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Romance of Deserts
Duration : 13 Nights - 14 Days
Places to Visit : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur
- Pushkar - Udaipur - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Alsisar - 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 and 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
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
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 - Pushkar
After breakfast drive to Pushkar, Pushkar boasts temples, though few are
as ancient as you might expect at such an important pilgrimage site, since
many were deserted by Aurangzeb and subsequently rebuilt. The most famous
is the Brahma Temple, said to be one of the few temples in the world dedicated
to this deity. It's marked by red spire, and over the entrance gateway
is the hans, or goose symbol, of Brahma, who is said to have personally
chosen Pushkar as its site. Overnight stay in Pushkar.
Day 07: Pushkar - Udaipur
After breakfast drive to Udaipur. Arrive Udaipur & check-in at hotel.
Evening at leisure. Overnight stay at Udaipur.
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08: 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 09: Udaipur - Jodhpur
Morning after breakfast drive to Jodhpur. Arrive Jodhpur and 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 10: Jodhpur - Jaisalmer
Morning, drive to Jaisalmer. On arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon at
leisure. Overnight at Jaisalmer.
Day 11: 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 12: Jaisalmer - Bikaner
Morning, after breakfastdrive to Bikaner. Arrive Bikaner & check in
hotel. Later city tour of Bikaner. Bikaner city is bolstered by imposing
walls and has a 16th century fort housing old palaces, temples and mosque.
Founded by Raja Rai Singh, the fort is distinguished by its long range
of 37 pavilions, a line of balconies and aerial windows of varying designs.
Also visit Lallgarh Palace, the museum, Bhanda Sagar Jain and Deshnoke
Rat Temple. Overnight stay at Bikaner.
Day 13: Bikaner - Alsisar (Mandawa)
Morning drive to Alsisar. Arrive and check in at hotel. Later visit Alsisar,
founded 1755 by Thakur Nawal Singh and still the home of his descendants,
has beautiful frescoes, havelis and mansions. Mandawa castle one of the
finest castles of Rajasthan, is now a hotel and house of collection of
armories, costumes of ancestors, canons from 1820 ancient coins, numismatic
collection and many other interesting items, preserved in a museum. Night
stay in Alsisar.
Day 14: Alsisar - Delhi - Departue
Mroning after breakfast drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to Delhi
International Airport for catch the flight to onward journey
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