Day - 1 --
Arrival
Departure
from home
country.
Day - 2 --
Delhi
Arrive
Delhi.
Transfer to
hotel.
Day - 3 --
Mandawa
Drive to
Mandawa.
Rest of the
day visit
the
Shekhavati
villages of
Dundlod,
Mandawa,
etc. Mandawa
was founded
in 1755 by
Thakur Nawal
Singh and is
still the
home of his
descendants.
Mandawa
houses , a
collection
of armories,
costumes of
ancestors,
canons from
1820,
ancient
coins,
numismatic
collection
and many
other
interesting
items
preserved in
a museum.
The whole
area of
Shekhawati
has
beautiful
frescoes,
havelis &
mansions and
is called
the open air
gallery.
Day - 4 --
Jaipur
Morning
drive to
Jaipur. Rest
of the day
free.
Day - 5 --
Jaipur
Morning
visit the
Amber Fort
-the ancient
capital of
the State.
Visit the
Sheesh Mahal
or the Hall
of Victory
glittering
with
mirrors.
Afternoon
tour of
Jaipur.
Rajasthan
was given a
colour coat
of pink a
century ago
in honour of
a visiting
Prince.
Built by
Maharaja Jai
Singh, the
notable
astronomer,
this city is
260 years
old. Visit
Maharaja's
City Palace,
the
Observatory
& Ram Niwas
Gardens.
Drive past
Hawa Mahal &
through the
Pink Rose
residential
& business
areas.
Day - 6 --
Ranthambore
Drive to
Ranthambhore
the finest
national
park of
India
arriving in
the hotel in
afternoon.
Evening
visit the
old fort
which
overlooks
the national
park.
Overnight
hotel.
Day - 7 --
Day free
Day - 8 --
Agra
Drive to
Agra ,
visiting
Fatehpur
Sikri
enroute.
Fatehpur
Sikri is 40
kms from
Agra and
built by
Emperor
Akbar in
1569 and
abandoned
after 15
years due to
scarcity of
water. See
the graceful
buildings
including
the Jama
Masjid, Tomb
of Salim
Chisti,
Panch Mahal
and other
Palaces.
Afternoon
visit the
world famous
Taj Mahal
built by the
Moghul
Emperor
Shahjehan in
1630 for his
queen Mumtaz
Mahal to
enshrine her
mortal
remains.
Later visit
the Agra
Fort
containing
the Pearl
Mosque, the
Halls of
Public and
private
audience.
Also visit
the Tomb of
Itmad-ud-Daullah
built by
Empress
Noorjehan in
memory of
her father.
Day - 9 --
Delhi
Drive to
Delhi. On
arrival,
Check in at
hotel.
Day - 10 --
Delhi
Tour of
Delhi
visiting Raj
Ghat and
Shanti Vana
- the
cremation
sites of
Mahatma
Gandhi and
Jawaharlal
Nehru, Jama
Masjid and
drive past
Red Fort and
Chandni
Chowk. Check
out at 1200
hrs.
Afternoon
visit Qutub
Minar built
by
Qutub-ud-Din
Aibek in
1199,
Humayun's
Tomb, India
Gate (War
Memorial
Arch ),
Lakshminarayan
Temple - a
modern Hindu
Temple. Also
drive past
President's
House,
Parliament
House,
Government
Secretariat
Buildings
and
Connaught
Place
shopping
centre.
Evening
transfer to
airport.
Day - 11 --
Departure
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