| Day 01: |
| Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Delhi. |
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| Day 02: |
Morning 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 Jaisalmer night train.
Night on board. (Mandore Express 2100/0755 hrs). |
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| Day 03: |
| Morning train.
Arrive Jaisalmer at 130 hrs. Transfer to hotel. Free time. |
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| Day 04: |
| Morning tour to
Jaisalmer. Visit the fort, bazaars and the old manaions known as 'haveli's.
People still live in these ancient building dating from 12th to 15th
centaury. Every house has exquisite carvings and filigreed work.
Afternoon free in Jaisalmer. Checkout from the hotel at 120 hours.
Later evening transfer to railway station for Jodhpur night train.
Night on board. |
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| Day 05: |
| 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's Thada, an imposing Marble Memorium
built in 1899 and the museum located in the Umaid Public Gardens.
Afternoon free. Overnight Jodhpur. |
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| Day 06: |
| 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 07: |
| 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. |
| Day 08 : |
| Morning free.
Checkout at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Jaipur
night train. Night on board. |
| Day 09 : |
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. |
| Day 10 : |
| Day free in Jaipur. |
| Day 11 : |
Morning transfer to
rail-station for Agra train. Arrive Agra. Transfer to hotel.
Later 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. |
| Day 12 : |
| Day free in Agra. Check-out
at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to Tundla rail-station for Varanasi
night train. Night on board. |
| Day 13 : |
| Morning arrive Mughalsarai (Varanasi)
& and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight
Varanasi. |
| 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. |
| Day 15 : |
| Transfer to airport for
Kathmandu flight. Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel. Afternoon
free. Overnight Kathmandu. |
| 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. |
| Day 17 : |
| Day free in Kathmandu. Overnight Kathmandu. |
| Day 18 : |
| Morning free. Afternoon
transfer to airport for Delhi flight. Arrive & transfer to city
centre. Later in the evening transfer to the airport to board the
flight for onward journey. |
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