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Day 01 ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive Delhi. You will be met by our representative at the airport and then transferred to hotel for overnight stay. Delhi is a city that defies a one-line description as the capital of India or as the capital of the world’s largest democracy. Actually, Delhi is India in miniature. Delhi is 32,87,263 sq. km of India’s fantastic variety compressed into 1483 sq. km over the millennia; it has wooed rulers, attracted plunderers, and tried historians with so many details. Today, even as it preserves an enviable heritage, Delhi is a true cosmopolitan city always on the move. Overnight at hotel
Day 02 DELHI-AGRA
After early breakfast, Drive 220kms to Agra which is a very interesting 3 hours drive passing through beautiful countryside and villages. Arrive at your hotel and check-in. Rest of the day is at leisure and free for independent activities. Overnight is at hotel
Day 03 IN AGRA
After breakfast in morning half day city tour of Agra city. Visit the red sandstone Agra Fort, which stands like a crescent on the banks of the Jamuna River enclosed by forbidding 20-meter high walls, with a 12- meter moat between them. Three successive Mughal emperors - Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jehan - helped create this massive structure which contains Hindu and Muslim architecture. Then proceed for the famous white marble mausoleum, which was built in the middle of the 17th century by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Visit the Taj Mahal surely the greatest monument to love and one of the wonders of the modern world. Completed in 1652, skilled craftsmen from Persia, Turkey, France and Italy and some 20,000 labourers worked for 17 years to build this edifice, constructed by emperor Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal. Marble was brought from Makrana, near Jodhpur and precious stones of onyx, amethyst, malachite, lapis lazuli, turquoise, jade, crystal and mother of pearl were carried to Agra from Persia, Russia, Afghanistan, Tibet, China and the Indian Ocean. Rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight is at Hotel
Day 04 AGRA - JAIPUR
This morning you will drive to Jaipur via the ancient Moghul capital of Fatehpur Sikri. It is 38 kms from Agra and often referred to as abandoned Moghul capital. This 16th century capital of Moghul emperor Akbar is a complex of forts, palaces and mosques built in sandstone. The city had to be deserted because of lack of water. The white marble Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti, Akbar's spiritual adviser, is now observed as a Muslim pilgrimage spot here. Later continue your drive of four hours to Jaipur and check-in at the hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight is at Hotel Rajputana Sheraton.
Day 05 IN JAIPUR
This morning you will drive 11kms in the outskirts of the city to visit Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the State until 1728. Visit the Temple of Kali, the Hall of Victory or Jai Mahal and Jagmandir. You can have the unique experience of traveling on elephant back to and from the top of the hill on which the fort is situated. Rest of the day is free to explore the colorful town independently. Spend time in crowded lanes & by lanes of pink city, haggling and souvenir-hunting. In the afternoon visit the Observatory, the Palace of Winds and the City Palace and Museum. The museum has an interesting textile section, which contains dresses and costumes of the former Maharajas and Maharanis of Jaipur. Return to the hotel for overnight stay.
Overnight is at Hotel Rajputana Sheraton.
Day 06 JAIPUR – DELHI
After breakfast today, leave for Delhi by surface – 265 kms / 5 hours. Arrive Delhi in the afternoon and check-in at hotel Intercontinental. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight stay is at Hotel Intercontinental The Grand.
Day 07 IN DELHI
This morning, proceed for city tour of Old & New Delhi visiting includes the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Delhi Gate, and Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana, the last two being modern structures constructed after India’s Independence in 1947. New Delhi, on the other hand, is a modern city designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. It is a spacious, open city that houses many government buildings and embassies, besides places of historical interest. Notable attractions in New Delhi include the Rashtrapati Bhawan, India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, and the Qutab Minar.
Overnight stay is at Hotel Intercontinental The Grand.
Day 08 DEPART DELHI
In time transfer to the International airport enable board flight for onward destination .
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