Golden
Triangle (3 Nights / 4 days) By Train and Car |
Day 01 / Arrival
Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi. |
Day 02/ Delhi-Agra-Jaipur ( By train
and car )
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast air-conditioned train
to Agra. Breakfast in the train, Arrive Agra in approx.
02 hours & 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 "Agra 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.
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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& enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a 5* hotel
in Agra. After lunch drive to Jaipur 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 Jaipur & transfer to Hotel.
Night stay in Jaipur. |
Day 03 / Jaipur- Delhi ( By train )
After a leisurely breakfast , 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 visit
the City Palace, Palace of Winds also known as Hawa
Mahal, this elaborate building, now little more than
a façade, is encrusted with delicate screens
and carved balconies from which the royal ladies, confined
to their quarters, could sneak views of the outside
world.
Past, present and future merge at Jai Singh's observatory,
where time has been accurately measured since the 17th
century.
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Evening transfer to railway station to board the luxurious
air conditioned train to Delhi, Dinner in the train
, Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi. |
Day 04 / Departure
After breakfast checkout from hotel and proceed for
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, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial.
Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla
Temple. Later transfer to airport for onward flight.
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