| Golden
Triangle (6 Nights / 7 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 breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Old &
New Delhi :
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi
would entail visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where
Mahatma Gandhi was cremated; Jama Masjid - the largest mosque
in India.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour
of New Delhi would include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb,
the Qutub Minar, a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath,
past the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the President's
Residence and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic
Enclave. Night stay in Delhi. |
| Day 03 |
Day 03 /Delhi -
Jaipur (By train Dep 0610 Hrs Arr 1040 Hrs )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast airconditioned train to Jaipur.
Breakfast in the train. Arrive Jaipur and transfer to hotel.
Later sight seeing tour of Jaipur covering:
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 04 |
Jaipur
After a relaxed breakfast 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.
JAIGARH FORT - The Western skyline is dominated
by the extensive parkotas (Walls), watch-towers and gateways
of Jaigarh. It is one of the few military structures of
medieval India preserved almost intact containing palaces,
gardens, open and covered reservoirs, a grannary, an armoury,
a well planned cannon foundry, several temples, a tall tower
and a giant mounted cannon the Jai Ban the largest in the
Country.
LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE - Situated in the
south of Jaipur, Laxmi Narayan Temple is one of the many
such temples built by wealthy Birla family in India, thus
it is also known as Birla Mandir. The temple is a great
reminder of the secular traditions India has shown over
the centuries. The temple has been constructed in white
marble and has three domes, each portraying the different
approaches to religion.
The temple is situated at the foot of Moti Doongri Fort,
converted as a small palace by Ram Singh II for his wife
Gayatri Devi. Night stay in Jaipur.
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| Day 05 |
Jaipur - Agra (By Car)
After breakfast drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-The
deserted, red Sandstone City, Emperor Akbar built that as
his capital and palace in the late 16th century is an exhilarating
experience. It a veritable fairytale city and its "ruins"
are in pristine condition ... it's not hard to imagine what
the court life must have been like in the days of its grandeur.
Also visit the Bulund Darwaza, the largest gateway in the
world. Continue drive to Agra and transfer to hotel. Evening
free to explore the rich handicrafts of Agra. Night stay in
Agra. |
| Day 06 |
Agra - Delhi (By train Dep 2025
Hrs Arr 2300 Hrs)
Early morning at sunrise visit TAJ MAHAL- the fifth Mughal
emperor, Shah Jahan, built it in 1631 in the memory of his
second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, a Muslim Persian princess. She
died while accompanying her husband in Behrampur in a campaign
to crush a rebellion, after giving birth to their 14th child.
Her death so crushed the emperor that all his hair and beard
were said to have grown snow white in a few months. When Mumtaz
Mahal was still alive, she extracted four promises from the
emperor: first, that he build the Taj; second, that he should
marry again; third, that he be kind to their children; and
fourth, that he visit the tomb on her death anniversary. He
kept the first and second promises. Construction began in
1631 and was completed in 22 years. Twenty thousand people
were deployed to work on it. An Iranian architect designed
it and it is best appreciated when the architecture and its
adornments are linked to the passion that inspired it. It
is a "symbol of eternal love".
Also visit 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. Late evening transfer to railway station to board
the superfast airconditioned train to Delhi. Dinner in the
train. Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi. |
| Day 07 |
Departure
Transfer to airport for onward journey. |
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