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Tour
Highlights
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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 Heathrow, which arrives the same evening.
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