| Golden
Triangle (4 Nights/ 5 Days) By Car |
Day
01 |
Arrival
Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Delhi. |
| Day 02 |
Delhi - Agra
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, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial.
Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple.
Later drive to Agra & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Agra. |
| Day 03 |
Agra - Jaipur
After a leisurely breakfast 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. Afternoon 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.
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| Day 04 |
Jaipur
Proceed for a morning excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant
ride ascent to the fort.
AMBER FORT PALACE
- Amber is the classic romantic Rajasthani fort
palace. Its construction was started by Man Singh I in 1592,
and completed by his descendent Jai Singh I. Its forbidding
exterior belies an inner paradise where a beautiful fusion
of Mughal and Hindu styles finds it's ultimate expression.
Continue sight-seeing.
CITY PALACE - A delightful blend of Mughal
and traditional Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace
sprawls over one-seventh of the area in the walled city.
It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and
the City Palace Museum. 
JANTAR MANTAR - This is the largest and
the best preserved of the five observatories built by Jai
Singh II in different parts of the country. This observatory
consisting of outsized astronomical instruments is still
in use.
HAWA MAHAL - The ornamental facade of
this "Palace of Winds" is a prominent landmark
in Jaipur. Their five-storey structures of sandstone plastered
pink encrusted with fine trelliswork and elaborate balconies.
The palace has 953 niches and windows. Built in 1799 by
Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the palace
women.
Night stay in Jaipur.
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| Day 05 |
Jaipur - Delhi - Departure
After breakfast drive to Delhi, Arrive & transfer to airport
for onward flight. |
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