Day 01 : ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive Delhi, India’s capital city, and transfer to your hotel. This afternoon you will proceed for a sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi, visit the Qutub Minar, tallest stone tower in India. Drive past the imposing India Gate and the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Also visit the Raj Ghat and drive past the red fort & Jama Masjid. Enjoy a joy ride on a cycle rickshaw through the narrow bustling lanes of Chandni Chowk. Evening is at leisure; optionally you may visit the red fort for sound and light show.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02 : DELHI - AGRA
Today you will drive to the Mughal city of Agra. Arrive and check into your hotel. This afternoon visits the Agra fort, built by the great Emperor Akbar.
Later visit the world-famous Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan in 1560 in memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. This architectural marvel is a perfectly proportioned masterpiece fashioned from white marble that stands testimony to the skill of 20,000 craftsmen brought together from Persia, Turkey, France and Italy and who took 17 years to complete this ' Love Poem in Marble'. (Friday closed).
Evening is at leisure for shopping and individual activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03 : AGRA-RANTHAMBORE
Morning: Drive to Ranthambore. 285 kms & 6 hrs drive.
Morning leave Agra by surface route visiting Fatehpur Sikri en route.
Located 40 Km from Agra, the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by Emperor Akbar in 1569, in honor of the great Saint Sheikh Salim Chisti who blessed Akbar and prophesized the birth of three sons to the heirless Emperor. Akbar used Fatehpur Sikri as his capital and the city was fully occupied for 14 years but slowly became deserted and ruined after Akbar left the city. Scarcity of water was the prime factor for the abandonment of this beautiful city. Visit the remarkably well-preserved, graceful buildings within the 'Ghost City' including the Jama Masjid, tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal Palace and other palaces that speak of the grandeur and splendor of the Mughal empire at the height of its power.
Later continue the drive to Ranthambore. On arrival, check in at hotel.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 04 : RANTHAMBORE
Morning & afternoon sanctuary visit.
Ranthambore National Park - Rajasthan's first project Tiger reserve and named after a 1000-year-old fort which stands in the park. It has a congenial habitat for the stately sambar, the largest of all Asiatic deer, woodland, ground and water birds abound in the park including the uncommon red jungle fowl and varieties of eagles. The water tank harbours marsh crocodiles and pythons.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 05 : RANTHAMBORE-JAIPUR
Morning drive to Jaipur. 185 kms & 4 hrs drive.
On arrival check-in at hotel. Later this evening you will visit Chokhi Dhani, an ethnic Rajasthani village located on the outskirts of Jaipur.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 : JAIPUR
Morning excursion to Amber fort with elephant ride. Amber is a classic, romantic Rajasthani Fort Palace. The rugged, time-ravaged walls of the Fort may not look beautiful from the outside, but the interior is a virtual paradise. Miniatures painted on the walls depict hunting and war scenes, apart from festivals. Precious stones and mirrors are embedded into the plaster. Inside the Jag Mandir is the famed Sheesh Mahal - a room with all the four walls and ceiling completely embedded with glittering mirror pieces, which were specially imported from Belgium during that period. En route to Amber Fort, you will have a brief photography stop at Hawa Mahal - the Palace of Winds.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of city visiting Maharaja's City Palace, the former Royal residence, part of it converted into a museum. A small portion is still used by the Royal family of Jaipur. Built in the style of a fortified campus, the palace covers almost one-seventh in area of the city. One of the major attractions in the museum is the portion known as Armoury Museum housing an impressive array of weaponry-pistols, blunderbusses, flintlocks,
swords, rifles and daggers. The royal families of Jaipur once used most of these weapons. Later visit the Jantar Mantar, which is the largest stone and marble crafted observatory in the world. Situated near the gate of the city palace, the observatory has 17 large instruments, many of them still in working condition.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07 : JAIPUR/DELHI by surface
Today morning drive back to Delhi by surface (265 Kms. 06 Hrs)
