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Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days
Destinations : Delhi - Mandawa
– Bikaner – Deshnok - Khimsar – Oscian - Jaisalmer –
Jodhpur – Ranakpur – Udaipur – Roopangarh – Jaipur –
FatehpurSikri – Agra – Delhi
Day
01. Delhi
Fly from your country to New Delhi, you will be greeted & assisted by Travel
Horizon Representative upon arrival. Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02. New & Old Delhi
Breakfast at Hotel and then leave for full day sightseeing of Old and New Delhi
visiting Jamia Masjid, enjoy rickshaw ride in narrow alleys of old Delhi through
Kinari Bazaar and 400 years old Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Crematory of Mahatma
Gandhi, Birla Temple, Parliament House, Presidential House, India Gate, Government
buildings & Qutab Minar. Return Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 03. New Delhi - Mandawa (275 Km, 06 hours)
Morning leave for Mandawa through the villages of Rajasthan. Arrive
& check in at Hotel Castle Mandawa, afternoon visit the 150 to 200 year
old painted havelies (big houses) by the natural colors in the streets of the
village. You can also watch the daily village life while watching the havelies.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 04. Mandawa – Bikaner (190 Km, 04 hours)
Morning leave for Bikaner was founded by Rao Biked Ji in 1488 A.D. Arrive &
check in at the Hotel. Afternoon visit Junagarh Fort founded in year 1593 by
Raja Rai Singh who was general in the army of mighty Mughal emperor Akbar and
rest of the Fort was improved by the successors. Afterwards visit Asia’s
largest Camel Breeding Research Farm and local busy markets. Overnight at Hotel.
Day
05. Bikaner – Deshnok - Khimsar (145 Km, 03 hours)
After breakfast leave for Khimsar via 600 years old Deshnok Rat temple. After
temple continue your drive to Khimsar was founded by 24th Jain Profit Mahavira
500 years B.C.
Arrive 15th century Hotel Royal Castle Khimsar Fort, afternoon Jeep safari will
be organized to visit local villages, wild life & sensational sun set on
sand dunes. Return Hotel for overnight.
Day 06. Khimsar – Oscian - Jaisalmer (330 Km, 06 hours)
After breakfast leave for Jaisalmer enroute visit at 7th century Mahavira Jain
Temple and 2000 years old Jija Mata Temple at Oscian village. Continue your
drive drive to Jaisalmer, founded by Rawal Jaisal in 1156 A.D. after shifting
his capital from Ladurva. Jaisalmer was the main caravan route from Far East
to the Middle East, arrive & check in at Hotel overnight stay.
Day 07. Jaisalmer
Morning sightseeing of Fort (80 meters above plains) & Jain Temples within
the Fort built in 12th to 15th century which are very worth watching. The specialty
of the Fort is that still approximately 5000 people are living inside. Visit
Fort Palace & atop from Palace you can have the golden view of whole Jaisalmer
city as whole city is built in yellow sand stones, when sun rays fall on the
city, it give impression as golden city of India. Afterwards visit Patwon Ki
Haveli and Nath Ji Mal Ki Haveli. Afternoon drive to Sam Sand dunes to watch
sensational Sun Set by camel ride. Return to Hotel for overnight.
Day
08. Jaisalmer – Jodhpur (285 Km, 05 hours) Breakfast & leave
to Jodhpur, founded by Rao Jodha in 1459 AD after shifting his capital from
Mandore to Jodhpur by the advise of a holy man. Arrive & check in at Hotel,
afternoon visit Mehrangarh Fort 125 meters above plains, Jaswant thada and Sardar
market clock tower. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 09. Jodhpur – Ranakpur – Udaipur (285 Km, 08 hours)
Breakfast and leave for Udaipur enroute visit 15th century Ranakpur
Jain Temple built in pure white marble with 80 doms supported by 1444 different
carved pillars. Continue your drive to Udaipur, founded by Maharana Udai Singh
in 1559 AD, (Maha means great & Rana means warrior, so Maharana means a
great warrior). Udaipur is a beautiful city of lakes at the altitude of 577
MSL surrounded by Aravalli Hills. Arrive and check in at for overnight stay.
Day 10. Udaipur
After breakfast visit City Palace, Jagdish temple built in 1651 AD, Fatehsagar
lake Sahalion Ki Bari. Afternoon enjoy boat ride in lake Pichola to visit Jagmandir
Island. Late afternoon, enjoy exciting cultural folk dances of Rajasthan at
Meera Kala Mandir. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 11. Udaipur – Roopangarh (265 Km, 05 hours)
Morning leve for Roopangarh, founded by 5th ruler of Kishangarh Maharaja Roop
Singh in 16th century. Arrive & check in at the Hotel Fort Roopangarh, afternoon
visit exciting colorful local villages of Roopangarh. Overnight at Hotel.
Day
12. Roopangarh – Jaipur (125 Km, 02.1/2 hours)
After breakfast leave to Jaipur, founded by Maharaja Swai Jai Singh in 1727
AD (swai means a person 25% more intelligent) after shifting his capital from
Amer valley to the newly formed city in the plains after consulting so many
maps of the world anf finally organized own religious map Shilpa Shastra with
the help of a young Bengali architect Vidyadhar Batacharya. Maharaja Swai Jai
Singh was a builder, astronomer, astrologer, soldier, philosopher and now Jaipur
is the capital of Rajasthan & world famous as the Pink City. Arrive &
check in Hotel at Hotel, afternoon visit local markets of busy pink city. Return
to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 13. Jaipur
After breakfast full day sightseeing of Jaipur visiting Hawa Mahal (palace of
winds) where from royal ladies were watching daily processions and life. Afterwards
visit Amer Fort by elephant ride, that gives you the experience and impression
of how Maharajas & royal family members were using the services of elephants.
After lunch visit City Palace Museum, Astrological Observatory and local busy
markets. Afterwards check in at Hotel Rambagh palace for overnight stay.
Day 14. Jaipur – FatehpurSikri – Agra (235 Km, 06 hours)
Morning leave for Agra enroute one of the most important place of Mughal era
Fatepur Sikri founded
by
Akbar in 1569 AD as a ceremonial capital. But unfortunately this magnificent
city was abandoned due to scarcity of drinking water and Akbar went back to
Agra. Continue your drive to Agra, arrive and check in at Hotel Clarks Shiraz.
After change and wash visit one of the wonders of the world, Taj Mahal (monument
of love), founded by 5th great Mughal Emperor Shahi Jahan in the memory of his
beloved queen Anjuman Bano Begum (with love emperor called her Mumtaz). After
her death in 1627 AD, in her memory emperor started to built Taj Mahal (Taj
means crown & Mahal means Palace, so it is Crown Palace) from 1631 to 1653
AD with twenty two thousand labors working since sun rise to sun set in twenty
two years. The marble was transported from Makrana in Rajasthan by the help
of animals. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 15. Agra – Delhi (200 Km, 04 hours)
After breakfast check out from the Hotel and visit Agra Red Fort which was built
by three emperors Akbar & Jahangir built in red sand stones and Shahi Jahan
in pure white marble. While driving to Delhi visit crematory of Akbar at Sikandra
which he had started building himself and after his death, it was finished by
his son Jahangir. Continue your drive to Delhi, arrive & explore few hours
in the busy markets. After farewell dinner transfer to International airport
to board flight back to your country with sweet lively Indian Memories.
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