Places Covered : Delhi -
Mandawa - Bikaner - Deshnok - Khimsar - Jaisalmer - Oscian - Jodhpur -
Ranakpur - Udaipur - Roopangarh - FatehpurSikri - Agra
Duration : 15 Days / 14 Nights
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01 : Delhi
Fly from your country to New Delhi, you will be greeted & assisted
upon arrival. Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02 : New & Old Delhi
Breakfast at Hotel and then leave for full day sightseeing of Old
and New Delhi visiting Jamia Masjid, enjoy rickshaw ride in narrow
alleys of old Delhi through Kinari Bazaar and 400 years old Chandni
Chowk, Red Fort, Crematory of Mahatma Gandhi, Birla Temple,
Parliament House, Presidential House, India Gate, Government
buildings & Qutab Minar. Welcome dinner will be organized at Village
Restaurant Bistro with Indian Cultural dances. Return Hotel for
overnight stay.
Day 03 : New Delhi - Mandawa ( 275 Km, 06 hours )
Morning leave for Mandawa through the villages of Rajasthan. Arrive
& check in at Hotel Castle Mandawa, afternoon visit the 150 to 200
year old painted havelies (big houses) by the natural colors in the
streets of the village. You can also watch the daily village life
while watching the havelies. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 04 : Mandawa - Bikaner ( 190 Km, 04 hours )
Morning leave for Bikaner was founded by Rao Biked Ji in 1488 A.D.
Arrive & check in at the Hotel. Afternoon visit Junagarh Fort
founded in year 1593 by Raja Rai Singh who was general in the army
of mighty Mughal emperor Akbar and rest of the Fort was improved by
the successors. Afterwards visit Asia's largest Camel Breeding
Research Farm and local busy markets. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 05 : Bikaner - Deshnok - Khimsar ( 145 Km, 03 hours )
After breakfast leave for Khimsar via 600 years old Deshnok Rat
temple. After temple continue your drive to Khimsar was founded by
24th Jain Profit Mahavira 500 years B.C. Arrive 15th century Hotel
Royal Castle Khimsar Fort, afternoon Jeep safari will be organized
to visit local villages, wild life & sensational sun set on sand
dunes. Return Hotel for overnight.
Day 06 : Khimsar - Oscian - Jaisalmer ( 330 Km, 06 hours )
After breakfast leave for Jaisalmer enroute visit at 7th century
Mahavira Jain Temple and 2000 years old Jija Mata Temple at Oscian
village. Continue your drive drive to Jaisalmer, founded by Rawal
Jaisal in 1156 A.D. after shifting his capital from Ladurva.
Jaisalmer was the main caravan route from Far East to the Middle
East, arrive & check in at Hotel overnight stay.
Day 07 : Jaisalmer
Morning sightseeing of Fort ( 80 meters above plains ) & Jain
Temples within the Fort built in 12th to 15th century which are very
worth watching. The specialty of the Fort is that still
approximately 5000 people are living inside. Visit Fort Palace &
atop from Palace you can have the golden view of whole Jaisalmer
city as whole city is built in yellow sand stones, when sun rays
fall on the city, it give impression as golden city of India.
Afterwards visit Patwon Ki Haveli and Nath Ji Mal Ki Haveli.
Afternoon drive to Sam Sand dunes to watch sensational Sun Set by
camel ride. Return to Hotel for overnight.
Day 08 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur ( 285 Km, 05 hours )
Breakfast & leave to Jodhpur, founded by Rao Jodha in 1459 AD after
shifting his capital from Mandore to Jodhpur by the advise of a holy
man. Arrive & check in at Hotel, afternoon visit Mehrangarh Fort 125
meters above plains, Jaswant thada and Sardar market clock tower.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 09 : Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Udaipur ( 285 Km, 08 hours )
Breakfast and leave for Udaipur enroute visit 15th century Ranakpur
Jain Temple built in pure white marble with 80 doms supported by
1444 different carved pillars. Continue your drive to Udaipur,
founded by Maharana Udai Singh in 1559 AD, ( Maha means great & Rana
means warrior, so Maharana means a great warrior ). Udaipur is a
beautiful city of lakes at the altitude of 577 MSL surrounded by
Aravalli Hills. Arrive and check in at for overnight stay.
Day 10 : Udaipur
After breakfast visit City Palace, Jagdish temple built in 1651 AD,
Fatehsagar lake Sahalion Ki Bari. Afternoon enjoy boat ride in lake
Pichola to visit Jagmandir Island. Late afternoon, enjoy exciting
cultural folk dances of Rajasthan at Meera Kala Mandir. Return to
Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 11 : Udaipur - Roopangarh ( 265 Km, 05 hours )
Morning leve for Roopangarh, founded by 5th ruler of Kishangarh
Maharaja Roop Singh in 16th century. Arrive & check in at the Hotel
Fort Roopangarh, afternoon visit exciting colorful local villages of
Roopangarh. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 12 : Roopangarh - Jaipur ( 125 Km, 02.1/2 hours )
After breakfast leave to Jaipur, founded by Maharaja Swai Jai Singh
in 1727 AD ( swai means a person 25% more intelligent ) after
shifting his capital from Amer valley to the newly formed city in
the plains after consulting so many maps of the world anf finally
organized own religious map Shilpa Shastra with the help of a young
Bengali architect Vidyadhar Batacharya. Maharaja Swai Jai Singh was
a builder, astronomer, astrologer, soldier, philosopher and now
Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan & world famous as the Pink City.
Arrive & check in Hotel at Hotel, afternoon visit local markets of
busy pink city. Return to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 13 : Jaipur
After breakfast full day sightseeing of Jaipur visiting Hawa Mahal
(palace of winds ) where from royal ladies were watching daily
processions and life. Afterwards visit Amer Fort by elephant ride,
that gives you the experience and impression of how Maharajas &
royal family members were using the services of elephants. After
lunch visit City Palace Museum, Astrological Observatory and local
busy markets. Afterwards check in at Hotel Rambagh palace for
overnight stay.
Day 14 : Jaipur - FatehpurSikri - Agra ( 235 Km, 06 hours )
Morning leave for Agra enroute one of the most important place of
Mughal era Fatepur Sikri founded by Akbar in 1569 AD as a ceremonial
capital. But unfortunately this magnificent city was abandoned due
to scarcity of drinking water and Akbar went back to Agra. Continue
your drive to Agra, arrive and check in at Hotel Clarks Shiraz.
After change and wash visit one of the wonders of the world, Taj
Mahal ( monument of love ), founded by 5th great Mughal Emperor
Shahi Jahan in the memory of his beloved queen Anjuman Bano Begum (
with love emperor called her Mumtaz ). After her death in 1627 AD,
in her memory emperor started to built Taj Mahal ( Taj means crown &
Mahal means Palace, so it is Crown Palace ) from 1631 to 1653 AD
with twenty two thousand labors working since sun rise to sun set in
twenty two years. The marble was transported from Makrana in
Rajasthan by the help of animals. Return to Hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 15 : Agra - Delhi ( 200 Km, 04 hours )
After breakfast check out from the Hotel and visit Agra Red Fort
which was built by three emperors Akbar & Jahangir built in red sand
stones and Shahi Jahan in pure white marble. While driving to Delhi
visit crematory of Akbar at Sikandra which he had started building
himself and after his death, it was finished by his son Jahangir.
Continue your drive to Delhi, arrive & explore few hours in the busy
markets. After farewell dinner transfer to International airport to
board flight back to your country with sweet lively Indian Memories.
|
::