Duration: 09 Nights / 10 Days
Destinations Covered: Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Jhansi - Orcha - Khajuraho
- Varanasi - Delhi
Day 01 - Arrive Delhi
Assistance
and transfer to the hotel.
Day 02 - Delhi
This morning you will be taken to visit
Old Delhi - Former centre of
Moghul Power, Old Delhi offers ancient monuments, narrow streets and bustling
bazaars. Drive past the
Red Fort, built in 1648 and board the 'rickshaw
ride' for a unique experience from the Red Fort, through "
Chandni Chowk"
or Silver Street, experiencing the sights and sounds of this very busy avenue
heading west from the Fort. Later visit the
Jama Masjid, the greatest
mosque in India and completed in 1658 by Shah Jahan who also built the Taj Mahal,
and the
Raj Ghat, the simple memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.
Day 03 - Delhi - Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Rest of the day
at leisure. Overnight at the hotel. Morning excursion to Amber Fort, set in
a picturesque location. Amer is a fascinating blend of Hindu and Muslim architecture.
Built in the 16th centuary by Raja Mansingh in red sandstone and white marble,
the palace complex has some very interesting apartments.
Day 04 - Jaipur - Agra drive, 235 km/6 hours
Drive to Agra visiting enroute Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri, the birth story
of this beautiful city is interesting. There, in a grotto in Sikri, lived a
Muslim Saint , Sheikh Salim Chishti by name. Akbar hearing of his renown, asked
of the blessings of a son, and when a son was born, not only was the child named
Salim, the site for a mighty and ambitious project - a city - was chosen near
the residence of the saint erected in k1569.
Day 05 - Agra
Agra,
the home of the immortal Taj Mahal, the inimitable poem in white marble is the
first expression of love of an Emperor Shahjehan for his queen Mumtaz Mahal.
This great monument was completed in 1653 AD. Agra Fort, the imposing structure
on the banks of the river Yamuna is replete with priceless examples of craftsmanship
in the Mughal period, including the beautiful pearl Mosque, it was designed
and built by Emperor Akbar in 1565 AD.
Day 06 - Agra - Jhansi - Orcha
Transfer to railway station for train to Jhansi (0800-1040 hours) Assistance
on arrival and transfer by coach to Khajuraho(30 minutes) Orcha had the distinction
of being the capital of one of the largest and most powerful kingdoms of central
India. Situated on the river Betwa, the medieval city was founded in the 16th
century by the Bundela Chieftain Rudra pratap.
Day 07 - Orcha - Khajuraho, 175 km/4 hours
Drive to Khajurhao and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Afternoon visit of
Khajuraho temples Khajuraho, once the great capital of Chandela, now a quiet
town, Khajuraho temples here were built during the Chandela period from 950
to 1050 AD. Almost intriguing as the sheet beauty and the size of the temples
is the question of why and how they were built here as Khajuraho is isolated,
1000 years ago as it is even today.
Day 08 - Khajuraho -Varanasi flight
Transfer to airport for flight to Varanasi On arrival, transfer to the hotel.
Rest of the day free
Day 09 - Varanasi
Early
morning boat cruise on river Ganges. Thousands of pilgrims throng the water’s
edge, bathing, worshipping, meditating. On stone platforms under palm leaf umbrellas,
the Pandas-Brahmin priests preside over rites and rituals. The boat trip will
cover various ghats including the cremation sites.
Day 10 - Varanasi - Delhi flight
Morning visit Sarnath. Sarnath, 7 km from the city where Buddha preached his
first sermon more than 2500 years ago. The site is marked by the massive Dhamek
stupa which is believed to date back to 500 AD. Afternoon transfer to airport
for flight to Delhi Assistance on arrival and transfer to international airport
for return flight
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