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Day 01 : |
Departure from your home country. |
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Day 02 : |
Arrive Delhi & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Delhi. CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT
TIMNGS ARE ALWAYS 1200 HRS NOON.
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Day 03 : |
Morning free. Check-out at
1200 hrs. Afternoon tour of Delhi. Visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, India
Gate, Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Drive past President's
House, Government Secretariat buildings and Connaught place shopping centre
of New Delhi. Evening transfer to Rail-station for Lucknow night train.
Night on board. |
Day 04 :
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Morning arrive Lucknow.
Transfer to Hotel.
Afternoon visits. Lucknow was the 18th century capital of Nawab Wazirs & the
centre of culture and tradition. Visit the great Imambara, Jama Masjid,
Picture gallery, the Clock Tower, Roomi Darwaza, Residency & Dilkusha
Palace. Overnight Lucknow. |
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Day 05 : |
Morning transfer to rail
station in time for Varansi train. Evening arrive Varanasi & transfer to
hotel. Overnight Varanasi. |
Day 06 :
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Morning boat ride on the
river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from Ghat to Ghat. People bath early in the
morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation Ghats are
Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day & night. It is the
belief of every pious Hindu that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks
of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth & death. Rest of
the day free. Overnight Varanasi. |
Day 07 :
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Day free. Check-out from the
hotel at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Agra night train.
Night on board. |
Day 08 :
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Morning arrive Tundla
rail-station and transfer to hotel in Agra.
Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor
Shahjehan in 1630 AD for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal
remains. Later visit the Agra fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the halls of
public & private audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula built by
empress Noorjehan in memory of her father. Overnight in Agra. TAJ MAHAL IS
CLOSED ON FRIDAYS. |
Day 09 :
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Morning drive to Jaipur by
road enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri built by emperor Akbar in 1569 AD &
abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. See the graceful
buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal &
other Palaces.
Afternoon half day tour of Jaipur, visiting Maharaja's city Palace, Jantar
Mantar (the observatory) & Ramniwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal and
through the pink rose residential and business areas. Overnight Jaipur. |
Day 10 :
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Morning excursion to Amber
fort - the ancient capital of the state 1728. Visit the Sheeshmahal or the
hall of victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon free. Over-night Jaipur. |
Day 11 :
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Drive to Delhi. Car at disposal. NO HOTEL. Later transfer to Delhi airport
in time for return flight. |
Day 12 :
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Departure. |
