Duration: 12 Nights/ 13 Days
Destinations Covered: Delhi - Kathmandu - Varanasi - Khajuraho -
Agra - Jaipur
Tour Id: HV-019
Day 01 : Arrival
Departure from your Country.
Day 02 : Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Morning tour of Delhi visiting Raj Ghat
and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal
Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199, Humayun's
Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch), Lakshmi Narayan Temple - a modern
Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament House,
Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre.
Overnight Delhi.
Day 03 : Delhi - Kathmandu
Morning transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer to
Hotel. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 04 : Kathmandu
Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal
residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples. Overnight
Kathmandu.
Day 05 : Kathmandu
Day free. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 06 : Kathmandu
Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi & transfer to
Hotel. Overnight Varanasi.
Day 07 : Kathmandu - Varanasi
Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from
ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the
rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra
where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to
die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release
from the cycle of birth and death. Overnight Varanasi.
Day 08 : Varanasi
Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail station for
Tundla (Agra) night train. Night on board.
Day 09 : Varanasi - Khajuraho
Morning arrive Agra and transfer to Hotel.
Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor
Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains.
Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public
and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built by
Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father. Overnight Agra.
Day 10 : Khajuraho - Agra
Drive to Jaipur visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms
from Agra and built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years
due to scarcity of water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama
Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight
Jaipur.
Day 11 : Agra
Morning visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the State.
Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors.
Ascend the Fort on Elephant back.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was given a
colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince and ever
since, it has retained this colour. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable
astronomer, this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the
Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the
pink rose residential & business areas. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 12 : Agra - Jaipur
Drive to Delhi. Overnight Delhi.
Day 13 : Jaipur
Morning transfer to airport.
