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1 : Arrive Delhi : Following your arrival in Delhi transfer
to the Hotel.
Day 2 : Delhi Full day Sightseeing tour :
A Full day sightseeing tour of Delhi. The old city-bustling,
packed, atmospheric will entertain you with a visit to
Redfort, Jama Masjid and the bazaar of Chandini Chowk.
We also visit the Birla Mandir (Lakshminarayan Temple),
the grand Govt. Buildings along with the president's house,
Humayun's tomb (the forerunner of Taj Mahal), and the
India Gate. Visit the Qutab minar the five storey victory
tower started by Qutbuddin Aibak was completed by his
successor, Iltutmish along with the 4th Centuary iron
pillar.
Day 3 : Delhi Agra By Road : Today's morning
drive via Sikandra, leads us to the mughal splendor of
Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and Redfort. The Taj Mahal
was build in 1652 by Emperor Shahjahan. It took 22 years
and 22,000 skilled artisans to complete this magnificent
architecture. Apart from the Taj, the magnificent Agra
fort (Another creation of emperor Akbar) offering gorgeous
views from its lofty walls, and the Itmad-ul-Daulah, an
exquisite tomb to a persian adventurer who later became
chief minister, whose grand-daughter Mumtaz married Shah
Jehan. Her tomb, is of course, the Taj Mahal.
Day 4 : Agra Jaipur : Your drive to princely
capital Jaipur takes you via Emperor Akbar deserted city
of Fatehpur Sikri, an almost perfectly preserved 400 Year
old Mughal capital. After admiring its palaces and pavillions
we suggest Lunch at the nearby Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
before we continue to Jaipur. Also called the pink city,
The whole city was painted pink when the Prince of Wales,
Edward VII, Visited jaipur in 1876. Today, Every home
in the city is obliged by law to maintain this facade.
Day 5 : Jaipur Pushkar : Today after breakfast
drive to pushkar. Pushkar is a small and beautiful town
in a valley at the north Indian state of Rajasthan. Surrounded
by sand dunes at one place and by hills at the other,
forming a fascinating location for annual religious and
cattle fair which is globally famous and invites thousands
of visitors from all parts of the world.
Day 6 : Pushkar : Karthik Poornima- the particular
full moon of November brings high excitement to
pushkar, for this is when the world-famous camel fair
takes place on the sand dunes surrounding the town. Thousands
of traders come here with their families to trade in camels
as well as meet up and negotiate marital ties, visit the
holy temples and take a dip in the pushkar lake. Also,
at the heart of pushkar lies the Brahma Temple, with brahma's
vahan, a turtle cast in silver at its entrance.
Day 7 : Pushkar Jaipur : Today we drive
to Jaipur for a sightseeing tour. A full day program takes
you to the nearby Amber fort by car, and then to the Fortress
by elephant with a skilled mahout. Later return to Jaipur
to visit the Museums, Palaces and halls within the City
palace (Still a royal Residence) and The palace of winds.
The jantar mantar observatory largest and the best of
the five observatories build by Jai Singh II in different
parts of the country. Hindu's believe that their fated
souls move as per the harmony of the heavens, which is
measured by it.
Day 8 : Jaipur Delhi : After breakfast
leave jaipur by car, Pausing for a lunch at the Neemrana
Palace, a most elegant and historical heritage hotel,
before we drive to the international airport for return
flight home.
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