Delhi Royal India Tour

Package Duration: 12 Nights / 13 Days

Destinations Covered: Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bharatpur - Jaipur - Pushkar - Udaipur - Ranakpur - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Khimsar - Deshnok - Gajner – Mandawa-Delhi

Day 01: Arrive in Delhi

Arrive at Delhi Airport to a traditional India welcome from our representative. Transfer to hotel and assistance for check-in will be provided. Overnight at hotel.

Day2 - Delhi

After breakfast full day delhi city tour, visiting India gate (war memorial), Rajghat (the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi) and Red Fort. Later on drive past President's House, Akshardham temple, Qutab Minar, and Humayun's tomb. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03 - Delhi - Agra

After breakfast depart on a four hours drive to Agra- The "Taj City of India". Arrive at Agra and check-in at the hotel. Later on visit Agra Fort – a Red stone architectural monument. In the late afternoon visit the Taj Mahal - clad in white marble, it is the pinnacle of Mughal architecture in India. The incredible lacy white grandeur built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his loving wife Mumtaz Mahal is regarded as the most extravagant monument of Love ever built. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04 - Fatehpur Sikri - Bharatpur - Jaipur

After breakfast we take you on a visit to Fatehpur Sikri - Built by Akbar the Great in the 16th century to serve as the capital of his vast empire, and later abandoned due to scarcity of water. The extremely elegant monument contains elements of Hindu and Persian design and is an architectural marvel.

Continue drive to Jaipur, en-route visiting Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, home to over 360 species of birds including the Siberian cranes. Colonies of cormorants, spoonbills, storks, egrets, herons, pelicans, and grey herons can be spotted all over the park. On arrival check in into hotel for overnight stay.

Day 05 - Jaipur

After breakfast full day sightseeing of Jaipur, also called "Pink City India" as its buildings are painted in the tones of an autumnal sunset, a fine blend of red and pink with white borders and motifs. The hub of India's traditional arts and crafts, It's one of India's most well planned cities, with wide, straight avenues, roads, streets and lanes in a grid system. The great warrior/astronomer Maharaja Jai Singh II carefully planned Jaipur's foundation in the 18th century, following design specifications from an epochal Hindu treatise on architecture. Overnight at hotel.

Day 06 - Jaipur - Pushkar-Udaipur

After breakfast drive to Pushkar - the city of Lord Brahma. Pushkar is a sacred town for the Hindus, situated 11 km. to the North-West of Ajmer. The charm of this sleepy, lakeside settlement so captivated the great Indian poet, Kalidas, that it found a place in his classic, Abhigyan Sakuntalam. Evidence points to its having existed during the Fourth century B.C. Lake in the inhospitable surroundings of a desert is no less than a miracle. Evening drive to Udaipur.

Day 07 - Udaipur

After breakfast visit City Palace - the largest palace complex in Rajasthan, with its scalloped arches, fretted balconies, and cupolas. Jagdish Temple is an Indo-Aryan temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It has a black stone image of Vishnu as Jagannath, Lord of the Universe. Also visit Folk Art Museum which has an interesting exhibition of folk arts including dresses, dolls, masks, musical instruments, paintings, and puppets. Overnight at hotel.

Day 08 - Udaipur - Ranakpur - Jodhpur

After breakfast check-out from the hotel and driver to Ranakpur, home to some of the biggest and important clusters of Jain temple in India. The Chaumukha Temple in the Jain Temples Complex, is the main temple in the complex and dates back to the 15th century. After lunch continue drive to Jodhpur - The Desert enchantment. Arrive and check-in into hotel. Later on visit Mehrangarh fort - unsurpassed in beauty & grandeur, it is one of the largest forts in India. Visit the Moti Mahal, the Sheesha Mahal, the Phool Mahal and the Galleries in Mehrangarh Museum.

Day 9 - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer

After breakfast check-out from the hotel and drive to Jaisalmer - The Citadel City. On the way we pass camel carts, vibrant and colorful Rajasthani women, and men sporting brightly colored turbans. Overnight at hotel.

Day 10 - Jaisalmer-khimsar

After breakfast half day sightseeing tour of 900 years old Jaisalmer. The city with its golden crenellated walls and narrow streets lined with exquisite havelies, has a medieval ambience to it. The havelies in both the fort and the town are exceptional. Similar in style to the homes of Venetian merchants, the havelies were the mansions of wealthy traders. The houses are decorated with beautifully carved facades, jali screens and oriel windows, each with an inner courtyard surrounded by richly decorated apartments. To see the beauty of the Thar Desert take a camel ride to Sam Sand Dunes. Evening drive to Khimsar and Overnight at hotel.

Day 11 - Khimsar - Deshnok - Gajner

After an early breakfast, check-out from the hotel and visit Khimsar Fort. See the rural Rajasthan on Village Tour. Later on drive to Desnok, the temple is dedicated to Karni Mata -an incarnation of Durga. The most attractive feature of temple is the rodents who scamper freely within the premises and if one touches your feet, it’s considered auspicious. After that continue drive to Gajner. On arrival check-in into hotel Gajner Palace, just a 30-minute drive from Bikaner which today is a grand heritage palace of Bikaner. The Gajner Palace, often described as an incomparable jewel in the Thar desert is built by maharajah Ganga Singh of Bikaner and it stands on the banks of a lake.

Day 12 - Gajner - Mandawa

After breakfast you have an option to see Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary. Later on drive to Mandawa. Arrive Mandawa and check-in into hotel Castle Mandawa which is one of the finest castles of Rajasthan and is now a beautiful hotel. Mandawa has beautiful havelis & mansions. In the afternoon take a walking tour of the painted 'havelis' of some of the leading business families of the country. Overnight at hotel.

Day 13 - Mandawa - Delhi

After breakfast visit painted havelis & mansions. Also visit Mandawa Town for capturing the rural life in your camera. Later on continue drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi. A car & driver will be at your disposal until transfer to IGI Airport to catch flight for onward destination.