Destinations Covered : Delhi - Kathmandu -
Varanasi - Agra - Jaipur
Duration : 11 Nights / 12 Days
Day
- 1 : Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Delhi.
Day - 2 : Delhi
Morning tour of Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the cremation
sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red
Fort and Chandni Chowk. Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din
Aibek in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch), Lakshmi
Narayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House,
Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place
shopping centre. Overnight Delhi.
Day - 3 : Delhi - Kathmandu
Morning transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer to
Hotel. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day - 4 : Kathmandu
Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal
residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples. Overnight
Kathmandu.
Day - 5 : Kathmandu
Day free. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day - 6 : Kathmandu - Varanasi
Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi & transfer to
Hotel. Overnight Varanasi.
Day - 7 : Varanasi
Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from
ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the
rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra
where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to
die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release
from the cycle of birth and death. Overnight Varanasi.
Day - 8 : Varanasi - Agra
Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail station for
Tundla (Agra) night train. Night on board.
Day - 9 : Agra
Morning arrive Agra and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon visit the world famous
Taj Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz
Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing
the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public and Private Audience. Also visit the
Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Overnight Agra.
Day
- 10 : Agra - Jaipur
Drive to Jaipur visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms
from Agra and built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years
due to scarcity of water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama
Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight
Jaipur.
Day - 11 : Jaipur
Morning visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the State.
Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors.
Ascend the Fort on Elephant back. Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the
capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour
of a visiting Prince and ever since, it has retained this colour. Built by
Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old.
Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive
past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business
areas. Overnight Jaipur.
Day - 12 : Jaipur - Delhi
Drive to Delhi to connect flight for journey to your home.
