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Golden Triangle Tour By Car
Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi (03 Nights / 04 Days)
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 , the capital of kingdoms and empires is now a sprawling
metropolis with a fascinating blend of the past and the present. It is a
perfect introduction to the composite culture of an ancient land. A window
to the kaleidoscope - that is India. Meet assist at the airport & transfer
to hotel . Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi- Agra
( By road Approx 4 Hours)
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 and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Evening
drive to Agra & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Agra.
Day 03 / Agra-Jaipur
( By road Approx 5 Hours)
After breakfast sightseeing tour of Agra:
TAJ MAHAL- Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj is a white
marble memorial to his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years
to be completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect Ustad Isa.
Apart from its stunning design balance and perfect symmetry, the Taj is also
noted particularly for its elegant domes, intricately carved screens and some of
the best inlay work ever seen.
AGRA FORT- Fort built in red sandstone with its
magnificent palaces, halls of public and private audience and the beautiful
gardens. This is where Emperor Shah Jahan was kept under house arrest by his
third son Aurangzeb and spent the last year of his life viewing the Taj Mahal
from across the river Yamuna.
Afternoon drive to Jaipur 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 it's grandeur.
Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 04 / Jaipur-Delhi
( By road Approx 5 Hours), Departure
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.
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. Afternoon drive to Delhi
& transfer to airport to board the onward flight.
