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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 the airport for flight to Khajuraho.
Assistance on arrival and transfer to the 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 and Nandi Temples.
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
- Delhi
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 transfer to the airport en-route
visiting 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
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Delhi
- Departure
Transfer to the International airport to take
the flight for onward destination.
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