Special
Golden Triangle Delhi
/ Agra / Fatehpur Sikri / Bhartpur / Jaipur / Delhi
(04 Nights / 05 Days)
Day
01 : Arrival Delhi Arrive in Delhi. Meet assist at the Airport & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02 : Delhi-Agra (210 Kms/04 Hrs)
After breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate buildings
recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the
British empire. India Gate and the grand government buildings,
the President’s House ,Qutab Minar, Red fort , Mahatama Gandhi
Memorial. Later drive to Agra & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Agra.
Day
03 : Agra - Jaipur(260 Kms/05 Hrs)
After breakfast visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the
seven wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression
of love ever created. 20,000 men laboured to build this memorial
to Shah Jahan's beloved wife , Also visit the Red 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-Am (hall of public audience),
a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcove of inlaid
marble at the back, the Emperor heard public petitions. At the
Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions
with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor sat
on his gem-studded peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors
and rulers of friendly kingdoms. Afternoon drive to Jaipur enroute
visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red sandstone.
Which was the estranged capital of Mughal Emperor Akbar, built
in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive Jaipur
& transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
04 : Visit Jaipur
Proceed for a 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.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 05: Jaipur-Delhi-Departure (270 Kms/ 05 Hrs) After breakfast drive to Delhi , Arrive & transfer to
airport for onward flight.
Highlights
of the circuit:
*
Hotel accommodation in double room on sharing the string with
breakfast
* Tour by private car with a driver.
* An elephant to go to Amber Fort, Jaipur (subject to availability).
* English speaking guides in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
