Duration:
06 Nights/07 Days Places to Visit: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi
Day
01: Delhi Arrive Delhi by an international flight. Meet and greet
on arrival and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02:
Delhi
Delhi morning, Full day city sightseeing tour of old delhi visiting
Rajghat and Shanti Vana- the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Pundit Jawaharlal
Nehru, Red Fort, Jama Masjid and drive past Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon, city sightseeing tour of new delhi visiting India Gate [war memorial],
Lakshminarayn Temple, Qutab Minar, drive past president House, Parliament buildings.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03:
Agra Delhi/Agra morning drive to Agra [200kms] enroute visiting
akbars tomb at Sikandra- is a aymbol of the steadfastness and quiet dignity
that marked the rule of this great Mughal. Akbar had began to build his
mausoleum during his lifetime but it was completed in 1613, eight years
after his death by his son jehangir, the base of the structure is in earthy
sandstone. Therafter proceed for agra and on arrival transfer to hotel.
Afternoon, visit the world famous tajmahal nuilt by emperoer
Shahjahn in memory of his beloved queen Mumtaz mahal. Shahjahan who came to
the throne in 1628 was the most lavish builder of all. Thousands of artisans
were employed and no cost spared to creat this glorious moument which
strongly reflects the imagery of paradise. The large marble dome represents
the vault of heaven, the square platform upon which it rests the material
universe and the octagonal towers the transition phase. The tomb has been
lavishly ornamented with calligraphy which includes verses from the quran
the pristine purity of the white marble glimmers and is clearly reflected in
the canals reminiscent of paradise.
Day 04: Agra - Jaipur
Agra/Jaipur morning, drive to jaipur [about 6 hrs drive] via fatehpur sikri-
the greatest architectural achievement of Akbar was his dream city atop the
ridge at sikri. The emperor's tribute to the sufi saint, Sheikh Salim
Chisti, emperor Akbar and his queen, Jodhabai made a pilgrimage to sikri to
seek the blessings of the same when the emperor was childless. With the
blessing of Salim Chisti, three sons were born to Akbar. He named his first
born Salim after the saint, in 1571, Akbar built his magnificent capital and
embellished it with palaces. The mosque was the first structure to be built
in the courtyard is the tomb of Salim chist, an exquisite structure in
marble with gorgeous ornamentation. Fatehpur sikri was akbar s imperial
capital for fifteen years though agra remained the military stronghold,
sikri was his personal dream, his artstisc and intellectual center.
Thereafter , proced for Jaipur [about 6 hrs drive] and on arrival transfer
to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 05: Jaipur Jaipur
morning, excursion to amber fort, the most exquisite fort of all was built
by Raja Mansingh, a total contrast to the earlier forts of Jaigarh and
Nahargarh. The fort is located very strategically, surrounded by a circle of
hills forming a protective cover no enemy could approach the fort without
being seen. At the entrance is the grand gateway, the ganesh pol,
exquisitely carved and painted with frescoes - in a distinctly mughal styel
of decoration . The gateway leads to the hall of public audience with its
cooling pools and cascades and a hall of mirrors which was the envy of the
mughals. The halls are decorated with mirrors. The nerve center of jaipur is
the city palace- the largest structure in the city built by Sawai Jai Singh.
Visit hawa mahal - the best known example pf fanciful architecture.
Jaipur, in fact, came to be known as the pink city when Sawai Ram Singh
spruced it up to welcome the prince of wales in 1876, he painted all the
buildings pink, giving the royal city a romantic, delicate and fragile
appearance in keeping with its fairy tale image.
Visit Jai Singh
Jantar Mantar, an open air observatory. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06: Jaipur - Delhi Jaipur/Delhi morning, drive to delhi [about
5 hrs drive] and on arrival transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day
07: Delhi Leave Delhi in time transfer to airport to connect flight
for onward destionation.
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