Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi - Srinagar - Gulmarg
- Srinagar - Delhi
( 7 Nights / 8 Days)
 Day
01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02 / Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tour of New
Delhi where ornate buildings recall the days when India
was the Jewel in the crown of the British empire. Visit
the 11th century Qutab Minar, India Gate and the grand
government buildings, the President’s House, Red
fort, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial, Also visit Laxmi Narayan
temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day
03 / Delhi - Agra ( By train Dep 0600 Hrs Arr 0810 Hrs
)
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast air-conditioned train
to Agra. Breakfast in the train. Arrive Agra in approx.
02 hours & transfer to hotel. Later visit the Agra
fort - the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of
Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the
construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At
the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded
hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcoveof inlaid
marble at the back, the Emperor heard public petitions.
At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where
marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal
ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock
Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly
kingdoms.Evening at sunset visit the magnificent Taj
Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world surely
the most extravagant _expression of love ever created.
20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build this
memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife. Night stay in
Agra.
Day
04 / Agra - Jaipur ( By road )
Early morning a second visit to Taj Mahal at sunrise,
Later drive to Jaipur-the fabled “pink city”
of the desert named after Jai Singh, the former Maharaja
of Jaipur. This is the only city in the world symbolizing
the nine divisions of the universe through the nine
rectangular sectors subdividing it. The palaces and
forts of the yesteryears, which were witnesses to the
royal processions and splendours are now living monuments
enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved
red sandstone “ghost town" which was the
estranged capital of mughal emperor Akbar, built in
1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive
Jaipur in late evening & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Jaipur.
 Day
05 / Jaipur - Delhi (By train Dep 1745 Hrs Arr 2230
Hrs)
After breakfast checkout from hotel & visit the
majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot be easily described.
Ride up on Elephants to the former capital of the royals
set against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Later
visit the City Palace, Palace of Winds also known as
Hawa Mahal, this elaborate building, now little more
than a façade, is encrusted with delicate screen
sand carved balconies from which the royal ladies, confined
to their quarters, could sneak views of the outside
world. Past, present and future merge at Jai Singh's
observatory, where time has been accurately measured
since the 17th century. 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.
Day
06 / Delhi - Srinagar
Morning transfer to airport to board the flight to Srinagar.
Arrive Srinagar, meet assist at the airport and transfer
to Deluxe Houseboat. Afternoon proceed for half day
tour of world famous Mughal Gardens visiting the Nishat
Bagh (The garden of pleasure) and Shalimar Bagh (Adobe
of love). Return to houseboat for hot lunch. In the
afternoon Shikara ride on The Dal Lake to enjoy the
beauty that God has graced this city with which is often
compared to Venice. You will get a view of some very
interesting places around the Lake. Night stay at Houseboat.
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