Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & 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-Jaipur
Early
morning transfer to railway station to board the train for Jaipur,
Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Later visit the Palace of Winds also known as Hawa Mahal,
this elaborate building, now little more than a façade, is encrusted
with delicate screen sand carved balconies from which the royal
ladies, confined to their quarters, could sneak views of the
outside world. Past, present and future merge at Jai Singh's
observatory, where time has been accurately measured since the
17th century.
Evening enjoy dinner at Chokhi dani (an ethnic village resort)
where you will have an idea of the village life of Rajasthan
here you will also enjoy various traditional Rajasthani dances,
puppet show and various other interesting activities. Night
stay in Jaipur.
Day 04
/ Jaipur-Agra
After
a leisurely breakfast , visit the majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot be
easily described. Ride up on Elephants to the former capital
of the royals set against the backdrop of the wooded hills.
Later drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red sandstone "ghost
town" which was the estranged capital of mughal emperor Akbar,
built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive
Agra & transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. Night stay
in Agra.
Day 05 / Agra-Khajuraho
Early
morning at sunrise visit the magnificient 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 Red 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 alcoveof 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. Later 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- Delhi
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 airport for flight back to Delhi to connect the
onward flight.
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