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Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where
ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the
crown of the British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar,
India Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s
House, Red fort, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Also visit Laxmi Narayan
temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi-Jaipur
After breakfast drive to Jaipur- the fabled “pink city” of the
desert named after Jai Singh, the former Maharaja of Jaipur. This
is the only city in the world symbolizing the nine divisions of
the universe through the nine rectangular sectors subdividing it.
The palaces and forts of the yesteryears, which were witnesses to
the royal processions and splendors are now living . Arrive
Jaipur in approx 5 hours & transfer to hotel. Later
visit the City Palace-
still home to
the Maharaja although
 several
of the rooms are now open to the public. Many antiques and
artefacts belonging to the ruling family are housed here., Palace
of Winds also known as Hawa mahal, this elaborate building, now
little more than a façade, is encrusted with delicate screen sand
carved balconies from which the royal ladies, confined to their
quarters, could sneak views of the outside world. Past, present
and future merge at Jai Singh's observatory, where time has been
accurately measured since the 17th century. Night stay
in Jaipur.
Day 04 / Jaipur- Agra
Morning visit the majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot be
easily described. Ride up on Elephants to the former capital of
the royals set against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Later
drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly
preserved red sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged
capital of mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when
its water supply failed. Arrive Agra & transfer to hotel. Evening
at leisure. Night stay in Agra.
Day 05 / Agra-Varanasi
Morning at
sunrise visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven
wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression of
love ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to
build this memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Also
visit the Red fort - the rusty and majestic red- sandstone fort
of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and
the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the
Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of
red-sandstone with a
throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard
public petitions.
At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble
pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the
Emperor sat on his gem-studded peacock Throne and met foreign
ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms. Later transfer to
airport to connect the flight for
Varanasi
said to
be the India’s most sacred city situated on the western bank of
the holy river Ganga. It is also the oldest living city in the
world. As a place for devotion and worship, with hundreds of
temples dotting the city , sunrise on the river front as seen from
a boat can be a spiritually uplifting sight. It has a fascination
uniquely its own, a quality of sublime beauty, a timeless eternal
appeal. Varanasi is the city which cannot be described, only
experienced. Arrive Varanasi and transfer to hotel. Evening view
“Aarti” ceremony on the Ghats. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day 06 / Varanasi
Morning boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe the way of life
of pilgrims by the Ghats. Later excursion to Sarnath, 10kms. East
of Varanasi, is one of the Buddhism’s major centers of India.
After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha came to Sarnath where he
gave his first sermon. Visit the deer park and the museum and
later back to Varanasi . Night stay in Varanasi.
Day 07 / Varanasi-Delhi
After breakfast sight seeing of Varanasi (the oldest and holiest
city of India) covering Temples, Aurangazeb’s Mosque and one of
the
biggest university of India. Afternoon transfer to airport for
flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day 08 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward flight.
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