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Golden Triangle Tour 6N/7D By train & Car
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
breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi :
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would
entail visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where
Mahatma Gandhi was cremated; Jama Masjid - the largest
mosque in India.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New
Delhi would include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutub
Minar, a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past
the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the President's
Residence, Lotus Temple and would end with a drive through
the Diplomatic Enclave. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi - Jaipur (By train Dep 0610 Hrs Arr 1040
Hrs )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast airconditioned train to
Jaipur. Breakfast in the train. Arrive Jaipur and transfer
to hotel. Later sight seeing tour of Jaipur covering:
CITY PALACE - A delightful blend of Mughal and
traditional Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace sprawls
over one-seventh of the area in the walled city. It houses
the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City
Palace Museum.
JANTAR MANTAR - This is the largest and the best preserved
of the five observatories built by Jai Singh II in different
parts of the country. This observatory consisting of
outsized astronomical instruments is still in use.
HAWA MAHAL - The ornamental facade of this "Palace of
Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey
structures of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine
trelliswork and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953
niches and windows. Built in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal
was a royal grandstand for the palace women.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 04 / Jaipur
After a relaxed breakfast proceed for a morning excursion to
Amber Fort. Elephant ride ascent to the fort.
AMBER FORT PALACE - Amber is the classic romantic
Rajasthani fort palace. Its construction was started by Man
Singh I in 1592, and completed by his descendent Jai Singh
I. Its forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise where a
beautiful fusion of Mughal and Hindu styles finds it's
ultimate expression.
Continue sight-seeing.
JAIGARH FORT - The Western skyline is dominated by
the extensive parkotas (Walls), watch-towers and gateways of
Jaigarh. It is one of the few military structures of
medieval India preserved almost intactcontaining palaces,
gardens, open and covered reservoirs, a grannary, an armoury,
a well planned cannon foundry, several temples, a tall tower
and a giant mounted cannon the Jai Ban the largest in the
Country.
LAXMI
NARAYAN TEMPLE
- Situated in the south of Jaipur, Laxmi Narayan Temple is
one of the many such temples built by wealthy Birla family
in India, thus it is also known as Birla Mandir. The temple
is a great reminder of the secular traditions India has
shown over the centuries. The temple has been constructed in
white marble and has three domes, each portraying the
different approaches to religion.
The temple is situated at the foot of Moti Doongri Fort,
converted as a small palace by Ram Singh II for his wife
Gayatri Devi. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 05 / Jaipur - Agra (By Car)
After
breakfast drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-The
deserted, red Sandstone City, Emperor Akbar built that as
his capital and palace in the late 16th century is an
exhilarating experience. It a veritable fairytale city and
its "ruins" are in pristine condition ... it's not hard to
imagine what the court life must have been like in the days
of its grandeur. Also visit the Bulund Darwaza, the largest
gateway in the world. Continue drive to Agra and transfer to
hotel. Evening free to explore the rich handicrafts of Agra.
Night stay in Agra.
Day 06 / Agra - Delhi (By train Dep 2020 Hrs Arr 2320 Hrs)
Early
morning at sunrise visit TAJ MAHAL- the fifth Mughal
emperor, Shah Jahan, built it in 1631 in the memory of his
second wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Also visit 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. Late
evening transfer to railway station to board the superfast
air-conditioned train to Delhi. Dinner in the train. Arrive
Delhi and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 07 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward journey.