Duration : 15 Days
Destination : Delhi - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orcha - Agra - Fathepursikri - Jaipur - Pushkar - Ajmer - Udaipur - Aurangabad (Ajanta & Ellora) - Mumbai.
Destination : Delhi - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orcha - Agra - Fathepursikri - Jaipur - Pushkar - Ajmer - Udaipur - Aurangabad (Ajanta & Ellora) - Mumbai.
Day- 01 Delhi
Welcome to India!.
On arrival India Trip Packages Staff will meet and greet you, then transfer to Hotel by Schaffer driven car to your pre booked Hotel for Overnight.
Day- 02 Delhi
After Breakfast proceed for full-day combined sightseeing of Old and New Delhi.
Old Delhi: Visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated, Jama Masjid – the largest mosque in India and the, drive past by Red Fort, 3rd capital of the Moghul Empire. Enjoy the Rickshaw ride at through the narrow lanes of Old Delhi.
New Delhi: The new part of the city was founded by the British in 1911 New Capital of Colonial India. Here you will visit Rashtrapati Bhavan, earlier it Viceroy’s Resident, spread over 100 hectares, Parliament House drive through Rajpath (Kingsway) to World War memorial, India Gate, Birla Mandir, hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi, built in 1931 by Birla family, Humayun’s Tomb, first mughal construction, Qutab Minar, 73meters high minaret of 12th century is land mark of Delhi. Way back to Hotel also visit Bahai Temple commonly call as Lotus Temple.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day- 03 Delhi - Varanasi
After Breakfast proceed for airport to catch the flight to Varanasi. Upon arrival at airport India Trip Packages Staff will meet with you to transfer to your Hotel to assist you for Check-in and the Local Guide will be introduce toyou. Afternoon short excursion to Sarnath, the spiritual centre of Buddhism, where Buddha had given his first speech to his first 5 discaple. Evening back at Hotel and relax. Overnight at Hotel.
Day- 04 Varanasi - Khajuraho
Early morning boat ride in the River Ganges to witness the religious ceremonies of the Hindus. Afterwards, walking tour of ghats & temples, including Bharat Mata Temple, Durga Temple (Monkey Temple), The Sacred Bull, The Well of Knowledge, Vishwanath Temple (Golden Temple) and Brocade Saree shops and bazaars along the narrow winding lanes. Return to hotel for breakfast.
Check-out from your hotel and drive towards airport to catch the flight to Khajuraho. At arrival lounge you will be welcome by India Trip Packages’ representative to assist you to transfer to your hotel and check-in.
Afternoon visit the Eastern group of temples, dedicated to Jain religion and the old village of Khajuraho. Enjoy Sunset from the trace of Jain Temple. Return to your Hotel and relax. Overnight at Hotel.
Day- 05 Khajuraho – Orcha - Agra
After breakfast, visit the visit the Western Group of Temples, where you will see the splendor of Hindu sculpture on sand stone of 8th to 10th centuries. After visit to your temple come back to your hotel to check-out from your hotel and drive through Bindhchal Mountain towards Orcha. Visit the tine village Orcha on the bank of river Betba. Here you will visit the Jahangiri Mahal, Temple and beautiful cenotrophs of ancient Rulers of Orcha. Late afternoon 20Km drive to Jhansi to board Shatabdi Exp Train to Agra. At Agra Cant railway Station India Trip Packages’ Staff will meet with you to transfer to your hotel and assist you to check-in. He will also explain about your City Tour at Agra and visit to Taj Mahal. Overnight at Hotel.
Day-06 Agra
After Breakfast Today is your highlightof your Tour. Early morning visit Taj Mahal by sunrise. As the Sun rises and its rays kiss the dome of the Taj Mahal and change of colour on Taj Mahal dome, very spectracular moment. The Taj Mahal, the First World Wonder, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It has wonderful mixture of Hindu and Muslim architecture, built with red sand stone and covered by milk white marble from Makrana. On the west bank of river Yumana opposite of Red Fort.
After visiting Taj Mahal come back at Hotel and enjoy your relax Breakfast. Afterwards proceed for the tomb of Itmad ud Daulah, the Tomb of the finance minister of the Mughals Emperor Jahangir and father of Mughal Empresses Noor Jehan it is commonly call as Baby Taj. At this monument you will see combination of white marble and yellow fasile sand stone from desert.
Afternoon visit Red Fort of Agra which is spreaded over 3sq km area on the bank of river Yamuna. Inside the fort you can visit different Apartments such as Dewan-i-am, Dewan-I Khas, Hammam, Macchi Bhawan, Nagina Masque, Meena Bazar.
Way back to hotel you can visit Inlaid work demonstration where you can also buy some souvenir from Agra. Rest of your time at your leasure.
Overnight at Hotel.
PS: Taj Mahal is remain closes on Friday
Day- 07 Agra – Fathepur-sikri- Abhaniri - Jaipur (230Km/ 5hrs)
After Breakfast checkout from hotel and proceed for Agra enrout visiting Fatehpursikri.
Fatehpur Sikri was once the capital city of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri is one of the finest examples of Mughal architectural splendor at its height. Here you will visit specatlur Mughal Palace of red sand stone on the tiny hill, shrine of Salim Chisti and Masque.
Proceed for Abhaniri. It is Step Well, over 1000 years old.
Finaly you will proceed towards Jaipur. Jaipur, Capital of Rajasthan. One of the most colorful city in Rajasthan with more than 3 million population. The City is known as Pink City. Today it has 2 parts, the old part spreader over 09 sq km area surrounded by city wall. The narrow roads, pink coloured buildings along the road on both side, beautiful crossings and bazers.
Reach at Pink City by late afternoon. At Hotel India Trip Packages’ Staff will meet with you to assist to check-in and explain about your City Tour for the next day. Rest of the day at your leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
Day- 08 Jaipur – Amber - Jaipur
After breakfast you will proceed for an short excursion to Amber Fort where you can enjoy elephant ride of royal days. The Palace has beautiful combination of Rajput and Mughal Architecture. The foundation stone laid by Mirja Raja Swai Man Singh in 16th century. The oldest part of the palace is Baradari, which is meeting point for 12(twelve) wives of Raja Man Singh. Ganesh Pole, Suhag Mandir, Jas Mandir, Hall of Pleasure and Summer Palace are fascinating parts of this palace. Later you can visit Kali Temple at the Fort.
Afternoon visit Old City. The beautiful City Palace Museum, where you will see the beautiful collections of old Royal Garments, Carpets, Arms and ammunition, at Dancing Court Yard, nice painted Doors etc. Beside City Palace you will visit Jantar Mantar, the Observatory. It is one of the five Observatory which is till being used to get local time of Jaipur, to make a Horoscope and Calander for Different Hindu rituals. This was built by Mirja Raja Swai Jai Singh, founder of city Jaipr in 1727AD. The landmark of Jaipur is Hawa Mahal or Palace of Wind will be also visit for Photos.
Afterwards you will enjoy Rick ride at Choti Chopad through narrow lanes of stone carvers and different others business people. During rick ride you will get idea of Jaipur daily life.
Here can enjoy very good opportunity to do Shopping till to dropping. Jaipur is famous for traditional Textiles, Carpets, Gems and Jewelry. It is specially famous for cutting precious and semi-precious Gems and making Jewelries. After finishing your tour, way back to your hotel you can visit according to your choice of visiting Textile and Carpet making factory, Jewelry making factory etc.
After Rick ride walk through old part of the city to enjoy city life.
Evening return to Hotel, relaxed and Overnight.
Day 09 Jaipur - Pushkar (140km/ 3hrs)
After breakfast you will proceed towards the most holy cities of Pushkar. This is the only place in the whole universe where you will visit the Brahma Temple, the creator of universe. Every Hindu person has dream that once in whole life to visit and dip into holi lake in Pushkar. Every year during Full moon day in November (Kartik Purnima), huge number of people gathered at Pushkar to take holi bath into Lake to purify sole and body. During this time the largest Camel Market takes place where hundred-thousand camels are being treaded.
Overnight at Hotel in Pushkar.
Day – 10 Pushkar - Udaipur (280Km/ 6Hrs)
After Breakfas you will leave the Holi City Pushkar towards deeper part of Aravali Mountain region. Enrout also visit the Darga of Sufi Salim Chiti, the pilgrim center for Musilim community form whole world.
Further proceed for Udaipur. Evening reach at Udaipur and check-in at Hotel. Here India Trip Packages’ Staff will meet with you to assist you and explainabout your City Tour for the next day. Rest of the Day at your leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
P.S: If you are interested to visit the World famous Rankapur temples, dedicated to Jain Religion, you can also visit on enrout on your request by paying little more extra payment.
Day 11 Udaipur
After breakfast in your hotel leave for the magnificent city tour of White City, Capital of Mewar, Udaipur. Visit the City Palace, one of the richest palace museum in the entire Rajasthan. See the Peacock Courtyard, Ruby Palace, Moti Mahal, Bari Mahal, the Miniature Painting gallery, Ladies Appertment and spectular view of Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir. Udaipur has the prestige of housing the best miniature art schools in the country under the royal patronage of the king of Udaipur.
Afterwards visit Jagdish Temple of 16th century with beautiful curving on marble, visit Sahelion ki Bari a garden with fountains and a small palace inside it. Sahelion ki Bari is a garden complex where Maharana Sangram Singh build this garden complex for his wife and her maidens. Later in 19th century fountains were laid by Maharana Fathe Singh. On the way back to your Hotel you can visit Miniature Painting School of Mewar, very exciting painting demonstration to get idea how in olden days these were made with natural stone colour with squral tail hair and camel hair. Back at Hotel and relaxed.
In the evening we take a Boat Cruise on the Lake Pichhola by sunset. Visit the island palace Jag Mandir where according to legends the Mughal Prince later known as Emperor Shah Jehan lived and got inspired to build the Taj Mahal for his beloved wife. Enjoy beautiful Sun set from the terrace of Jag Mandir and return to shore.
Return to hotel, rest of the day at your leisure and Overnight.
Day- 12 Udaipur - Mumbai (Bombay)
Today you will start early morning after Breakfast towards airport to catch the fight to Mumbai. At Mumbai airport India Trip Packages’ Staff will meet with you and transfer to hotel to check-in. Afternoon your Local Guide will meet with you at Hotel to take you around Mumbai, the City of Gold. You will visit Marine Drive, Crawford Market, Malabar Hill, Hanging Gardens, the Jain Temple and Gandhi Museum. Evening enjoy yourself at hotel or do as you like. Overnight at Hotel.
Day - 13 Bombay - Aurangabad
After Breakfast proceed towards Gateway of India jetty to catch the Ferry to explore Elephanta Caves. The Caves, carved between 450 and 750 A.D.; including a visit to the Mahadeva Trimurti and the Ardhanareshvara sculptures, famous iconographical representations of Lord Shiva. Back to City and proceed toairport to catch the flight to Aurangabad, the city founded by 6th Mughal emperior Aurangzeb and named after his name.
Evening arrive at Aurangabad. Upon arrival at airport India Trip Packages’ Staff will meet to transfer to your hotel to check-in and relax. Overnight at Hotel.
Day – 14 Aurangabad - Ajanta- Aurangabad
After Breakkfast Full day excursion to Ajanta, visit of the Buddhist and Brahmanical caves 200 B.C. to 650 A.D. Evening back to hotel and relax. Overnight.
Day – 15 Aurangabad – Ellora - Mumbai
After Breakfast visit Bibi Ka Maqbarah, grave-mosque, built in 1679 by Aurangzeb Alamgir-I, the 6th great rulers of the Mughal Dynasty for his beloved wife.
Excusion to Ellora, visit of the Buddhist, Jain and Brahmanical caves 8th to 10th century. Visit the most extraordinary free standing monolithic temple (there are only two of these in India), the Kailashanatha Temple, with unique carvings of the Ramayana and Vishnupurana. Back to Hotel and check-out from the hotel.
Afternoon drive back to airport to catch the flight back to Mumbai. Upon arrival India Trip Packages’ Staff will meet with you and take for Farewell Dinner at local Restaurant. Late Evening you will be transferred to International airport to catch the flight to back home or for your next Destination with your great memories of Taj Mahal , Rajasthan and Bolliwood.
THE PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Rooms on twining shareing basis with daily breakfast basis.
- All sight seeing and tours mentioned in the itinerary with entrance fees.
- English speaking local guides.
- Elephant ride at Amber Fort to go up.
- Air conditioned car with chauffeur.
- All applicable taxes.
- Rick Ride at Old part of Jaipur & Delhi
- Boat ride during Sun rise at Varanasi and during Sunset on Lake Pichhola
- in Udaipur.
- Sunrise / sunset visit of Taj Mahal in Agra.
- Battery bus ride in Agra.
- Train Ticket for Shatabdi Express from Jhansi to Agra.
- Flights to following Sectors:
- Delhi- Varanasi, Varanasi-Khajuraho, Udaipur-Mumbai, Mumbai- Aurangabad- - Mumbai.
- Assistance at all Stations except Pushkar.
- Excurssion to Sarnath, Ajant, Ellora and Elephanta.
- Welcome Lunch/Dinner at Delhi and Farewell dinner on the last day at
- Mumbai before departure to international airport.
Namaste Tour Ends.
