| Golden
Triangle (5 Nights/ 6 days) by Train and car |
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, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial,
Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple.
Night stay in Delhi. |
| Day 03 |
Delhi - Agra ( By
train Dep 0600 Hrs Arr 0810 Hrs )
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 &
transfer to hotel. Later 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 alcoveof
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.Evening at sunset
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 . Night stay in
Agra. |
| Day 04 |
Agra - Jaipur (
By road )
Early morning a second visit to Taj Mahal at sunrise , Later
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 splendours
are now living monuments 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 in late evening & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Jaipur.
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| Day 05 |
Jaipur - Delhi ( By train Dep
1745 Hrs Arr 2230 Hrs )
After breakfast checkout from hotel & 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
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.
Evening transfer to railway station to board the air conditioned
train to Delhi, Dinner in the train. Arrive Delhi & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi. |
| Day 06 |
Departure
Transfer in time to airport to board the onward flight. |
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