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Golden Triangle Tour 7N/8D With Tiger
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, Meet, assist at the airport & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Delhi..
Day 02 / Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast 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 President’s
House , Red fort , Mahatama Gandhi Memorial Also visit Laxmi
Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay
in Delhi
Day 03 / Delhi - Agra
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast luxurious airconditioned
train to Agra . Breakfast in the train , Arrive Agra in
approx. 02 hours , Arrive Agra & visit the magnificient 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
Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of
friendly kingdoms. Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich
heritage of handicrafts in its markets. Night stay in Agra.
Day 04 / Agra - Ranthambhore
Morning drive to Ranthambhore-famous for the wildlife
sanctuary which is said to have the India’s friendliest
Tigers and also considered to be the best place in the world
to photograph the tiger in its natural habitat, also a
wonderful place for bird watching enroute visiting 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. Arrive
Ranthambhore & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Ranthambhore.
Day 05 / Ranthambhore
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle
which is open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the
national park and back to the hotel. After lunch second
visit to jungle and enjoy the game viewing again. Night stay
in Ranthambhore.
Day 06 / Ranthambhore
- Jaipur
Early morning 3 hrs Jungle safari in a Canter (a vehicle
which is open on the top) enjoy the game viewing in the
national park and back to the hotel, later in the evening
drive to Jaipur - the fabled “pink city” of the desert named
after Jai Singh, the former Maharaja of Jaipur. This is the
only city in the world symbolizing the nine divisions of the
universe through the nine rectangular sectors subdividing
it. The palaces and forts of the yesteryears, which were
witnesses to the royal processions and splendors are now
living monuments. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Jaipur.
Day 07 / Jaipur - Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast , visit the majestic 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. Later 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 transfer to railway station to board the
train for Delhi. Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Delhi.
Day 08 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward flight.
