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Forts and Palaces in India |
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Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel. Night stay in 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.
Morning drive to Mukundgarh. Visit the region of Shekhavati - Nawalgarh, Mandawa and Dundlod. Arrive Mukundgarh & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Mukundgarh.
Morning drive to Jaipur. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Night stay in 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.
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.
Morning drive to Delhi. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Night stay in Delhi.
Morning transfer to airport for return flight. |
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