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India
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Intoxicating,
inviting, inspiring, involving – India will
excite your senses and quicken your pulse with its
wealth of exhilarating sights, sounds, tastes and
textures. From its far-flung dusty villages, snake
charmers and plodding camels to its gleaming marble
palaces and spectacular carved temples, India is a
land of contrasts.
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE & VARANASIA
perfect introduction to India: the famous triangle
of cities - Delhi, Jaipur and Agra - abound with history,
art, temples, forts and monuments, while Varanasi
is the spiritual centre of India.
Tour
Highlights Visit to Jama Masjid
Mosque • Exploration of Historic Forts •
Elephant ride to Amber Fort • Viewing of the
Taj Mahal • Boat Ride on
the River Ganges
DAY
1 DEPARTURE
Enjoy full-meal service on your scheduled flight to
Delhi.
DAY
2 DELHI
You will be met and transferred to your hotel. You
will then have an orientation tour of Delhi, which
is divided into two parts: New Delhi and Old Delhi.
DAY
3 DELHI - JAIPUR
In the morning we will have a city sightseeing tour
of Delhi, which includes the Jama Masjid Mosque, built
in 1658 with a capacity to hold over 20,000 people.
We will also view Humayan Tomb; built in the 16th
century it is the predecessor to the Taj Mahal. We
will also see the Red Fort & Lahore Gate. We take
a late afternoon drive to Jaipur.
DAY
4 JAIPUR
We will undertake a full city and orientation tour
of Jaipur, which will include the Hawa Mahal (the
Palace of the Winds), the Water Palace, the Royal
Observatory built by the Maharaja Jai Singh, and the
Amber Fort. We will ride by elephant to the massive
Citadel on the hill.
DAY
5 JAIPUR - AGRA VIA FATEHPUR SIKRI
After breakfast we will drive to Agra, via the deserted
City of Fatehpur Sikri. Here large imposing gateways
and palaces were built in red sandstone within this
fortified city only to be abandoned a few years later.
Among its many architectural structures are the palaces
for queens and a Turkish sultana, built in varying
styles, each perfect in itself. The Diwan-e-Khas is
entirely unique in its concept. Inside is a tall vaulted
room with an intricately carved central pillar supporting
a platform that once held the emperor's throne. We
will arrive in Agra in the evening.
DAY
6 AGRA
Our sightseeing in Agra, the former capital of the
Mughal Empire, will include Agra Fort and Itmad-Ud-Dalulah-Tomb.
One of the most important highlights of our tour to
India will include the Taj Mahal, one of the seven
man-made wonders of the modern world. It was built
by the fifth Mughal emperor in memory of his beloved
wife Mumtaz. The monument took 22 years to build,
41 million rupees, 50 kilos of gold and 20,000 workmen.
The Taj Mahal sits on a high red sandstone platform
topped with a marble terrace. This evening we will
transfer to the train station for an overnight journey
in soft sleepers on the Marudhar Express to Varanasi.
DAY
7 VARANASI
We will arrive this morning and check into our hotel.
Our sightseeing tour of the city will include a morning
boat ride on the Holy River Ganges to see the devout
praying and bathing on the banks, including the burning
funeral pyres. The city tour will also visit different
temples and places of spiritual significance.
DAY
8 VARANASI - DELHI
This morning we complete our sightseeing tour of temples
in Varanasi, and after souvenir shopping we will transfer
to the airport to catch the internal flight to Delhi.
Upon arrival we will check into our hotel, followed
by further sightseeing including a tour of the magnificent
Lotus Temple and
Qutab Mintar.
DAY
9 DELHI TO LONDON
We transfer to the airport for the flight back to
London, which arrives the same evening.
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