GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUR(DELHI-AGRA-RANTHAMBORE-JAIPUR,7 NIGHTS /8 DAYS)

Day 1. ARRIVE AT DELHI AIRPORT. OVERNIGHT DELHI.

International flights usually arrive late in evening or at night, so we would recommend to consider arriving a day earlier to recuperate and relax from jetlag and it also serves as an insurance against international flight delays and cancellations, besides an additional night’s stay can also be added at the time of the booking.

on arrival, you will be greeted by our executive and will be escorted to your respective hotel and your tour plans will be briefed to you there only, mostly, your necessary documents and travel vouchers will be handed over to you along with the interstate tickets.

DAY 2. DELHI SIGHT SEEING AND OVERNIGHT DELHI.

Today your tour guide will take you for exploration of country’s capital city, which is said to have been founded and destroyed and again habited more than seven times in the last 5000 years. your tour will be started with visit of Jama masjid, a 17th century mosque built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, who also commissioned the construction of the famous landmark of India, the Taj Mahal. The mosque also consists a large courtyard where 20000 devotees could pray at a time. then, you will also taste the experience of rikshaw ride in the narrow by lanes of Chandni chowk, founded by Shahjahan’s daughter, and is famous for spices, wedding dresses for bride and dry fruits. Here the way he drives the rikshaw is really a skill to cherish and are suggested to keep your hand in the boundaries of hand rest to avoid scratch from other overtaking rikshaws. Then, next stop will be Rajghat, the cremation site of mahatma Gandhi where eternal flame is burning at his final resting place and is surrounded by lush green lawns. Then you will be driven to Humayun’s tomb, which is also known as dormitory of the Mughals, considering the large number of tombs of Mughal emperors and their many relatives built there. The beautiful tomb is the first example of double dome and Charbagh (Islamic design of laying gardens) in india.it is said that the tomb was built by Humayun’s second wife hazi Begum for her husband with the help of Persian craftsmen in 16th century. Now, you will proceed to the last attraction of your tour in Delhi, the Qutub Minar, a five storied minaret built

in 13th century by the kings of slave dynasty to commemorate the arrival of Islam in India after Mohammed Ghori from Ghor defeated the then Hindu ruler Prithviraj Chauhan in 2nd battle of Tarain in 1192. in the campus they have many tombs, mosques etc. as well and later you will be driven back to the hotel. Overnight hotel, New Delhi.

Day 3. Delhi to Agra (240 kms) and half-day sightseeing. Overnight hotel Agra.

After breakfast proceed for a 4-hour drive to Agra, check-in in the hotel after lunch, late in the afternoon, proceed for a half day tour of the city, including Taj Mahal the world-famous monument for eternal love built in 17th century in white marble and this majestic structure stands 2 meter taller than Qutub Minar, is indeed a perfect example of Persian symmetry. The only thing which offsets the symmetry of this great building is the tomb of its founder itself as he planned to himself buried elsewhere, rest of the details I’m leaving for the guide to reveal as would really not like to give spoiler as this is no doubt the best monument of north India and is now a UNESCO protected monument in world heritage list. After visit return back to the hotel, overnight hotel Agra.

DAY 4. DRIVE TO RANTHAMBORE.

After breakfast you will be driven to Fatehpur Sikri. The fort was built in 16th century and was the seat of kingdom until they moved it to Delhi. After visit of fort, you will also visit Fatehpur Sikri enroute Jaipur, a place from where Mughal emperor Akbar ruled for fifteen years, though later he had to move the capital back to Agra as here they started having shortage of drinking water and irrigation difficulties. Hence, the place is also sometimes called as the ghost city. After the visit enroute Ranthambore you can have lunch break. After lunch you can also visit Abha Neri where they have a 10th century stepwell popularly known as Chand Baori located next to a beautiful village. The depth of this step well is equalent to a modern 7 story building. There are stairs made on three sides of the stepwell which were used in the good old days by people to fetch water, though no more accessible now. Then continue your drive to Ranthambore though rural landscape.in Ranthambore royal Bengal tigers are the main attraction, besides one can see a variety of deer, antelopes, the sloth bear, crocodile, leopards and over 300 species of birds. The park covers an area around 400 square kilometres and runs along eastern

spurs of the Aravali Mountain range until it meets Vindhyachal. it was once a hunting ground of the Jaipur royal family and was declared a sanctuary in 1972.and was brought under the tiger conservation platform project. Hence, here also, like other national wildlife parks, safaris are operated by the forest department with their own naturalists and drivers. Safaris here are usually 4-hour excursions and are conducted twice a day, morning and late afternoon. Guests usually have two to three safaris. Besides the safaris if you are interested then you can also go for the Ranthambore fort visit, for which you have to start early in the noon after lunch. The stairway to the fort is right next to the park entry gate. The fort built in 944 ad, is a chronicle full of blood and chivalry and valour of the Rajput rulers. The access to the fort is a steep climb of 300 stairs. There is an ancient temple also which is a major shrine for pilgrims from near and far. Here one is advised to stay away from the aggressive langoors (large south Asian monkeys) which are in abundance in the fort. These monkeys may snatch away eatables or belongings. Overnight hotel. Ranthambore.

DAY 5) SAFARIS IN RANTHAMBORE, MORNING AND EVENING.

DAY 6) AFTER BREAKFAST CHECKOUT AND DRIVE TO JAIPUR

On arrival in Jaipur, check in in the hotel. Overnight hotel Jaipur.

DAY 7. FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING TOUR OF JAIPUR

After breakfast proceed for a full day excursion of the beautiful pink city. Today the tour will start from Amber palace, which could be accessed by car, elephant or by foot. Elephant ride is also quite safe but should you wish, you can also take the car all the way up to the top. It was the old capital and seat of the ancestors of Jaipur kings up to 1727 till the time when they moved the capital to Jaipur city itself. After the palace should you wish, you can have a small refreshment break and should you wish to buy local souvenirs or other artefacts you can go for that also as Jaipur has been a paradise for shoppers as here the city houses some of the best jewellers, block printing industry ,local rugs, blue pottery and other handicraft items are also exported from here to all round the world. Then you be brought back to the old city where you will now visit the city palace museum, which houses old artefacts of the royal family of Jaipur viz their throne, beautiful chandeliers, old carpets, paintings and mural frescoes etc. The museum s still run by the royal family. Then in neighbourhood of the museum in adjacent campus is the Jantar Mantar, which is an

astronomical observatory consisting of around 18 instruments all used for different purposes like calculating time, knowing zodiac signs, calculating angle of altitude of the sun, angle of rotation of the earth etc. After the visit return back to the hotel. Overnight hotel, Jaipur.

DAY 8. AFTER BREAKFAST THE DRIVER WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO DELHI TO CONNECT TO YOUR NEXT EMBARKMENT.

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