| Day 01 |
| Departure from your home country. |
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| Day 02 |
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Arrive Delhi & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Delhc. CHECK-
IN AND CHECK-OUT TIMNGS ARE ALWAYS 1200 HRS NOON.
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| Day 03 |
| Morning free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Afternoon tour of
Delhi. Visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate,
Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Drive past
President's House, Government Secretariat buildings and
Connaught place shopping centre of New Delhi. Evening
transfer to Rail-station for Lucknow night train. Night
on board. |
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| Day 04 |
| Morning arrive Lucknow. Transfer to Hotel.
Afternoon visits. Lucknow was the 18th century capital of
Nawab Wazirs & the centre of culture and tradition. Visit
the great Imambara, Jama Masjid, Picture gallery, the
Clock Tower, Roomi Darwaza, Residency & Dilkusha Palace.
Overnight Lucknow. |
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| Day 05 |
| Morning transfer to rail station in time for Varansi
train. Evening arrive Varanasi & transfer to hotel.
Overnight Varanasi. |
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| Day 06 |
| Morning boat ride on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage
from Ghat to Ghat. People bath early in the morning to
offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation
Ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre
burns day & night. It is the belief of every pious Hindu
that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the
Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth & death. Rest of the day free. Overnight Varanasi.
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| Day 07 |
| Day free. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Evening
transfer to rail-station for Agra night train. Night on
board. |
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| Day 08 |
| Morning arrive Tundla rail-station and transfer to hotel
in Agra.
Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the
Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 AD for his Queen Mumtaz
Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the
Agra fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the halls of
public & private audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad
-ud-Daula built by empress Noorjehan in memory of her
father. Overnight in Agra. TAJ MAHAL IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS |
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| Day 09 |
| Morning drive to Jaipur by road enroute visiting Fatehpur
Sikri built by emperor Akbar in 1569 AD & abandoned after
15 years due to scarcity of water. See the graceful
buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti,
Panch Mahal & other Palaces.
Afternoon half day tour of Jaipur, visiting Maharaja's
city Palace, Jantar Mantar (the observatory) & Ramniwas
Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal and through the pink rose
residential and business areas. Overnight Jaipur. |
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| Day 10 |
| Morning excursion to Amber fort - the ancient capital of
the state 1728. Visit the Sheeshmahal or the hall of
victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon free. Over-
night Jaipur. |
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| Day 11 |
| Drive to Delhi. No hotel. Later transfer
to Delhi airport in time for return flight. |
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| Day 12 |
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Departure. |
