Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Welcome to India! Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport
& transfer to hotel. Overnight at Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing
tour of Old & New Delhi: Breakfast in the hotel,
after breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Old
& New Delhi:
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail
visiting:-
Red Fort - The red sandstone walls of Lal Qila, the
Red Fort, extend for two km and vary in height from
18 metres on the river side to 33 metres on the city
side. Shah Jahan started construction of the massive
fort in 1638 and it was completed in 1648.
Jama Masjid - Jama Masjid The splendid mosque built
by Muhammad Ali Shah in the typical Mughal style with
two minarets and three domes, lies to the west of the
Hussainabad Imambara, Raj Ghat - the memorial site where
Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi
would include a visit:-
Humayun's Tomb - Built in the mid 16th century by Haji
Begum, senior wife of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor,
Humayun's Tomb is an early example of Mughal architecture
built in Delhi.
Qutub Minar - 13 km to the south of Connaught Circus
at Lalkote of 8th century Tomor Rajputs, the 72.5 m
high Victory Pillar stands as a victory stand of a Muslim
King Kutub-ud-din-Aibak in India, a drive along the
ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing India
Gate, Parliament House, the President's Residence, Lotus
Temple and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic
Enclave. Overnight at Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi - Agra - Jaipur
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast airconditioned Shatabdi
Express train to Agra. Breakfast in the train, arrive
Agra in approx. 02 hours, visit the magnificient
Taj Mahal – A white marble Tomb building 1631 – 1648
in Agra, seat of the Mughal Empire by Shah Jahan for
his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum, the monument sums up many
of the formal themes that have played through Islamic
architecture. Its refined elegance is a conspicuous
contrast both to the Hindu architecture of pre - Islamic
India, with its thick walls, corbelled arches and heavy
lintels and to the Indo Islamic styles, in which Hindu
elements are combined with an electric assortment of
motifs from Persian and Turkish sources. AGRA FORT-
Fort built in red sandstone with its magnificent palaces,
halls of public and private audience and the beautiful
gardens. This is where Emperor Shah Jahan was kept under
house arrest by his third son Aurangzeb and spent the
last year of his life viewing the Taj Mahal from across
the river Jamuna. Afternoon drive to Jaipur enroute
visiting Fatehpur sikri - The Imperial city of the Mughal
dynasty. It is very difficult to express the architectural
grandeur city as one can only experience the aura of
these forts. Famously known as the city of Ghosts, it
was built by the great Mughal Emperor. Arrive Jaipur
& transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 04 / Jaipur
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing
in Jaipur. 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. Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 05 / Jaipur - Goa
Breakfast in Hotel. After leisurely breakfast transfer
to domestic airport to board the flight for Goa via
Bombay. Arrive Goa & transfer to hotel. Evening
free at leisure. Overnight at Goa.
Day 06 / Goa
Breakfast in Hotel, after leisurely breakfast, proceed
for sightseeing tour to explore the famous beaches,
churches of Goa, visiting Basilica of Bom Jesus, Miramar
Beach and the city of Panjim- bustling with shops and
tourists. Afternoon free at leisure to relax on the
beach & enjoy sea food. Overnight at Goa.
Day 07 / Goa
After leisurely breakfast explore & experience the
Goa beaches, full day at leisure. Laze on the beach,
go for swim, explore the shops for cashewnuts, enjoy
sea food. . Overnight at Goa.
Day 08 / Goa - Delhi/Bombay
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast transfer to airport
for flight to Delhi or Bombay to connect the onward
flight or way back home.
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