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14- Days Classic Rajasthan & Agra tour Itinerary . |
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| New Delhi – Agra – Jaipur – Kuchaman – Khimsar – Jodhpur – Ranakpur – Udaipur – Delhi. |
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14
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Deluxe/Heritage Hotels |
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One
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Abroad – New Delhi. Day of Journey.Arrival at the international airport at about midnight. Reception at the airport by our representative & transfer to Hotel Le Meridian. |
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Delhi. After B’fast, leave for full day sightseeing at 9:00am; to include a visit to the India Gate, a war memorial to the one million Indian & British soldiers, who died fighting in the great war & strikingly similar to one in Paris; Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw, the business center of old Delhi, Sis Ganj, a Sikh temple, constructed to commemorate the sacrifice of the 9th Sikh apostle, defying Islamic religious bigotry. Jama Masjid. Proceed wherefrom, to the Qutab Minar, the twin brother of the Gerald Towers (Spain), constructed in 1199, to mark the Eastern spread of Islam. The beauty of this Minar is breath taking. Overnight at Hotel. |
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New Delhi – Agra (130miles). At 9:00am, drive to Agra. On arrival, visit Fort Agra, a massive red sandstone structure, associated closely with Mughal & British History, in India. It is a World Heritage Monument. Standing on the river Yamuna, was seat of government, of the most powerful Empire’s the world has seen. The architectural beauty of this fort is seen to be believed. Visit the tomb of Itmadudaullah.Dinner & overnight in Hotel Taj View.
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Agra – Fatehpur Sikri – Jaipur (163miles). Around 6:00am, go to visit the Taj Mahal. Checkout after B’fast & visit Fatehpur Sikri, one of the world heritage cities. It was a dream object of the Great Mughal, Akbar, who wanted to reconcile, the apparently irreconcilable, Hinduism to Islam. The quietude of this place is stunning, as the old guide recites his romantic Urdu couplets! Wherefrom, proceed to Bharatpur and visit the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, famous for Royal wildfowling during days of princely India. Drive on to Jaipur. Dinner & overnight in Hotel Jai Mahal Palace (Heritage).
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Jaipur. Full day sight seeing of Fort Amber (9:30am); visit the city palace museum & the old observatory. A walk through the busy oriental market. Dinner & overnight at hotel. |
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Jaipur. Individual activities.
8:00pm. Go to the restaurant in the Rambag Palace Hotel. This Palace Hotel was the residence of Maharaja of Jaipur & Maharani Gayatri Devi, who was declared the most beautiful women in the forties by American magazine – ‘The Vogue”. Awesome ambience. Dress code: smart casuals.
Overnight in your hotel. |
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Jaipur – Kuchaman (94miles). B’fast at leisure & proceed to Fort Kuchaman, where you shall be staying overnight, situates on a 1000ft rock cliff. For six centuries the fort has been in the hands of the valiant Rahtores of Marwar, who embellished it with mirrors, murals & gilding in superb palaces & pavilions. Dinner & overnight at Fort Kuchaman (Super dlx Heritage category), Suite. |
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Kuchaman – Khimsar (116miles). After partaking of B’fast, you may leave for khimsar. Check into the Khimsar Fort. Evening tea on the ramparts of the fort watching the sun go down the distant horizon as you see the shepherds bringing their cattle home. Dinner in the ruins of the old palace under torches burning to give an Arabian night’s ambience. Overnight. |
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Khimsar – Jodhpur (69miles). After B’fast, leave for Jodhpur. On arrival visit the Mehrangarh Fort. The fort was built on the advice of a pious hermit & overlooks the blue city. It houses several palaces, cannons, temples & museum. Visit Jaswant Thada, a richly carved white marble cenotaph of Maharaja Jaswant Singh, the brave Rajput king of Jodhpur. This evening visit Umaid Bhawan Palace, designed by HV Lanchaster. Avers Tillotson, ‘The finest example of Indo-Deco…the bland monochrome of the stone makes the eye concentrate on their carved shapes’. The views of the Mehrangarh Fort are stunning.
Dinner & overnight in Taj Hari Mahal. |
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Jodhpur – Ranakpur (78miles). After B’fast drive to Ranakpur. On arrival visit the ancient Jain Temples. The temples date back to 15th century has 29 halls supported by 1444 pillars, none of which are similar. It abounds with intricate friezes & sculptures. Dinner & overnight at Hotel Fatehbaug, a delightful property owned by the Maharanas of Udaipur (Translocated Resort). |
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Ranakpur – Udaipur (56miles). After B’fast, leave for Udaipur. The road passes through some most beautiful sceneries of Rajasthan. You shall see farmers ploughing fields with oxen, little girls taking lunch baskets for their parents & irrigation done with the Persian wheel! The temples of Ekling ji, the presiding deity of Mewar family lies on the way, which shall be visited. Arrival in Udaipur by noon. Check into Hotel Shikarbari (Heritage). The hotels is the erstwhile hunting lodge of the Maharanas of Mewar, has a stud farm & an airstrip. You may still feed the wild animals, if you please! |
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Udaipur. . Full day sightseeing tour of the city palace museum, one of the best in India, Crystal Gallery, Maharanas vintage car garage which houses some of the rarest Rolls Royses & a boating tour around the white marble Lake Palace Hotel. At 6:30pm, we shall go & watch some scintillating Indian classical dance at Meera Kala Mandir (Center of Performing Arts). The ambience, history & locale of your stay, make Udaipur a tourist heaven. Dinner & overnight at Shikarbari. |
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Udaipur – Delhi (By air). Catch the afternoon flight to New Delhi. Transfer to Hotel Park Plaza Gurgaon. Dinner & overnight.
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Catch the evening flight to next destination.
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