| 1 |
Delhi |
Reception and welcome at Delhi airport followed by transfer to your hotel. Overnight at The Oberoi New Delhi |
| 2 |
Delhi |
Tour Old Delhi, the Red Fort and Jama Masjid India's largest mosque. Ride a rickshaw through the main street. Visit Chandni Chowk with it's bustling jumble of shops, temples, mosques and craftsmen's workshops. Then to Raj Ghat, site of Mahatma Gandhi?s cremation, and on to New Delhi and the famous India Gate and the splendid Lutyens architecture of the government offices. End the day with a visit to Qutab Minar, a tower of victory, completed in 1368, and the Humayun Tomb of the second Mughal Emperor. Overnight at The Oberoi New Delhi. |
| 3 |
Delhi - Agra |
Drive to Agra along one of India?s finest freeways (4 « hours) stopping on the way. Tour the Taj Mahal and stay until sunset. (Taj Mahal is closed for visitors on Friday). Overnight at The Oberoi - Amarvilas. |
| 4 |
Agra |
Visit Agra Fort and Itimad - Ud - Daulah, known as 'Baby Taj'. Overnight at The Oberoi - Amarvilas |
| 5 |
Agra - Ranthambore |
Two and a half hour rail journey on the Golden Temple Express to Sawai Madhopur, transfer to the Oberoi Vanyavilas, a former private hunting reserve of the royal family of Jaipur, for Ramthambore, which has for more than a century been one of the most sought after hunting grounds for tiger on the Indian subcontinent. Drive in open jeeps, escorted by naturalist/s, to view the great diversity of birds and mammals. Major predators in this reserve include leopards and tigers. Overnight at The Oberoi Vanyavilas. |
| 6 |
Ranthambore |
Early morning game drive. Visit to Ranthambore Fort. Overnight at The Oberoi Vanyavilas. |
| 7 |
Ranthambore - Jaipur |
Early morning game drive. After lunch drive to Jaipur (three and a half hours). Overnight at The Oberoi Rajvilas. |
| 8 |
Jaipur |
Visit the Amber Fort, the former seat of the Rajput rulers of Jaipur, and the Shiladevi temple, which continues to be the private temple of the Royal family, with its exquisite marble carving and silver door. Lunch at The Rambagh Palace,former Palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur, then explore Jaipur, the famed "Pink City" and the Hawa Mahal, Palace of Winds. Overnight at The Oberoi Rajvilas. |
| 9 |
Jaipur |
Visit The City Palace with its museums. The royal family still lives in part of the City Palace in the centre of town. then on to the 15th century open-air royal observatory,the Jantar Mantar, built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur. Overnight at The Oberoi Rajvilas. |
| 10 |
Jaipur - Udaipur - Devigarh |
Fly from Jaipur to Udaipur. Post lunch visit the ancient temples at Eklingji and Nagda. |
| 11 |
Devigarh |
Drive to Udaipur (about 45 minutes) for a day excursion. Visit the City Palace and its museum across the lake, and the Crystal Gallery at the Shiv Niwas Palace which houses the crystal collection specially commissioned by the House of Mewar. Before returning to the hotel visit a local studio of miniature painting artists who have helped keep this fine tradition alive.Suggest Lunch either at the beautiful Lake Palace or at the beautfiul Oberoi ? Udaivilas. Explore the city and view the miniature painting artists before an evening cruise around Lake Pichola with its majestic backdrop of the City Palace and the Shiv Niwas Palace, skirting the Lake Palace and Jag Mandir Island. Overnight in the Devigarh Fort Palace. |
| 12 |
Devigarh |
Picturesque drive to Ranakpur (about two hours) to visit the famed Jain temples in a remote and peaceful Aravali valley. Lunch at the Maharani Bagh orchard retreat belonging to the Maharaja of Jodhpur. Overnight at the Devigarh Fort & Palace |
| 13 |
Devigarh - Udaipur - Delhi |
Fly from Udaipur to Delhi. Check into the Trident Hilton Hotel, Gurgaon, just half an hour from the international airport. Transfer to International Airport. |
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Delhi |
Depart early hours for onward destination |