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Arrive
Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Morning tour of Delhi visiting
Raj Ghat
and Shanti
Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi
and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama
Masjid and drive past Red
Fort and Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon visit Qutub
Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,
Humayun's
Tomb, India
Gate (War Memorial Arch ), Lakshminarayan
Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's
House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat
Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre. Overnight
Delhi.
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| Day
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Drive
to Jaipur. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight
Jaipur. |
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| Day
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In
Jaipur visit the Amber
Fort - the ancient capital of the State. Visit
the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with
mirrors. Ascend the Fort on Elephant back.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of
Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in
honour of a visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja Jai
Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years
old. Visit Maharaja's City
Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens.
Drive past Hawa
Mahal & through the pink rose residential &
business areas.
Overnight Jaipur.
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| Day
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Drive
to Agra visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur
Sikri is 40 kms from Agra and built by Emperor Akbar
in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of
water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid,
Tomb of Salim
Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight
Agra.
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Morning
visit the world famous
Taj
Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630
for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal
remains. Later visit the Agra
Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of
Public and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah
built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Check-out at 1200 hrs. Late evening transfer to
rail-station for Varanasi night train.
Over-night on
board train.
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Morning
arrive Varanasi. Transfer to Hotel.
Overnight
Varanasi. |
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Early
morning boat excursion on the river Ganges,
a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. People bathe early
in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun.
The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika
& Harishchandra
where
funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu
believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on
banks of the Ganges is to attain |
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release
from the cycle of birth and death. Check-out at
1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for
Bhubaneshwar night train.
Night on board. |
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- 08 |
Arrive
Bhubaneshwar. Transfer to hotel. Day free. In this city,
you could visit the temples of - Lingaraj, Rajarani,
Mukteswar, Brahmeswar and Parasurameswar. These temples
are some of the best specimens of the Orissa Temple
Architecture.
Overnight
Bhubaneshwar.
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| Day
- 09 |
Drive
to Puri visiting Konark enroute. The beautiful Sun Temple at
Konark,
built in the 13th century in honour of the Sun God,
contains exquisite carvings, life sized lions and
elephants, colossal figures of warriors on horses,
scenes of battle & chase - all carved with great
imagination and skill, testify to the high standard of
ancient Indian art and engineering skill.
Overnight
Puri.
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| Day
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Day
at leisure for exploring this Temple town. Puri
is one of the most important pilgrimage centre for the
Hindus. The renowned Jagannath Temple built in the 15th
century AD and crowned with Vishnu's wheel and flag
dominate the landscape at Puri. The temple with its
elaborate carvings and moldings are very fine examples
of Orissa architecture (Non Hindus are not allowed). A
visit to the beach will also be agreeable.
Overnight
Puri.
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| Day
- 11 |
Day
at leisure. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to
rail-station for Kolkata (Calcutta) night train.
Overnight on board train.
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Morning
arrive Kolkata (Calcutta). Transfer to hotel. Rest of
the day at leisure. In this "City of Joy" one
could visit the Jain Temple, Zoological Gardens,
Victoria Memorial & drive past Howrah Bridge,
Dalhousie Square, Fort Williams, Secretariat Building
and Old Court House Street. A visit to Mother Teresa's
Missionaries of Charity would also be interesting. |
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Morning
transfer to airport. End of our services. |
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