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India ›› Tour |
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Experience North India |
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DAY 01 :
(AGRA) Delhi-Agra Distance : 203 Kilometer, Duration
: 5 hours
Delhi ( INDIA ) - Arrival in the morning , transfer
to restaurant for breakfast. Short city tour Delhi:
New Delhi has been designed and built by the British
in the nineteen-twenties with bride boulevards en governmental
buildings. Old Delhi is the old walled city with small
streets and alleys and colourful markets. The city sightseeing
tour contains Humayun-tomb and Jama Masjid. After lunch
we drive to Agra and along the way you see the typical
villages of this part in India. Overnight in Agra.
DAY 02 : (AGRA) In Agra you experience the seventh'
wonder of the world:
Taj Mahal* (*closed on Monday's), a poem in marble.
Built by Shah Jahan (1630-1648) for his most beloved
wife, the tombs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan are only
a small part of the extensive complex with a frontyard
and a geometrically garden. Paths leading to the Taj
are divided by long watercourse in which the Taj is
beautifully reflected. On the other side of the river
you look out to the Agra-fort, which you also can visit
today. Overnight in Agra.
DAY 03 : (JAIPURE) Agra-Jaipur Distance :
221 Kilometer Duration : 6 hours Transport JAIPUR enroute
visit Faithful Sikri, arrival in Jaipur overnight in
Jaipur. |
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DAY 04 : (JAIPURE)
Sightseeing
The capital city of the state Rajasthan is also known
as " Pink City" because of the pink sandstone
from which the walled city and palaces has been built.
A nice example of the Rajput architecture is Fort Amber,
stunningly situated on a hillside and overlooking a
lake which reflects its terraces. We reach the palace
courtyard by elephant-backside ride. Inside we admire
the temples, architect of the columns, the galleries,
inlaid panels and glittering mirror ceiling. A must
is the palace of Winds; just 3 meter deep, from where
the women of the Maharaja could overlook the street
life unseen. According the Hindu opinion Jaipur was
a complexion of heaven and for this you find the observatory
(1728) a curious collection of sculptures but, in fact,
each construction has a specific purpose, such as measuring
the positions of stars, altitudes or calculating eclipses.
In the heart of the old city we visit the fairy-like
Regal City Palace, which is still the residence of the
present maharaja. The museum has an extensive collection
of art, carpets, enamelware and the textile section
contains dresses and costumes of the former maharajas
and maharanis of Jaipur. Overnight in Jaipur.
DAY 05 : (UDAIPURE) Jaipur - Udaipur Distance
: 406 Kilometer Duration : 8 hours
Transport Udaipur, We drive further through the Aravalli
Mountains and arrive in Udaipur, a romantic city surrounded
by a number of lakes and beautiful gardens. Udaipur
is also proud of its heritage as a centre for arts,
painting and crafts. Overnight in Udaipur.
DAY 06 : (UDAIPUR) City tour Udaipur
We visit the huge City Palace an unbelievable construction
of marble and granite where we wander in a labyrinth
of halls and rooms, gardens, patio's and veranda's.
Optional program: boatride Lake Pichola; On the islands
of Lake Pichola there is a palace built which look like
a floating dream. The fine Indo-Aryan Jagdish Temple
enshrines a black stone image of Vishnu, Lord of the
Universe. Overnight in Udaipur. |
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07 : (JODHPUR) Udaipur-Jodhpur Distance : 280 Kilometer,
Duration : 7 hours
Transport Jodhpur, enroute visit Jaintemple in Ranakpur,
a unique Tempe complex with 1,444 pillars, none of them
are similarly carved. Arrival in Jodhpur, one of the
most distinctive settlements in Rajasthan. This 500-year-old
city is known for its impressive fortified bastions
and delicately decorated palaces. The clock tower is
the centre of the old city near the lively Sardar Market
where the bazaars sell silver and handicrafts. Overnight
in Jodhpur
DAY 08 : (JAISALMER) Jodhpur-Jaisalmere Distance
: 326 Kilometre Duration : 8 hours
Visit the centre of Jodhpur, before onwards transport
to Jaisalmer. In Jodhpur we visit Mehrangarh Fort founded
in 1459 has a fantastic collection of paintings, music
instruments, armoury, furniture and costumes. From the
fort you have a nice panorama of the town and you can
see the houses of Jodhpur in refreshing blue colour.
Transport Jaisalmer, deep in the heart of the Thar Desert.
Overnight in Jaisalmer |
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DAY 09 (JAISALMER)
Morning city tour Jaisalmer
This magic, incomparably unspoiled city has been dubbed
the "Golden City" for its golden sunsets on
the sandstone mansions. Strategic situated on the trade
route between India and central Asia, the merchants
built magnificent houses all exquisitely carved from
wood and from the golden-yellow sandstone. These havelis,
as they are known, are nowhere quite exotic as in Jaisalmer.
The city is also known for its history of the Rajputs,
for their bravery as well as their grim rituals to their
women and children when the Rajput warriors lost a battle.
Within the fort, built in 1156 upon the Trikuta Hill,
there are a group of beautiful carved Jains temples
in white marble. Afternoon free stay or Optional excursion;
The most interesting means of exploring the desert around
Jaisalmer is on a camel safari. Like all deserts, the
Thar offers oases of magic and romance. Overnight in
Jaisalmer.
DAY 10 (BIKANER) Jaisalmere-Bikaner Distance
: 345 Kilometer Duration : 8.5 hours
Drive to Bikaner, an old desert town, encircled by a
city wall, was once an important post on the great caravan
trade route. Overnight in Bikner. |
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DAY
11 : (MUKANGARH) Bikaner-Mukangrah, Distance: 227 Kilometer
Duration : 7 hours
Morning visit Junagarh Fort, later proceed to Mukundgarh,
enroute visit havelies at towns of Fatehpur and Mandawa,
overnight Mukundgarh Fort. Outside the city wall Junagarh
fort was constructed in the 16th century. Within the
fort there are exquisite palaces. The Ganga Golden Jubilee
Museum is one of the best in Rajasthan and stores artefacts
from the pre-Harappan civilizations, the Gupta and Kushan.
Founded in mid 18th century by Raja Mukand Singh, Mukandgarh
today boasts of the finest fascinating frescoes of Shekhawati
Region often called the "open air art gallery of
Rajasthan". The several places within the fort
are interspersed with courtyards, overhanging balconies,
arched windows and corridors displaying fine art work
and richness of Shekhawati. Overnight in Mukangarh.
DAY12 : (DELHI) Mukangarh-Delhi, Distance :
245 Kilometer Duration : 7 hours
Transport to Delhi for overnight.
DAY13 : Early morning transfer to airport
for departure. |
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