Day
01
Departure from your own Country.
Day 02
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
), Lakshminarayan 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
Morning transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive
& transfer to Hotel. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 04
Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the
ancient royal residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati
Temple and other temples. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 05
Day free. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 06
Day free. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 07
Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi
& transfer to Hotel. Overnight Varanasi.
Day 08
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. Rest of the day free. Overnight
Varanasi.
Day 09
Morning transfer to airport for Khajuraho flight. Arrive
and transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Khajuraho.
Day 10
Morning visit the world famous Khajuraho temples. These
Temples were built by the Chandelas between 950 AD &
1050 AD.The important ones are Chaunset Yogini Kali
Temple, the Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji
Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu,
Vishvanath & Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha
Temple of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of
temples.
Visit the Eastern group of Temples. Parasvanath Temple
is the only exisiting Jain Temple at Khajuraho and has
excellent sculptures on the outer walls of the Sanctum.
The Javeri Temple is dedicated to Vishnu. The other
temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma,
Yamuna and Adinath. Later transfer to airport for Agra
flight. Arrive & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Agra.
Day 11
Morning 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. Afternoon free. Overnight Agra.
Day 12
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 13
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. 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 14
Full day excursion of Ajmer and Pushkar. The visits
consists of the Tomb of the Sufi Saint, Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti, the Dargah Sharif. The city was founded by the
Chauhan ruler, Aiaipal, during the 11th century & is
dominated by the Taragarh Fort built by Prithviraj
Chauhan. In Pushkar, visit the holy Lake and also the
famous Brahma Temple. Pushkar is one of the holiest
places for Hindus. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 15
Drive to Delhi. Overnight Delhi.



