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NORTH INDIA VISIT (11 NIGHTS & 12 DAYS)
CITY INFO
DELHI || LUCKNOW || VARANASI ||
AGRA ||
JAIPUR ||
Day
01
Departure from your home country.
Day 02
Arrive Delhi & transfer to Hotel.
Day 03
Morning free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Afternoon tour of Delhi.
Visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Lakshmi Narayan
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.
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.
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.
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.
Day 07
Day free. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer
to Rail-station for Agra night train.
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.
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.
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.
Day 11
Drive to Delhi. Free time.
Day 12
Morning transfer to airport for return flight.
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