Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Transfer
to hotel. Full day sightseeing tour of New Delhi & Old Delhi to include
the Mughal gardens, India Gate, Parliament House, Bahai Temple & the
Qutab Minor. Lunch will be atlheMehrauli village complex.
After lunch proceed to the historic Old City, visit Rajghat, Memorial to
Mahatma Gandhi, India's largest Mosque the Jama Masjid, visit to the famous
silver street " Chandini Chowk" & the magnificent Red Fort,
where you shall also witness a son-et-lumiere. Dinner at a restaurant called
Chor Bazaar, where the buffet is spread on a vintage car. Overnight Delhi.
Day 02 : Delhi / Agra
After breakfast drive to Agra. Check into hotel. Post lunch tour of the Taj
Mahal and the fabulous Agra fort. Evening free at leisure. Overnight Agra.
Day 03 : Agra / Samode
Drive to the fascinating Samode palace in the desert near Jaipur. Overnight
Samode Palace.
Day 04 : Samode / Mandawa
Drive to Mandawa. (3 to 4 hrs.) Check into palace hotel. Afternoon explore
the painted haveliesofShekhowati. Overnight Mandawa.
Day 05 : Mandawa / Bikaner (5 Hrs.)
Morning drive to Bikaner arriving by lunch. Check into palace hotel. After
lunch tour of Junagarh fort, where beyond the massive walls, rise
picturesque pavilions, delicately ornamented balconies and windows in
hundred different designs, murals and frescoes, mirror studded walls, blue
and white Chinese tiles, mosaic floors & the finest of carvings. Also
visit the Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum which has a good collection of
terra-cotta potteries 5000 years old & centuries old miniature
paintings. Overnight Bikaner.
Day 06: Bikaner / Jaisalmer (5 Hrs)
Morning
drive to Jaisalmer arriving by lunch. Check into your heritage hotel.
Jaisalmer is in the heart of the Thar desert. Evening free to explore the
fortress town, through narrow streets leading to Jain temples & havelies
with most exquisite stone carving in golden honey yellow stone. Overnight
Jaisalmer.
Day 07 : Jaisalmer
Day return tour of Sam sand dunes for camel rides and view the magnificent
sunset over the Thardesert. Overnight Jaisalmer.
Day 08 : Jaisalmer
Full day tour of the fort & Palace. Evening transfer to railway station
to board overnight train to Jodhpur. Overnight train.
Day 09 : Jodhpur
Arrive Jodhpur early morning. Transfer to palace hotel. Afternoon tour of
Meherangarh fort and the grand Umaid Bhawan palace. Overnight Jodhpur.
Day 10 : Jodhpur / Udaipur
Drive to Udaipur via the famous marble temple of Ranakpur (5 to 6 hrs.)
Check into hotel. Evening sunset boat ride on lake Pichola. Overnight
Udaipur.
Day 11 : Udaipur
Day free to explore this fairy tale lake city. Overnight Udaipur.
Day 12 : Udaipur / Jaipur
Fly
to Jaipur Check into palace hotel. Afternoon sight-seeing of the city
palace, palace of winds and the observatory. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 13 : Jaipur / Delhi
Morning excursion to Amber fort on elephant back. Later explore the
colourful bazaars of the pink city and then drive to Delhi. Transfer to
Waterbonks island resort near Delhi (only 25 kms from International Airport)
can be reached only by boats & the place abounds with a variety of
birds, deer & lots of flora & fauna. Evening farewell lakeside
bar-be-que dinner. Late night transfer to International Airport to board
your flight or ovejdKqht at cottages for early morning flight.
