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Desert of Rajasthan with Taj &
Ganges
TAJ
MAHAL TOUR
 Delhi
> Agra > Fatehpur Sikri > Delhi ( 5 Days )
Day 01 : Arr. Delhi:-
Met upon arrival in Delhi & Transfer to the Hotel. Overnight
stay in the Hotel.
 Day 02 : Delhi :
Lv. at 0845 after b/f for the city tour - Alongwith an 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.
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 - Agra (204 kms
- travelling time 3.30 hrs) :
Leave. in the morning
After Breakfast for Agra - Enroute stop for a cup of tea and
later proceed to Agra - upon arr. visit :-
Sikandra 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.
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.
Taj mahal - Visit Taj Late afternoon so that you can see Taj in different lights - which looks different
any time you see - stay at Taj for about 2.30 hrs 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
04 : Agra / Fatehpur
Sikri /Agra (38 kms One way) :
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 back to Agra - Upon arr. check
in the hotel - Later proceed for the shopping to see the inlay
work for which Agra is popular for. Dinner and o/n in the hotel.
Day 05
Agra - Delhi :
Early morning after breakfast Lv, for Delhi.
Arr. Delhi by 1100 hrs and you can also visit :-
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.
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.
Connaught Place
is the business and tourist centre. It’s a vast traffic circles
with architecturally uniform series of colonnaded buildings around the
edge – mainly devoted to shops, banks, restaurants, airline offices and
the like. It’s spacious but busy.
Sound
and light show at Red Fort- and impressive
program which is performed everday in the evening
Later proceed to the airport to go
back home. Tour Ends
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