Golden Triangle with Himachal
Tour Travel Package
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Duration : 15 Days / 14 Nights
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur -
Manali - Shimla - Delhi
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Day 01. Arrive Delhi
Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel. Delhi,
the capital of India - a canvas that reflects the complexities,
contradictions, beauty and dynamism of a city where the past co-exit
with the present. Many dynasties ruled from here and the city is
rich in the architecture of its monuments. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02. Delhi - Agra by surface (204 kms)
After breakfast drive to Agra and check-in at the hotel. Attracting
the maximum number of tourist is the city of Taj Mahal, Agra. The
over 300 hundred year old white marble Taj is the main drawing factor
and various monuments and historical sites dating back to the Mughal
period. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03. Agra
After breakfast proceed for half day city tour visiting the world
famous Taj Mahal ad Agra Fort - Taj Mahal - One of the most photographed
tourist attractions in the world, Taj Mahal is the attraction that
pulls the tourists from all over the world. The Taj Mahal is entirely
made of white marble and its walls are decorated with exquisite
pietra dura (stone inlay) work. It is said that different types
of precious and semi-precious stones were used in the intricate
inlay work done on the interiors. This magnificent monument is set
around a Charbagh or 'four garden' plan, which is split by watercourses-a
reflection of the Persian style. ( Taj Mahal remains Closed on Friday)
Agra Fort - Built by Emperor Akbar on the west
bank of the river Yamuna and beautified with palaces and gardens
by Jehangir, Agra Fort today dominates the centre of the city. The
crescent-shaped fort with its 20-metre high, 2.4-km outer walls
contains a maze of buildings that form a small city within a city.
One can enter the fort only through the Amar Singh Gate. The public
access is limited to the southern part of the fort which includes
nearly all the buildings of tourist interest. The Diwan-i-Aam (hall
of public audience) and Diwan-i-Khas (hall of private audience)
were built by Shahjahan for receiving audiences.
Jehangir's palace built by Akbar was the largest private residence
in the fort. Close to Diwan-i-Khas, stands an octagonal tower known
as Musamman Burj. It was here that Shahjahan breathed his last after
seven years of imprisonment. Other places to see within the fort
include the Khas Mahal, Sheesh Mahal (the mirror palace) and the
Anguri Bagh (the Grape Garden). Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04. Agra - Jaipur by surface (237 kms)
After breakfast depart by surface for Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur
Sikri Fatehpur Sikri Thirty-nine kilometers from Agra stands Fatehpur
Sikri, the red sandstone city of yesteryears. The city was built
by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in AD 1564 in honour of the Muslim saint
Sheikh Salim Chisthi. Fatehpur Sikri was intended to be the capital
city but the shortage of water and unrest in the northwest made
Akbar abandon it. One of the major attractions of this city is the
marble tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisthi. Other places of interest include
Diwan-i-Aam, Diwan-i-Khas, Buland Darwaza, Panch Mahal, Jodha Bai’s
Palace and Birbal Bhavan.
On arrival check-in at the hotel. The city capital in the tone
of an autumnal sunset intersperses the play of red and pink with
white borders and motifs, outlining the architectural highlights
of Jaipur’s buildings. Jaipur has blush pink ever since 1727
when Maharaja Swai Jai Singh II had it built. It is the only city
in the world symbolizing the 9 divisions of the universe through
nine rectangular sectors sub-dividing it. The palaces and forts
of yesteryears that were witness to royal processions and splendors
are now living monuments accepted naturally into the lifestyles
of the people of the pink city. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05. Jaipur
After breakfast half day excursion to Amer Fort - At a short distance
of 11 kms. from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded
hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway, with its forbidding
ramparts reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake below.
One of the finest examples of Rajput architecture, it was the ancient
capital of the Kachhawah rulers. The original palace was built by
Raja Man Singh and additions were made later by Sawai Jai Singh.
Within the palace are the Diwan-e-Aam or the "Hall of Public
Audience", the Diwan-e-Khas or the "Hall of Private Audience"
and the Sukh Niws where a cool breeze blows across channels of water
for the purpose of air-conditioning.
Here are the private chambers of the queens with windows having
latticed screens so that the ladies could watch the proceedings
of the royal court in privacy. There is also the Jai Mandir or the
"Temple of Victory", with its famed Sheesh Mahal, the
scintillating "Hall of Mirrors". After lunch sightseeing
tour of Jaipur city visiting City Palace, Hawa Mahal and Jantar
Mantar (Observatory).
The City Palace is now converted into a museum, except a small
portion that is still used by the royal family of Jaipur. Built
in the fortified campus style, the palace covers almost one-seventh
part of the city. One of the major attractions in the museum is
the portion that is devoted to the arms and ammunition used by the
royal family in the past. Other important attractions are the Textile
and Costume Museum, Art Gallery, Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, and
Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am.
Drive past Hawa Mahal - Strange though it may seem, this most famous
landmark of Jaipur is not actually a palace but a series of sandstone
screens. This pink structure was constructed so that the ladies
of the palace could watch the royal processions without being seen
by any outsider. This sandstone edifice was named Palace of Winds
after the many brass wind vanes that adorned it until 1960s. Also
visit Observatory. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06. Jaipur - Delhi by surface (258 kms)
After breakfast drive to Delhi and check-in at the hotel. Rest of
the day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07. Delhi - Manali by surface (570 kms)
After breakfast drive to Manali and check-in at the hotel. Manali
according to legend was born when the waters of the Great Deluge
receded and the seventh Manu’s ark came to the rest on a hillside
in this valley. As the earth dried up there came up a place of breathtaking
beauty which was named after the great sags. Over the last decade
Manali has grown from a back of the beyond Himanchali town to a
busy tourist destination. Surrounded by towering peaks at arms length,
Manali’s major asset is its proximity to the snowline, never
more than a few hours drive from the town nestling at a comfortable
2,050 meters. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 08. Manali
After breakfast proceed for half day city tour visiting Hadimba
Devi Temple, Doongri temple houses , Goddess Hadimba (Hirma Devi)
has 4 tired pagoda - shaped roof with a doorway carved with figures
and symbols. Tibetan Monastry,- A new and colorful Buddhist temple.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 09. Manali
After breakfast excursion to Rohtangpass. Dinner and overnight at
the hotel.
Day 10. Manali - Shimla by surface (260 kms)
After breakfast drive to Shimla and check-in at the hotel. Shimla
- The capital of Himachal Pradesh and former summer capital of British
India, Shimla is the state’s most important center. Bulging
at its seams with unprecedented expansion, Shimla retains a colonial
aura, with its grand old buildings, among them the stately Viceregal
Lodge, ccherming iron lampposts and Anglo-Saxon names. The Mall,
packed with shops and eateries, is the center of attraction, and
Scandal Point, associated with the former Maharaja of the Patiala’s
escapades, offers a view of distant snowclad peaks. Dinner and overnight
at the hotel.
Day 11. Shimla
After breakfast proceed for half day city tour visiting Jakhoo Hill,
Shimla’s highest point, other a panoramic view of the town,
hills and mountain ranges with spectacular views at sunrise and
sunset. Institute of Advanced Study which is housed in the former
Viceregal Lodge, it was built in 1888, Tara Devi Temple offers panoramic
views, Himachal State Museum has a rich display of the state’s
cultural, artistic and archaeological heritage. Dinner and overnight
at the hotel.
Day 12. Shimla - Delhi by surface (370 kms)
After breakfast drive to Delhi and check-in at the hotel. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 13. Delhi
After breakfast proceed for half day city tour visiting Old and
New Delhi . Old Delhi visiting - Raj Ghat and shanti vana- the cremation
sited of Mahatma Ghandi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Also drive past Red
Fort , built in 1648 by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan , Jama Masjid ,one
of the longest mosque in India and Chandini Chowk,shopping center
of Delhi. New Delhi visiting Qutaub Minar built by Qutub - ud -Din
Aibek in 1199. Humayun’s Tomb. India Gate (War Memorial Arch).
Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President
House, Parliament House, and Government Secretariat Buildings. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 14. Delhi
Breakfast at the hotel. Day free for shopping. Overnight at hotel.
Day 15. Depart Delhi
In time transfer to railway station to connect flight / train for
the onward destination.
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