| Day 01 |
| Departure from the Country. |
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| Day 02 |
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Morning visit
Raj Ghat & Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and
Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk.
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.
Overnight Delhi. |
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| Day 03 |
| Morning drive to Agra. Afternoon city tour
visiting the world famous Taj Mahal, the Red fort and the tomb of
Itmad-Ud-Daullah built by empress Noor-Jehan in memory of her father.
Overnight Agra. TAJ MAHAL IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS. |
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| Day 04 |
Morning drive to Bharatpur enroute visiting
Fatehpur Sikri built by emperor Akbar in 1569 AD and later abandoned due to
scarcity of water.
Visit the Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur - one of the most
spectacular water birds sanctuary features nesting indigenous water - birds
as well as migratory water birds and water side birds. It is inhabited by
sambar, chital, nilgai & boar. From October till December the indigenous
water birds nest in the acacia trees, sarus cranes nest around the lake.
From December on, the migratory geese, duck and cranes are the main feature
of the sanctuary. Overnight Bharatpur. |
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| Day 05 |
| Morning continue with the visit of the bird
sanctuary. Later drive to Jaipur. Overnight Jaipur. |
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| Day 06 |
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. Jaipur - the capital of 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.
Overnight in Jaipur. |
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| Day 07 |
Drive to Ranthambore. Evening game drive in
Canter vans.
This is Rajasthan's first Project Tiger reserve & named after a 1000 year
old fort which stands in the park. It has an congenial habitat for the
stately sambar, the largest of all Asiatic deer. Tigers, chital, wild boar &
other animals are also found here. Woodland, ground and water-birds abound
the park including the uncommon red jungle fowl & varieties of eagles. Water
tank harbours marsh crocodile and python. Overnight Ranthambore. |
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| Day 08 |
| Morning and evening visit sanctuary. |
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| Day 09 |
Drive to Shivpuri. Afternoon free for visiting
the sanctuary.
156 square kms in area, the Madhav National Park of Shivpuri is open
throughout the year. With a varied terrain of wooded hills, it offers
abundant opportunities of sighting a variety of wildlife. The predominant
species that inhabits the park is the deer, the commonest of them being the
dainty chinkara, the Indian gazelle and the chital. Other common species are
nilgai, sambar, blackbuck, sloth bear, leopard and the langur. Over night
Shivpuri. |
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| Day 10 |
Drive to Khajuraho. The world famous Khajuraho
temples were built by the Chandela kings between 950 AD and 1050 AD. The
most important are the Chaunset Yogini Temple dedicated to Goddess Kali,
Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11
headed Vishnu, Vishvanath and Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha Temple
of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples.
Visit the Eastern group of temples that consist of the Parasvanath Temple -
the only Jain Temple surviving at Khajuraho & has excellent sculptures on
the outer walls of the Sanctum, the Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu. The
other temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and
Adinath. Overnight Khajuraho. |
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| Day 11 |
Drive to Bandhavgarh. Evening game drive.
Its steep cliffs, rocky hills covered with 44884 hectare of dense sal &
bamboo forests makes it an ideal terrain for tigers. Other animals are the
blue bull, panther, wild boar, gaur, chital sambar, chinkara, barking deer,
bear etc. The avian life consist of paradise fly-catcher, Malabar pied
hornbill, orange headed ground thrush etc. Overnight Bandhvgarh. |
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| Day 12 |
| Morning & evening game viewing. Overnight
Bandhavgarh. |
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| Day 13 |
Drive to Kanha. Overnight Kanha.
Kanha a wild country where huge trees of bija, haldu, dense sal, and bamboo
thickets form lush forests. The forest is home of a variety of wildlife and
offers unrivaled scope to keen photographers of Indian wildlife. The
magnificent gaur and the rare barasingha are prime attractions. With its
large population, the tiger is easily sighted from elephant back or open
jeeps. |
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| Day 14 |
| Morning and evening visit sanctuary. Overnight
Kanha. |
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| Day 15 |
| Drive to Nagpur airport in time for for Bombay
flight. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight Bombay. |
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| Day 16 |
Morning city tour visiting Kamla Nehru Park,
Hanging Gardens situated on the slopes of Malabar Hill offering a panoramic
view of Marine Drive, Chowpatty Beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Mani Bhawan,
Dhobi Ghat, Gateway of India & drive through the Crawford Market, Marine
Drive & Flora Fountain.
Check out at 12 noon. Later transfer to airport. End of our services. |
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| Day 17 |
| Departure. |
