| Day 01 |
| Departure from your home country. |
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| Day 02 |
| Arrive Delhi & transfer to Hotel. |
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| Day 03 |
| Morning free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Afternoon tour of Delhi. Visit
Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Lakshminarayan Temple- a
modern Hindu temple. Drive past President's House, Government
Secretariat buildings and Connaught place shopping centre of New
Delhi. Evening transer to Rail-station for Lucknow night train 4230
New Delhi Mail at 2200 hours. |
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| Day 04 |
| Morning arrive Lucknow at 0715 hrs. Transfer to Hotel. Afternoon visits. Lucknow was the 18th century capital of
Nawab Wazirs and the centre of culture and tradition. Visit the
great Imambara, Jama Masjid, Picture gallery, the Clock Tower, Roomi
Darwaza, Residency & Dilkusha Palace. |
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| Day 05 |
| Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to Rail-station
for 4228 Varun express at 1800 hrs. Arrive Varanasi at 2310 hours.
Transfer to hotel. |
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| Day 06 |
| Morning boat ride on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage
from Ghat to Ghat. People bath early in the morning to offer the
prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation Ghats are Manikarnika
and Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. It is
the belief of every pious Hindu that to die in Kashi and to be
cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle
of birth & death. Rest of the day free. |
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| Day 07 |
| Day free. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to
Rail-station for Agra night train. |
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| Day 08 |
| Morning arrive Agra & transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit the world
famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 AD 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-Daula built by
empress Noorjehan in memory of her father. |
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| Day 09 |
| Morning proceed to Jaipur by road enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri
built by emperor Akbar in 1569 AD & 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.
Afternoon half day sightseeing of Jaipur, Maharaja's city Palace,
Jantar Mantar (the observatory) & Ramniwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal or the
palace of winds and through the pink rose residential and business
areas. |
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| Day 10 |
| Morning excursion to Amber fort - the ancient capital of the state
1728. Visit the Sheeshmahal or the hall of victory glittering with
mirrors. Afternoon free. |
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| Day 11 |
| Drive to Delhi. No hotel. Later transfer to airport. |
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| Day 12 |
| Departure. |
India On Your Own Programme 