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Golden Triangle Tour 6N/7D By train
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
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 government buildings,
the 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
(By train Dep 0605 Hrs Arr 0815 Hrs)
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. 01&
half hours & transfer to hotel. Later 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 alcoveof 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 at sunset visit the magnificent
Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world surely the
most extravagant _expression of love ever created. 20,100
men laboured for over 17 years to build this memorial to
Shah Jahan's beloved wife . Night stay in Agra.
Day 04
/ Agra - Jaipur
( By road )
Early morning a second visit to Taj Mahal at sunrise ,
Later 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 splendours
are now living monuments 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 Jaipur in late
evening & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 05 / Jaipur
- Delhi (
By train shatabdi exp Dep 1741 Hrs Arr 2235 Hrs )
After breakfast checkout from hotel & 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 City
Palace, Palace of Winds also known as Hawa Mahal, this
elaborate building, now little more than a façade, is
encrusted with delicate screen sand 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 air conditioned train to
Delhi, Dinner in the train. Arrive Delhi & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 06 / Departure
Transfer in time
to airport to board the onward flight.
