Shimla Tour with Golden Triangle
Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi - Shimal- Kurfi - Shimla - Delhi (08 Nights/09 Days) By Tain & Car
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Welcome to India! arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport by our tour executive & then transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Breakfast in Hotel, after a leisurely breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi where ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the British empire. Visit the Red Fort, Raj Ghat, 11th century Qutab Minar ,India Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s House, also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi - Agra ( By Shatabdi Express Train ) -Jaipur ( By Surface )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to new Delhi railway station to board the superfast airconditioned Shatabdi Express train to Agra. Breakfast in the train, arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours proceed for sightseeing tour. 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. AGRA FORT- Fort built in red sandstone with its magnificent palaces, halls of public and private audience and the beautiful gardens. This is where Emperor Shah Jahan was kept under house arrest by his third son Aurangzeb and spent the last year of his life viewing the Taj Mahal from across the river Jamuna. Afternoon drive to Jaipur enroute visiting Fateh Pur 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. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to Hotel. Overnight in 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. The rugged forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise with a beautiful of art and architecture. Amber Fort is the classic and romantic fort palace with a magnificent aura. The interior wall of palace depicts expressive painting scenes with carvings, precious stones and mirror settings. Visit the 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. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 05 / Jaipur - Delhi ( By train shatabdi exp Dep 1745 Hrs Arr 2230 Hrs )
Breakfast in hotel, after breakfast checkout from hotel & visit the majestic Jantar Mantar - This is the largest and the best preserved of the five observatories built by Jai Singh II in different parts of the country. This observatory consisting of outsized astronomical instruments is still in use. Hawa Mahal - The ornamental facade of this "Palace of Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey structures of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine trelliswork and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 niches and windows. Built in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the palace women. Evening transfer to railway station to board the air conditioned train to Delhi, Dinner in the train. Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
After breakfast drive to shimla (Apx 8 Hrs ), arrive Shimla and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Shimla.
Day 07 / Shimla
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Shimla covering Jakhu Temple, Hanuman Temple, Kalbadevi Temple or stop for a while at the beautiful stained - glass - windows of Christ Church, which was built in the 1850 ‘s. Evening free to explore nature, various scenic sights or visit mall road and shopping. Overnight at Shimla.
Breakfast in Hotel, after breakfast drive to Kufri 30 Mins. from Shimla, an exotica of nature as a place surrounded by snow caped mountains and dense forests amidst virgin peaks and natures flora and fauna where one can completely relax explore the nature and tune oneself for natural beauty, day free to enjoy the scenic beauty of Kufri, enjoy horse riding (optional) in the apple orchids. Also visit Fagu, Indira Gandhi Holiday Home, explore various scenic sights or visit mall road. Overnight at Shimla.
Day 09 / Shimla - Delhi ( Departure )
After breakfast drive to Delhi ( Aprox. 8 hrs.). On arrival transfer to International airport to board flight for onward journey or way back home.
