| Day 01 |
| Departure from your home Country. |
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| Day 02 |
Arrive Delhi. Transfer
to hotel. Morning 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.
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 |
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Morning transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 04 |
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Morning visit the Durbar
Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 05 |
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Day free. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 06 |
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Day free. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 07 |
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Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi & transfer to Hotel. Overnight
Varanasi. |
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| Day 08 |
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Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Rest of the day free. Overnight
Varanasi. |
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| Day 09 |
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Morning transfer to airport for Khajuraho flight. Arrive and transfer to Hotel.
Overnight in Khajuraho. |
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| Day 10 |
Morning visit the world famous Khajuraho temples. These Temples were built by the Chandelas between 950 AD & 1050 AD.The important ones are Chaunset Yogini Kali Temple, the Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu, Vishvanath & Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha Temple of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples.
Visit the Eastern group of Temples. Parasvanath Temple is the only exisiting Jain Temple at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the outer walls
of the Sanctum. The Javeri Temple is dedicated to Vishnu. The other temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and Adinath.
Later transfer to airport for Agra flight. Arrive & transfer to Hotel. |
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| Day 11 |
Morning 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. Afternoon free. Overnight Agra. |
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| Day 12 |
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Drive to Jaipur 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. Overnight Jaipur. |
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| Day 13 |
Morning visit Amber
Fort. Amber Fort was 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 Jaipur. |
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| Day 14 |
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Full day excursion of Ajmer and
Pushkar. The visits consists of the Tomb of the Sufi Saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, the Dargah Sharif. The city was founded by the Chauhan ruler, Aiaipal, during the 11th century & is dominated by the Taragarh Fort built by Prithviraj Chauhan. In Pushkar, visit the holy Lake and also the famous Brahma Temple. Pushkar is one of the holiest places for Hindus. Overnight Jaipur. |
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| Day 15 |
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Drive to Delhi. No hotel. Free time. Later transfer to airport. |
