Duration:
11 Nights -12 Days
Destination Covered: Delhi -
Jaipur - Agra - Orcha - Khajuraho - Varanasi.
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Tour Highlights |
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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 |
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Jaipur |
Elephant ride to Amber Fort Palace
, City Palace, Jantar Mantar (Observatory) & Hawa Mahal
(Palace of Winds) Optional
Cultural evening at Chokhi Dhani |
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Fatehpur Sikri |
Akbar's Residential complex,
Mosque & Tomb of Salim Chisti |
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Agra |
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandara |
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Orcha |
Orchha
Fort, Jahangir Mahal, Raj Mahal, Ram Raja temple |
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Khajuraho |
Temple
Complex - Kandariya Mahadeo, Chaunsat Yogini & others
Optional Sound & Light Show |
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Varanasi |
Excursion
to Sarnath, Boat Ride & Explore ghats in Ganges |
Detailed Programme
The Golden Triangle and Temples Tour
package is specially designed for those who love to see India in
its most colorful forms. Apart from the famous Golden Triangle
with its magnificent architectural masterpieces comprising of
forts, palaces and other monuments including the Taj Mahal, the
tour package also covers the most fascinating temple cities of
India, Varanasi and Khajuraho. Known as the 'Temple City of
India', Varanasi offers you enchanting sights of hundreds
of temple built on the bank of sacred Ganges. Khajuraho is world
famous for its erotic temple sculptures that never fail to
mesmerize your mind and senses.
Day 01
: Delhi
On your arrival at Delhi, the capital city of India, our
representatives at the airport / railway station will receive and
transfer you to a hotel in Delhi. Rest of the day at leisure. Stay
overnight at the hotel.
Day
02 : Delhi
After breakfast in the morning enjoy a daylong sightseeing city
tour of Delhi. Visit the famous historical monuments such as Qutub
Minar, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Raj Ghat, India Gate, Rashtrapati
Bhawan, Humayun Tomb to name a few. In the evening enjoy shopping
at famous markets of Delhi such as Connaught place, Janpath or
South Extension. Overnight at Delhi.
Day 03
: Delhi - Jaipur
After breakfast we will proceed to Jaipur by road. Check- in at a
hotel in Jaipur on arrival. After lunch at the hotel, enjoy an
afternoon sightseeing tour of Jaipur. Visit the famous City
Palace, Hawa Mahal (the palace of wind), Jantar Mantar (an
observatory built by astronomer king Maharaja Jai Singh) and the
modern Birla Planetarium, which provides a celestial view of star
clusters. Overnight stay at Jaipur.
Day
04 : Jaipur
In the morning visit the magnificent Amber Fort, the greatest
attraction at Jaipur. The famous fort is situated 7 miles up on a
hilltop. The most convenient way to reach the fort is by riding an
elephant. A ride to the fort on the back of an elaborately painted
elephant is a special tourist attraction, which would surely be a
unique experience for you. Other major attraction at the fort is
its gigantic and unimaginably huge cannon called Jaiban, that is
forty feet in length and immensely heavy needing a caravan of
elephants to move it from one place of the fort to the other.
Evening at leisure. You can shop for
exquisite handicrafts items, jewelry, clothes and other attractive
items at Jaipur. Overnight stay at Jaipur.
Day 05
: Jaipur - Agra
After breakfast we will proceed to Agra by surface. On the way to
Agra, visit Fatehpur Sikri, the historical town built by Akbar
famously known as the 'Ghost Town'. See the Bulund Darwaza, the
largest gateway in the world; Jama Masjid and the tomb of famous
Sufi saint Shaikh Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri. Check-in to a
hotel on arrival at Agra.
After lunch at the hotel, enjoy an
afternoon sightseeing tour of Agra. See the magnificent Taj Mahal,
the most charming historical monument in the world. Thereafter,
visit the majestic Agra Fort. Later proceed to see the
Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb, famous as the ' Baby Taj'. The inlay
designs and carvings of the tomb are believed to be more beautiful
than Taj. Overnight stay at Agra.
Day
06 : Agra-Jhansi-Orchha
Morning transfer to railway station to board the train to
Jhansi ,Arrive Jhansi & drive to Orchha & transfer to hotel. Later
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. Night stay in Orchha.
Day 07
: Orchha-Khajuraho
After breakfast drive to Khajuraho , The legendary temples of
khajuraho are an incomparable experience. Acknowledged as one of
the world’s artistic wonders, these temples dedicated to the Hindu
pantheon of Gods are covered in carvings that are a paean to life
and love. Built within a short span of a hundred years by the
Chandela Rajputs, the 10th century temples lay forgotten until
they were discovered in the present century. Khajuraho has
achieved fame for the sensual appeal of its erotic sculptures.
Arrive Khajuraho & transfer to hotel. Later explore the Western
and Eastern temples of khajuraho while your guide explains the
intricate meaning and legends behind each describable sculpture.
Night stay in Khajuraho.
Day 08 : Khajuraho -- Varanasi
After breakfast at the hotel, you are transferred to Airport to
catch flight to Varanasi, the most famous temple city of India,
situated on the banks of the River Ganges. Check-in to a hotel on
arrival. After lunch at the hotel, enjoy a half-day sightseeing
tour of Varanasi. Explore the beautiful temple and commercial city
of India. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 09 : Varanasi
Enjoy an early morning boat-ride on the pristine clear waters of
Ganges and visit numerous sacred ghats (ceremonial stairs used for
ceremonial holy bathing, lining the west bank of Ganges River
running through the city) of Varanasi. Enjoy an enchanting view of
sunrise. In the afternoon enjoy an excursion tour of Sarnath, a
famous ancient town near Varanasi where Lord Buddha preached his
first sermon in 590 BC. Evening at leisure. Stay overnight at
Varanasi.
Day 10 : Varanasi - Delhi
Morning is at leisure. In the afternoon catch a flight to Delhi.
On arrival you are transferred to a hotel. Later you would be
transferred to airport / railway station for your onward journey
or way back Home.
Day 11
: Jaipur - Delhi
After morning breakfast check out hotel and proceed to Delhi on
arrival Delhi check in hotel and rest of the day is free for
shopping visit some of the important shopping centers like
Connaught place, Karolbagh, Chandini Chowk etc evening return back
to hotel and over night stay at Delhi.
Day
12: Departure
After morning breakfast check out hotel and proceed to Airport to
board you flight to onward destination.
Our tour concludes: We thank you for
your patronage & look forward serve you again in near future.
Package includes:
11
Nights accommodation on twin sharing basis with Breakfast
A/C transportation as per the itinerary.
Local English speaking guide during the tour.
Elephant ride in Jaipur.
Boat Riding in Varanasi
All presently applicable taxes.
Mineral
Water Per Day ( 2 Bottle )
Package does not include:
·Any
airfare or airport tax.
Any
Monument entry fee & camera fee (wherever Applicable)
Any
expense of personal nature such as hard/soft drinks, laundry,
phone/fax calls, tips etc.
Any
other expense not mentioned in the "Package includes".