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Program 7
12 DAYS 11 NIGHTS
DELHI- KATHMANDU- VARANASI- AGRA
JAIPUR - DELHI

Day 1:

Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Morning tour of Delhi visiting Raj Ghat
and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort
and Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,Humayun's
Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial
Arch ), Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past
President's House, Parliament House,
Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre.
Overnight Delhi.

Day 2:

Morning transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer
toHotel.
Overnight Kathmandu.

Day 3:

Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal
residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati
Temple and other temples.
Overnight Kathmandu.

Day 4:

Day free.
Overnight Kathmandu.

Day 5:

Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi & transfer
toHotel.
Overnight Varanasi.

Day 6:

Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage
fromghat to ghat. People bathe early in the
morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremationghats
are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where
funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to
diein Kashi and to be cremated on banks of
the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death.
Overnight Varanasi.

Day 7:

Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail station for
Tundla (Agra) night train. Night on board.

Day 8:

Morning arrive Agra and transfer to Hotel.
Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor
Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz
Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing
the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public
and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built by
Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Overnight Agra.

Day 9:

Drive to Jaipur visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms
from Agra and built by Emperor Akbar in
1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. See the
graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid,
Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces.
Overnight Jaipur.

Day 10:

Morning visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the
State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of
Victory glittering with mirrors. Ascend the Fort on Elephant back.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was givena
colour coat of pink a century ago in honour
of a visiting Prince and ever since, it has retained this colour.
Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer,
this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory
& Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa
Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas.
Overnight Jaipur.

Day 11:

Drive to Delhi.
Overnight Delhi.

Day 12:

Morning transfer to airport.

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