Golden
Traingle and an Odyssey of Forts & Palaces
Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Gwalior - Orchha - Jhansi -
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-Jaipur (By train Dep 0610 Hrs Arr 1040 Hrs
)
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast airconditioned train
to Jaipur. Breakfast in the train. Arrive Jaipur and
transfer to hotel. Later sight seeing tour of Jaipur
covering:
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.
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. Night stay in Jaipur.
 Day
04 / Jaipur-Agra ( By Road )
Morning drive to Agra via 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
Agra and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Agra.
Day
05 / Agra
Morning at sunrise visit the magnificient 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. Also visit the Red 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 alcove of 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
free to explore the rich handicrafts of Agra. Night
stay in Agra.
 Day
06 / Agra - Gwalior - Orchha
Morning transfer to railway station to board the train
to Gwalior. Arrive Gwalior and proceed for sightseeing
of Gwalior. The entire city is a visual and aesthetic
feast, for the builders of Gwalior were great architects.
Take a walk through the streets of the city and you
will discover old havelis with exquisitely carved doorways
and windows; at almost every street crossing you will
find statues of the Scindia family. Museumes and art
galleries are treasure houses and beautifully maintained
palaces give the city its inimitable regal flavour.
Sightseeing in Gwalior is a magical trip into the centuries
gone by. Visit The Fort: Standing on a steep mass of
sandstone, Gwalior Fort dominates the city and is its
most magnificent monument. It has been a scene of momentous
events : imprisonments, battles and jauhars. A steep
road winds upwards to the Fort, flanked by statues of
Jain tirthankaras, carved into the rock face. The magnificent
outer walls of the Fort still stand, two miles in length
and 35 feet high, bearing witness to its reputation
for being one of the most invincible forts of India.
This imposing structure inspired Emperor Babar to describe
it "the pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind."
Later drive to Orchha & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Orchha.
 Day
07 / Orchha - Jhansi - Delhi
Orcha is a small town between Jhansi and Khajuraho.
It's claim to fame were rulers who managed to stay on
friendly terms with the Mughals. Mughals made India
their homestead in the 16th Century and ruled for about
250 years. and produce marvelous palaces and temples.
On the outskirts of the city, along the river, presenting
a thrilling site against the sky, are a group of Hindu
temples which have been abandoned.
After breakfast proceed for tour of this historical
site with magnificient temples and monuments. Some of
the palaces were decorated with painted murals which
represent the finest flowering of the Bundela school
of painting.Later drive to Jhansi, arrive Jhansi and
proceed for sightseeing. Jhansi has played colorful
role in the history of India.
In the 18th century, Jhansi became an important center,
eclipsing Orcha (18 kms), but in 1803 the British East
India Company got a foot in the door and gradually assumed
control over the state. The last of the string of none
to competent rajas died without a son in 1853 and the
British, who had recently passed a neat law allowing
them to take over any princely state under their patronage
when the ruler died without a male heir, pensioned the
rani off and took full control. Later visit, Jhansi
Fort and museum, which was built in 1613 by Maharaja
Bir Singh Deo or Orchha. The British ceded the fort
to the Maharaja of Scindia in 1858, but later exchanged
it for Gwalior in 1866. The fort is much in ruins and
below is the government museum which houses a small
collection of 9th to 12th century sculptures.
Evening transfer to railway station to borad the train
to Delhi. Late evening arrive Delhi and transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
08 / Departure
Transfer to airport to board the flight for onward journey. |
