| Golden
Triangle (3 Nights / 4 days) By Train and Car |
Day 01
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Arrival
Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Delhi. |
| Day 02 |
Delhi-Agra-Jaipur (By train and
car)
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast air-conditioned train to Agra.
Breakfast in the train, Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours &
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
"Agra 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& enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a 5* hotel in
Agra. After lunch drive to Jaipur 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
Jaipur & transfer to Hotel. Night stay in Jaipur. |
| Day 03 |
Jaipur- Delhi (
By train )
After a leisurely breakfast, 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 visit the City Palace, Palace of
Winds also known as Hawa Mahal, this elaborate building, now
little more than a façade, is encrusted with delicate
screens and 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.
Evening transfer to railway station to board the luxurious
air conditioned train to Delhi, Dinner in the train, Arrive
Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
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| Day 04 |
Departure
After breakfast checkout from hotel and proceed for 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, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial.
Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple.
Later transfer to airport for onward flight. |
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