Duration: 12 Days
Destinations:
Delhi, Kathmandu, Varanasi, Agra, Jaipur
Day
01: Arrive Delhi You will be met on your arrival at Delhi
International Airport and transferred to the hotel of your choice. Overnight
in Delhi.
Day 02: In Delhi Breakfast at the
hotel followed by a full day sight-seeing tour of Old and New Delhi visiting
- The Red Fort, Friday Mosque -- Jama Masjid, The silver street of Chandni
Chowk, Raj Ghat, The Hindu temple -- Birla Mandir, The India Gate, The
Rashtrapati Bhawan -- President's House, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar and The
Bahai Temple. Overnight in Delhi.
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Day 03: Delhi-Kathmandu After breakfast,
transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Kathmandu
Day 04: In Kathmandu Morning
visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residential
quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 05: In Kathmandu Day free to explore
Kathmandu. Overnight at Kathmandu
Day 06:
Kathmandu-Varanasi Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive
Varanasi & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Varanasi
Day
07: In Varanasi Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a
ferry pilgrimages from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to
offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika
& Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious
Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the
Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Overnight
Varanasi.
Day 08: Varanasi-Agra Day free.
Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail station for Tundla (Agra)
night train. Night on board.
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Day 09: Arrive Agra Morning arrive Agra and
transfer to Hotel. Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the
Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her
mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the
Halls of Public and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of
Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Overnight Agra.
Day
10: Agra-Jaipur After breakfast, depart for Jaipur by road (250 kms
/05 hrs) en-route visiting Fatehpur Sikri. On your arrival in Jaipur check
into the hotel of your choice. Overnight in Jaipur.
Day
11: In Jaipur Breakfast at the hotel followed by a full day
sightseeing tour of Jaipur visiting Hawa Mahal -- The Palace of Winds, The
Jantar Mantar, The City Palace and the Amber Fort. Your tour includes a ride
up the Fort on an Elephant's back. Overnight in Jaipur.
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Day 12: Jaipur-Delhi Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning at leisure in Jaipur until departure for Delhi by road (265 kms/05
hrs). Your tour ends with a drop to either a hotel in New Delhi or at the
International Airport intime to board your flight home.