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Tour Highlights
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Rajasthan has a widely contrasting topography. Explore the Rajasthan cities of Mandawa, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Jaipur, and also Delhi and Agra.
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Accommodation in all the hotels on single / twin / triple sharing basis, as per the list
below.
• Breakfast on all days.
• All prevailing taxes like Luxury tax in all hotels and Expenditure tax wherever
applicable.
• All transfers to or from hotels, city tours, excursions, drives by an air-conditioned car
• Services of an English speaking local guide.
• Inter state road tax, toll tax, driver's allowance, parking etc.
• Train fare as per the itinerary.
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Supplementary Single room available at USD
257
Entrance fees to other monuments and places on visits at USD 89
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Itinerary
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Day 01
Arrive - Delhi
Meet, assist on arrival and transfer to hotel Nikko. Overnight at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02
Delhi
Full day city tour of New & Old Delhi Qutab Minar, India Gate and the President's Palace. The city is built in a typically British colonial style with tree-lined avenues, colonial bungalows, the Parliament House, the War Memorial Arch and the Vice Regal Palace, now the official residence of the President of India. Then, go down to Old Delhi to visit the Jami Masjid and the Raj Ghat where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. Also visit the Red
Fort. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03
Delhi - Mandawa (263 kms)
Morning drive to Mandawa and check-in at hotel Castle MandawaLater visit Mandawa , a small town with many havelis and Temples. The terrace of the rugged fort provides a panoramic view of the town. See the extraordinary frescoes on the wall of the houses of
havelis. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04
Mandawa - Bikaner (170 kms)
Morning drive to Bikaner enroute visiting havelis in the Shekavathi regions of Nawalgarh and Dundlod. On arrival check-in at hotel Laxmi Niwas Palace.Afternoon city tour of Bikaner city is bolstered by imposing walls and has a 16th century fort housing old palaces, temples and a mosque. Founded by Raja Rai Singh, The Fort is distinguished by its long range of 37 Pavilions, a line of balconies and aerial windows of varying designs. An enormous arched doorway leads to the Jormal Temple. The Royal chapel is Har Mandir where royal weddings and births were once celebrated. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 05
Bikaner - Jaisalmer (333 kms)
Morning drive to Jaisalmer and check-in at hotel Fort Rajwada. Overnight at the hotel
Day 06
Jaisalmer
Morning city tour of Gilded Magic. See the citadel - the Fort built by Rawal Jaisal where a fourth of the population lives, Jains Temple of the 12th to 15th Centuries, Patwon Ki Haveli - a five-story mansion with carved pillars and murals of Salim Singh and Nathhmalji Ki
Haveli. Evening visit to the Sam Sand Dunes with Camel Ride. Overnight at the hotel
Day 07
Jaisalmer - Jodhpur (321 kms)
Morning drive to Jodhpur and check-in at hotel Taj Hari Mahal. Afternoon city tour visiting the Mehrangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone hill, including Moti Mahal and Pool Mahal Palaces. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble memoriam built in
1899. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 08
Jodhpur - Udaipur (260 kms)
Morning depart by surface for Udaipur visiting Ranakpur Jain temples (Temple opens only at 1100 Hrs. Leather belts and footwear not allowed in the Temple), built in the 15th century are situated in the lovely valley of the Aravali. Its surrounding is quiet and picturesque. Ranakpur has grand structures and beautiful sculpture. There are 1444 pillars in the temple and none of them are similar. The Magic of light and shade is really awe-inspiring. Surya temple and other Jain temples are side
attractions. On arrival check-in at hotel Trident. Overnight at the hotel
Day 09
Udaipur
Morning city tour of Udaipur - visiting the City Palace, Jagdish Temple. Later drive around Fathesagar lake, Sahelion Ki Bari (Queen's resort for her friends) and Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir (folk art
museum) Afternoon free. Overnight at the hotel
Day 10
Udaipur - Kota (285 kms)
Morning drive to Kota enroute visiting Chittorgarh Fort and check-in at hotel Umaid Bhawan
Palace. Evening visit the surrounding city. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11
Kota - Jaipur (244 kms)
Morning drive to Jaipur and check-in at hotel Rajputana Palace Sheraton. Overnight at the hotel
Day 12
Jaipur
Morning visit to the Amber fort with elephant ride. This fort-palace was begun by Raja Man Singh and used by the Rajputs as their stronghold until Sawai Jai Singh II moved to the newly created Jaipur. You will visit the palace and its many intricate chambers and hallways, which has breathtaking views of the Jal Mahal (Water Palace)
below. Afternoon take a half-day tour of the city of Jaipur visiting the Maharaja's City Palace, the Jantar Mantar Observatory and the palace of the Winds. Also, drive past the rose-pink residential and business areas of
Jaipur. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13
Jaipur - Agra (223 kms)
Morning depart by surface for Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri The deserted capital of Fatehpur Sikri was built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned 15 years later due to a severe scarcity of water. You will visit the graceful buildings within such as the Jami Masjid, the tomb of Salim Chisti, the Panch Mahal and other palaces. On arrival check-in at hotel Jaypee Palace. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 14
Agra - Delhi (203 kms) Leave Delhi
Morning take a tour of the city visiting the Taj Mahal (closed on Fridays) was built in 1630 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. The monument has been described as the most extravagant ever built for love, for the emperor was heart-broken when Mumtaz, to whom he had been married for 17 years, died in 1629 in childbirth soon after delivering her 14th child. Also visit Agra Fort - the fort is really a city within a city which embraces the Moti Masjid, the Diwan-i-Am or the Hall of Public Audiences, the Diwan-i-Khas or the Hall of Private Audiences, the Octagonal Tower, Jehangir's Palace and many more monuments. Later drive to Delhi and transfer to the international airport to connect flight for onward destination. END OF OUR SERVICES
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