Rajasthan Short Tour

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Duration : 10 Nights / 11 Days
Destinations : Delhi – Agra – FatehpurSikri – Jaipur - Udaipur – Ranakpur – Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - 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 rikshaw 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 3 Delhi - Agra (200 Km, 04 Hrs)
After breakfast leave for Agra . Your first stop will be at Sikandra to visiti Musoleum of 3rd & most powerfull emperor of Mughal era Akbar the Great. Continue your drive to Agra. Arrive & Check In to hotel. After Change & wash visit visit Agra Fort, was built by three emperors, Akbar & Jahangir in red sand stone & Shahi Jahan in white marble. The Fort is 2.5 Km long and during Mughal rule one third of the Fort was occupied by the army. When British ruled India, they repeated same tradition and now traditionally Indian army has occupied the same. Drive back to Delhi . Afterwards 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 04. Agra – FatehpurSikri – Jaipur (235 Km, 06 hours)
Morning leave for Jaipur enroute one of the most important place of Mughal era Fatepur 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 Jaipur, arrive and check in at Hotel. This historic city was founded by Maharaja Swai Jai Singh in 1727 AD after shifting his capital from Amer valley to newly formed and planned city of its time after consulting so many maps of the world and 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, philospher. Presently, Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan & is world famous as the Pink City.

Day 05. Jaipur
Breakfast and leave Hotel to visit Hawa Mahal (palace of winds) where from royal ladies were watching daily processions and life. Afterward visit City Palace Museum, Astrological Observatory and local busy markets. 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. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 06 Jaipur - Udaipur
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 07. 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 08. Udaipur – Ranakpur – Jodhpur
Breakfast and leave for Jodhpur 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 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 - Jaisalmer
After breakfast leave for 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 10. 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 11 Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Delhi
Early in the morning leave for Jodhpur. Arrive Jodhpur & board flight to Delhi.

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