Duration: 18 Nights / 19 Days
Places to Visit: Delhi - Jaipur - Bikaner - Pokaran - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Luni - Udaipur - Delhi - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orchha - Jhansi - Agra - Delhi |
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Day 01 11th Mar Arrive Delhi
Meet and assist by our representative upon your arrival at the airport. Then drive to your hotel with your driver and car.
Hotel : The Conaught.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own.
Day 02 12th Mar Delhi - Jaipur
0730hrs Breakfast at hotel.
0800hrs Departure for sightseeing in Delhi.
Visit the Qutub Minar - the tallest freestanding minaret in stone in the world; then onto Humayun’s tomb - the first Mughal construction in India from 1565 AD. Also see the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the India Gate built in the earlier half of the 20th century. Drive through the old city past the Red Fort and visit the Jama Masjid - the biggest of its kind in India. Then reach Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, where your chauffeur is waiting for you to take you to Jaipur by road. Upon arrival check into your hotel.
Hotel : Days Inn.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own.
Day 03 13th Mar Jaipur
07:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
07:30hrs Departure for sightseeing in Jaipur.
Visit the Amber fort in the morning; included is an elephant ride at the Amber fort. See the marvelous Shish mahal built in the 17th century in a fusion style of Hindu and Islamic art. Also see the hall of public audiences and Maharaja Man Singh’s Palace who had twelve queens.
11:30hrs Shopping for textiles and carpets.
14:30hrs Visit the City Palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur with a fabulous collection of robes and saris in cotton and silk with gold-latticed work. The City Palace houses a collection of paintings also in the painting gallery and of course a collection of arms and ammunitions in the ammunition gallery.
16:00hrs Shopping for Gem stone and Jewellery.
Hotel : Days Inn.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
Day 04 14th Mar Jaipur - Bikaner
08:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:00hrs Departure to Ram Niwas Bagh to witness Elephant procession.
10:30hrs Reach Chogan stadium inside the old city to witness the Elephant Festival declared open by Sawai Maharaja Bhawani Singh (His Royal Highness of Jaipur).
16:30hrs Drive to Bikaner.
21:00hrs Check into your hotel in Bikaner.
Hotel : Lallgarh Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 05 15th Mar Bikaner - Pokaran - Jaisalmer
07:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
07:30hrs Departure for sightseeing in Bikaner.
Drive to Deshnoke to see the Rat temple (Karni Mata Temple)
10:00hrs Visit Junagarh Fort with its rich collection of arms and ammunitions and imperial robes.
13:30hrs We set towards our journey across the Thar Desert to reach Pokaran. Visit the 15th century fortress where the 3rd Mughal emperor, Akbar the Great, was born in 1543. The bazaar in the middle of this village is very colourful and full of local flavours. Spend some time with the locals and thereafter continue towards Jaisalmer and reach after sunset.
Hotel : Gorbandh Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own.
Day 06 16th Mar Jaisalmer
08:30hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:00hrs Departure for sightseeing in Jaisalmer.
Visit the Jain temples inside the Sonar Kila. The Jains are a community that respects life and are pure vegetarians by religion. The fortress is a living citadel where 40000 people live. It is a feast to the eyes to see the lifestyle of the people within the fort walls. Visit the citadel’s palace that houses a museum with a huge collection of robes and artifacts from the royal family of Jaisalmer. Visit the Patwaon ki haveli with intricately designed latticed windows used by the ladies to view the external world. Also see the Gadisar Lake.
Afternoon is at leisure.
Hotel : Gorbandh Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 07 17th Mar Jaisalmer
08:30hrs Breakfast at hotel.
Full Day Free.
16:30hrs Drive to Khuri village. Here we have loads of excitement in store for you. Upon arrival in the village you will be taken to the nearby sunset point on the dunes to see the sunset by camels. After the sunsets return to the village where your dinner is arranged in mud huts. In the evening listen to the haunted tunes of the desert by the local artists and musicians. This is the time to mingle with the local villagers from the desert and know more about their lifestyle.
An experience of a lifetime.
Hotel : Gorbandh Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch on your own. Dinner at Khuri. |
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Day 08 18th Mar Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
08:30hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:00hrs Drive towards Jodhpur via Manwar and enjoy with the locals.
15:30hrs Leave for Jodhpur and reach by evening and check in to your hotel.
18:00hrs Visit Mandore gardens the then capital of Marwar to view some of the fabulous cenotaphs and the hall of local heroes of the wars. Drive back to Jodhpur. Retire to your hotel and relax.
Hotel : Ajit Bhawan Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 09 19th Mar Jodhpur
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:30hrs Drive up to the majestic Mehrangarh fort: the stronghold of the Rathore princes from 1453AD. We see the superb collection of paintings and arms and ammunitions. The view of the city from the rampart walls is breath taking.
15:00hrs Visit the sprawling spice market under the Fort near the clock tower. Walk along the market to feel the odours of the spices filling the air around you.
Hotel : Ajit Bhawan Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 10 20th Mar Jodhpur - Luni
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:30hrs Departure by Jeep to Bishnoi villages and also witness the opium ceremony in the village with the Patels - a rich tribe. It is a ceremony prevelant in this part of Rajasthan where the youth offers opium to drink mixed with water to the elders of the family when they come back from work in the fields.
12:30hrs Check into hotel and relax. Afternoon and evening is at leisure.
Hotel : Fort Chanwa.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own.
Day 11 21st Mar Luni - Udaipur
08:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
08:30hrs Departure for Ranakpur.
Ranakpur a very big pilgrimage centre for the Jains. Just four hours drive from Udaipur is the eternal Jain pilgrimage centre of Ranakpur. Admire the workmanship from the 16th century. The temples are built out of marble and the main shrine of Adinath with 1444 columns is awe inspiring and none of these are similar. Also see the sun temple and the other temples in the campus.
15:30hrs Proceed towards Udaipur and on the way stop by the fields to see the local way of farming and irrigation. Walk into the villages to mingle with the locals around to know more about their lifestyle.
Reach Udaipur by late afternoon and check into your hotel.
Hotel : Shikar Bari Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 12 22nd Mar Udaipur
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:30hrs Departure for sightseeing of Udaipur.
Visit the City Palace the richest palace museum in the entire Rajasthan. See the Peacock Square and the miniature painting school inside the palace premises. Udaipur has the prestige of housing the best miniature schools in the country under the royal patronage of the king of Udaipur. Later, see gardens at the Sahelion ki Bari: Maharana Sangram Singh build this garden complex with fountains and lakes for his beautiful daughter.
Today shop for good quality miniature paintings at Rajasthan art school with in the City Palace premises.
1700hrs We take a lake cruise on the placid waters of Lake Pichhola by sunset and visit the island palace Jagmandir where according to legends the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan lived and got inspired to build the Taj mahal later.
Hotel : Shikar Bari Palace.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 13 23rd Mar Udaipur - Delhi - Varanasi (flight)
05:30hrs Breakfast at hotel.
06:00hrs Departure to Airport and checkin.
07:40hrs Flight takes off from Udaipur.
09:45hrs Flight Lands at Delhi. Collect your baggages and proceed towards the departure Lounge with our representative to catch your flight to Varanasi.
11:15hrs Checkin
12:45hrs Flight takes off from Delhi Airport. Lunch on board.
15:25hrs Reach Varanasi and check into your hotel.
Hotel : Radisson.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch on Board and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 14 24th Mar Varanasi
05:00hrs Early in the morning we take you to banks of the river Ganges where we board a boat to see the morning ablutions of the Hindus from the security of our boat. The boat ride starts from Dasashwamedh Ghat and ends at Manikarnika Ghat along the sacred Ganges. Don’t forget to see the sun rise along the Ganges. See the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanvyapi kund and the mosque attached to it. Also worth a visit is the Bharat Mata Mandir (Mother India temple) where you see the undivided India - Mahatma Gandhi’s Dream.
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
14:00hrs Visit Sarnath - the sacred Buddhist city where Gautama Buddha preached his first sermon to his 5 disciples under the bodhi tree. Visit the site and the temple attached to it. See the frescoes related to the life of Buddha inside the temple. Also visit the archaeological museum that houses artifacts from the 3rd century BC. Most interesting is the lion capital of Ashoka Maurya from 272 BC. Adjacent to the museum is the ancient seat of learning from the 2nd century BC now completely in ruins. Also see the Dhamek stupa and the Dharmarajika Stupa where hundreds of Buddhist pilgrims offer their prayers.
Today Shop for good quality silk brocades.
Hotel : Radisson.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 15 25th Mar Varanasi
Full day is at leisure.
Hotel : Radisson.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own.
Day 16 26th Mar Varanasi - Khajuraho (flight)
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
10:00hrs Departure for Airport.
11:00hrs checkin.
12:20hrs Flight takes off for Khajuraho.
13:00hrs Flight Lands in Khajuraho. Transfer to hotel.
15:30hrs Departure for sightseeing of Khajuraho.
Visit the temples built during the 9th to the 11th centuries by the powerful dynasty of Chandela rajputs. The temples with their erotic sculptures are a feast to the eyes. The Chandelas built 85 temples in all but today only 20 temples stand intact. Visit the Kandariya Maheshwar temple and visit the eastern and western group of temples.
Hotel : Usha Bundela.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Snacks on board and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 17 27th Mar Khajuraho - Orchha - Jhansi - Agra
07:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
10:00hrs Leave Khajuraho by road and carry on towards Orchha. Visit Orchha with its imposing Jehangiri Mehal and the cenotaphs of the Bundela Rajput warriors. Orchcha a medieval village where time has stopped. You feel the timelessness of this spot. Orchha is a medieval city founded by Bundela rulers with palaces and temples of the 16th and 17th century - which have remarkably withstood the onslaught of time. The river Betwa picturesquely flanks the city. See the beautiful Palace Complex - Jahangiri Mahal and the Raja Mahal. Closely study the intricacies of the mural paintings in the Raja Mahal.
16:30hrs Leave for Jhansi.
17:45hrs Catch the train for Agra.
20:00hrs Reach Agra and check into your hotel.
Hotel : Clarks Shiraz.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 18 28th Mar Agra
05:30hrs Taj Mahal is awaiting your arrival today morning. A must see with the rising sun as the Taj Mahal is bathed in the golden rays of the morning sun. Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj is a white marble memorial that houses the tomb of his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years to be completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect Ustad Isa. Apart from its stunning design, balance and perfect symmetry, the Taj is also noted particularly for its elegant domes, intricately carved screens and some of the best inlay work ever seen anywhere in the world. In the afternoon visit the temple at Swami bagh that is being constructed for the past 75 years and it is no where near completion.
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel
10:00hrs Visit Agra Fort built by Akbar that houses many fabulous palaces built in Indo Islamic style. See the marble palace of Shahjehan that was built with the remaining and rejected stones from the Taj Mahal - Mussamman Burj.
Afternoon is free to mingle with the locals.
Hotel : Clarks Shiraz.
Meal Plan : Breakfast at hotel. Lunch and Dinner on your own. |
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Day 19 29th Mar Agra Delhi
09:00hrs Breakfast at hotel.
09:30hrs Departure for Delhi via a photo stop at Sikandra
11:30hrs Reach Vrindavan and see the proceeding inside the temple.
12:30hrs Continue your journey towards Delhi.
18:30hrs Reach Garam Masala Restaurant in Delhi for the farewell dinner.
21:00hrs Transfer to airport and checkin for your international flight. |
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