Discover India

Tentative Itinerary

AUG 12 FRI. Take your flight to Discover India
AUG 13 SAT • Arrive India, Welcome, Transfer to hotel

AUG 14 SUN • Delhi

Delhi: India’s capital and major gateway to the country, contemporary Delhi is bustling metropolis that successfully combines in its fold the ancient and the modern. Its strategic location was one of the prime reasons why successive dynasties chose it as their seat of power. It is not surprising then that what constitutes Delhi today is a conglomerate of seven cities. Down the ages the region in and around modern Delhi saw Lalkot built in the mid-11th century, Siri established by Allauddin Khilji, Tughlakabad, and Ferozabad built by the Tughlaks followed by the city of the Lodis and then came Shahjahanabad, capital of the Mughals.

AUG 15 MON • Delhi

After Breakfast, proceed for city tour with English-speaking guide, by private Dlx Van, visiting Old Delhi - Shah Jahan's Red Fort, the bustling market place of Chandni Chowk, Raj Ghat, and the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi.

AUG 16 TUE • Delhi-Agra by Van (203 Kms, 3.5 Hrs)

After breakfast drive to Agra. On arrival, check in at the hotel.
Agra is globally renowned as the city of the Taj Mahal. But this royal Mughal city has, in addition to the legendary Taj, many monuments that epitomize the high point of Mughal architecture. In the Mughal period, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Agra was the capital of India. It was here that the founder of the dynasty, Babar, laid out the first formal Persian garden on the banks of the river Yamuna. Here, Akbar, his grandson raised the towering ramparts of the great Red Fort. Within its walls, Jahangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and Shahjahan embellished it with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of gem-inlaid white marble.
The crowning glory of the city is obviously the Taj, a monument of love and imagination that represents India to the world.   Afternoon proceed for City tour with English speaking guide visiting -
Taj Mahal - stands serene and awesome, on a raised marble platform, by the banks of the Yamuna, testifying to the timelessness of art and love. Its pure white marble shimmers silver in the soft moonlight, exudes a shell - pink glow at dawn, and at the close of the day, takes on the tawny, fiery hue of the majestic sun. Shahjahan built the monument in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It has been called the most extravagant monument ever built for the sake of love.
 Agra Fort- Among the other monuments that Agra takes pride in, built by three of the greatest Mughal emperors. The construction of this massive structure began in 1565, under Akbar, and continued till the time of his grandson, Shahjahan. The Diwan - i - Am, the Diwan - i - Khas, the Khas Mahal, the Palace of Mirrors, the Pearl mosque, the Nagina Masjid, the Garden of Grapes, and the Fish Pavilion are the other monuments in the fort complex.
 Overnight at Hotel.

AUG 17 WED • Agra – Jaipur (Via Fatehpur Sikri) By van, 250 Kms, 5.5 hrs) 

After b/fast proceed to Jaipur by private Dlx Van  enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri, the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585, during the reign of Emperor Akbar. The city was built around the abode of Sheik Salim Chishti, a mystic who had advised the childless Emperor Akbar and shortly after his first son was born. Fatehpur Sikri was a glorious city with its beautiful architecture, constructed entirely of red sandstone, but it was built in an area that had a low water supply. The palace buildings and mosque that is still in use are well-preserved even after 400 years.
The palace complex of Fatehpur Sikri includes the Palace of Jodhabai, named for Akbar's Hindu wife; the Sunahra Mahal, home of Akbar's Christian wife; Birbal's House, said to be the home of Akbar's two senior wives; and the Panchal Mahal, a five storey pavilion used by the ladies to watch the court.
On arrival in Jaipur check in at Hotel.

AUG 18 THU • Jaipur 

Jaipur, the vibrant capital of Rajasthan is popularly known as the pink city because of the pink colored buildings in its old city. It sits on a dry lakebed in a somewhat arid landscape, surrounded by barren hills surmounted by forts and crenulated walls. This buzzing metropolis is certainly a place of wild contrasts and a feast for the eyes. Vegetable laden camel carts thread their way through streets jam packed with cars, rickshaws, bicycles and pedestrians frantically dodging the crazy traffic – a feast for your eyes. Traditionally dressed Rajput men sporting bright turbans and swashbuckling moustaches discuss village politics outside restaurants serving spaghetti and American ice cream sodas.
After breakfast at the hotel proceed for City tour with English speaking guide visiting Amber Fort including an elephant ride/Jeep ride.
Amber Fort: At a distance of 11 kms from Jaipur, Amber was the ancient capital of Jaipur state. Construction of the fort began in 1592 by Raja Man Singh, the Rajput commander of Akbar's army and is a superb example of Rajput architecture.
 Afternoon - tour of City Palace and Observatory. The City Palace in the heart of the old city is a blend of Rajasthan and Mughal architecture.
 The Palace of winds - a five storied structure of pink sandstone has semi-octagonal and delicately honeycombed windows overlooking the main street of the old city. It was originally built to enable the ladies of the royal household to watch everyday life.
Evening enjoy GALA DINNER WITH ENTERTAINMENT at hotel.   Overnight at the hotel.

AUG 19 FRI • Jaipur-Delhi-Home  (Jaipur-Delhi - 250 Kms -4 hrs)

Morning, after breakfast, free for independent activities.