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FORTS AND PALACES OF RAJASTHAN.
Durations : 14 Nights / 15 Days
Destination : Delhi - Mandawa - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive At Delhi Airport. Meet And Assist By Our Representative And Transfer To Hotel. Rest Of The Day At Leisure. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi
Morning City Tour Of Old Delhi Covering Raj Ghat - The Memorial At The Site Where Mahatma Gandhi Was Cremated, Jama Mosque - The Largest Mosque In India And The Red Fort - Once The Most Opulent Fort And Palace Of The Mughal Empire.
Afternoon Tour Of New Delhi Covering Humayun's Tomb, Lotus Temple, The Qutab Minar, Drive Along The Ceremonial Avenue - Rajpath, Past The Imposing India Gate, Parliament House And President's Residence And End The Tour With A Drive Through Diplomatic Enclave. Evening Free At Leisure. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 03: Delhi – Mandawa
Morning Drive To Mandawa (250 Kms/ 5 Hrs) And Check Into Your Hotel. Later Visit The Famous Havelis Of Mandawa. Overnight At Hotel.
Mandawa - Founded In The 18th Century, This Is A Compact And Busy Little Market Town. It Was Fortified By The Dominant Merchant Families And Its Fort Dominates The Town With A Painted Arched Gateway Adorned With Lord Krishna And His Cows. The Chokhani, Ladia And Saraf Havelis Are Some Of The Splendid Examples Of This Region's Havelis. A Shiva Temple With A Rock Crystal Lingam Is Also Worth Visiting. The Fort Is Now Converted Into A Heritage Hotel.
Day 04: Mandawa - Bikaner
Morning Drive To Bikaner (220 Kms/ 5 Hrs) And Check Into Your Hotel. Later A Half-Day Tour Of Bikaner City To Visit Junagarh Fort, Lallgarh Palace & Jain Temples. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 05: Bikaner - Jaisalmer
Early Morning Drive To Jaisalmer (330 Kms/ 7 Hrs) And Check Into Your Hotel. Rest Of The Day Is At Leisure. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 06: Jaisalmer
Morning A Half-Day Tour Of Jaisalmer City Covering Jaisalmer Fort And Hvaelis. Afternoon Visit The Sand Dunes To View The Sunset. Enjoy A Camel Ride On The Dunes- Located About 42km From The City, The Village Of Sam Is Jaisalmer's Nearest Real Sahara-Like Desert. The Best Place To See The Sunrise And Sunset On The Picturesque Sand Dunes. The Ripples On The Wind-Caressed Dunes Creating An Enchanting Mirage Are Surely A Delight. Exciting Camel Safaris Allow You To Get The Real Feel Of The Desert On The Camel Back And You Can Spend A Night On These Dunes.
Nearby The Sam Village Is A Desert National Park Dominated By Rolling Sand Dunes And Scrub Covered Hills. The Prominent Fauna Of The Park Includes Black Buck , Chinkara, Desert Fox And The Great Indian Bustard.
Day 07: Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
Morning Drive To Jodhpur (290 Kms/ 06 Hrs) And Check Into Your Hotel. Rest Of The Day At Leisure. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 08: Jodhpur
Morning A Half-Day Tour Of Jodhpur City . Rest Of The Day Is At Leisure. Overnight At Hotel.
The Visit Includes Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, Umaid Bhawan Palace & Museum.
Day 09: Jodhpur – Udaipur
Morning Drive To Udaipur (280 K.Ms/ 6 Hrs). Enroute Visit Ranakpur –Has One Of The Largest And Most Important Jain Temple Complex Lying In A Remote Valley Of The Aravalli Ranges In Southern Rajasthan . These Temples Were Created In The 15th Century AD During The Reign Of Rana Kumbha And Are Enclosed Within A Wall. They Are Well Preserved And In Near Perfect Condition. The Main ' Chaumukh Temple ' Or Four Faced Temple Is Dedicated To The First Tirthankar (Apostle) Adinath. Built In 1439, This Huge Superbly Carved Temple Has 29 Halls Supported By 1444 Pillars, All Distinctly Carved And No Two Alike And Enshrines The Four-Faced Image Of Adinath. Rising In Three Storeys, The Temple Has Four Small Shrines With 80 Spires Supported By 420 Columns. Within The Complex Are Two Other Temples Dedicated To Neminath And Parsvanath. The Temples Have Beautiful Carvings Similar To That Of Khajuraho. There Is Also A Sun Temple , Located A Little Distance Away. The Temple Has Polygonal Walls Richly Embellished With Carvings Of Warriors, Horses And Solar Deities Riding Splendid Chariots. A Kilometer Away From The Main Complex Is Located The Amba Mata Temple , Dedicated To A Form Of Goddess Durga. Please Note Shoes And All Leather Articles Must Be Left At The Entrance Before Entering The Temple.
Later Continue The Drive To Reach Udaipur And Overnight At Hotel.
Day 10: Udaipur
Morning Is At Leisure. Afternoon A Half-Day Tour Of Udaipur City Coverning City Palace, Jagdish Temple, Saheliyon-Ki-Bari, Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandir Etc. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 11: Udaipur -Jaipur
Morning After Breakfast At Hotel Drive To Jaipur. Enroute Visit Ajmer And Pushkar.
Visit World Famous Dargah, Shah Jahan's Mosque, Taragarh Fort At Ajmer. Pushkar Lake, Man Mahal And Savitri Temple At Pushkar. Later Continue The Drive To Jaipur. On Arrival Check In To Hotel For Overnight.
Day 12: Jaipur
Morning Excursion To Visit Amber Fort - Is One That Cannot Be Easily Described. Ride Up On Elephants To The Former Capital Of The Royals Set Against The Backdrop Of The Wooded Hills.
Afternoon Visit The Palace Of Winds Also Known As Hawa Mahal, This Elaborate Building, Now Little More Than A Façade, Is Encrusted With Delicate Screens And Carved Balconies From Which The Royal Ladies, Confined To Their Quarters, Could Sneak Views Of The Outside World. Past, Present And Future Merge At Jai Singh's Observatory, Where Time Has Been Accurately Measured Since The 17th Century. Evening Visit Chokhi Dhani For Rajasthani Theme Evening Including VEGETARIAN SIT DOWN (ON THE FLOOR) DINNER. Overnight At Hotel.
Day 13: Jaipur – Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
Today You Will Drive Agra (235 Kms/ 5 Hrs). Enoute Visit Fatehpur Sirki, The Deserted, Sandstone City That Was Built By Emperor Akbar As His Capital And Palace In The 16th Century. Also Visit The Bulund Darwaza The Largest Gateway In The World. Later Continue The Drive To Agra On Arrival Check In To Hotel.
Day 14: Agra - Delhi
Early Morning Visit The World Famous Taj Mahal In Sunrise. Come Back To Otel For Fresh And Wash. Later Visit Agra Fort And Drive Back To Delhi (203/ 4.5 Hrs) En Route Visiting Sikandra -The Mausoleum Of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Construction Started By Akbar And Was Completed By His Son Jahangir In 1613 AD.
Day 15: Depart Delhi
Morning Free At Leisure. Later Transfer To The Airport To Board Your Flight For Onward Journey.
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