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Golden
Triangle Tour (001)
Duration :
06 Nights / 07 Days
Destinations Covered :
Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur - Delhi
Highlights
of Golden Triangle Tours :
Day-
1 -- »
Arr. Delhi :-
Met Upon arr. and transfer to the hotel. Since most for
the flights comes in New Delhi Late Evening - hence
dinner & Overnight in the Hotel.
Day 02 --
»
Delhi :-
Lv. after b/f
for the city tour - Alongwith an English speaking
guide visiting to:- Laxmi Narayan
Temple - the temple built by the
richest family of India and is the biggest temple in the
northern region of India - and the temple is dedicated
to Godess Laxmi and Lord Vishnu also called as Narayana.
Qutab Minar
- the oldest monument of Delhi - The 73 metre
tall minaret started in 1193 AD by Qutab-ud-din Aibak
and got completed later by his successors in the 13th
centaury and the Iron pillar inside the mosque is a
superb example - this pillar has withstood the
challenges of passing centuries and still perplexes the
scientists by remaining unrusted. Time for the lunch and
after lunch proceed to -
Lotus Temple -
shapes like a Lotus flower and is
out of pure white italian marble - meant for the BAHAI's
or a temple for all the religions - where one can pray
under one roof with other religions - its a modern
temple which just got built around 2 decades before. Himayun's Tomb - the first Moghul
monument in Delhi and is the memorial of Emperor Himayun
is in a garden enclosed by lofty walls with gateway in
the north and the west.
Now is the time to proceed back to the hotel
passing the 8th city of Delhi also called as "" Lutyens
Delhi"" which covers the President house, India Gate,
parliament house and the diplomatic enclave.. Evening
free for independent activities. O/n in the hotel.
Day
03 : » Delhi ;-
Morning half day city tour of Old Delhi with an English
speaking guide ie:-
Red Fort
- the fort which got built by Shahjahan
during the 17th century and is in good condition - and
the important palaces are the Lahori gate, Elephants
gate, The hall for the common audience, The ladies
palace, The hall for entertainment, The hall for the
private audience, The royal bath and the Pearl Mosque.
Visit the biggest mosque of India -
Jama
Masjid - got built by Emperor
Shahjahan and at one time 20,000 people can offer there
prayer and considered to be one of the best mosque of
India. Walking tour of old city in the narrow
lanes to see the culture and the real India. Walking
tour is the most interesting feature of Old City. Watch
Sound and light show at Red Fort-
and impressive program and return back to the hotel for
o/n stay
Day 04
: »
Delhi - Agra (204 Kms
- Travelling time 3.30 hrs)
L eave.
in the morning After Breakfast for Agra - Enroute stop
for a cup of tea and later proceed to Agra - upon arr.
visit vSikandra
Tomb - the tomb of Third Mughal
Ruler "Akbar " during the early 16th centaury , the five
storied building is quite Impressive and is an
interesting to place to study the gradual evolution in
design that culminated in the Taj Mahal. Later proceed
to the hotel for Lunch and after lunch visit
Agra Fort
- the fort which took 95 years to
complete over looking Taj Mahal , and is on the bank of
River Yamuna the Important Palaces are Hall for the
Common & Private Audience , Palace for Hide & seek game
the Library , the palaces of the Daughter of ShahJahan
and the palace where the Shahjahan the greatest builder
of Taj Mahal got in Prison by his own son and Amar Singh
Gate , and then visit around Taj mahal - so
that you can see Taj in different lights - which looks
different any time you see - stay at Taj for about and then proceed back to the hotel - Evening free
for shopping to see the inlay work being done by the
artisans. Dinner and o/n in the Hotel.
Day 05
: »
Agra -Jaipur via Fatehpur
Sikri :-(225 kms - travelling time - 4.30 hrs)
Visit Taj Mahal in the
morning at sun rise - to see the different phases of Taj
- it looks most beautifull at Sun Rise. Later return
back to the hotel spending 2 hrs. have breakfast and
then proceed to
Jaipur and enroute
visit Fatehpur Sikri - the deserted city .which got
built by the Third Mughal ruler " Akbar " and remained
as capital from 1570 until 1585 and due to the water
shortage the Mughal ruler Akbar was compelled to shift
his capital from Fathepur Sikri to Agra . The Important
Features of the fort are Shahi Darwaza ( Kings Gate ) ,
Tomb Of Sheikh Salim Chisti , Palace of Jodha Bai ,
Birbal Bhawan , Panch Mahal , Hide and seek Palace ,
Hall for the Common - Private Audience , spending around
three hours at this fort then proceed to Jaipur - Upon
arr. check in the hotel - Later just drive around the
city in your car - just to have the feel of the city.
Dinner and o/n in the hotel.
Day 06
: »
:- Jaipur
Lv. after b/f for the city tour of the pink city
with an English speaking guide-
Amer Fort -
This is 11 kms from the city of Jaipur - and
is dedicated to "Amba Mata" Hindu Goddess - the
incarnation of earth and fertility. Amer Fort is
overlooking the Maota Lake and is rated as a marvel of a
bastion excelling in architectural and building skills.
Amer Had the distinction of being the capital for six
long centuries before Jaipur into being. You access the
Fort by an Elephant Ride and is remarkable view and walk
inside the fort.Later return back to the hotel to have
yr. lunch and proceed to rest of the monuments after
lunch- ie; to -
City Palace
- This former royal residence is an imposing
blend of traditional Rajasthan mughal architecture and
craftsmanship. The museum inside the palace has an array
of galleries of rare paintings, exquisite miniatures,
scholarly manuscripts, artefactsand traditional
treatises on architecture. The present Maharaja of
Jaipur still stays inside the Palace.
Jantar Mantar
- Also called as the Observatory which Swai Jai
Singh - the builder of the city has to his credit five
observatories in different parts of the country. Jaipur
one is considered to be the best and in working
condition. Huge instruments in intricate masonry offer
an accurate measurement of time , the declination of the
sun and the altitude and the azimuth, the positions of
the constellations in the sky for the day , the eclipses
and the allied astronomical phenomena. Jaipur is also
called as shopping paradise - you have the time to visit
factories of Indian Rugs, precious and semi precious
stones, and other factories for which Jaipur is popular
for. Later return back to the Hotel for Dinner and
overnight stay.
Day 07
: »
:- Jaipur -
Delhi :-
Drive to Delhi, 265 kms / approx 05 hrs. Upon arrival in
Delhi, transfer to the
International Airport to
connect flight for the onward destination.
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