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Golden
Triangle tours
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8
Days Delhi - Agra - Bharatpur - Jaipur - Samode
Day
01 : Delhi
- Arrival at Delhi
 Meeting assistance on arrival at airport and transfer
to hotel.
India's capital and a major gateway to the country, contemporary
delhi is a bustling metropolis which successfully combines in its
fold the ancient and the modern.
Overnight at Delhi.
Day 02 : Delhi - Breakfast at hotel
Full
day enjoy sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi visiting Red Fort,
Jama Masque, Raj Ghat. And in New Delhi visit Qutab Minar, Hmayuns
Tomb, & Adminestrative area visiting India Gate, Presidential
House & other major Govt. buildings.
Evening will be at leisure. Overnight Delhi.
Day 03 : Delhi - Agra (204 kms/ 4 Hrs)
Proceed
by surface for Agra after breakfast. Reach Agra and check into hotel.
Badal Singh established the city of Taj in 1475. Agra finds mention
in the Mahabharat as Agraban. This city in those days was considered
to be the sister-city of Mathura, which was more prominent than
Agraban. Agra came into its own when the Lodhi Kings chose this
place beside the RIVER YAMUNA to be their capital city. Sikander
Lodhi made Agra his capital but Babar defeated the Lodhis to capture
not only Agra but also laid the foundation of the Mughal empire.
Proceed for sightseeing. Visit the TAJ MAHAL (IMP: TAJ MAHAL
IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS) - one of the Seven Wonders of the
World was built by Shah Jahan in 1631 AD and was completed in 1651AD.
Taj Mahal - The symbol of Love was built in the memory of Mumtaz
Mahal (Shah Jahan' s second Wife). Later visit Agra Fort  Built by the famed Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565
AD.
Day 04 : Agra - Bharatpur - (55 kms/ 1 Hrs)
Proceed
to Bharatpur after breakfast. Visit Fatehpur Sikri en-route. The
deserted, red Sandstone City, Emperor Akbar built that as his capital
and palace in the late 16th century is an exhilarating experience.
Later continue your drive to Bharatpur.
Bharatpur is the eastern gateway to Rajasthan. Bharatpur is popular
for its bird sanctuary-the Keoladeo Ghana National Park - finest
in Asia rich avian variety. Every year the rare Siberian cranes
come to spend the winter in the warmer climate of Bharatpur.
Reach by afternoon and relax. Overnight at Bharatpur.
Day 05 : Bharatpur - Jaipur (175 km/ 4 Hrs)
Breakfast
at hotel. Drive around the National Park in a rickshaw and view
the different species of birds. A naturalist will accompany you
to help spotting the rare species. Later drive to Jaipur. The origins
of the beautiful city of Jaipur can be traced back to the eighteenth
century, during the reign of Jai Singh II who ascended the Amber
throne in 1699. Jaipur today, epitomizes the spirit of Rajputana.
In-spite of growing into a bustling metropolis. Popularly known
as the Pink City because of the extensive use of the locally abundant
pink plastered stone, painted so in honor of the visit of the royal
consort of Queen Victoria. Jaipur thrills the soul with its massive
forts, magnificent palaces, exquisite temples and lush gardens.
On arrival Jaipur check-in Hotel.
Day 06 : Jaipur
Breakfast
at hotel. Proceed for morning excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant
ride ascent to the fort. 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. It's forbidding exterior
belies an inner paradise where a beautiful fusion of Mughal and
Hindu styles finds it's ultimate expression.Later enjoy sightseeing
tour of Jaipur visiting 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. Its
five-storey structure 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.
Day 07 : Jaipur - Samode - Delhi - (258 kms/ 6 Hrs)
Breakfast
at hotel. Proceed for sightseeing of a royal village SAMODE.
Samode according to the Rajputana Gazetteer of 1879 was a large
and flourishing town. The Zamidars (landlords) of Samode - the principal
thakurs of the state of Amber were the Nathawat clan from Chomu,
a branch of the house of Amber, tracing their relation to the Jaipur
Maharaja the fabled Prithviraj Singhji the 17th prince of the house
of Kacchwaha Rajputs. Gopal Singhji one of his 12 sons was awarded
Samode, a noble feudatory of the Amber & Jaipur principality.
It was among the wealthiest territories in the Amber kingdom. The
Zamidari eventually passed within the clan to the hands of Behari
Das, a Rajput warrior in Mughal Service. After 6 generations in
the hands of his descendants Samode was relinquished to the Raj.
The 400-year-old SAMODE PALACE has a wealth of frescoes, many of
them depicting religious subjects. The highlight is a vast DURBAR
HALL.
Take a walk of the Rajasthani village or take a camel cart ride.
Have lunch at SAMODE PALACE. Proceed to Delhi. Reach by evening.
Relax and overnight at Delhi.
Day 8 : Delhi - Home - Departure
Breakfast
at hotel. Room till noon. Later on time transfer to airport for
flight home with sweet memories of India.
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END OF PROGRAM***
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