Taj & Golden Beaches
Tour Duration: 13 Day(s)
Destination(s): India
Season: January - December
Delhi Hotel Packages - Rajasthan is where all the country's similes and metaphors appear to have come together. Sand dunes, wooded hills and amazing lakes, palaces and rugged forts, men and women in colorful turbans and skirts, bustling towns and quiet villages, camels, elephants and tigers, harsh sunlight and the cool evening breeze - are all there in abundance - Hotel Packages to Delhi.
Delhi Hotel Packages India - The construction of Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the ended in 1648 A.D. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to have been employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named after the deceased empress- 'Mumtazabad', now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent to it - Jaipur Hotel Packages.
Hotel Packages to Jaipur - The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The material was brought in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. The central dome is 187 ft. high at the center - Hotel Packages to Jaipur.
Jaipur Hotel Packages India - Some feel the Taj is best seen on a full moon night, others find it ethereal at dawn while some insist that it is sensuous at sunset - Ranthambore Hotel Packages.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Delhi. Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel - Delhi Hotel Packages.
Day 2: Mandawa. Drive to Mandawa. Rest of the day visit the Shekhavati villages of Dundlod, Mandawa, etc. Mandawa was founded in 1755 by Thakur Nawal Singh and is still the home of his descendants. Mandawa houses a collection of armories, costumes of ancestors, canons from 1820, ancient coins, numismatic collection and many other interesting items preserved in a museum. The whole area of Shekhavati has beautiful frescoes, havelis & mansions and is called the open air gallery - Hotel Packages to Delhi.
Day 3: Jaipur. Morning drive to Jaipur. Rest of the day free - Delhi Hotel Packages India.
Day 4: Jaipur. 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. Rajasthan was given a color coat of pink a century ago in honor of a visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja JaiSingh, 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 - Jaipur Hotel Packages.
Day 5: Ranthambore. Morning drive Ranthambore - Ranthambore Hotel Packages.
Day 6: Day free.
Day 7: Agra. Drive to Agra 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. Afternoon 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.
Day 8: Delhi. Drive to Delhi. On arrival check in at hotel.
Day 9: Delhi. 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. Check out at 1200 hrs. Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibekin 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 center. Evening transfer to airport.
Day 10: Departure
Day 11: Delhi - Goa. By Flight. After breakfast transfer to Airport for flight to Goa. Arrive Goa. Afternoon City Tour. Overnight at Hotel
Day 12: Goa. By Flight. Day at Leisure for Beach Activities
Day 13: Goa - Delhi/ Mumbai. By Flight. Breakfast at hotel. Day activities in Goa. Afternoon transfer to Airport for onward flight to Delhi/ Mumbai for onward journey.
Notes: Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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