Day 01 : Arrive Delhi Arrive
Delhi meet & assistance at the airport. Later transfer to the hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 : Delhi - Mandawa ( by
road )Morning after breakfast drive to Mandawa. Arrive Mandawa &
check-in at hotel. Later visit Mandawa, founded 1755 by Thakur Nawal Singh
and still the home of his descendants has beautiful frescoes, Havelis and
mansions. Mandawa castle one of the finest castles of Rajasthan, is now a
hotel and house of collection of armories, costumes of ancestors, canons
from 1820 ancient coins, numismatic collection and many other interesting
items, preserved in a museum. Night stay in Mandawa.
Day
03 : Mandawa - Bikaner ( by road )Morning after breakfast drive to
Bikaner. Arrive Bikaner & check-in hotel. Afternoon proceed for city
sightseeing tour of Bikaner. Bikaner is named after its founder Rao Bika Ji
in 1488. But long before this, the city was trade center on the caravan
routes from Africa and West Asia. Bikaner's dominant features are rippling
sands and abundant sunshine.
The city stands on an elevation,
enclosed by a 7 Kms wall, which can be entered from 5 gates. Bikaner City is
bolstered by imposing walls and has a 16th century fort housing old palaces,
temples and 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. Also visit Lallgarh Palace, the museum, and Bhanda Sagar
Jain and Deshnoke Rat temple. Night stay in Bikaner.
Day
04 : Bikaner - Jaisalmer ( by road )Morning after breakfast drive
to Jaisalmer. Arrive Jaisalmer & check-in hotel. Evening enjoy camel
ride at SAND DUNES. Night stay in Jaisalmer.
Day 05
: JaisalmerMorning after breakfast proceed for city sightseeing
tour of Jaisalmer visiting the burnished sandstone Jaisalmer, Throbbing in
the heart of the Thar, is an intricately molded wonderland in place of a
barren land, today stands a city of gilded magic. The origins of Jaisalmer
go back to the 12th century, when Rawal Jaisal abandoned his old fort at
Ludarwa and laid the foundation of a new city. Visit the magnificent fort,
the Patwon Ki Haveli (Mansion) and Salim Singh Ki Haveli, with their carved
balconies and brackets, which are supreme examples of the art. Night stay in
Jaisalmer.
Day 06 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur ( by road )Morning
after breakfast drive to Jodhpur. Arrive Jodhpur & check-in hotel. Later
proceed for city sightseeing tour of Prince Jodha founded city Jodhpur - the
stronghold of the fierce Rathore clan, in 1459. Visit the Mehrangarh Fort,
situated on a low sandstone hill. Within the fort, visit Moti Mahal and
Phool Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble cenotaph, built in
memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II around 1899 and Umaid Public gardens.
Night stay in Jodhpur.
Day 07 : Jodhpur - Pushkar (
by road)Morning after breakfast drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar &
check-in at hotel. Later explore Pushkar. Pushkar boasts temples, though few
are as ancient as you might expect at such an important pilgrimage site,
since many were deserted by Aurangzeb and subsequently rebuilt. The most
famous is the Brahma Temple, said to be one of the few temples in the world
dedicated to this deity. It's marked by red spire, and over the entrance
gateway is the hans, or goose symbol, of Brahma, who is said to have
personally chosen Pushkar as its site. Night stay in Pushkar.
Day
08 : Pushkar - Jaipur ( by road )Morning after breakfast drive to
Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur & check-in at hotel. Afternoon proceed for city
sightseeing tour of Jaipur visiting.
CITY PALACE -
A delightful blend of Mughal and traditional Rajasthani architecture,
the City Palace sprawls over one-seventh of the area in the walled city. It
houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum.
JANTAR
MANTAR - This is the largest and the best preserved of the five
observatories built by Jai Singh II in different parts of the country. This
observatory consisting of outsized astronomical instruments is still in use.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 09 : JaipurMorning
after breakfast later proceed for excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant ride
ascent to the fort.
AMBER
FORT PALACE - Amber is the classic romantic Rajasthani fort palace. Its
construction was started by Man Singh I in 1592, and completed by his
descendent Jai Singh I. Its forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise
where a beautiful fusion of Mughal and Hindu styles finds it's ultimate
expression.
HAWA MAHAL -The ornamental facade
of this "Palace of Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their
five-storey structures of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine
trelliswork and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 niches and windows.
Built in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the
palace women.
LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE - Situated
in the south of Jaipur, Laxmi Narayan Temple is one of the many such temples
built by wealthy Birla family in India, thus it is also known as Birla
Mandir. The temple is a great reminder of the secular traditions India has
shown over the centuries. The temple has been constructed in white marble
and has three domes, each portraying the different approaches to religion.
The temple is situated at the foot of Moti Doongri Fort, converted as a
small palace by Ram Singh II for his wife Gayatri Devi. Night stay in
Jaipur.
Day 10 : Jaipur - Delhi ( by road )Morning
after breakfast drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi & check-in hotel. Afternoon
proceed for city sightseeing tour of Delhi visiting Old & New Delhi.
OLD
DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail visiting the Raj
Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated; Jama Masjid -
the largest mosque in India.
NEW DELHI - An
extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi would include a visit to the Qutub
Minar, a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing
India Gate, Parliament House, the President's Residence and would end with a
drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 11 : DepartureMorning departure transfer to the
airport to board the flight for onward journey.
Tour ends with
the sweeet memories..........