Day 01 # Arrival Delhi (India)
Welcome to capital of India! meet assist at the airport
by our tour executive & then transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Delhi.
Day 02 # Delhi
Breakfast in hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing
Old Delhi & New Delhi.
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.
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. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day 03 # Delhi - Agra ( By train Dep 0600 Hrs Arr 0810
Hrs )
Early morning, pick up from the hotel, transfer to New
Delhi 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. The
Agra fort – situated on the banks of
Yamuna river, north west of the Taj Mahal, this majestic
fort was started by the Emperor Akbar and it developed
as a strong hold of the Mughal Empire, under successive
generations. This majestic fortness of red sandstone
encompasses with in its 2.5 km long endosure walls,
the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises
many visionary palaces, such as the Jahagir Palace and
the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, audience halls
such as the Dewan I Khas and two very beautiful mosques.
Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage
of handicrafts in its markets. Night stay in Agra.
Day 04 # Agra - Jaipur ( By road )
Breakfast in hotel, after leasurely breakfast drive
to (Jaipur) Pink City – enroute visit Fateh Pur
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. Fateh Pur Sikri is a place
worth visiting to discover how once the city could have
been which has now turned into ruins, situated 26 miles
west of Agra, it was build at orders of the Mughal Emperor
Akbar. The buildings at Fateh Pur Sikri blended both
Islamic and Hindu elements in their architectural style.
Arrive Jaipur in late evening & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 05 # Jaipur - Delhi ( By train Dep 1745
Hrs Arr 2230 Hrs )
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing
& visit the majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot
be easily described. The Amber Fort - set in picturesque
and rugged hills is a fascinating blend of Mughal Architecture,
construct by Raja Mann Singh in 1592 and completed by
Swai Jai Singh, the fort is made in red sand stone and
white marble. The rugged forbidding exterior belies
an inner paradise with a beautiful of art and architecture.
Amber Fort is the classic and romantic fort palace with
a magnificent aura. The interior wall of palace depicts
expressive painting scenes with carvings, precious stones
and mirror settings. The City Palace located in the
heart of the world city. The City Palace is a blend
of Mughal and Rajasthani architecture and the royal
family still lives in a part of the Palace. The building
now forms the Maharaja Swai Man Singh II Museum and
on display here are a wide array of royal costumes,
some vary exquisite and precious pashmina (kashmiri)
shawls, Benaras silk sarries sauganeri prints and folk
embroidery. Evening transfer to railway station to board
the air conditioned train to Delhi, Dinner in the train.
Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day 06 # Departure
After leisurely breakfast in hotel, transfer in time
to International airport to board the flight for onward
journey or way back to home.
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