Duration :
14 Nights / 15 Days Destination Covered :
Delhi – Mandawa – Bikaner – Jodhpur – Mt. Abu – Udaipur – Pushkar – Jaipur – Agra – Delhi

Day 01 : Arrive
Delhi
Arrive
Delhi
meet & assistance at the airport. Later transfer to the hotel.
Night stay in
Delhi
Day 02 :
Delhi
– Mandawa ( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to Mandawa. Arrive Mandawa & check-in at
hotel. Later visit Mandawa, founded 1755 by Thakur Nawal Singh and
still the home of his descendants has beautiful frescoes, Havelis
and mansions. Mandawa castle one of the finest castles of
Rajasthan, is now a hotel and house of collection of armories,
costumes of ancestors, canons from 1820 ancient coins, numismatic
collection and many other interesting items, preserved in a
museum. Night stay in Mandawa
Day 03 : Mandawa
–
Bikaner
( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to
Bikaner
. Arrive
Bikaner
& check-in at hotel. Afternoon proceed for city sightseeing
tour of
Bikaner
.
Bikaner
is
named after its founder Rao Bika Ji in 1488. But long before this,
the city was trade center on the caravan routes from Africa and
West Asia
.
Bikaner
's dominant features are rippling sands and abundant sunshine. The
city stands on an elevation, enclosed by a 7 Kms wall, which can
be entered from 5 gates.
Bikaner
City
is bolstered by imposing walls and has a 16th century fort housing
old palaces, temples and mosque. Founded by Raja Rai Singh the
fort is distinguished by its long range of 37 pavilions, a line of
balconies and aerial windows of varying designs. Also visit
Lallgarh
Palace
, the museum, and Bhanda Sagar Jain and Deshnoke Rat temple. Night
stay in
Bikaner
Day 04 :
Bikaner
–
Jodhpur
( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to
Jodhpur
. Arrive
Jodhpur
& check-in at hotel. Rest of the day leisure. Night stay in
Jodhpur
Day 05 :
Jodhpur
Morning after
breakfast proceed for city sightseeing tour of Prince Jodha
founded city
Jodhpur
- the stronghold of the fierce Rathore clan, in 1459. Visit the
Mehrangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone hill. Within the
fort, visit Moti Mahal and Phool Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada,
an imposing marble cenotaph, built in memory of Maharaja Jaswant
Singh II around 1899 and Umaid Public gardens. Night stay in
Jodhpur
Day 06 :
Jodhpur
–
Mt.
Abu
( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to
Mt.
Abu
. Arrive
Mt.
Abu
& check-in at hotel. Rest of the day leisure. Night stay in
Mt.
Abu
Day 07 :
Mt.
Abu
Morning after
breakfast visit world famous
Dilwara
Jain
Temple
,
Nikki
Lake
, Brahmin Kumari Ashram etc.
Dilwara
Temple
: These remarkable Jain temples are
Mount
Abu
's main attraction and among the finest examples includes two
temples in which the art of carving marble reached unsurpassed
heights. The older of the temples is the ' Vimal Vasahi ', built
in 1031 and dedicated to the first tirthankar, Adinath. In the
front of the temple stands the
' House of
Elephants ', with figures of elephants marching in procession to
the temple entrance. The later ' Tejpal temple ' is dedicated to
Neminath, the 22nd tirthankar, and was built in 1230 by the
brothers Tejpal and Vastupal. The carving is so fine that, in
places, the marble becomes almost transparent.
Nakki
Lake
:
Nakki
Lake
is virtually in the heart of
Mount
Abu
and is a big attraction with tourists. The lake takes its name
from the legend that it was scooped out by a god, using only his
nails, or nakh. It's a pleasant stroll around the lake - look for
the strange rock formations. On the lake there is a dilapidated
concrete boat-shaped snack bar. Night stay in
Mount
Abu
Day 08 :
Mt.
Abu
–
Udaipur
( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to
Udaipur
enroute visiting the world famous Jain temples at Ranakpur,
superbly preserved in a near-perfect condition for over 500 years.
The most attractive features are the 29 halls of the temple, which
have 1444 pillars of which no two are like. Later continue drive
to
Udaipur
. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Night stay in
Udaipur
Day 09 : Udaipur
Morning after breakfast proceed for city sightseeing of Udaipur
visiting The city is built in 1559 A.D. by Maharaja Udai Singh and
has been described as the most romantic spot on the continent of
India by Col. James Todd. Visit the
City
Palace
museum, the Jagdish temple, Sahelion Ki Bari (Queen's resort for
their friends) Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir (Folk art museum) and the
Pratap Memorial. Evening enjoy BOAT RIDE at
Lake
Pichola
. Night stay in
Udaipur
Day 10 :
Udaipur
- Pushkar ( by road)
Morning after
breakfast drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar &
check-in at
hotel. Later explore Pushkar. Pushkar boasts temples, though few
are as ancient as you might expect at such an important pilgrimage
site, since many were deserted by Aurangzeb and subsequently
rebuilt. The most famous is the
Brahma
Temple
, said to be one of the few temples in the world dedicated to this
deity. It's marked by red spire, and over the entrance gateway is
the hans, or goose symbol, of Brahma, who is said to have
personally chosen Pushkar as its site. Night stay in Pushkar
Day 11 : Pushkar
- Jaipur ( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur & check-in
at hotel. Afternoon proceed for city sightseeing tour of
Jaipur visiting
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
Dev
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. Night stay in Jaipur
Day 12 :
Jaipur
Morning after
breakfast proceed for excursion to Amber Fort.
AMBER
FORT
PALACE
- Amber is the classic romantic Rajasthani fort palace. Its
construction was started by Man Singh I in 1592, and completed by
his descendent Jai Singh I. Its forbidding exterior belies an
inner paradise where a beautiful fusion of Mughal and Hindu styles
finds it's ultimate expression. Continue sight-seeing.
HAWA MAHAL
- The ornamental facade of this "
Palace
of
Winds
" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey
structures of sandstone plastered pink 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.
LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE - Situated in the south of Jaipur,
Laxmi Narayan Temple is one of the many such temples built by
wealthy Birla family in India, thus it is also known as Birla
Mandir. The temple is a great reminder of the secular traditions
India
has shown over the centuries. The temple has been constructed in
white marble and has three domes, each portraying the different
approaches to religion. The temple is situated at the foot of Moti
Doongri Fort, converted as a small palace by Ram Singh II for his
wife Gayatri Devi. Night stay in Jaipur
Day 13 :
Jaipur -
Agra
( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to
Agra
enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri. The deserted, red
Sandstone
City
, Emperor Akbar built that as his capital and palace in the late
16th century is an exhilarating experience. It a veritable
fairytale city and its "ruins" are in pristine condition
... it's not hard to imagine what the court life must have been
like in the days of its grandeur. Also visit the Bulund Darwaza,
the largest gateway in the world. Later continue drive to
Agra
. Arrive
Agra
check-in at hotel. Afternoon proceed for city
sightseeing tour of Agra visiting the world famous Taj Mahal *,
built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his queen Mumtaz
Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Also visit Agra Fort,
containing the Pearl Mosque - the rusty and majestic red-
sandstone fort of
Agra
stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and Emperor Akbar started
the construction in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private
audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an
ethereal ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded peacock
Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly
kingdoms. Night stay in
Agra
Day 14 :
Agra
–
Delhi
( by road )
Morning after
breakfast drive to
Delhi
. Arrive
Delhi
check-in hotel. Afternoon proceed for city sightseeing tour
of Delhi visiting Old & New Delhi
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail
visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma Gandhi was
cremated; Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in India.
NEW DELHI
- An extensive sight-seeing tour of
New Delhi
would include a visit to the Qutub Minar, a drive along the
ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing India Gate,
Parliament House, the President's Residence and would end with a
drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Night stay in
Delhi
Day 15 :
Departure
Morning departure transfer to the airport to board the flight for
onward journey.  |