Delhi Agra Delhi Tour (2N/3D) By train & Car
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Delhi-Agra-Delhi Tour
The tour
is a personalised individual tour & can be started any time
of year / month . The car, guides will be exclusively for
you only. The tour is based on private departures , whereby
you can benefit from having a private air-conditioned car,
stop en-route for breaks or photo opportunities.
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive
Delhi , Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi - Agra - Delhi
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast air-conditioned train to Agra
. Breakfast in the train , Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours &
visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders
of the world surely the most extravagant expression of love
ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build
this memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife. Also visit the
Agra fort – the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of
Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the
construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the
Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of
red-sandstone with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the
back, the Emperor heard public petitions. At the
Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble
pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the
Emperor sat on his gem-studded PeacockThrone and met foreign
ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms. Later enjoy a
lavish buffet lunch in a 5* hotel in Agra. After lunch
excursion to Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red
sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged capital of
mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its
water supply failed. Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich
heritage of handicrafts in its markets. Late evening
transfer to railway station to board the super fast
air-conditioned train to Delhi. Dinner in the train. Arrive
Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Departure
After breakfast checkout from hotel and proceed for
sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate buildings recall
the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the
British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar, India
Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s
House , Red fort , Mahatama Gandhi Memorial , Also visit
Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Later
transfer to airport for onward flight