13 DAYS/12 NIGHTS
DAY 01 ARRIVE DELHI
Overnight at hotel.
DAY 02 DELHI – JAIPUR 258 KM
DAY 03 JAIPUR
Morning half-day excursion to Amer Fort – At a short distance of 11 km from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills. One of the finest examples of Rajput architecture, it was the ancient capital of Jaipur. The original palace was built by Raja Man Singh and additions were made later by Sawai Jai Singh. Within the palace are the Diwan-e-Aam or the “Hall of Public Audience”, the Diwan-e-Khas or the “Hall of Private Audience” and the SukhNiws, the private chambers of the queens with windows having latticed screens so that the ladies could watch the proceedings of the royal court in privacy. There is also the Jai Mandir or the “Temple of Victory”, with its famed Sheesh Mahal, the scintillating “Hall of Mirrors”.
The Rose Pink City founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II (1693-1743), is the capital of Rajasthan. Jaipur is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, crowned with forts & enclosed by embattled walls. Houses with latticed windows line the streets with their rose pink colour, lending enchantment to the scene, which is almost a magical at Sunset.
Jaipur & its surroundings are rather like an endless museum. The city also offers an endless variety of crafts. Jewellers here still fashion the beautiful enamel-on-gold pendants, studded on the reverse with precious stones or pearls & turquoise that one sees in miniature paintings. Jaipur’s lacquer bangles are famous all over the world. This is a city to be visited.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Jaipur city visiting City Palace and JantarMantar (Observatory). The City Palace, now converted into a museum, except a small portion that is still used by the royal family of Jaipur. Built in the fortified campus style, the palace covers almost one-seventh part of the city. One of the major attractions in the museum is the portion that is devoted to the arms and ammunition used by the royal family.Other important attractions are the Textile and Costume Museum, Art Gallery, Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, and Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am.
Drive past Hawa Mahal – Strange though it may seem, this most famous landmark of Jaipur is not actually a palace but a series of sandstone screens. This pink structure was constructed so that the ladies of the palace could watch the royal processions without being seen by any outsider. This sandstone edifice was named Palace of Winds after the many brass wind vanes that adorned it until 1960s.
Visit the Observatory. This largest stone observatory in the world built by Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of five observatories in India including this one, was a great admirer of developments in science and technology, especially astronomy. Situated near the gate of the City Palace, the observatory has 18 large instruments, many of them still in working condition.
Enjoy a rickshaw ride in the bazaars of colorful and rose-pink city of Jaipur.
Overnight at resort.
DAY 04 JAIPUR/AGRA By surface 280 kms 6 -7 hours
After breakfast in the hotel leave for Agra,en route visiting FatehpurSikri was built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. Visit the remarkably well-preserved, graceful buildings within the ‘Ghost City’ including the Jama Masjid, tomb of SalimChisti, PanchMahal Palace and other palaces that speak of the grandeur and splendor of the Mughal empire at the height of its power.
On arrival check-in at the Hotel.
Overnight is at hotel.
DAY 05 AGRA
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning leave for Agra by surface, on arrival check-in at hotel.
Afternoon half day Agra city of Agra. Visit the world famous TajMahal built by Shah Jahan in 1630 for his queen MumtazMahal to enshrine her mortal remains. This architectural marvel is a perfectly proportioned masterpiece fashioned from white marble that stands testimony to the still of 20,000 craftsmen brought together from Persia, Turkey, France and Italy and who took 17 year to complete this ‘Love Poem in Marble’.
(TajMahal is closed on Fridays).
Also visit the Agra fort containing the halls of private and public audience and other
palaces.
Overnight is at hotel.
DAY 06 AGRA – JHANSI BY TRAIN
JHANSI VIA ORCHA KHAJURAHO
Morning in time transfer to railway station to connect Shatabdi Express train for Jhansi.
Depart Agra at : 0800 Arrive Jhansi : 1030 hrs.
Meeting and assistance on arrival and depart by surface for Khajuraho enroute visiting Orcha
“Orchha” set in medieval city teeming with places, temples and cenotaphs dating back to the Bundela Dynasty. The former capital of this region is now just village, but the Old fort still stands and contains Bir Singh Deo’s find palace and another palace built forbut never used by Jehangir. The fort is on an island in the Betwariver.
On arrival in Khajuraho check –in at hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
DAY 07 KHAJURAHO
Morning visit to the western group of temples of which the most famous is the KandariyaMahadev Temple, 31 meters high. It has a fantastic range of sculptures including sensuous themes. The Chaunsat Yogini is a granite temple and the deviJagdambe , a temple dedicated to Goddess and the Chitragupta temple dedicated to surya, the sun god. Also visit other important temples like Vishwanath, Viraha, etc.
Also visit Eastern group of temples that consist of the Parasvanath temple, which is the only Jain temple surviving at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the outer wall of the Sanctum, The Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu . The other temples in this group are those dedicated to Bramha , Yamuna and Adinath.
Overnight at hotel.
DAY 08 KHAJURAHO – BANDHAVGARH 198 KMS
Morning depart by coach for Bandhavgarh on arrival check –in at Lodge.
Bandhavgarh – Situated in the vindhya hill ranges is an undulating area of forests and open grasslands. The park has tiger, barking deer, spotted deer, sambar, nilgai, chausingha, chinkara and leopard. The surrounding forests hava a varied bird life and elephant rides are available at Tala.
Overnight at lodge.
DAY 09 BANDHAVGARH
Full day jungle activities.
Overnight at lodge.
DAY 10 BANDHAVGARH – KANHA 250 KMS
Morning depart by surface for Kanha on arrival check – in at Lodge.
Kanha’ssal and bamboo forests, grassland and streams stretch over 940 sqkms in dramatic natural splendour. This Project Tiger Reserve is original Kipling country, where the same abundance of wildlife species exists today as they did in Kipling’s time. The Park is the only habitate of the rare Hardground Barasingha. Besides, there are over 200 species of birds making Kanha a bird watcher’s paradise.
Overnight at lodge.
DAY 11 KANHA
Full day jungle activities.
Overnight at lodge.
DAY 12 KANHA –JABALPUR BY SURFACE AND FLIGHT TO DELHI BY FLIGHT
After early breakfast in the hotel drive to Jabalpur to connect flight to Delhi.
Meeting and assistance on arrival and proceed for city tour.
Old Delhi: Visiting the Jama Masjid and then drive pass red fort and Chandni Chowk and Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
New Delhi: Visiting QutabMinar, India Gate ( War memorial), Laxminarayan temple( Mordern Hindu Temple), drive past President house, parliament house and secretariat building.
Overnight at hotel.
DAY 13 LEAVE DELHI
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