flight. Arrive and Transfer to
Hotel. Overnight Delhi. |
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Day 06
Morning tour of 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.
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. Overnight Delhi. |
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Day 07
Drive to Agra. Taj Mahal
is closed on Fridays.
Afternoon 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.
Overnight Agra. |
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Day 08
Drive to Jaipur visiting
Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms from Agra and built by
Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of
water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of
Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight Jaipur. |
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Day 09
Morning 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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Day 10
Drive to Pushkar/Ajmer.
Afternoon visit the Tomb of the Sufi Saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, the
Dargah Sharif. The city was founded by the Chauhan ruler, Aiaipal,
during the 11th century & is dominated by the Taragarh Fort built by
Prithviraj Chauhan. In Pushkar, visit the holy Lake and also the famous
Brahma Temple. Pushkar is one of the holiest places for
Hindus. Overnight Pushkar. |
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Day 11
Drive to Udaipur.
Overnight Udaipur. |
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Day 12
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 ). Check-out at
1200 hrs. Later transfer to airport for Bombay flight. Arrive Bombay
domestic airport & transfer to International airport. |
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,