Golden Triangle and Tiger
Delhi - Agra - Ranthambhore - Jaipur - 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 - Agra
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast airconditioned train to Agra
. Breakfast in the train , Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours
, Arrive Agra & 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 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. Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage
of handicrafts in its markets. Night stay in Agra. |
| Day 04 |
Agra - Ranthambhore
Morning drive to Ranthambhore-famous for the wildlife sanctuary
which is said to have the India’s friendliest Tigers
and also considered to be the best place in the world to
photograph the tiger in its natural habitat, also a wonderful
place for bird watching 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 Ranthambhore & transfer to hotel. Night stay
in Ranthambhore.
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| Day 05 |
Ranthambhore
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle which
is open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the national
park and back to the hotel. After lunch second visit to jungle
and enjoy the game viewing again. Night stay in Ranthambhore. |
| Day 06 |
Ranthambhore
- Jaipur
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle which
is open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the national
park and back to the hotel, later in the evening 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 splendors are now living monuments
. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur. |
| Day 07 |
Jaipur - Delhi
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 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 train for
Delhi. Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi.
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| Day 08 |
Departure
Transfer in time to airport to board the onward flight. |
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