GOLDEN TRIANGLE & TIGER WATCHING AT RANTHAMBORE |
Tour Duration: 07 Nights / 08 Days |
Delhi - Agra - Ranthambore - Jaipur- Delhi |
Day 1: Delhi
Arrive Delhi meet with your assistant 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,
Mahatma 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 railway station to board the superfast
air-conditioned train to Agra. Breakfast in the train, Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours, Arrive Agra
& 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 belovedwife.
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-Ea-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 -
Ranthambore
Morning drive to Ranthambore-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 en-route 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 Ranthambore & transfer to hotel. Night stay
in Ranthambore.
Day 05: Ranthambore
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 Ranthambore.
Day 06 : Ranthambore - 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 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 07 :Departure
Transfer in time to airport to board the onward
flight.
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