Classical India 2010 - 13 days

Day 1
Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi, India’s capital city, and transfer to your hotel, rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 2
Delhi
Today you will proceed for a sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi, visit the Qutub Minar, tallest stone tower in India. Drive past the imposing India Gate and the Rastrapathi Bhawan. Also visit the Raj Ghat and drive past the Red fort & Jama Masjid. Enjoy a joy ride on a cycle rickshaw through the narrow bustling lanes of Chandni Chowk. Evening is at leisure; optionally you may visit the Red fort for sound and light show. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 3
Delhi – Varanasi
You will be transferred to airport to board your flight for Varanasi. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. Later visit Sarnath where Buddha preached his first sermon after he gained Enlightenment. You will also visit the Museum which has the Ashok Pillar with its four guardian lions, now national emblem of Independent India. Later this evening you will visit the Ghats at the Ganges river to witness an evening Aarti ceremony. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 4
Varanasi – Khajuraho
Morning enjoy a boat ride on the river Ganges. Later visit the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple, the most sacred of shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, the patron deity of Varanasi. Transfer to the Varanasi airport to board your flight for Khajuraho. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Later visit the World famous Khajuraho temples built by Chandela Kings in the mid-10th and 11th centuries. Evening enjoy a sound and light show at the Khajuraho temples. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 5
Khajuraho – Jhansi – Agra (172 kms / 5-6 hrs)
Morning visit the Orchha temples & Datia caves and proceed to Jhansi railway station to board Shatabdi Express for Agra. Arrive in the Mughal city of Agra and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 6
Agra
This morning proceed for a sightseeing tour of Agra, visit the Agra fort, built by the great Emperor Akbar, proceed to the Taj Mahal, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Rest of the day is at leisure for shopping and individual activities. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 7
Agra – Jaipur (221 kms / 5 hrs)
This morning you will drive to the pink city of Jaipur, enroute you will stop to visit Fatehpur Sikri, the deserted red sandstone city built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Arrive Jaipur and check in to your hotel. Later this evening you will visit Chokhi Dhani, an ethnic Rajaasthani village located on the outskirts of Jaipur. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 8
Jaipur
This morning visit the Amber fort, built in 16th century, enjoy an elephant ride at Amber. Drive past the Hawa Mahal, a Palace of winds. In the afternoon you will visit the city palace and museum, walk to adjacent Jantar Mantar an astronomical observatory. Rest of the evening is at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 9
Jaipur – Jodhpur (332 kms / 7 hrs)
Early this morning you will drive to Jodhpur, a blue city of Rajasthan and gateway to the Great Indian Desert, enroute you will stop to visit the holy towns of Pushkar & Ajmer. Visit the Pushkar Lake and Brahma temple in Pushkar, while in Ajmer visit the Dargah of Salim Chisti. Arrive Jodhpur, rest of the evening is at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 10
Jodhpur
Today you will visit the Majestic Mehrangarh Fort, sprawled across a 125 meter high hill and is the most impressive and formidable fort in the fort-studded Rajasthan, continue to Jaswant Thada a cluster of Royal cenotaphs built in 1899, lastly visit the Umaid Bhavan Palace and museum. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 11
Jodhpur – Udaipur (259 kms / 6 hrs
Drive to Udaipur, a capital of former Princely state of Mewar, enroute stop to visit the world famous exquisitely carved Ranakpur Jain Temples, known for its 1444 pillar hall. Rest of the day is at leisure to explore the Lake city of Udaipur on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 12
Udaipur
Morning visit the City Palace, the largest palace complex in Rajasthan. Proceed to Jagdish temple and the Sahelion Ki Bari or “Garden of the Maids of Honour. In the evening enjoy a boat ride on the picturesque lake Pichola. Overnight at the hotel.

 
Day 13
Depart Udaipur
Transfer to Udaipur airport for your onward journey back home.
 

Highlights

Delhi
 
bulletThe Capital of the Country -Sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit the Qutub Minar - the tallest stone tower in India , visit the Raj Ghat and drive past the Red Fort and Jama Masjid in New Delhi, the imposing India Gate and the Rastrapathi Bhawan
Varanasi
 
bulletVisit Sarnath, is where the Buddha preached his first sermon, the Museum that houses the Ashok Pillar with its four guardian lions The ‘National Emblem of Independent India’ visit to the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple ,enjoy a boat cruise on the river Ganges& the Ghats for evening Aarti ceremony
Khajuraho
 
bulletEnjoy the sound and light show at the Khajuraho temples, world famous Khajuraho temples built by Chandela Kings in the mid-10th and 11th centuries.
Agra
 
bulletThe Mughal city of Agra, visit the Agra fort, built by the great Emperor Akbar,Visit the Taj Mahal, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal
Jaipur
 
bulletAn ascent to the 16th century Amber fort over the back of an elephant. Drive past the Hawa Mahal, also called the Palace of Winds, and visit the City Palace and museum, walk to adjacent Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory. Enjoy a traditional Marwari dinner at Chokhi Dhani, an ethnic Rajasthani village on the outskirts of Jaipur
Jodhpur
 
bulletEnroute take visit the holy towns to .proceed to the Pushkar Lake & a Brahma temple in while in Ajmer visit the Dargaha of Salim Chisti Blue City of Jodhpur, visit the imposing Mehrangarh Fort. Proceed further to the Jaswant Thada - the royal cenotaph in white marble built in 1899 AD in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh
Udaipur
 
bulletUdaipur a capital of former Princely state of Mewar where we visit the world famous exquisitely carved Ranakpur Jain Temples, known for its 1444 pillar hall. Explore the Lake city of Udaipur. Visit the City Palace, the largest palace complex in Rajasthan, Jagdish temple & the Museum, the Sahelion Ki Bari or “Garden of the Maids of Honour. Enjoy a boat ride on the picturesque lake Pichola.

Departures October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011

Hotel Type Price per Adult Child with Bed Child no Bed
Twn / Dble Triple Sgl
Superior 1540 N/A N/A 640 305
Premium 2150 N/A N/A 870 345
Tour price rate may differ based on Nationality and Date of Departure.
*Costs indicated are based on the hotels envisaged. Owing to space constraints you might be offered hotel of equivalent category with additional or reduction on price there of. Write to us for choice of any specific hotel/ resort, the same can be arranged on request

Hotel Envisaged*

Hotel Type Hotels
City No. of nts. Superior Premium
AGRA 2 Howard Park Plaza Taj Gateway
DELHI 2 Hotel Vikram The Park
JAIPUR 2 Park Inn Jai Mahal Palace
JODHPUR 2 The Gateway Agra Ajit Bhawan
KHAJURAHO 1 Clark Khajuraho Taj Chandela
UDAIPUR 2 Hilltop Resorts Fateh Prakash Palace
VARANASI 1 Clark Varanasi Gateway Hotel Ganges
Service accomodates
bulletStay for 2 nights in Delhi, 1 night in Varanasi, 1 night in Khajuraho, 2 nights in Agra, 2 nights in Jaipur, 2 nights in Jodhpur and 2 nights in Udaipur with daily buffet / faxed menu breakfast.
 
bulletAll transfers, sightseeing’s and excursion’s by a Private Air-conditioned Toyota Innova as per our brochure itinerary.
 
bulletServices of a professional local English speaking guide for all sightseeing / excursion’s.
 
bulletEnjoy a cycle rickshaw ride at Chandni Chowk in Delhi.
 
bulletEnjoy a boat ride on the River Ganges in Varanasi.
 
bulletEnjoy a Sound & Light Show at the Khajuraho Temples.
 
bulletEnjoy an Elephant ride at the Amber Fort in Jaipur.
 
bulletEnjoy a boat ride on Lake Pichola in Udaipur.
Service does not accomodate
bulletAir fare / train fare.
 
bulletAny meals other then those specified in ‘Cost Includes’.
 
bulletIn The Gateway Hotel Fatehabad , Jai Mahal Palace ,The Gateway Jodhpur, The Gateway Ganges & Taj Chandela property two children below 12 years are allowed subject to cost mention above / Extra person above 12 years is not allowed to share the same room
 
bulletThe Above rate are not valid from 20 December 2010 to 10 January 2011 & 03 November 2010 to 10 November 2010
 
bulletExpenses of personal nature such as tips, telephone calls, laundry, liquor etc.
 
bulletAny other item not specified in ‘cost includes’.
 
bullet2.58% Government service tax.
 
bulletGuide & Entrance fees during sightseeing (Unless specified).
Important Points
bulletAll tours are subject to terms and conditions mentioned on the booking form in our brochure.
 
bulletCosts indicated are based on the hotels envisaged. Owing to space constraints you might be offered hotel of equivalent category with addition or reduction on price there of.
 
bulletAll distance / timing featured are approximate.
 
bulletSingle cost given above is only valid when 2 or more pax are traveling together.