DAY
01:
Arrive Delhi. Meeting & Greeting at the airport. Transfer to
Hotel. Overnight in Delhi.
DAY
02:
This morning, enjoy a tour of Old Delhi. Visit the memorial of Mahatma
Gandhi; India's largest mosque, Jama Masjid, then view the Red Fort.
This afternoon, tour New Delhi. Pass by the 12th-century Qutub Minar,
then visit the Mausoleum of Humayun and the Birla Temple. Drive
past India gate, the former Viceroy's Palace and Parliament House
(B): DELHI
DAY
03:
This morning, transfer to Jaipur and your hotel. Balance
of the day is at leisure (B): JAIPUR
DAY 04:
Morning excursion to Amber Fort where you will be able to ride on
the back of an elephant to the top of the hill. In the afternoon
tour Jaipur including visits to the observatory of Maharaja Jaisingh
and the museum at the Maharaja City Palace. Drive past Hawa Mahal,
the Palace of Winds, the architectural keynote of the city (B):
JAIPUR
DAY 05:
Travel to Agra via the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri. Explore
the perfectly preserved buildings, including Panch Mahal Palace
and Jama Masjid (B): AGRA
DAY
06:
Morning visit to the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders
of the world, built by Emperor Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his
beloved Queen Mumtaj Mahal. Continue to Agra Fort, started by Emperor
Akbar and completed by three different Mughal Emperors. Stroll the
palaces, mosques and Halls of Public and Private Audiences (B):
AGRA
DAY
07:
This morning board the Shatabdi Express train for Jhansi. Continue
via motor coach to Khajuraho via Orchha on the River Detwa (B):
KHAJURAHO
DAY
08:
Morning tour of the Chandela Dynasty Temples. Among the
intricately designed buildings, with many religious, secular and
erotic images are the Chaunset Yogini Temple of Kali, the Bharatji
Temple with it's 11-headed image of Vishnu and the Vraha Temple
of Shiva. This afternoon is at leisure (B): KHAJURAHO
DAY
09:
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Varanasi.
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Visit the Bharat Mata Temple,
with its map of India carved in marble, the Durga Temple and the
gold-spired temple of Vishwanath. Later, if you wish, shop for silks
and brocades in the bazaars (B): VARANASI
DAY
10:
Take an early morning boat ride on the Ganges. Pass the bathing
Ghats, where Hindus come to immerse themselves to purify their souls;
and the burning Ghats, where bodies await cremation so their ashes
may be scattered in the river. Drive to the city of Saranth, where
Buddha gave his first sermon and view the ruins, the stupa and the
Buddhist Temple. Continue to the airport for a flight to Kathmandu,
capital of Nepal. Arrive and transfer to the hotel (B): KATHMANDU.
DAY
11:
Drive to Durbar Square, with more than 50 palaces, pagodas,
temples and monuments showcasing Nepalese architecture and dominated
by the Taleju Temple. Visit the temple of Machhendranath and the
great stupa of Swayambhunath, with the eyes of Buddha painted on
all four sides. See the royal palace complex with its gilded doorway
and the shrine of Teleju. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure (B): KATHMANDU
DAY
12:
Morning tour of Bhaktgaon, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath.
Afternoon is at leisure (B): KATHMANDU
DAY
13:
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight
to Delhi. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Remainder of the
day is at leisure. (B): DELHI
DAY
14:
Departure.
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