Deihi
- Agra - Jaipur - Mumbai - Delhi (8 Nights/ 9 Days)
Day
01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02 / Delhi
After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Old & New
Delhi :
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail
visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma Gandhi
was cremated; Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in India and the
Red Fort - once the most opulent fort and palace of the Moghul
Empire. Enjoy the cycle rickshaw ride from Jama Masjid to Chandni
Chowk.
NEW
DELHI- An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi would
include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutub Minar, a drive
along the ceremonial avenue- Rajpath, past the imposing India
Gate, Parliament House, the President's Residence, Lotus Temple
and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Night
stay in Delhi.
Day
03 / Delhi - Agra
Early morning transfer to railway station to board the superfast
air-conditioned train to Agra. Breakfast in the train, Arrive
Agra in approx. 02 hours & transfer to hotel. Later 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. 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. Night stay in Agra.
Day
04 / Agra – Jaipur
After breakfast drive to Jaipur- the fabled “pink city”
of the desert named after Jai Singh, the former Maharaja of Jaipur.
This is the only city in the world symbolizing the nine divisions
of the universe through the nine rectangular sectors subdividing
it. The palaces and forts of the yesteryears, which were witnesses
to the royal processions and splendors are now living monuments
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 in late evening & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
05 / Jaipur
After breakfast proceed for a morning excursion to Amber Fort.
Elephant ride ascent to the fort.
AMBER FORT PALACE- Amber is the classic romantic
Rajasthani fort palace. Its construction was started by Man Singh
I in 1592, and completed by his descendent Jai Singh I. Its forbidding
exterior belies an inner paradise where a beautiful fusion of
Mughal and Hindu styles finds it's ultimate expression. Continue
sight- seeing.
CITY
PALACE- A delightful blend of Mughal and traditional
Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace sprawls over one-seventh
of the area in the walled city. It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri
Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum.
JANTAR
MANTAR- This is the largest and the best preserved of
the five observatories built by Jai Singh II in different parts
of the country. This observatory consisting of outsized astronomical
instruments is still in use.
HAWA
MAHAL- The ornamental facade of this "Palace of
Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey
structures of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine trelliswork
and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 niches and windows.
Built in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand
for the palace women. Night stay in Jaipur.
Day
06 / Jaipur - Mumbai (By flight)
Morning transfer to airport to board the flight to Mumbai. Arrive
Mumbai, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel. Later
proceed for half day tour of Mumbai covering Gateway of India
– The stone archway designed by Wittett in the 16th century
Gujarati style, Prince of Whales Museum, Chowpatty Beach, Dhobhi
Ghat, Marine Drive. Night stay in Mumbai.
Day
07 / Mumbai (Spend a day long Bollywood Tourism)
The Bollywood Tourism Package is day long, split into two sessions.
1st
Session: Bollywood Drome
Immerse yourself in the world of your favourite movies.
A specially created studio called BollywooDrome has been designed
for the tour - with sets created to recreate memorable Hindi movie
scenes.
It will be an interactive and participative session with performers,
directors and technicians from Bollywood who will enact scenes
from movies for the visitors, along with a question and answer
session.
Action sequences - film technicians demonstrate how stunts
and fight scenes are executed and finally how it appears on the
screen.
Dance
sequences - choreographers recreate the dance magic of
movies with a demonstration on how it is done.
Scenes
from movies - performers with a director will enact scenes
and demonstrate techniques.
Q & A sessions - visitors can ask questions
and get answered by the panel of technician.
Interval: Lunch at BollywooDrome in the style
of a unit lunch.
2nd
Session: On the sets
An intimate exposure to the behind-the-scenes activities of a
movie or a teleserial. Get an inside look at the sets and what
goes into the making of movies. Or get to watch capable technicians
work on a movie at a post production studio. Watch a likely hit
of tomorrow being shot and get a feel of the movie and the television
industry. Night stay in Mumbai.
Day
08 / Mumbai – Delhi
Morning free for shopping activities. Afternoon transfer to railway
station to board the air-conditioned sleeper train to Delhi. Overnight
in the train.
Day
09 / Delhi - Departure
Arrive Delhi, meet at the railway station and transfer to hotel.
Day at leisure or shopping activities. Evening transfer to airport
to board the flight back home.
Price
Includes :
:: Accomodation as per the itinerary on twin
sharing basis with daily breakfast.
:: Train tickets of Delhi - Agra in air conditioned
Chair Car & Mumbai - Delhi in air conditioned sleeper class.
:: Surface travel by exclusive air conditioned
car.
:: All transfers and Sightseeing as per the itinerary.
:: Local English speaking Guides.
:: Elephant ride in Jaipur.
:: All taxes, driver allowances, parking etc.
Price does not Include :
:: Entrance fee to the Monuments.
:: Beverages, Tips, Laundry etc.
:: Any airfare.
:: Any item not shown in Price includes.
Hotels Selected - Delhi
Royal (5 Star): The Grand / The Park /The Grand
Intercontinental / Le Meridien
Classic (4Star): The Connaught / Hotel City Park
/ Hotel Qutub
Hotels
Selected - Agra
Royal (5 Star ): Jaypee Palace / Taj View/Trident
Classic (4 Star): Agra Ashok / Clarks Shiraz
Hotels
Selected - Jaipur
Royal (5 Star ): Hotel Rajputana Sheraton / Hotel
Trident / Le Meridian
Classic (4 Star): Hotel Clarks Amer / KK Royal
Days / Hotel Jaipur Palace
Hotels
Selected - Mumbai
Royal (5 Star ): Hilton Tower / Grand Intercontinental
/ Taj President
Classic (4 Star): Fariyas / Mirador / Ambassador
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