Day 01: |
Arrive Mumbai. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Mumbai. |
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Day 02: |
Morning tour of Mumbai visiting Kamla Nehru Park, 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 & drive through the Crawford Market, Marine Drive & Flora Fountain. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Ahmedabad night train. Night on board. |
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Day 03: |
Morning arrive
Ahmedabad. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit the magnificent
Mosque of Siddi Saiyad with its exquisite stone carvings, the
beautiful Jama Masjid, White marbled Hathee Singh's Temple, Dada
Hari Baoli, Calico Textile Museum and Sabarmati Ashram started by
Mahatma Gandhi. |
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Day 04: |
Day free.
Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Udaipur
night train. Night on board. |
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Day 05: |
Morning arrive
Udaipur. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour visiting 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 06: |
Morning drive
to Jodhpur 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 Jodhpur. |
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Day 07: |
Morning 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. Check out at 12 noon. Evening transfer to the
railway station to board train to Jaisalmer. Night on board. |
Day 08 : |
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. |
Day 09 : |
Day free in Jaisalmer.
Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Early evening transfer to
rail-station for Jaipur night train. Night on board. |
Day 10 : |
Morning transfer to rail-station for Jaipur train. Arrive & transfer to hotel. Overnight Jaipur.
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. |
Day 11 : |
Day free in Jaipur. |
Day 12 : |
Morning transfer to
rail-station for Agra train. Arrive Agra. Transfer to hotel.
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. |
Day 13 : |
Day free in Agra. Check-out
at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to railway-station for Delhi train.
Arrive New Delhi and transfer to hotel. |
Day 14 : |
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. Late evening transfer to airport. |
Day 15 : |
Departure. |
-----Rajasthan Wildlife Tour----- |
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