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01 Arrival
Delhi
Meet assistant at the airport after arriving at Delhi
& transfer to the hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02
Delhi - Agra - Jaipur
Get up in early morning from hotel & transfer
to railway station to board the super fast air-conditioned
train to Agra. Breakfast in the train, Arrive at Agra
in approx. 02 hours & visit the magnificent Taj
Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world surely
the most extravagant expression of love ever created. It
is the result of 20,000 men who laboured for over
17 years tobuild this memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved
wife. Also 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 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 inlayslend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor
sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign
ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms &
enjoya lavish buffet lunch in a 5* hotel in Agra.
After lunch drive to Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur
Sikri -a perfectly preservedred sandstone “ ghost
town” which was the estranged capital of mughal
emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its
water supply failed. Arrive Jaipur & transfer
to Hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 03
Jaipur –Delhi
A visit to the majestic Amber Fort after a leisurely
breakfast cannot be easily described. Ride up on Elephants
to the former capital of the royal dynasties, set
against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Later one
can 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
screens and carved balconies from which the royal
ladies, confined to their quarters, could keep an eye
on the outside world. Jai Singh's observatory, is
a merging place for past, present & future. In
Evening one has to transfer to the railway station
to board the luxurious air conditioned train to Delhi,
Dinner is served in the train, Arrive at Delhi &
transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 04
Departure
After breakfast checkout from hotel and proceed for
sightseeing tour of New Delhi where historical &
beautifully 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. Later
transfer to the airport for onward flight
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