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Royal & Rustic Rajasthan Tour
Duration : 19 Nights - 20 Days
Places to Visit : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur
- Pushkar - Bundi - Kota - Chittorgarh - Udaipur - Narlai - Ranakpur -
Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Alsisar(mandawa) - 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.
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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 - Pushkar
Morning 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 - Bundi
Morning after breakfast drive to Bundi & transfer to hotel. Later
visit Taragarh Fort built in 1354 A.D., Bundi Palace, Chhattar Mahal,
Ratan Daulat, Chitrashala, Nawal Sagar lake, Raniji - ki - Baori (Step
well), Sukh Mahal, Phool Sagar, and eighty four pillared cenotaph. Evening
free to relax. Overnight stay at Bundi.
Day 08: Bundi - Kota
After breakfast drive to Kota. Arrive Kota & check-in at hotel. later
sight seeing in Kota. Kota is an amazing example of majestic medieval
age and modern industrialization. Its wealth of impressive forts, opulent
palaces and splendid temples of past centuries retain their former glory.
Its present-day edifices and heavy industries have made it the industrial
heartland of Rajasthan. The history of the city dates back to the 12th
century AD, when chieftain Rao Deva, conquered the territory and founded
Bundi and Hadoti. Later in the early I 7th century AD, during the reign
of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, the ruler of Bundi - Rao Ratan Singh,
gave the smaller principality of Kota to his son, Madho Singh. Since then,
Kota became a hallmark of Rajput gallantry and culture. Night stay in
Kota.
Day 09: Bundi - Chittogarh
Morning after breakfast drive to Chittorgarh. Arrive Chittorgarh &
check-in at hotel. Later visit Chittorgarh Fort. Overnight stay in Chittorgarh.
Day 10: Chittorgarh - Udaipur
Morning after breakfast drive to Udaipur. Arrive Udaipur and transfer
to hotel. day at leisure. Overnight stay in Udaipur.
Day 11: Udaipur
Morning after breakfast city sightseeing 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, Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir ( Folk art museum) and
the Pratap Memorial the Jagdish temple and Sahelion Ki Bari ( Queen's
resort for their friends). Evening boat ride at lake. Overnight stay in
Udaipur.
Day 12: Udaipur - Narlai
Morning, drive to Narlai. Arrive Narlai & check in hotel. Afternoon
visit the Narlai. Legend says that it was here that the sage Narad Muni
meditated long before it was inhabited. Later it became a hunting preserve
for the Sisodias. Overnight stay at Narlai.
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13: Narlai - Ranakpur
Morning after breakfast drive to Ranakpur. Arrive Ranakpur & check-in
at hotel. Later visit Ranakpur Jain temple. Evening at leisure. Overnight
stay at Ranakpur.
Day 14: Ranakpur - 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 15: Jodhpur - Jaisalmer
Morning, drive to Jaisalmer. On arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon at
leisure. Overnight at Jaisalmer.
Day 16: 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 17: 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 18: Bikaner - Alsisar (Mandawa)
Morning drive to Alsisar. Arrive & 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 19: Alsisar - Delhi
Mroning after breakfast drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and ckeck-in at hotel.
day at leisure. Overnight stay at Delhi.
Day 20: Departure
after noon transfer to Delhi International Airport for catch the flight
to onward journey.
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