Day 01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02/ Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where
ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in
the crown of the British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab
Minar ,India Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s
House, Red fort, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial. Also visit Laxmi
Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day
03 / Delhi - Varanasi
Morning transfer to airport to connect the flight for Varanasi
said to be the India’s most sacred city situated on the
western bank of the holy river Ganga. It is also the oldest
living city in the world. As a place for devotion and worship,
with hundreds of temples dotting the city , sunrise on the river
front as seen from a boat can be a spiritually uplifting sight.
It has a fascination uniquely its own, a quality of sublime
beauty, a timeless eternal appeal. Varanasi is the city which
cannot be described, only experienced. Arrive Varanasi and transfer
to hotel. Later visit the Temples, Aurangazeb’s Mosque
and one of the biggest university of India. Evening view “Aarti”
ceremony on the Ghats. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day
04 / Varanasi
Morning boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe the way of
life of pilgrims by the Ghats. Later excursion to Sarnath, 10kms.
East of Varanasi, is one of the Buddhism’s major centers
of India. After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha came to
Sarnath where he gave his first sermon. Visit the deer park
and the museum and later back to Varanasi. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day
05 / Varanasi - Khajuraho
After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight for
Khajuraho .Arrive Khajuraho & transfer to hotel. The legendary
temples of khajuraho are an incomparable experience. Acknowledged
as one of the world’s artistic wonders, these temples
dedicated to the Hindu pantheon of Gods are covered in carvings
that are a paean to life and love. Built within a short span
of a hundred years by the Chandela Rajputs, the 10th century
temples lay forgotten until they were discovered in the present
century. Khajuraho has achieved fame for the sensual appeal
of its erotic sculptures. Evening free at leisure. Night stay
in Khajuraho.
Day
06/ Khajuraho - Agra
After breakfast explore the Western and Eastern temples of khajuraho
while your guide explains the intricate meaning and legends
behind each describable sculpture. Later transfer to Jhansi to board the train to Agra. Arrive Agra & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Agra.
Day
07/ Agra - Jaipur
Morning at sunrise visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of
the seven wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression
of love ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years
to build this memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Also visit
Agra Fort - the rusty and majestic red- sandstone fort of Agra
stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction
was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall
of public audience), a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with
a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard
public petitions. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience)
where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience,
the Emperor sat on his gem-studded peacock Throne and met foreign
ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms.After lunch drive
to Jaipur - en route visit Fatehpur Sikri, a perfectly preserved
Mughal city built at the height of the empire's splendor. Arrive
Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
08/ Jaipur
In the morning, visit the Amber Fort - one of the most fascinating
of Indian forts. Reach the fort majestically atop an elephant;
once inside the fort, visit the Palace of Mirrors, Hall of Public
Audience and the beautifully manicured gardens. Afternoon spend
exploring the Jantar Mantar (astrological observatory), the
Hawa Mahal (the Palace of Winds), the City Palace and the museum.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
09/ Jaipur - Jodhpur
After breakfast drive to Jodhpur & transfer to hotel. Evening
at leisure. Night stay in Jodhpur.
Day
10/ Jodhpur
Morning explore the magnificent Mehrangarh Fort-Museum, one
of the largest in India, unsurpassed in beauty and grandeur
- and a perfect example of desert variant of Rajput architecture.
The tour of the fort will be followed by a visit to the old
town where you walk through the market getting a feel of the
town. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble cenotaph,
built in memory of Maharaja Jaswant singh II around 1899 and
Umaid Public gardens.
Early in the evening you will be taken on a short safari to
immaculately kept villages of Bishnoi tribals who are known
for their belief in the sanctity of plant and animal life. A
variety of deer roaming freely is the attraction of these villages.
Night stay in Jodhpur.
Day
11/ Jodhpur - Udaipur 
Morning drive to Udaipur. En route visiting Ranakpur - the largest
and most beautifully preserved Jain Temples in India. Later
proceed to see the fort of Kumbhalgarh. If Ranakpur is beauty
and grace, Kumbhalgarh is all about power. Arrive Udaipur in
the evening & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Udaipur.
Day
12/ Udaipur
After breakfast proceed for city sight seeing tour. Udaipur,
built in 1559 A.D. by Maharaja Udai Singh, the city has been
described as the most romantic spot on the continent of India
by Col. James Todd. Visit the City Palace museum, the Jagdish
temple, Sahelion Ki Bari ( Queen’s resort for their friends)
Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir ( Folk art museum) and the Pratap Memorial.
Evening at leisure.Night stay in Udaipur.
Day
13/ Udaipur - Mumbai - Aurangabad
Morning transfer to airport to board the flight for Bmbay to
connect the flight to Aurangabad. Arrive Aurangabad & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Aurangabad.
Day
14/ Aurangabad
Today explore the caves of Ajanta which offer a rich tapestry
of images that speak of palaces, royalty, cultures and tales
of everyday life of ancient India. Long buried in the debris
of time, these 30 caves were built to offer seclusion to the
Buddhist monks, who lived, taught and performed rituals. Night
stay in Aurangabad.
Day
15/ Aurangabad - Mumbai
Morning explore Ellora caves. Carved between fourth and fifth
century, the rock temples and monasteries of Ellora represent
the three major faiths of India - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Like Ajanta, Ellora caves too are a fine example of cave temples
with almost 34 caves with intricate interiors and ornamental
facades .Later in the evening transfer to airport to board the
flight to Mumbai .Arrive Mumbai & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Mumbai.
Day
16/ Mumbai - Madurai
Morning transfer to airport to board the flight to Madurai,
Arrive Madurai & transfer to hotel. All activity in Madurai
is centered round Sri Meenakshi Temple in the heart of the told
town. A riotously baroque example of Dravidian architecture.
Night stay in Madurai.
Day
17/ Madurai - Tanjore - Trichy
Morning drive to Tanjore. Also called a city of temples, Tanjore
is dotted with no fewer than 74 temples - the most famous of
which is the Brihadeshwara temple. Visit this fascinating temple
and the Thanjavur Palace before continuing your drive to Trichy.
The town of Trichy is another small place of South India which
is littered with innumerable evidence of the region's excellence
in art and architecture.
In the evening explore the city including spectacular Rock Fort
Temple. Night stay in Trichy.
Day
18/ Trichy - chennai
Morning transfer to railway station to board the train for chennai
- a fascinating city with its ancient temples and unique culture,
golden sandy beaches and a marvelous tradition of music and
dance. Arrive chennai & transfer to hotel . Later visit St.
Thomas Church, Kapaleshwar Temple, Fort St. George and drive
past the Marina Beach. Night stay in chennai.
Day
19/ chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram
Morning excursion to Kanchipuram & Mahabalipuram.
Kanchipuram known as the Golden City of a Thousand Temples,
is one of the oldest towns in India. It is famous for both its
temples, many of them remarkably well preserved and for its
hand-woven silks. Kanchipuram is one of the seven sacred cities
of India and it is the only one associated with both Shiva and
Vishnu. Visit Ekambareshwar Temple, Kailashnath Temple, Kamakshi
Temple, the Vaikunthaperumal Temple, all built in the 7th and
8th centuries. With a weaving tradition dating back to the Pallava
era (when silk was the royal cloth), Kanchipuram is justly famous
for its particularly fine silk saris, embellished with stunning
patterns. Visit the local homes of the weavers and watch them
create magic out of silk thread into saris.
Mahabalipuram is a small, quiet seaside resort with a unique
7th century Shore Temple, a lovely beach and some of the most
beautiful rock cut temples in the world. Situated on the shore
of theBay of Bengal, Mahabalipuram was already a famous seaport
in the 1st century AD. This, town was a workshop for temple
building. Visit the seven pagoda style shore temples, lashed
by the waves of the sea and the seven rathas or temple chariots,
a group of monolithic monuments & animal figures carved
out of solid rock, the earliest known examples of Dravidian
architecture. They were constructed in a single century long
burst of creative enthusiasm, starting in the reign of Narasimhavarman
1 (AD 63068). End the visit by photography of the beautiful
Shore temples at sunset. Night stay in chennai.
Day
20/ Departure
Transfer to airport to board the onward flight.
