Golden Triangle & Khajuraho
Delhi- Jaipur- Agra- Orchha- Khajuraho- Delhi (7
Nights/ 8 Days)
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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, Mahatama
Gandhi Memorial, Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly
known as Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
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| 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: 
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.
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. |
| Day 04 |
Jaipur-Agra
Morning drive to Agra via 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 and transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Agra.
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| Day 05 |
Agra
Morning at sunrise visit the magnificient 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. Evening free to explore the rich handicrafts of
Agra. Night stay in Agra. |
| Day 06 |
Agra-Jhansi-Orchha
Morning transfer to railway station to board the train to
Jhansi ,Arrive Jhansi & drive to Orchha & transfer
to hotel. Later tour of this historical site with magnificient
temples and monuments. Some of the palaces were decorated
with painted murals which represent the finest flowering of
the Bundela school of painting. Night stay in Orchha. |
| Day 07 |
Orchha-Khajuraho
After breakfast drive to Khajuraho, The legendary temples
of khajuraho are an incomparable experience.
Acknowledged as one of the world’s artistic wonders,
these temples dedicated to the Hindu pantheon of Gods are
covered in carvings that are a paean to life and love. Built
within a short span of a hundred years by the Chandela Rajputs,
the 10th century temples lay forgotten until they were discovered
in the present century. Khajuraho has achieved fame for
the sensual appeal of its erotic sculptures. Arrive Khajuraho
& transfer to hotel. Later explore the Western and Eastern
temples of khajuraho while your guide explains the intricate
meaning and legends behind each describable sculpture. Night
stay in Khajuraho.
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| Day 08 |
Khajuraho- Delhi ( By flight
)-Departure
After a relaxed breakfast transfer to airport to board the
flight to Delhi to connect the onward flight. |
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