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Fort & Palaces Tour
Duration : 11 Nights - 12 Days
Places to Visit : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur
- Udaipur - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Delhi
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Check in hotel. Day at leisure. Overnight
stay at Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi
Morning 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. Overnight stay at Delhi.
Day 03: Delhi - Agra
Morning after breakfast drive to Agra. Arrive Agra and check-in at hotel.
later city sightseeing tour visiting the world famous Taj Mahal, built
by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to
enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the
pearl mosque and the hall of public and private audience. Overnight stay
at Agra.
Day 04: Agra - Jaipur
Morning, after breakfast drive to Jaipur. 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 Jaipur and check-in at hotel. Evening
at leisure. Overnight stay at Jaipur.
Day 05: Jaipur
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. Overnight stay
at Jaipur.
Day 06: Jaipur - Udaipur
Morning after breakfast drive to Udaipur. Arrive Udaipur & check-in
at hotel. Evening at leisure. Overnight stay at Udaipur.
Day 07: Udaipur
Morning after breakfast city tour of Udaipur - The city is built in 1559
A.D. by Maharaja Udai Singh and has been described as the most romantic
spot on the continent of India by Col. James Todd. Visit the City Palace
museum, the Jagdish temple, Sahelion Ki Bari ( Queen's resort for their
friends) Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir ( Folk art museum) and the Pratap Memorial.
Overnight stay at Udaipur.
Day 08: Udaipur - Jodhpur
Morning after breakfast drive to Jodhpur. Arrive Jodhpur & check-in
at hotel. Later city sightseeing of Jodhpur. Jodhpur stronghold of the
fierce Rathore clan was founded in 1459 by Prince Jodha. Visit the Mehrangarh
Fort, situated on a low sandstone hill. Within the fort, visit Moti- Mahal
and Phool Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble cenotaph,
built in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in around 1899 and the Umaid
Public Gardens. Overnight stay at Jodhpur.
Day 09: Jodhpur - Jaisalmer
Morning, drive to Jaisalmer. On arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon at
leisure. Overnight at Jaisalmer.
Day 10: Jaisalmer
Morning, city sightseeing throbbing in the heart of the Thar desert. The
burnished sandstone is an intricately molded wonderland in place of a
barren land. Today stands a city of gilded magic. The origins of Jaisalmer
date back to the 12th century, when Rawal Jaisal abandoned his old fort
at Ludarwa and laid the foundation of a new city. Visit the magnificent
fort, the Patwon Ki Haveli (mansion) and Salim Singh Ki Haveli, which
are supreme examples of the art. Evening camel ride to Sam dunes. Overnight
stay at Jaisalmer.
Day 11: Jaisalmer - Delhi (Overnight Train)
Day at leisure. In Evening transfer to railway station to board for Delhi.
Overnight at Train.
Day 12: Departure
Arrive Delhi and transfer to Delhi International Airport for catch the
flight to onward journey.
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