Resplendent Rajasthan Tour
Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Pushkar - Sariska - Delhi (08 Nights/09 Days)
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Welcome to the capital of India! meet assist by our tour executive at the airport and then transfer to hotel. Overnight at Delhi.
Breakfast in hotel. After a leisurely breakfast proceed for sightseeing of Old Delhi & New Delhi.
OLD DELHI A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail visiting: Red Fort - The red sandstone walls of Lal Qila, the Red Fort, extend for two km and vary in height from 18 metres on the river side to 33 metres on the city side. Shah Jahan started construction of the massive fort in 1638 and it was completed in 1648. Jama Masjid - Jama Masjid The splendid mosque built by Muhammad Ali Shah in the typical Mughal style with two minarets and three domes, lies to the west of the Hussainabad Imambara. Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
NEW DELHI An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi would include a visit:- Humayun's Tomb - Built in the mid 16th century by Haji Begum, senior wife of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, Humayun's Tomb is an early example of Mughal architecture built in Delhi. Qutub Minar - 13 km to the south of Connaught Circus at Lalkote of 8th century Tomor Rajputs, the 72.5 m high Victory Pillar stands as a victory stand of a Muslim King Kutub-ud-din-Aibak in India. Afternoon drive to Agra & On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at Agra.
Day 03 / Agra - Jaipur
Morning at sunrise visit Taj Mahal - A white marble Tomb building 1631 – 1648 in Agra, seat of the Mughal Empire by Shah Jahan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum, the monument sums up many of the formal themes that have played through Islamic architecture. Its refined elegance is a conspicuous contrast both to the Hindu architecture of pre - Islamic India, with its thick walls, corbelled arches and heavy lintels and to the Indo Islamic styles, in which Hindu elements are combined with an electric assortment of motifs from Persian and Turkish sources. The Agra fort – situated on the banks of Yamuna river, north west of the Taj Mahal, this majestic fort was started by the Emperor Akbar and it developed as a strong hold of the Mughal Empire, under successive generations. This majestic fortness of red sandstone encompasses with in its 2.5 km long endosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many visionary palaces, such as the Jahagir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, audience halls such as the Dewan I Khas and two very beautiful mosques. Thereafter drive to Jaipur en route visit Fatehpur Sikri - The Imperial city of the Mughal dynasty. It is very difficult to express the architectural grandeur city as one can only experience the aura of these forts. Famously known as the city of Ghosts, it was built by the great Mughal Emperor. Fateh Pur Sikri is a place worth visiting to discover how once the city could have been which has now turned into ruins, situated 26 miles west of Agra, it was build at orders of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The buildings at Fateh Pur Sikri blended both Islamic and Hindu elements in their architectural style. Continue drive to Jaipur and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Jaipur.
Breakfast in hotel, after a leisurely breakfast , visit the majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot be easily described. The Amber Fort set in picturesque and rugged hills is a fascinating blend of Mughal Architecture, construct by Raja Mann Singh in 1592 and completed by Swai Jai Singh, the fort is made in red sand stone and white marble. Later visit the City Palace, Palace of Winds also known as Hawa Mahal, City Palace located in the heart of the world city. The City Palace is a blend of Mughal and Rajasthani architecture and the royal family still lives in a part of the Palace. The building now forms the Maharaja Swai Man Singh II Museum and on display here are a wide array of royal costumes, some vary exquisite and precious pashmina (kashmiri) shawls, Benaras silk sarries sauganeri prints and folk embroidery. Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 05 / Jaipur - Jodhpur (290 kms)
Afternoon leisurely breakfast in hotel, proceed for Jodhpur by surface on arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon proceed for sightseeing tour of Jodhpur visiting The Jaswant Thada, The Mehrangarh Fort and The Sardar market. Overnight in Jodhpur.
After breakfast drive to Udaipur, Onarrival transfer to hotel. Evening enjoy sunset boat cruise on Lake Pichola. Overnight in Udaipur.
Day 07 / Udaipur – Pushkar (280 kms)
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Udaipur visiting City Palace, Jagdish Temple and Saheliyon ki bari. Afternoon drive to Pushkar & transfer to hotel. Overnight at Pushkar.
After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Pushkar visit Brahma Temple & other famous temples in Pushkar. Later drive to Sariska & transfer to Sariska Palace. Overnight at Sariska.
Day 09 / Sariska - Delhi - Departure (180 kms)
Early morning with packed breakfast experience exciting jeep drive to the Sariska sanctuary to view wildlife, later drive to Delhi onarrival transfer to International airport to board the flight for onward destination or way back home.
