Arrive in Delhi. Meet our representative at the airport & transfer to the hotel.

Night stay in Delhi

After a leisurely breakfast, a sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the British empire. Visit the 11^th-century Qutub Minar, India Gate, the grand government buildings, the President’s House, the Red Fort, and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial. Also, visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple.

Night stay in Delhi.

Meal: Breakfast

Early morning, pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station to board the air-conditioned train to Jaipur. Breakfast on the train. Arrive in Jaipur and transfer to the hotel. Later, a sightseeing tour of Jaipur covering:

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 Devji 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.

Hawa Mahal - The ornamental facade of this "Palace of Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-story structures of sandstone plastered pink are 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.

Night stay in Jaipur.

Meal: Breakfast

In the morning, visit the majestic Amber Fort, which is one that cannot be easily described. Ride up on Elephants to the former capital of the royals set against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Later, drive to Agra en route visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged capital of Mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive in Agra & transfer to the hotel. Evening at leisure.

Night stay in Agra.

Meal: Breakfast

Morning at sunrise, visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world, surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created. 20,000 men labored for 22 years to build this memorial to Shah Jahan’s beloved wife. Also, visit the Red Fort - the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of red sandstone with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the emperor heard public petitions. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambiance, the emperor sat on his gem-studded peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms. Later, transfer to the railway station to board the overnight train to Varanasi.

Meal: Breakfast

Arrive in Varanasi, said to be India’s most sacred city situated on the western bank of the holy river Ganga. It is also the oldest living city in the world. As a place for devotion and worship, with hundreds of temples dotting the city, sunrise on the riverfront as seen from a boat can be a spiritually uplifting sight. It has a fascination uniquely its own, a quality of sublime beauty, a timeless eternal appeal. Varanasi is a city that cannot be described, only experienced. Meet our representative at the railway station and transfer to the hotel. Later, sightseeing in Varanasi (the oldest and holiest city of India) covering Temples, Aurangzeb’s Mosque, and one of the biggest universities of India. In the evening, view the “Aarti” ceremony on the Ghats.

Night stay in Varanasi.

Meal: Breakfast

Morning, boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe the way of life of pilgrims by the Ghats.

Later, an excursion to Sarnath, 10 km. East of Varanasi, is one of Buddhism’s major centers in India. After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha came to Sarnath where he gave his first sermon. Visit the deer park and the museum. Later, back to Varanasi.

Night stay in Varanasi.

Meal: Breakfast

After a relaxed breakfast, transfer to the airport for a flight to Delhi. Arrive in Delhi & transfer to hotel.

Night stay in Delhi.

Meal: Breakfast

Transfer to the airport for onward flight.

Meal: Breakfast