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Days - Heritage of Rajasthan
Day1 - Arrive Delhi
Traditional welcome on arrival at Delhi international
airport and transfer to hotel.
Day2 - Delhi
After breakfast, guided tour of historic city of Delhi.
The city where one can experience the influence of the
many rulers who ruled this region, a city built and
destroyed and re-built over seven times. The guided
tour takes to the monuments that depict the different
eras. The tour includes the magnificent Red Fort, the
Jama Masjid, Asia's largest mosque, Rajghat - the memorial
to Mahatma Gandhi - the "Father of the Nation". Afternoon
tour of New Delhi to include Humanyun Tomb, Birla Mandir,
Bahai Temple, Qutab Minar, India Gate, President'' House
and drive through Connaught Place. Evening, see Son-et-Lumerie
at Red Fort (optional). Overnight at hotel.
Day3 - Delhi - Mandawa
(250kms/ 5 hrs)
Breakfast at hotel. Upon arrival, check in hotel. Evening
free at leisure to visit the local havelis and forts
in Mandawa. Overnight at hotel.
Day4 - Mandawa -
Bikaner (190 kms / 4 hrs)
Breakfast at hotel. Then drive to Bikaner. Check in
hotel. Later, half-day guided sightseeing of various
Havelis & palaces of the Rajput era. Overnight at
hotel.
Day5 - Bikaner –
Jaisalmer (325 kms / 6.5 hrs)
Breakfast. Later, drive to Jaisalmer. Enjoy the drive
viewing the lovely life of the deserted land, passing
through the villages. Evening, enjoy camel ride to the
Sam Sand Dunes in the desert city of Rajasthan. Arrive
Jaisalmer by late evening. Overnight at hotel.
Day6 - Jaisalmer
Breakfast at hotel. Then, full day guided city sightseeing
visiting the Jaisalmer Fort, Jain Temple, Gadsisar Tank,
Folk Museum, Patwan Ki Haveli, Salim Singh ki Haveli,
Diwan Nathmal ki Haveli, Badal Vilas Palace and evening
walk through narrow cobbled streets. Overnight at hotel.
Day7 - Jaisalmer
– Osian (240 kms / 5 hrs)
Breakfast. Drive to Osian, the camel camp in the Thar
desert. Enjoy a camel safari to nearby oasis village
Khetasar (2.30 hrs ride). One also visits the local
potter, weavers, Bishnois huts along the Safari route.
On reaching Khetasar the guests are brought back to
camp in 4 wheel drive Jeeps. The evening is spent at
the camp with folk entertainment followed by a sit down
dinner. Overnight at the camp.
Day8 - Osian – Jodhpur
(65 kms / 1.5 hrs)
Breakfast. Drive to Jodhpur, the capital of the Marwar
State. A full day guided sightseeing tour of the city,
which includes: Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace,
Jaswant Thada and Mandore Garden. Evening free to explore
the tiny shops in the narrow lanes of the city. Overnight
at a hotel.
Day9 - Jodhpur –
Udaipur (260kms / 5 hrs)
After breakfast, drive to Udaipur. Enroute stopover
at Ranakpur, to visit the famous Jain temples. The City
of Dawn, surrounded by the ancient Aravali Mountains
and set on the edge of three lakes, is a brilliant kaleidoscope
of narrow lanes flanked by bright stalls, gardens, lakes,
palaces and temples. Enjoy day on the banks of the Lake
Pichola or at the numerous shops that dot the narrow
windings streets of Udaipur. Overnight at hotel.
Day10 - Udaipur
After breakfast, full day guided sightseeing of the
city including City Palace, Jagdish Temple, Saheliyon-ki-Bari
and a excursion to Eklingi, famous for its Jain temples.
Overnight at hotel.
Day11 - Udaipur –
Dungarpur (110 kms / 2 hrs)
Breakfast. Drive to Dungarpur. Enroute stopover at the
Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary is a beautiful stretch of
virgin forest, having untouched areas of countryside
around it. Visit the rock carvings of the Mesolithic
era, old temples and overwhelming tribal population.
On arrival at Dungarpur, check into hotel. Overnight
at hotel.
Day12 - Dungarpur
Breakfast. Take a guided tour of the Juna Mahal, the
Gaib Sagar Lake famous for its shrine of Shri Nathji
lying along the lake and the Vijay Raj Rajeshwar Temple,
dedicated to Lord Shiva. Evening free for leisure. Overnight
at hotel.
Day13 - Dungarpur
– Chittorgarh (275 kms / 6 hrs)
Breakfast at hotel. Proceed for Chittorgarh - the well-established
citadel and the capital of Mewar rulers. On arrival
check into the hotel for wash-n-change. Then proceed
on a guided tour of the Chittorgarh Fort, which stands
180 mtrs high with each stone narrating its own story.
Overnight at hotel.
Day14 - Chittorgarh
– Kota (250 kms / 5 hrs)
Breakfast at hotel. Proceed for Kota. On arrival check
into the hotel for wash-n-change. Then proceed on a
guided tour of Kota, to include City Fort Palace, Museum
and Jagmandir Palace. Overnight at hotel
Day15 - Kota – Bundi
– Sawai Madhopur (210 kms)
Breakfast. Proceed to Bundi, for a half-day guided tour
of the Taragarh Fort, Raniji-ki-Baoli, (Queen's step
well) and Nagar Sagar Kund. In the afternoon drive to
Sawai Madhopur. Evening free at the national park. Overnight
at resort.
Day16 - Sawai Madhopur
– Jaipur (180 kms / 3.5 hrs)
Breakfast. Drive onto Jaipur - the Pink City of Rajasthan.
Upon arrival in Jaipur, transfer to the hotel for wash
'n' change. Later, guided half-day city tour of Jaipur
covering Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), City Palace,
Jantar Mantar (Royal Observatory). Overnight at hotel.
Day17 - Jaipur
Enjoy a royal breakfast at hotel. Then guided excursion
to the majestic Amber Fort - the erstwhile capital of
the Kachwahas Rajputs before they moved to their newly
built capital in Jaipur. This is the only fort where
one can still go by the elephant back even today like
a Maharaja. Evening at leisure for enjoying the real
charm of this royal city to stroll in the local bazaars
to see some handicrafts and artisans. Overnight at hotel.
Day18 - Jaipur –
Agra (232 kms / 4.5 hrs)
Breakfast at hotel. Then proceed to Agra via Fatepur
Sikri; a World Heritage Site. Assisted by a guide visit
this world famous complex of monuments and temples built
in a uniform architectural style. In the afternoon,
visit the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort. The Taj Mahal
of Agra is a monument built by Emperor Shah Jahan in
the memory of her wife Mumtaz Mahal while the Agra Fort
was built by Emperor Akbar. Built with red sandstone
the Fort is a mixture of the Islamic and Hindu styles
of architecture
Day19 - Agra – Delhi
(200 kms / 4 hrs)
After breakfast, drive to Delhi. On arrival check into
hotel for wash-n-change. Depending on flight schedule
transfer to international airport for connecting flight
to onward destination.
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