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Delhi - Agra - Ranthambhore - Jaipur -
Delhi
The tour is a personalised private tour. The car & Assistance
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,
Meet assist at the Delhi airport & transfer to hotel. Night stay
in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi
After a breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where elaborate
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, Mahatama Gandhi
Memorial. Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as
Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi - Agra (By Train Dep
0615 Hrs arr 0815 Hrs)
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station
to board the superfast airconditioned train to Agra . Breakfast
in the train , Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours & visit the
magnificient 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 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. Evening free to explore the Agra’s
rich heritage of handicrafts in its markets. Night stay in Agra.
Day 04 / Agra - Ranthambhore
Morning drive to Ranthambhore-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 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 Ranthambhore & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Ranthambhore.
Day 05 / Ranthambhore
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 Ranthambhore.
Day 06 / Ranthambhore - 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 royal processions and
splendors are now living monuments . Arrive Jaipur & transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 07 / Jaipur - Delhi
After 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 08 / Departure (Hotel Checkout
Time 12 Noon)
Transfer in time to airport to board the onward flight.
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