The places you are going to enjoy in this tour package.
Delhi
Jaipur
Pushkar
Varanasi
Khajuraho
Day 1-2
Delhi
You will be picked up from Delhi Airport with a signed board under your name, as per your arrival details. Taken to your hotel to be recovered. Early arrivals have the possibility to explore Delhi, depending on your preference.
Immerse into Indian History, Politics and Religion. Discover The Independence Struggle, Major sites of Democratic India (India Gate, President’s House, Parliament House) and today´s life of Indian Capital city. Experience Gandhi Smriti, Qutub Minar (The insignia of Islamic Dynasties in India and Mughal Empire).
Experience by Rickshaw Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad). Impressive monuments: Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Raj Ghat, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib (A Sikh Temple), Humayun’s Tomb, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple and Sufi Saint Mosque known as Nizamuddin. Awake every sense by visiting Chandni Chowk market.
Some places would be visited according to your time and personal interests.
Next stop: Jaipur
Day 3
Delhi – Jaipur
Drive to Jaipur city. Arrive Jaipur, check into hotel. In the evening possibility to walk through the streets and the city market, where you can buy many famous handicrafts: carpets, jewellery.
Day 4
Jaipur
After breakfast city tour of Jaipur. In the beautiful pink city built by Maharaja Sawai Singh you will visit the beautiful facade of the Hawa Mahal palace, the City Palace which houses a museum, the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory and the Amber fort, about 11km from the city centre, where you will get on the back of an elephant to enter the fort. Inside the fort are many palaces and royal buildings. Return and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5-6
Jaipur – Bikaner
After breakfast drive to Bikaner. Arrive in Bikaner and check into the hotel. Pause to rest from the journey. Start of the tour of the city, also known as the city of camels.
You will be able to see camel carts, women in traditional clothes and men with the typical turban crossing the streets of the city.
Afternoon visit Junagarh Fort, a large rampart complex built in the 16th century. You will also see Bandeshwar Jain temples and Deshnoke temple where rats are worshiped and considered sacred. Return and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7
Bikaner – Pushkar
After breakfast drive to the pilgrimage city of Pushkar. Arrive in Pushkar in the afternoon and check-in at the chosen hotel. In the evening visit the city with its beautiful lake and its temples, especially the Brahma temple, the only Brahma temple in India.
Pushkar Lake is considered a sacred place by Hindus who flock there on religious holidays. Return and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8-9
Pushkar to Agra
Arriving to Agra means to experience the utmost romantic history of all times in front of your eyes.
Closed on Friday, be aware. You could enjoy the sunset Taj Mahal view from the backside of River Yamuna. If time permits, you could visit the Red Fort on same day. If not possible the day after sunrise, along with Taj Mahal.
Also stop at Fatehpur Sikri, the beautiful ghost town built by Emperor Akbar. There are many important monuments in this city: a great mosque – the “Jama Masiid”, a splendid palace – the “Panch Mahal, and the grand entrance gate resembling a triumphal arch – the “Buland Darwaza”.
Arrive Agra in the evening, check in and overnight at the hotel. After you will be driven to your next destination.
Next stop: Orchha
Distance from Agra to Orchha: 5 h (255 km)
Day 10
ORCHHA
Historic and unique town that seems frozen in time. Imbued with nostalgia, Orchha seems to make people, dream again about fairytales.
See and live the Fort and the Palace. Fascinating Temples and Royal Graveyards to awake your childhood fantasies and feel the grandeur, once lived there. Visit the city and the palaces Jehangir Mahal, Raj Mahal, Rai Parveen Mahal, and the temples Chaturbhuj Temple, Ram Rajya Temple and Lakshminarayan Temple. Return and overnight in the selected hotel.
Day 11
Orchha – Khajuraho
After breakfast departure for the town of Khajuraho, famous for the temples built by the Chandellas.
Arrive Khajuraho and check into the hotel. Visit the east and west group of temples of the area renowned for their erotic bas-reliefs, the most famous of which is the Kendriya Mahadev Temple.
Return and overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
Khajuraho – Varanasi
After breakfast visit other important temples in the area and then departure to the airport to take the flight to Varanasi. Arrive in Varanasi, check into hotel and pause to regain strength.
Varanasi is a city with a history of more than 2500 years, also known by the name of Kashi, it is thought to have been founded by King Kashya in 1200 BC Sightseeing: Sarnath Temple, where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon, lo Stupa of Chaukhandi, the Stupa of Dhamek and the famous 20-metre pillar of Ashoka, built by the emperor himself in 258 BC. Return and overnight at the chosen hotel.
Day 12-13
Varanasi
Visit the temple of Mother India inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi featuring a huge India marbel map created on the ground. You could visit the Buddhist city of Saarnath and the Hindu University.
You have to start your day early morning before Sunrise to go to the Ganges Ghats and have a morning boat ride pulling manually by man to see the morning life: people having a bath, praying and doing their rituals. Also you can plan to visit Ram Nagar fort other side of the Ganges river, the Royal Family has impressive collection of Vintage cars.
Later you can again enjoy the evening boat ride to experience the Ghats and the Aarti and rituals at the evening.
This day you can again enjoy the morning boat ride at the sunrise. Later according to the departure schedule you can plan your day.
Next stop: Delhi
Distance from Varanasi to Delhi: 1.6 h (Flight)
Day 14
DELHI
You have the option to prepare for the next day departure and stay relaxed at your hotel. Or visit Delhi if you are very active and would like to explore some markets in the city: Chandni Chowk Market, The Kinari Bazaar (Wedding Market), Textile Market (Wholesale Market), The Book Market or he very interesting Spice Market (Grind and Whole Spices).
Relax and ready for travelling back home, your driver will take you to the airport as per your flight schedule.
Things to Do
Delhi: Visit historical monuments, explore local markets, savor street food, and experience the bustling city life.
Jaipur: Experience the grandeur of forts and palaces, shop for traditional Rajasthani crafts, and savor the local cuisine.
