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Golden Triangle Tour with Ganges (8N /9D)
Day 1 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive on Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi meet
Canter Tours representative and transfer to
hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2
/ 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.
Day 3 / Delhi - Jaipur ( By Train )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the air-conditioned 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-story 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 overnight stay at Jaipur.
Day 4 / Jaipur - Agra
In the morning 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 drive to Agra 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 Agra &
transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. Night stay in Agra.
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Day 5 /Agra
- Varanasi (By Train)
In the morning at sunrise 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 Red 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. Later transfer to railway
station to board the overnight train to
Varanasi
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Day 6 / Varanasi
Arrive Varanasi, said to be the
India’s most sacred city situated on the western
bank of the holy river Ganga. It is also the oldest
living city in the world. As a place for devotion
and worship, with hundreds of temples dotting the
city, sunrise on the river front as seen from a boat
can be a spiritually uplifting sight. It has a
fascination uniquely its own, a quality of sublime
beauty, a timeless eternal appeal. Varanasi is the
city which cannot be described, only experienced.
Meet assist at the railway station and transfer to
hotel. Later sight seeing of Varanasi (the oldest
and holiest city of India) covering Temples,
Aurangazeb’s Mosque and one of the biggest
university of India. Evening view “Aarti” ceremony
on the Ghats. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day 7 / Varanasi
In the morning boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe
the way of life of pilgrims by the Ghats. Later
excursion to Sarnath, 10kms. East of Varanasi, is
one of the Buddhism’s major centers of India. After
attaining enlightenment, the Buddha came to Sarnath
where he gave his first sermon. Visit the deer park
and the museum and later back to Varanasi . Night
stay in Varanasi.
Day 8 / Varanasi - Delhi
( By Flight )
After a relaxed breakfast transfer to airport for
flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day 9 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward flight.
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