Golden
Triangle and Ganges
Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Delhi
(8 Nights / 9 Days)
Day
01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi , Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel. Night
stay in Delhi
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.
Day
03 / Delhi - Jaipur ( By Train )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station to
board the airconditioned train to Jaipur. Breakfast in the train. Arrive
Jaipur and transfer to hotel. Later sight seeing tour of Jaipur covering:
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.
Day 04 / Jaipur- Agra
Morning visit the majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot be easily
described. Ride up on Elephants to the former capital of the royals
set against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Later drive to Agra enroute
visiting 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
& transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. Night stay in Agra.
Day 05 /Agra-Varanasi ( By Train )
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. Later transfer to railway station to board
the overnight train to Varanasi.
Day
06 / Varanasi
Arrive Varanasi, said to be the India’s most sacred city situated
on the western bank of the holy river Ganga. It is also the oldest living
city in the world. As a place for devotion and worship, with hundreds
of temples dotting the city, sunrise on the river front as seen from
a boat can be a spiritually uplifting sight. It has a fascination uniquely
its own, a quality of sublime beauty, a timeless eternal appeal. Varanasi
is the city which cannot be described, only experienced. Meet assist
at the railway station and transfer to hotel. Later sight seeing of
Varanasi (the oldest and holiest city of India) covering Temples, Aurangazeb’s
Mosque and one of the biggest university of India. Evening view “Aarti”
ceremony on the Ghats. Night stay in Varanasi.
Day
07/ Varanasi
Morning boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe the way of life of
pilgrims by the Ghats.
Day
08 / Varanasi - Delhi ( By Flight )
After a relaxed breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive
Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
09 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward flight.
Cost
Per Person |
||
from
01 Oct '05 - 30 Apr '06 |
||
| Royal | Twin |
USD
1463 |
Single |
USD
2710 |
|
| Classic | ||
Twin |
USD
1008 |
|
Single |
USD
1800 |
|
| Economy | ||
Twin |
USD
711 |
|
| Single |
USD 1204 |
|
**
Twin- Cost per person on twin sharing for minimum two
person traveling.
** Single- Cost per single traveler.
There will be a supplement charge during Christmas
Eve and New year Eve.
Airfare/
Varanasi-Delhi
USD 157.50 per person
Airfares
are subject to change anytime without any prior notice.
Price
Includes:
:: 8 nights accomodation on twin sharing basis as per
the itinerary .
:: Daily breakfast.
:: Train tickets for Delhi - Jaipur in airconditioned
chair car.
:: Train tickets for Agra - Varanasi in 2 tier airconditioned
sleeper class.
:: Surface travel by exclusive airconditioned car.
:: All transfers, sightseeing, excursions as per the
itinerary.
:: Local English speaking guides.
:: Elephant ride in Jaipur & boat ride in Varanasi
.
:: All taxes, driver allowances, parking etc.
Price
does not Include :
:: Entrance fee to monuments.
:: Any airfare.
:: Tips, beverages, laundry etc.
:: Any item not shown in cost Includes.
Hotels
Selected - Delhi
Royal (5 Star): The Grand /The Park / Grand Intercontinental
/Metropolitan Nikko / Radisson
Classic (4Star): The Connaught / Hotel City Park /
Hotel Qutub
Economy (Moderate Hotel): Hotel Taj Princess / Hotel
Dream Inn
Hotels
Selected - Jaipur
Royal (5 Star ): Hotel Rajputana Sheraton / Hotel Trident
/ Le Merdien
Classic (4 Star): Hotel Clarks Amer / KK Royal Days
/ Hotel Raj Mahal Palace
Economy (Moderate Hotel): Hotel Sarang Palace / Ashish
Palace
Hotels
Selected - Agra
Royal (5 Star ): Jaypee Palace / Taj View / Trident
Classic (4 Star): Agra Ashok/ Clarks Shiraz
Economy (Moderate Hotel): Deedar-a-Taj / Kant
Hotels
Selected - Varanasi
Royal (5 Star ): Taj Ganges/ Radisson
Classic (4 Star): Clarks Varanasi
Economy (Moderate Hotel): Pallavi International/Kashika
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