| Day01
|
Arrive Bombay. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Bombay. |
| Day02 |
Morning tour of Bombay visiting Kamla Nehru Park, Hanging Gardens situated on the slopes of Malabar Hill offering a panoramic view of
Marine
drive, Chowpatty
Beach, Prince
of Wales Museum, Mani Bhawan, Dhobi Ghat,
Gateway
of India & drive through the Crawford Market, Marine Drive & Flora Fountain. Check-out at 1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to rail-station for Ahmedabad night train.
Night on board. |
| Day03 |
Morning arrive Ahmedabad. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit the magnificent
Mosque of Siddi Saiyad with
its exquisite stone carvings, the beautiful
Jama Masjid, White marbled
Hathee Singh's Temple,
Dada Hari Baoli,
Calico Textile Museum and
Sabarmati Ashram
started by Mahatma Gandhi. |
| Day04 |
Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Udaipur night train.
Night on board. |
| Day05 |
Morning arrive Udaipur. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour visiting the
city palace,
Jagdish Temple, drive around
Fatehsagar
Lake,
Sahelion ki bari
(Queen's resort for her friends) and
Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir
(Folk art museum). Afternoon free.
Overnight Udaipur. |
| Day06
|
Morning drive to Jodhpur visiting
Ranakpur Temples enroute. Ranakpur -
98 kms from Udaipur, the Jain Temples built in the 15th century are situated in the lovely valley of the Aravali. Its surrounding is quiet and picturesque. Ranakpur has grand structures and beautiful sculpture. There are 1444 pillars in the temple and none of them are similar.
The magic of light & shade is really awe inspiring. Surya Temple and other Jain Temples are side attractions.
Overnight Jodhpur. |
| Day07 |
Morning visit the
Meharangarh Fort,
situated on a low sandstone Hill, including Moti-Mahal and Phool
Mahal. Also visit
Jaswant Thada, an
imposing Marble Memorium built in 1899 and the museum located in the
Umaid Public Gardens. Check out at 12 noon.
Evening transfer to the railway station to board train to Jaisalmer.
Night on board. |
| Day08 |
Morning arrive
Jaisalmer. Transfer to hotel. Later visit the Fort,
bazaars & the old mansions known as
"havelis". People still live in these ancient buildings dating from 12th to 15th century.
Every house has exquisite carvings and filigreed work.
Overnight Jaisalmer. |
| Day09 |
Day free in Jaisalmer. Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Early evening transfer to rail-station for Jaipur night train. Night on board.
|
| Day10 |
Morning transfer to rail-station for Jaipur train. Arrive & transfer to hotel. Overnight Jaipur.
Morning visit Amber Fort.
Amber Fort
was the ancient capital of the State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the
Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old.
Visit Maharaja's
City
Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens.
Drive past
Hawa Mahal
& through the pink rose residential & business areas.
Overnight Jaipur. |
| Day11 |
Day free in Jaipur. |
| Day12 |
Morning transfer to rail-station for Agra train. Arrive Agra. Transfer
to hotel.
Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal
built by the Mughal 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. |
| Day13 | Day free in Agra. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to railway-station for Delhi train.
Arrive New Delhi and transfer to hotel. |
| Day14 |
Morning tour of Old Delhi visiting
Raj Ghat
and
Shanti Vana
- the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru,
Jama Masjid
and drive past
Red Fort
and Chandni Chowk. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Afternoon visit
Qutub Minar
built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,
Humayun's Tomb,
India Gate
(War Memorial Arch),
Lakshminarayan Temple
- a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past
President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat
Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre.
Late evening transfer to
airport. |
| Day15 |
Departure. |