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| GOLDEN
TRAINGLE AND ODYSSEY OF FORTS AND PALACES |
Delhi
- Jaipur - Agra - Gwalior - Orchha - Jhansi
- Delhi ( 07Nts / 08 Days)
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Day
01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Meet assist at the airport &
transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
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Day
02/Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast
sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate buildings
recall the days when India was the Jewel in
the crown of the British empire. Visit the 11th
century Qutab Minar, India Gate and the grand
government buildings, The President’s
House, Red fort, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial, Also
visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as
Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
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Day
03 / Delhi-Jaipur (By train Dep 0610 Hrs Arr
1040 Hrs )
Early morning pick up
from hotel & transfer to railway station
to board the superfast airconditioned train
to Jaipur. Breakfast in the train. Arrive Jaipur
and transfer to hotel. Later sight seeing tour
of Jaipur covering:
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.
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.
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. Night stay
in Jaipur.
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Day
04 / Jaipur-Agra ( By Road )
Morning drive to Agra via Fatehpur sikri, a
perfectly preserved red sandstone “ghost
town” which was the estranged capital
of mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted
when its water supply failed. Arrive Agra and
transfer to hotel. Night stay in Agra. |
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05 / Agra
Morning at sunrise visit the magnificent Taj
Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world
surely the most extravagant expression of love
ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17
years to build this memorial to Shah Jahan's
beloved wife. Also visit the Red fort - the
rusty and majestic red- sandstone fort of Agra
stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and
the construction was started by Emperor Akbar
in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience),
a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne
alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor
heard public petitions. 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. Evening free to explore the rich handicrafts
of Agra. Night stay in Agra. |
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06 / Agra - Gwalior -Orchha
Morning transfer to railway station to board
the train to Gwalior. Arrive Gwalior and proceed
for sightseeing of Gwalior. The entire city
is a visual and aesthetic feast, for the builders
of Gwalior were great architects. Take a walk
through the streets of the city and you will
discover old havelis with exquisitely carved
doorways and windows; at almost every street
crossing you will find statues of the Scindia
family. Museumes and art galleries are treasure
houses and beautifully maintained palaces give
the city its inimitable regal flavour. Sightseeing
in Gwalior is a magical trip into the centuries
gone by. Visit The Fort: Standing on a steep
mass of sandstone, Gwalior Fort dominates the
city and is its most magnificent monument. It
has been a scene of momentous events : imprisonments,
battles and jauhars. A steep road winds upwards
to the Fort, flanked by statues of Jain tirthankaras,
carved into the rock face. The magnificent outer
walls of the Fort still stand, two miles in
length and 35 feet high, bearing witness to
its reputation for being one of the most invincible
forts of India. This imposing structure inspired
Emperor Babar to describe it "the pearl
amongst the fortresses of Hind." Later
drive to Orchha & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Orchha.
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Day
07 / Orchha - Jhansi - Delhi
Orcha is a small town between Jhansi and Khajuraho.
It's claim to fame were rulers who managed to
stay on friendly terms with the Mughals. Mughals
made India their homestead in the 16th Century
and ruled for about 250 years. and produce marvelous
palaces and temples.
On the outskirts of the city, along the river,
presenting a thrilling site against the sky,
are a group of Hindu temples which have been
abandoned.
After breakfast proceed for tour of this historical
site with magnificient temples and monuments.
Some of the palaces were decorated with painted
murals which represent the finest flowering
of the Bundela school of painting.Later drive
to Jhansi, arrive Jhansi and proceed for sightseeing.
Jhansi has played colorful role in the history
of India.
In the 18th century, Jhansi became an important
center, eclipsing Orcha (18 kms), but in 1803
the British East India Company got a foot in
the door and gradually assumed control over
the state. The last of the string of none to
competent rajas died without a son in 1853 and
the British, who had recently passed a neat
law allowing them to take over any princely
state under their patronage when the ruler died
without a male heir, pensioned the rani off
and took full control. Later visit, Jhansi Fort
and museum, which was built in 1613 by Maharaja
Bir Singh Deo or Orchha. The British ceded the
fort to the Maharaja of Scindia in 1858, but
later exchanged it for Gwalior in 1866. The
fort is much in ruins and below is the government
museum which houses a small collection of 9th
to 12th century sculptures.
Evening transfer to railway station to borad
the train to Delhi. Late evening arrive Delhi
and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
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Day
08 / Departure
Transfer to airport to board the flight for
onward journey. |
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