| Day 01 |
| Departure from your own Country. |
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| 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. |
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| Day 03 |
| Morning transfer to airport for
Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 04 |
| Morning visit the Durbar Square,
Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati
Temple and other temples. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 05 |
| Day free. Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 06 |
| Transfer to airport for Varanasi
flight. Arrive Varanasi & transfer to Hotel. Overnight Varanasi |
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| Day 07 |
| 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. Overnight Varanasi. |
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| Day 08 |
| Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to rail station for Tundla (Agra) night train. Night on
board. |
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| Day 09 |
Morning arrive Agra and transfer to
Hotel.
Afternoon 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. Overnight Agra. |
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| Day 10 |
| 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. |
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| Day 11 |
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 and ever
since, it has retained this colour. 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. |
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| Day 12 |
| Drive to Delhi. No hotel. Free time. Later transfer to airport. |
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| Day 13 |
| Departure. |
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India On Your Own Programme 