Duration : 22 Nights
23 days
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orcha
- Jhansi - Agra - Bharatpur - Ranthambore - Jaipur - Pushkar - Udaipur - Ranakpur
- Jodhpur - Jaislmer - Bikaner - Mandawa - Delhi
Day 01 : Delhi
Arrive Delhi early in the morning, meet our executive and transfer to hotel.
Relax for some time. After fresh and change, proceed for city tour of New Delhi
which includes the visit of Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Jantar Mantar, Presidents
Palace, India Gate, National Mesume, Humayun Tomb, Indira Gandhi Memorial Lotus
Temple and Qutub Minar.
Day 02 : Delhi - Mandawa
AM : Drive to Mandawa. Upon arrival at Mandawa, check in to the hotel.
PM : Visit the Old Forts and Palaces of Shekhawati Area
Day 03 : Mandawa - Bikaner
AM : After breakfast, drive to Bikaner. Upon arrival, check in to the hotel.
In the afternoon, visit Deshnoke Temple, Juna Garh Fort and the camel Breeding
firm.
Day 04 : Bikaner - Jaisalmer
AM : After breakfast, drive to Jaisalmer, a fascinating city rising from the
heart of the Thar Desert like a golden mirage. On arrival at Jaisalmer, check
in to the hotel.Later in the afternoon, visit Nathmalji - Ki- Haveli and Patwaon
ki Haveli, three beautifully sculptured Jain temples built between the 12th
and 13th Centuries; and five interconnected palaces. The fort is approached
through four gateways - Akhaiya Pol, Ganesh Pol, Suraj Pol and Hawa Pol.
Day 05 : Jaisalmer - Khuri - Jaisalmer
In the morning after breakfast drive to Barna village [ 38 ] kms by car. Your
Camel safari will start from Barna village, Enroute visit the Desert National
Park and the Wood Fossil Park. Take lunch at khuri resort [ 10 ]kms. After
lunch continue safari upto Sun Set Piont, enroute visiting Khuri village &
sand dunes.
Later drive back to Jaisalmer for overnight stay
Day 06 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
AM : After breakfast, drive to Jodhpur. On arrival, check in to hotel. Jodhpur
is called the "Blue City" for the characteristic plea indigo color
of its traditional homes.
PM : Visit the majestic Mehrangarh Fort, built atop a 400 ft. promontory.
Below the fort, visit the Jaswant Thada, a graceful marble cenotaph built
1899 for Mahrajaha Jaswant Singh II, and monuments to other Maharajahs of
Jodhpur.
Day 07 : Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Udaipur
AM : After breakfast, drive to Udaipur. Enroute visit Ranakpur. Upon arrival
at Udaipur, check in to the hotel. In the evening visit the beautiful Light
and Sound Show the Mewar Sound & Light Show 'A Legacy of Honour' to your
itinerary in the historic city of Udaipur, which takes you on a journey through
the history of Mewar through 15 centuries.
Re-live the conceptualisation of 'Manav Dharma' by Bappa Rawal, bravery &
valour of Rana Khumbha & Maharana Pratap, the honour of Rani Padmini and
sacrifice of Panna Dhai at magnificent Manek Chowk.
Day 08 : Udaipur
AM : After a relaxed breakfast, visit Udaipur. Built along three lakes and
ringed by green hills, Udaipur (pop, 366.000) is known as the 'Venice of the
East' The City's palaces, gardens, ghats, temples and painted houses match
the beauty of the setting. This morning we'll visit the towering City Palace,
the largest in Rajasthan, and the Saheliyon ki Bari ( Garden of the Maidens.)
Once for bidden to all but he queen and her ladies.From here we visit the
e superb Jagdish Temple noted for its elephant - motif carvings In the afternoon,
go for a boat ride at Lake Pichhola.
Day 09 : Udaipur - Pushkar
In the morning after breakfast, drive to Pushkar. Upon arrival, check in to
the hotel for overnight stay
Day 10 : Pushkar - Jaipur
In the morning after breakfast, visit the Temples around the Pushkar lake.
Later in the afternoon, drive Jaipur the Pink City, was built in 1727 AD by
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II.
On arrival at Jaipur, check in to the hotel Later in the evening, go to the
Choukidhani Village to visit the beautiful Rajasthani Cultural Programme followed
by a Rajasthani dinner at Chouki Dhani Village Reort.
Day 11 : Jaipur
AM : visit the City Palace. In the heart of the old city is the former royal
residence built in a blend of the Rajasthani and Mughal styles. Hawa Mahal
or Palace of Wind, Jantar Mantar.
After breakfast, visit the Amber Fort in the Aravali Hills, which is a super
example of Rajput (Medieval Hindu) style architecture. A slow elephant ride
takes you to the top of the Fort, which houses several graceful buildings.
Day 12 : Jaipur - Ranthambore
n the morning after breakfast, drive to Ranthambore. Upon arrival at Ranthambore,
check into the hotel. Ranthambhore has a wide variety of dazzling landscape
to offer. The most frequented areas in the Park are around the beautiful lakes
where a large number of the wild conjugates. One also gets a chance to drive
through rolling grasslands, rushing streams, open scrubs, heavily wooded valleys
and through deep ravines walled on either side with steep cliffs.
In the afternoon, take a Jeep Safari inside the National Park.
Day 13 : Ranthambore
In the morning after breakfast, drive to Agra, Enroute visit Keoladeo Bird
Sanctuary. Upon arrival at Agra, check into the hotel.
Day 14 : Ranthambore - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
AM : after a relaxed breakfast, drive to Agra. Enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri
(Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur
Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only
some 10 years.
Continue your drive to Agra. Upon arrival, check in to the hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 15 : Agra
AM : Early in the morning, visit the Taj Mahal during sun rise. After visiting
Taj Mahal, drive back to hotel for breakfast After a relaxed breakfast visit
Agra Fort : Near the gardens of the Taj Mahal stands the important 16th- century
Mughal monument known as the Red Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red
sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5- km-long enclosure walls, the imperial
city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many fairy-tale palaces, such as the
Jahangir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan; audience halls, such
as the Diwan-i-Khas; and two very beautiful mosques, Idmat-Ud-Ullah ( the
baby Taj ) & Sikandra Tomb of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Day 16 : Agra - Jhansi - Orcha
In the morning after breakfast, transfer to Railway Station to board train
to Jhansi. Upon arrival at Jhansi, pickup by our car and transfer to Orcha.
Upon arrival at Orcha, transfer to hotel. Later in the afternoon, visit Orcha.
Day 17 : Orcha - Khajuraho
In the morning after breakfast, drive to Khajuraho. Upon arrival, check into
the hotel. Later in the afternoon visit the Panna National Park.
Day 18 : Khajuraho
AM : After breakfast, go for a full day sight seeing of Western and Eastern
group of Temples.
Day 19 : Khajuraho - Varanasi
AM : After a relaxed breakfast, drive back to Jhansi. Upon arrival at Jhansi,
transfer to Railway Station to board overnight train to Varanasi
Day 20 :Varanasi
Arrive Varanasi Railway Station, pickup by our car and transfer to hotel..
Later explore the day at sight seeing of the famouse Varnasi Hindu University
and the temples and ghats on the bank of holi river Ganges. In the evening
visit the beautiful aarti at Dass Ashwamedh Ghat on river Ganges.
Day 21 : Varanasi - Delhi
Early morning pickup by our car and go for a boat ride at River Ganges for
2 hrs. Later back to the hotel for breakfast. After a relaxed breakfast, checkout
by 12 noon and drive to Sarnath for an excursion. After the excursion to Sarnath,
transfer to Railway Station to board overnight train to Delhi.
Day 22 : Delhi - Your Own Destination
Arrive Delhi Railway Station in the morning, pickup by our car and transfer
to hotel. The day at leisure. Free for independent activities. Relax till
the time of departure. On time, after fresh and change, transfer to International
Airport to board flight for departure to your own destination.
