Discover Rajasthan Tour
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Duration : 18 Days / 17 Nights
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Neemrana - Bikaner
- Deshnok - Khimsar - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Udaipur -
Dungerpur - Chitorgarh - Bijaipur - Roopangarh - Jaipur - Fatehpur
Sikri - Agra - Delhi.
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Day 01. Arrive Delhi
Fly from your country to Delhi, You will be greeted & assisted
upon arrival. Transfer to your booked Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02. Delhi
Morning city tour After breakfast, sightseeing of Old and New Delhi
visiting Raj Ghat- the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi, drive
past Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Chandni Chowk bazaar. Also visit
Qutab Minar, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, India Gate(memorial to the
Indian army soldiers who died in World War 1) , Rahtrapati Bhawan
(formerly the viceroy’s reseidence) and Parliament house and
Government buildings. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03. Delhi -Neemrana
Breakfast in the Hotel and leave for Neermrana in Rajasthan, check
in at Hotel Fort Neemarana.
Afternoon visit 11 storey deep step well which was constructed for
the military purposes in the 16th century. Afterwards visit typical
Rajasthani traditional village to watch the daily village life with
rich Rajasthani cukture , and overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 04.Neemrana-Mandawa
Morning leave for Mandawa through the villages of Rajasthan. Arrive
& check in at Hotel Castle painted havelies(big houses) by the
natural colors in the streets of the village . You can also watch
the daily village life while watching the havelies. Overnight at
Hotel.
Day 05. Mandawa-Bikaner
Morning leave for Bikaner. It was founded by Rao Bika ji in 1488
AD> Arrive & check in at the Hotel. Afternoon visit junagarh
Fort founded in year 1593 AD by RAj Rai Singh who was general in
the army of mighty Mughal emperor Akbar and rest of the Fort was
improved by the successors. Afterwards visit Asia's largest Camel
Breeding Research Farm and local busy markets.Overnight at Hotel.
Day 06. Bikaaner - Deshnok-Khimsar
Morning leave for khimsar enrought visit at 600 years old Rat Temple
at Deshnok.
Continue your drive to khimsar founded by Rao KArmasa Ji in 15th
century. He was son of Rao Jodha of Jodhpur and younger brother
of Rao Bika of Biakaner and he established good relations with his
father and brother, arrive & check in at Hotel Royal Castle
Khimsar Fort. Afternoon by Jeep Safari visit loacl villages, wild
life where you can watch so many wild deer & other animals and
finally refreshment at Sand Dunes while watching sensational Sun
Set. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 07.Khimsar-Jaisalmer
After breakfast leave for Jaisalmer ,founded by Rawal Jaiswal in
1156 AD after shifting his capital from LAdurva. Jaisalmer was the
main caravan route from Far East to the Middle East, arrive 7 check
in at Hotel forovernight stay.
Day 08.Jaisalmer
Morning sightseeing of Fort (80 meters above plains) & jain
Temples within the Fort built in 12th to 15th century which are
very worth watching. The specialty of the fort is that still approxmately
5000 people are living inside. Visit Fort palace 7 atop from Palace
you can have the golden view of whole Jaisalmer city of India. Afternoon
visit Bara Bagh cenotaphs , drive to Sam Sand Dunes to watch sensational
Sun Set by camel ride. Return to Hotel for overnoght.
Day 09. Jaisalmer-Jodhpur
Breakfast & leave to Jodhpur,founded by Rao Jodha
in 1459 AD after Shifting his capital from Mandore to Jodhpur by
the advise of a holy man. Arrive & check in at Hotel, afternoon
visit Mehrangarh Fort ,125 meters aboveplaints, Jaswant thanda ,
Sardar market clock tower. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 10 Jodhpur- Ranakpur-Udaipur
Morning leave for Udaipur enroute visit 15th century Ranakpur Jain
Temple built in pure white marble with 80 doms supported by 1444
different carved pillars. Continue your drive to Udaipur, founded
by Maharana Udai Singh in 1559 AD,(Maha means great & Rana means
warrior, so Maharana means a great warrior).Udaipur is a beautiful
city at the altitude of 577 MSL surrounded by the Aravalli Hills.
Arrive & check in at Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 11 Udaipur
After breakfast visit City Palace, JAgdish temple built in 1651
AD,Fatehsagar lake, Sahelion ki Bari. Afternoon enjoy boat ride
in lake Pichola to visit Jagmandir Island. Late afternoon, enjoy
exciting cultural folk dances of Rajasthan at Meera Kala Mandir
. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 12 Udaipur - Dungerpur
After breakfast drive to Dungerpur, founded by Mahrawal Veer Singh
in 1282 AD., arrive & check in at Hotel Udai Bilas Palace of
19th century.Afternoon visit 13th century Juna MAhal palace, it
looks old from outside and beatiful from inside frescos.Afterwards
visit local markets. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 13 Dungerpur - Chitorgarh - Bijaipur
Morning leave for Bijaipur enroute visit 2nd biggest Fort of Asia,
the Chittorgarh Fort, which was cradle of Sisodia Rajputs till 1567
when mighty Mughals sacked them and Maharana Udai singh founded
new city at Udaipur. Since then Chittorgarh was never regained by
the brave Rajputs despite fierce battles. Continue your drive to
Bijaipur , founded by Rao Shakti Singh in 16th century and Fierce
battles were also fought here with the Mughals. Arrive & check
in at Hotel Castle Bijaipur for overnight stay.
Day 14 Bijaipur - Roopangarh
Morning leave for Roopangarh , founded by 5th ruler of Kishangarh
Maharaja Roop Singh in 16th century . Arrive & check in at the
Hotel Fort Roopangarh, afternoon visit exciting colorful local villages
of Roopangarh . Overnight at Hotel.
Day 15 Roopangarh - Jaipur
After breakfast drive to Jaipur, founded by MAharaja Swai Jai Singh
in 1727 AD (Swai means, a person 25% more intelligent ) after shifting
his capital from Amer valley to the newly formed city in the plains
after consulting so many maps of the world and finally organized
own religious map Shilpa Shastra with the help of a young Bengali
architect Vidyadhar Batacharya. Maharaja Swai Jai was a builder
, astronomer, astrologer, soldier , philosopher and now Jaipur is
the capital of Rajasthan & is world famous as the Pink City.
Arrive & check in at Hotel, afternoon visit busy markets of
old Pink City to watch daily life. Return to hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 16 Jaipur
Breakfast , leave hotel to explore full day sightseeing of jaipur
visiting Hawa Mahal(palace of winds) where from royal ladies were
watching daily processionsand life.Afterwards visit Amer Fort By
elephant ride, that gives you the experience and impression were
using the services of elephants. After lunch visit City Palace Museum,
Astrological Observatory, And local busy markets. Return to Hotel
for overnight stay.
Day 17 Jaipur-Fatehpur Sikri-Agra
Morning leave for Agra enroute one of the most important place of
Mugal era Fatehpur Sikri founded by Akbar in 1569 AD as a ceremonial
capital. But unfortunately this magnificent city was abandoned due
to scarcity of drinking water and Akber went back to Agra. Continue
your drive to Agra, arrive and Check in at Hotel. After change and
wash visit one of the wonders of the world , Taj Mahal (monument
of love ),founded by 5th great Mughal Emperor Shahi Jahan in the
memory of his beloved queen Anjuman Bano Begum(with love emperor
called her Mumtaz). After her death in 1627 AD, in her memory Shahi
Jahan started to built Taj Mahal (Taj means crown & Mahal means
Palace , so it is Crown Palace ) from 1631 to 1653 Ad with twenty
two thousand labourers working singh sun rise to sun set in twenty
two years. The marble was transported from Makrana in Rajasthan
by the help of animals. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 18. Agra - Delhi
After breakfast check out from the Hotel & visit Agra Red Fort
which was built by three emperors Akbar & Jahangir built in
red sand stone & Shahi Jahan in pure white marble. White driving
to Delhi visit crematory of Akbar which he had started building
himself and after his death, it was finished by his son Jahangir.
Continue your drive to Delhi, arrive & explore few hours in
the busy markets. After farewell dinner transfer to International
Airport to board flight back to your country with sweet lively Indian
memories.
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