This trip includes an exploration in the three major tourist destinations - Delhi, Agra & Jaipur. The eye candy of this exclusive is Agra which will let you behold a lifetime experience of watching the white glory of the seventh wonder of the world – the Taj Mahal. Behold the mesmerizing beauty of the most astonishing monument of India - The Taj Mahal, which stands elegantly as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Explore Jaipur, which is famous as Pink City, it is a beautiful city with pink walls painted, famous for its traditional jeweler, fabrics, handicrafts, forts, and Rajasthani cuisine. 6 Nights accommodation in 5* star elegant hotels with delicious breakfast, explore the destination with a knowledgeable and friendly English-speaking guide.
Visit the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful monuments
Enjoy a Cycle rickshaw ride in Chandni chowk, an ancient market
Visit Jaipur city which is also known as PINK CITY and also get a chance to explore the Rajasthani culture
Visit Amer Fort, the classic romantic Rajasthani fort palace
Day
1
Welcome to India! ARRIVAL AT DELHI
You will arrive at Delhi airport and as you come out of the airport you will see our representative at the exit gate having a placard of Culture Holidays. Our representative will then welcome you in the Indian traditional way by flower garlanding & a tilak on your forehead as in India we say ’Atithi Devo Bhava’ which means ’The guest is equivalent to God.
Flower garlanding and tilak are generally offered as a mark of respect and honor. It will make you feel special.
Afterward, you will be transferred to the hotel in comfortable transportation. Our representative will assist you with smooth check-in at the hotel and thereafter proceed to your elegant room for a peaceful night’s stay.
Overnight: New Delhi
Day
2
Explore the Capital city: DELHI
After breakfast proceeds to sightseeing in Old & New Delhi:
OLD DELHI -take a peek into the labyrinthine lanes of Chandni Chowk while enjoying a fun-filled cycle rickshaw ride. You will explore the various routes on the rickshaw ride, offering you a different experience altogether.
Gandhi Smriti Museum, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, where he used to stay during his visits to Delhi. Gandhiji was assassinated here on his way to offer customary evening prayers. A large collection of photographs with a few personal belongings and a series of small doll houses and terracotta dolls illustrating Gandhiji’s’ life are the attractions at this museum.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi would include a visit to the sacred Bangla Sahib the spiritual place for the Sikh religion where you will see the community kitchen serving food to nearly 10,000 people every day, irrespective of caste, color, creed, sex or religion. Then drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, and the President’s Residence and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave.
After sightseeing drive to Agra. Check-in at the hotel.
Overnight: Agra
Meals: Breakfast
Day
3
Agra
Early morning at sunrise visits the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the Seven Wonders of the World surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created. 20,000 men labored for over 17 years to build this memorial to Shah Jahan’s beloved wife.
You will enjoy the most alluring view of the Taj Mahal in the relatively quiet early morning, shrouded in mists and bathed with a soft morning glow. As its vast marble surfaces fall into the shadow or reflect the sun, the color changes from soft grey and yellow to pearly cream and dazzling white.
The Taj Mahal looks milky white in the soft light of early morning. You will not only watch the magical effects caused by the reflections of the changing colors of the rising sun, but you will also experience insights about this memorial to Shah Jahan’s beloved wife by your guide.
Later return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast visit, 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-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambiance, the emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms.
After that explore the rich Handicrafts in Agra, and later return back to the hotel.
Overnight: Agra
Meals: Breakfast
Day
4
Agra-Jaipur (258 KM, 5 Hrs.)
After a sumptuous breakfast, check out and drive to Jaipur. 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, which watched the royal processions and splendors, are now living monuments.
Arrive in Jaipur and transfer to the hotel and check in.
Overnight: Jaipur
Meals: Breakfast
Day
5
Jaipur
After breakfast, proceed to an excursion to Amber Fort.
AMBER FORT - Amber is the classic romantic Rajasthani fort. Its construction was started in 1592, its forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise where a beautiful fusion of Mughal and Hindu Styles finds its ultimate expression. Continue sightseeing.
JAL MAHAL - The Jal Mahal was declared a protected area by the government after which entry to this wondrous Jal Mahal place has been restricted. Earlier there were boat rides around the palace. However, it still makes an amazing location for a romantic evening stroll as there is a pathway outside the Jal Mahal. Tourists are free to spend as much time as they like and click as many pictures as they want.
HAWA MAHAL - The ornamental façade of this ’Palace of Winds’ is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-story structures of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine trelliswork and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 small windows. Built-in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the palace women.
TEXTILE FACTORY - Explore the Textile factory in Jaipur, where you can observe the traditional woodblock printing and tie and dye fabrics.
Overnight: Jaipur
Meals: Breakfast
Day
6
Jaipur - Delhi (265 KM, 5 hrs.)
Today is the return day from where you have started.
You will have a buffet breakfast in the hotel and will drive to Delhi.
Finally, you have arrived Delhi and will be transferred to hotel for the last night in this incredible nation. You will have dinner and go to sleep with all the sweet memories and the happy moments of the trip to cherish forever.
Overnight: Delhi
Meals: Breakfast
Day
7
Departure
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport to board your onward flight back home.
End of trip.
Meals: Breakfast