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Delhi -
Jaipur - Agra
- Khajuraho
- Varanasi
- Kathmandu
- Delhi. |
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12
Days / 11 Nights Tour
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Delhi
Welcome on arrival at Delhi . Transfer
& check-in at hotel. Afternoon
combined sightseeing tour of Old
and New Delhi visiting Qutub Minar
, India Gate (War memorial), Lakshminarayan
Temple - a modern Hindu Temple ,
and driving past President's House
Parliament House and Secretariat
Buildings . Also drive pass Raj
Ghat and Shanti Van - the cremation
sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal
Nehru, Jama Masjid and Red Fort.
Overnight at hotel. |
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Delhi - Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur (260 km,
approx 6 hrs drive). On arrival
check-in at the hotel. Rest of the
day at leisure. Overnight at the
hotel. |
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Jaipur
Morning excursion to Amber Fort,
the ancient capital of the State
until 1728 AD. Visit the Sheesh
Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering
with mirrors. Jai Mahal and Temple
of Kali . Ascent on Elephant back,
the hill on which the fort is
situated.
Afternoon city sightseeing tour.
Jaipur the capital of Rajasthan
was given a colour coat of pink
a century ago in honour of a visiting
Prince. Ever since it has retained
that colour. Built by Maharaja
Jai Singh, the notable astronomer,
this city is 260 years old. Visit
the Maharaja's City Palace and
the Observatory. Albert Hall and
Museum, Ram Niwas Gardens; drive
past Hawa Mahal or the Palace
of Winds . Overnight at hotel.
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Jaipur - Agra
Morning drive to Agra (235 km. Approx.4
½ hrs drive) en-route visiting
Fatehpur Sikri built by Emperor
Akbar in 1569 to commemorate the
birth of his son and later abandoned
due to scarcity of water. Visit
the remains of its fortifications
within the city including Jama Masjid,
Tomb of Salim Chishti, Panch Mahal
and other Palaces. On arrival check-in
at hotel.
Afternoon city sightseeing tour
visiting 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
Itmad-ud-Daula's tomb built by Empress
Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Overnight at hotel. |
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Agra - Khajuraho
Transfer to railway station
and catch the train Agra to
Jhansi . Meeting on arrival
and transfer to Khajuraho
via excursion visit of Orcha
Jain Temples. Lunch at Orcha
and then proceed to Khajuraho.
Check-in and overnight at
hotel.
The world famous Khajuraho
temples were built between
950 AD and 1050 AD by the
Chandela Kings, who claim
descent from the moon God.
These temples are famous for
their exotic sculptures. The
most important are the Chaunset
Yogini temple dedicated to
Goddess Kali, the Mahadev
Temple , Chitragupta or Bhaatji
temple with an image of 11
headed Vishnu, Vishvanath
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Lakshmana Temple , Viraha Temple dedicated to Shiva, which is the largest and most typical of the Khajuraho Temples. Also visit Javeri Temple and Parasvanath Temple dedicated to Jainism and the only Temples still surviving in the Eastern group. Overnight at the hotel. |
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Khajuraho - Varanasi
Transfer to the airport for
flight to Varanasi . Assistance
on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Afternoon city sightseeing tour.
Varanasi the holiest city of the
Hindus and one of the oldest living
cities in the world was already
old when Rome was founded and a
flourishing trade centre when the
Buddha came to Sarnath to preach
his first sermon. It was a city
of great wealth and religious importance
when the Chinese traveller Hiuen
Tsang visited in the 7th Century.
Visit the Bharat Mata Temple with
a big relief map of India in marble,
Durga Temple, Tulsi Manas Mandir,
Banaras Hindu University and its
Art Gallery and the Mosque of Moghul
Emperor Aurangazeb built on the
site of an ancient Hindu Temple
. Overnight at hotel. |
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Varanasi
Early morning boat excursion on
the holy river Ganges , a ferry
pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. Visitors
have an unforgettable grandstand
view of the ghats from Asi to Rajghat.
People bathe early in the morning
to offer prayers to the rising Sun
. The two cremation ghats are the
Manikornika and the Harishehaneba
where funeral prayers burn day and
the Harishehaneba where funeral
prayers burn day and night. It is
the belief of every pious Hindu
that to die in Kashi and to be cremated
on the banks of the Ganges is to
attain release from the cycle of
birth and death.
Afternoon visit Sarnath, the buried
Buddhist city where Lord Buddha
gave his first sermon. The site
is marked by the massive Dhamek
stupa which is believed to date
back to 500 AD. Sarnath was a renowned
school of learning from 6th century
BC to 12th century AD. Visit the
ruins of the stupa, the Buddhist
temple and the Museum. Overnight
at hotel.
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Varanasi
- Kathmandu
After B/F departure transfer to
airport to catch the flight for
Kathmandu . Meeting & transfer
to hotel. After lunch visit Pashupatinath
temple, Hanumandhoka, Akash Bhairav
& Temple of Kumari. Overnight
at hotel . |
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Kathmandu
After breakfast sight seeing of
Patan city, Patan Durbar Square,
Mahaboudha Temple. Lunch. PM visit
Golden Temple. Kumbheshwor &
Jagatnarayan Temple . Overnight
at hotel. |
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Kathmandu
After breakfast sight seeing of
Swayambhunath the 4 eyes temple
& shopping. Lunch. PM free for
shopping. Overnight at hotel. |
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Kathmandu
- Delhi
After B/F free time and then departure
to airport to catch the flight to
Delhi . Transfer & check-in
at hotel. PM at leisure. Evening
cocktail and gala dinner. Overnight
at hotel. |
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Day
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Delhi
- Departure
After B/F departure transfer to
airport to take the flight to onward
destination. |
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