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Day 01 : Arrive Delhi & transfer to Hotel.
Day 02 : Morning free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Afternoon tour
of Delhi. Visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate,
Lakshmi narayan Temple- a modern Hindu temple. Drive past President's
House, Government Secretariat buildings and Connaught place shopping
centre of New Delhi. Evening transer to Rail-station for Lucknow
night train 4230 New Delhi Mail at 2200 hours.
Day 03 : Morning arrive Lucknow at 0715 hrs. Transfer to
Hotel. Afternoon visits. Lucknow was the 18th century capital of
Nawab Wazirs and the centre of culture and tradition. Visit the
great Imambara, Jama Masjid, Picture gallery, the Clock Tower, Roomi
Darwaza, Residency & Dilkusha Palace.
Day 04: Day free. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to
Rail-station for 4228 Varun express at 1800 hrs. Arrive Varanasi at
2310 hours. Transfer to hotel.
Day 05 : Morning boat ride on the river Ganges, a ferry
pilgrimage from Ghat to Ghat. People bath early in the morning to
offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation Ghats are
Manikarnika and Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and
night. It is the belief of every pious Hindu that to die in Kashi
and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from
the cycle of birth & death. Rest of the day free.
Day 06 : Day free. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to Rail-station for Agra night train.
Day 07 : Morning arrive Agra & transfer to hotel. Afternoon
visit Agra fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the halls of public and
private audience. Overnight in Agra.
Day 08 : Visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 AD for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her
mortal remains. Later visit the Also visit the
Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula built by empress Noorjehan in memory of her
father. Overnight in Agra.
Day 09 : Morning proceed to Jaipur by road enroute visiting
Fatehpur Sikri built by emperor Akbar in 1569 AD & 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. Afternoon half day sightseeing of Jaipur, Maharaja's
city Palace, Jantar Mantar (the observatory) & Ramniwas Gardens.
Drive past Hawa Mahal or the palace of winds and through the pink
rose residential and business areas.
Day 10 : Morning excursion to Amber fort - the ancient
capital of the state 1728. Visit the Sheeshmahal or the hall of
victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon free.
Day 11: Drive to Delhi. Free time.
Day 12 : Morning transfer to airport for return flight.Tour
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