GT - 05 Nights & 06 Days
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Golden Triangle – (05 Nights and 06 Days)
Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi |
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Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi International airport, you will be met and assisted by our representative, and will be transferred to the hotel for overnight stay. |
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Day 02: Delhi
After breakfast take a sight seeing tour of Old & New Delhi.
Depart from hotel early this morning post breakfast, tour the important sights of Old Delhi; visit the Red Fort, completed by Emperor Shah Jehan in 1648, a symbol of Mughal power and elegance; drive past the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, drive through the streets of Chandni Chowk, the colorful, bustling inner-city marketplace of Old Delhi; and continue past Raj Ghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi
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After lunch at a city restaurant visit Humayun's Tomb built in the 16th century by the wife of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor – this is architecturally one of the forerunners of the Taj Mahal, continuing the tour – visit the Qutab Minar, built in the 12th century by Qutab-ud-Din Aibek, characterized by a combination of Hindu and Muslim designs, late afternoon drive past the government buildings designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker during the early 20th century – past through the Rashtrapati Bhawan now the official residence of the President of India; Parliament House; drive down on Rajpath (Kings Way), past the Secretariat buildings, on to the imposing India Gate, the 42-meter high stone arch of triumph that bears the names of 85,000 Indian soldiers who died in the campaigns of World War I
Return to the hotel around dusk with time at leisure |
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Day 03: Delhi - Jaipur (260 kms - 05 hrs)
Morning checkout and drive for Jaipur, on arrival check in at the hotel in Jaipur, with time for leisure till early evening. Later in the evening visit Sisodia Gardens, Temple of Galta which is also known as Valley of Monkeys, and Birla Temple of White Marble and at the time of dinner visit Chokhi Dhani - an ethnic village style resort serving Rajasthani & Continental cuisine with live folk dance & music and puppet shows in an ambiance of an ethnic village. Return to the hotel for overnight stay. |
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Day 04: Jaipur
In the morning drive out to the Amber Fort (11 km/ 30 minutes one way by car or van) that dominates the rocky hills surroundings Jaipur and guards one of the many defiles leading to the city. Though no longer as popular as in the past, you may wish to consider riding on elephant back to the top of the fort ramparts. Once the capital of the Rajput rulers of this area the fortress is riddled with narrow passages and alleyways. There are magnificent halls with mirror work embedded in the ceilings and colorful paintings on the walls |
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After lunch at city restaurant visit the City Palace and wander through the vast courtyards around which are clusters of museums housing rare collections of textiles, carpets, paintings and antique weapons of war. Continue on to Jantar Mantar, a medieval observatory with curiously shaped and oversized instruments which, even today, are astonishingly accurate in their astronomical measurements.
Return to the hotel by late afternoon or evening with time free for leisure or optional activities |
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Day 05: Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra (230 kms - 5 hrs)
In the morning check out from the hotel and set off to drive for Agra en route visiting the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri, built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 AD and later abandoned due to scarcity of water. Continue to drive for Agra after visiting Fatehpur Sikri. On arrival in Agra check in at the hotel with time free for leisure or optional activities.
Day 06: Agra - Delhi (200 kms - 4 hrs) - Back home
Early this morning visit the Taj Mahal, the superlative expression of emperor Shah Jehan's undying love for his queen in order to see the monument in the soft light of sunrise. It is also known as the "Crown of Palaces" Thereafter continue to discover the magnificent Red Fort - built by the three generations of Mughal Emperors between 1565 and 1573, whose military power cannot be questioned. It was the residence of the Mughal Emperors. Each one left there its print, Red sandstone of Akbar and Jehangir, White marble of Shah Jahan. This fort rises on the edges of Yamuna River; surrounded by a wall from 20 to 33 meters top and 2500 m perimeter. Later continue to visit Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, considered to be an architectural forerunner of the Taj Mahal, extending your stay here in to view the changing moods of the monument in the fading light of the setting sun
you return to the hotel after dusk, with time at leisure.
Check out from the hotel in the afternoon and set off to drive for Delhi, on arrival in Delhi you will be transferred to International Airport to board flight for onward destination |
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