Day 03: Delhi / Samode ( 200 Km, 05 hours )
Morning leave for Samode, arrive & check in at Hotel
Samode Palace. Afternoon free to enjoy Samode village and
the exclusive mirror frescos of Samode Palace. Overnight
at Hotel.
Day 04: Jaipur ( 42 Km, 01.1/2 hours )
After breakfast drive to Jaipur. This historic city was
founded by Maharaja Swai Jai Singh in 1727 AD after shifting
his capital from Amer valley to newly formed and planned
city of its time after consulting so many maps of the world
and finally organized own religious map Shilpa Shastra with
the help of a young Bengali architect Vidyadhar Batacharya.
Maharaja Swai Jai Singh was a builder, astronomer, astrologer,
soldier, philospher. Presently, Jaipur is the capital of
Rajasthan & is world famous as the Pink City. Arrive
and your first Stop will be at Amer Fort where from elephants
will carry you to the Fort, gives you the experience and
impression of how Maharajas & royal family members were
using the services of elephants. After lunch visit City
Palace Museum, Astrological Observatory, Hawa Mahal ( wind
palace ) where from royal ladies were watching daily processions
and daily life. Check in at Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 05: FatehpurSikri/Agra ( 235 Km, 06 hours )
Morning leave for Agra enroute one of the most important
place of Mughal era Fatepur founded by Akbar in 1569 AD
as a ceremonial capital. But unfortunately this magnificent
city was abandoned due to scarcity of drinking water and
Akbar went back to Agra. Continue your drive to Agra, arrive
and check in at Hotel. After change and wash visit one of
the wounders of the world, Taj Mahal ( monument of love
), founded by 5thgreat Mughal Emperor Shahi Jahan in the
memory of his beloved queen Anjuman Bano Begum ( with love
emperor called her Mumtaz ). After her death in 1627 AD,
in her memory emperor started to built Taj Mahal ( Taj means
crown & Mahal means Palace, so it is Crown Palace )
from 1631 to 1653 AD with twenty two thousand labors working
since sun rise to sun set in twenty two years. The marble
was transported from Makrana in Rajasthan by the help of
animals. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 06: Agra
After breakfast visit Agra Fort, was built by three emperors,
Akbar & Jahangir in red sand stone & Shahi Jahan
in white marble. The Fort is 2.5 Km long and during Mughal
rule one third of the Fort was occupied by the army. When
British ruled India, they repeated same tradition and now
traditionally Indian army has occupied the same. Afterwards
visit Itma-ud-ullha the baby Taj. Return to Hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 07: Khajuraho ( By Flight )
Transfer to Agra airport to board flight for Khajuraho.
The temples at Khajuraho from probably one of the best examples
of Indian art and architecture. Arrive and check in at Hotel
for overnight stay.
Day 08: Khajuraho/Varanasi ( By Flight )
This morning visit the Eastern and Western group of temples
where fortnight sculptures celebrate the joy of life and
love for which there is probably no equivalent in the world.
Afternoon transfer to airport to board flight for Varanasi
situated on the banks of the sacred Ganges, Varanasi has
been a center of pilgrimage and learning for over 2000 years
and is considered to be one of the oldest surviving cities
in the world. Arrive and check in at Hotel for overnight.
Day 09: Varanasi
Early morning boat ride to watch the sunrise over the Ganges
when hundred of people are worshiping & taking bath.
Later tour the old city visiting the principles temples
including Kashi Hindu University where more than fifty thousand
students from all over the world are learning. In the afternoon
drive outside the city to Sarnath where the Buddha first
preached his message of enlightenment 24 centuries ago.
Return back to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 10: Varanasi/Delhi ( By Flight )
Transfer to airport to board flight for New, arrive and
explore few hours in the busy markets of old and new Delhi.
After farewell dinner transfer to International airport
to board flight back to your country.
