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Trip
Duration : 09 Nights /10
Days
Places Covered :
Delhi - Agra - Gwalior - Jhansi -
Bhopal - Indore - Delhi
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Assistance on
arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check-in at 12 Noon. Afternoon
City Tour of Old Delhi visiting Red Fort, built in 1648 by Mughal
Emperor Shahjehan, Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in
India, Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana-the cremation sites of Mahatma
Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Also drive past Chandni Chowk,
shopping centre of Old Delhi.
Day 02 : Delhi
Morning sightseeing tour of New
Delhi visiting Qutab Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,
Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch), Lakshmi Narayan
Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's
House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and
Connaught Place- shopping centre of New Delhi.
Day 03 : Delhi - Agra
Transfer to railway station to
board the train for Agra. Assistance on arrival and transfer to
the hotel. Morning excursion to Fatehpur Sikri (40 kms) built by
Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to
scarcity of water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama
Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chishti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces.
Afternoon City Tour of Agra visiting Agra Fort and Taj Mahal, the
world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan in
1630 for his queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains.
Also visit the Agra Fort containing the Halls of Private and
Public audience and other palaces.
Day 04 : Agra - Gwalior
Transfer to railway station to
board the train for Gwalior. Assistance on arrival and transfer
to the hotel. Afternoon City Tour of Gwalior. Half day tour
visiting the Man Mandir , Gujari Mahal (today an archaeological
museum ), The Fort, Temples of Sas-Bahu, Teli Ka Mandir, Jai
Vilas Palace, Tomb of Gaus Mohammad and the Mausoleum of Tansen.
Evening visit to fort for sound and light show.
Day 05 : Gwalior - Jhansi
Transfer to railway station to
board the train for Jhansi. Assistance on arrival and transfer to
the hotel. Afternoon City Tour of Orchha. Orchha's grandeur has
been captured in stone, frozen in time and a rich legacy to the
ages. For, on this medieval city, the hand of time has rested
lightly and the palaces and the temples built by its Bundela
rulers in the 16th and 17th century retain much of their prestine
perfection. Jehangir Mahal, a tiered palace crowned by graceful
chhatries has a spectacular view of soaring temple spires and
cenotaphs.
Day 06 : Jhansi - Bhopal
Transfer to railway station to
board the train for Bhopal. Assistance on arrival and transfer to
hotel. Afternoon City Tour of Bhopal. Visiting the Upper Lake,
Lower Lake, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Birla Museum, Kilol Park, Kamla
Park, Moti Masjid, Sadar Manzil and Taj-ul-Masjid. Drive past
Vidhan Sabha, Tagore Memorial and the National Archives of
India.
07 : Bhopal
Full Day excursion to Sanchi (58
km) which has distinction of having the finest specimens of
almost all Buddhist architectural forms, Stupa, Chaitya,Temples
and Monastries dating from 3rd century BC. Visit three important
Stupas with circular domes and railing around them. Also visit
Ashoka Pillar, Gupta temple built in the 4th century and Great
Bowl carved of one piece of stone. The museum displays number of
sculptures found in the area.
Day 08 : Bhopal - Indore
Morning depart by surface for
Indore. On arrival check-in at the hotel.
Day 09 : Indore
Full day excursion to Ujjain. Full
day excursion to Ujjain-60 km the city which traces its origin to
the very dawn of Indian history and has a great tradition of
learning and culture. It was used as the base for calculations of
Hindu astronomy, astrology and grography. Visit the Temple of
Mahakaleshwar, Observatory of masonry, Jantar Mantar, Bathing
Ghats of Shipra river and the Gopal Mandir, a 19th century temple
of Maratha-Style architecture.
Day 10 : Indore - Delhi
Transfer to airport to board the
flight for Delhi. Assistance on arrival and transfer to
international airport for onward destination.
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