| Pushkar Fair with Khajraho & Varanasize |
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Duration: 11 Days
Destinations covered: Delhi –Ajmer – Pushkar – Jaipur – Agra –Khajurao – Varanasi – Delhi. |
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DAY 1: ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive Delhi in the evening. Upon arrival, you shall met & assisted with your baggages at the airport by our executive and transferred to prebooked Hotel.
New & Old Delhi is the distinction between the capitals of the British & the Mughals respectively. So, wherever the visitor goes, he will invariably confront the city's past. |
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DAY 2: DELHI SIGHTSEEING
After breakfast, half day city tour of Old Delhi. Visit Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India. drive past Red Fort,; Chandni Chowk and Rajghat - the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi.
Afternoon, city tour of New Delhi Visit Humayuns Tomb: Qutub Minar, drive past India Gate, President House, Connaught Place. The tour ends with a visit to Laxmi Narayan Temple.Overnight at Hotel. |
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DAY 3: DELHI - AJMER / PUSHKAR
After breakfast, Drive Towards Ajmer ( 7 to 8 hrs drive ) by Car. Arrive Ajmer and transfer to Pushkar. On arrival check-in at prebooked hotel. Later, free to explore Pushkar fair on your own. |
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DAY 4: PUSHKAR
Explore Pushkar fair on your own. |
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DAY 5: PUSHKAR - JAIPUR (135 KMS, 02 HRS DRIVE)
Morning, visit the fair. Afternoon, drive to Jaipur: The capital city of the state of Rajasthan also know as “Pink City” owes its name, its foundation and planning to the great warrior astronomer Maharaja Jai Singh II. The city of Jaipur has broad avenues. The city sits on a dry lake bed in a wild and somewhat arid landscape, surrounded by barren hills surmounted by fortresses and crenellated walls. |
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DAY 6: JAIPUR
After breakfast, excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant ride from the foothills of the Arravallis to the fort entrance. Afternoon, city tour of Jaipur. Visit the City Palace which has museum having an extensive collection of art, carpets, enamel ware and weapons; Jantar Mantar - the observatory built my Maharaja Jai Singh in 1728 and the façade of Hawa Mahal. |
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DAY 7: JAIPUR - FATEHPUR SIKRI - AGRA (240 KMS, 06-07 HRS DRIVE)
After breakfast, leave for Agra. Enroute visit the abandoned Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri : Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal Continue drive to Agra. Arrive Agra in the evening and checkin at prebooked hotel for overnight stay. |
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DAY 8: AGRA
After breakfast, city tour of Agra. Visit Red fort, which was built by Emperor Akbar Itmad-ud-daulah, - The Taj Mahal, which was constructed by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Afternoon,visit Sikandra - Mughal Emperor Akbar's Museum. |
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DAY 9: AGRA - JHANSI - ORCHHA – KHAJURAHO
After breakfast, proceed your journey to khajuraho , enroute visiting Orchha which is a medieval city founded by Bundela rulers with palaces & temples of the 16th & 17th century – which have remarkably withstood the onslaught of time. The city is picturesquely flanked by the river Betwa. Visit of the surrounding fortress & local Ram Raja temple. after lunch, continue drive to Khajurao, upon arrival, check in at hotel & overnight stay. |
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DAY 10: KHAJURAHO
After brekfast, visit Khajurao, built by the warrior Chandela dynasty ,Visit the eastern & western group of temples famous for their
erotic scultpures. Evening at leisure and overnight stay. |
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DAY 11: KHAJURAHO – VARANASI
Aftter breakfast proceed for your journey to Varanasi approx. 8 hrs. drive. In evening check-in to hotel at Varanasi. Evening at leisure and overnight stay.Varanasi was formerly known as Kashi – the city that illuminates. The religious capital of Hinduism. |
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DAY 12: VARANASI
After breakfast, excursion to Sarnath - the buried Buddhist city where Buddha preached his first sermon. Visit the ruins, the stupa, the Buddhist temple & the museum (closed on Friday). At the museum is the Ashok Pillar with its four guardian lions,Evening at leisure & overnight stay. |
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DAY 13: VARANASI
Early morning, leave for boat ride on the Ganges to see the bathing Ghats (river bank) & cremation site. Return to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, city tour of Varanasi - Visit the Bharat Mata temple with a big relief map of India in Marble, Durga temple, Tulsi Manas Mandir, Benaras Hindu University which has an art gallery & the mosque of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Afternoon, excursion to Ramnagar. Return by boat in the evening, enroute witness the religious ceremonies along the banks of river Ganges.Overnight stay
at hotel. |
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DAY 14: VARANASI - DELHI (FLIGHT)
Morning, free for individual activities. Afternoon, transfer to the airport to board flight scheduled to depart to Delhi for your onwards journey. |
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