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Forts
and Palaces
Delhi-Mukundgarh-Mandawa-Dundlod-Nawalgarh-Jaipur-AmberFort-Fatehpur
Sikri-Agra-Delhi ( 07 Nights & 08 Days)
Day 01/ Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02/ Delhi
Morning after breakfast proceed for full day city tour
of Old & New Delhi.
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail
visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma
Gandhi was cremated; Jama Masjid - the largest mosque
in India.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi
would include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutub
Minar, a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath,
past the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the
President's Residence and would end with a drive through
the Diplomatic Enclave. Lakshmi Narayan temple - a modern
Hindu Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03/ Delhi-Mukundgarh
Morning drive to Mukundgarh. Visit the region of Shekhavati
- Nawalgarh, Mandawa and Dundlod. Arrive Mukundgarh
& transfer to hotel. Night stay in Mukundgarh.
Day 04/ Mukundgarh-Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur. Arrive and transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Jaipur.
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05/ Jaipur
Morning excursion to AMBER FORT PALACE - Amber is the
classic romantic Rajasthani fort palace. Its construction
was started by Man Singh I in 1592, and completed by
his descendent Jai Singh I. Its forbidding exterior
belies an inner paradise where a beautiful fusion of
Mughal and Hindu styles finds it's ultimate expression.
Continue sight-seeing.
CITY PALACE - A delightful blend of Mughal and traditional
Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace sprawls over
one-seventh of the area in the walled city. It houses
the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City
Palace Museum.
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. Amber Fort. Visit the Jagmandir or the Hall of
Victory and Temple of Kali. Return to the city passing
by Jal Mahal. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 06/ Jaipur-Agra
Morning drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri
built by Emperor Akbar in 1569. The graceful buildings
within this city are Salim Chisti's Tomb , Jama Masjid
and Panch Mahal. Later visit Taj Mahal - Built by Shah
Jahan, the Taj is a white marble memorial to his beautiful
wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years to be
completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect
Ustad Isa. Apart from its stunning design balance and
perfect symmetry, the Taj is also noted particularly
for its elegant domes, intricately carved screens and
some of the best inlay work ever seen.
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. Night stay in Agra.
Day 07/ Agra-Jaipur
Morning drive to Delhi. Arrive Jaipur & transfer
to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day 08/ Departure
Morning transfer to airport for return flight. |
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