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Day 01 ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive Delhi by flight. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to Hotel. Overnight
at Hotel.
Day 02 DELHI
Morning combined sightseeing of New & Old
Delhi. Visit the 12th century Qutab Minar,
gracefully hand-carved for its entire height of
234ft, and the iron pillar, which has withstood the
ravages of time and not rusted even after 1500
years. Visit the mausoleum of emperor Humayun
– a forerunner of the Mughal style of architecture
and the imposing modern Lakshminarayan
temple.
Lakshminarayan Temple
Qutab Minar

Drive past the India Gate (war memorial
dedicated to the lives of laid down by the Indian
soldiers), the president’s residence – formerly
the Viceroy’s Palace, parliament House and the
Secretariat buildings, – an interesting blend of
the Victorian and 20th century architecture.
Afternoon: Sightseeing of Old Delhi takes you to
the Raj Ghat (memorial to Mahatma Gandhi),
Jama Masjid, – The largest mosque in India.
Drive past Chandi Chowk, once an imperial
avenue of Mughal Royalty which today is the
busiest commercial area of the city. Overnight
stay.
India
Gate
Jama MasjidChandi Chowk
Raj Ghat

Day 03: DELHI – GWALIOR – DHOLPUR
Morning transfer to railway station to board express
train for Gwalior. Shatabdi Express Delhi/Gwalior
0615/0931 Arrive Gwalior and proceed straight for
sightseeing. Gwalior is synonymous with its Fort, one
of the oldest in India. The Tomar King, Man Singh
(1486-1516) built the Man Mandir, a six-towered
palace decorated with perforated screens, mosaics,
floral designs and mouldings in Hindu profusion. Man
Singh also built the Gurjari Mahal, a turreted palace of
stone – now an archaeological museum.
The Fort also contains a mosque and 11th century temples. Outside the Fort, Gwalior
offers the tomb of Muhammed Ghaus, a saint worshipped by the Moghuls and the tomb
of Tansen, Akbar’s famed court musician. Enjoy lunch at the hotel in Gwalior. After lunch
drive to Dholpur. 78 kms (48 miles) & 2 hours drive. On arrival checkin at historic
Rajniwas Palace. The Palace offers, cottages & suites.
MAN MANDIR PALACE

The palace has a Library, a pool table, a movie theatre, a business centre and a gift and a
souvenir store. It is surrounded by lush green manicured gardens with Peacocks dancing in
them.
Overnight stay. Day 04: DHOLPUR
Today sightseeing in & around Dholpur. Dholpur is named
as Dhawalpuri after its ruler Dhawal Deo, once the ruler of
the city, its name was distorted with passage of time and
got its present name Dholpur. The places of interst are
Muchchhkund, which is about 8 kms from the town of the
Dholpur and commands a picturesque view of
surroundings.
Shergarh FortThe enclosures around it were supposed to have been
built by Mughal emperor Akbar. Other place worth
visiting is Laswari, it is here where Daulat Rao Scindia
was defeated at hands of Lord Lake. Kanapu Mahal is
another interesting building to visit. It is an old fort of
historic importance, located toward south of Dholpur
tower. Also visit Shergarh Fort.
Muchchhkund

Day 05: DHOLPUR – AGRA – FATEHPUR SIKRI –
BHARATPUR
Today morning drive to Agra. (1 hour drive). Proceed
straight for sightseeing of Agra. Visit the Taj Mahal – the
greatest love story ever told. On the death of his beloved
wife Mumtaz Mahal, in wild extravagance, Shahjehan
built her this memorial. 20,000 men laboured for over 17
years to build this wealth of white marble and precious
stone. Visit Agra Fort – behind its forbidding red
sandstone battlements lie palaces that tell the story of
the Moghul Empire.
The most impressive part of the Fort are the Dewan-e-Am, where the Emperor sat on his
throne to dispense to his subjects, and the Dewan-e-Khas where he received foreign
dignitaries. Visit the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, father of Queen Nur Jehan – a two-storied
tomb bearing mosaics in inlaid semi-precious stones. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant. After
lunch leave for Bharatpur visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute.

FATEHPUR SIKRI – 37 kms. west of Agra lies the ghost city
of Fatehpur Sikri – an epic poem in red sandstone, built by
Emperor Akbar the Great in 1569 and deserted 14 years
later because its water supply failed. Its glorious courtyards
and palaces conjure up dreams of the mysterious past.
Buland Darwaza, the victory gate looms 134 feet high.
Buland Darwaza
There’s the imperial Jami Masjid, the tomb of Shaik Salim
Chisti who predicted the birth of Akbar’s son Jehangir, the
Panch Mahal, a strange building which resembles a
Buddhist Temple, a cloistered courtyard which was the Hall
of Public Audience, and the Pachchisi paved with black and
white where the Emperor played chess using slave girls as
figurines. Later continue the drive to Bharatpur which is
another 30 minutes from Fatehpur Sikri. On arrival checkin
at hotel Laxmivilas Palace. Overnight stay.
Panch Mahal

Day 06: BHARATPUR – JAIPUR
Today morning visit the Keoladeo Ghana Birds Sanctuary in
Bharatpur which features in UNESCO list of World Heritage
Sites. Bharatpur’s 29 sq. km piece of marshland is one of
the finest bird sanctuaries in the world, with over 360
species. It used to form the hunting estate of the Maharajas
of Bharatpur, and the daily shoot was reputed to be as high
as 100,000 birds. However, Maharaja Brajendra Singh
converted the estate into a bird sanctuary in 1956.
Bird watching is good during winters when it is frequented by
Northern hemisphere migratory birds. Among many other birds to
be seen are egrets, ducks, coots, storks, kingfishers, spoonbills,
Sarus cranes and several birds of prey, including laggar falcon,
greater spotted eagle, marsh harrier and Pallas’ eagle. There are
also chital deer, sambar, nilgai, feral cattle, wild cats, hyenas and
wild boar whilst near Python Point, there are usually some very
large rock pythons. Afternoon drive to Jaipur. (4:30 hours drive). On
arrival checkin at hotel Alsisar haveli or similar. Overnight stay.

Day 07: JAIPUR
Morning excursion to Amber fort. Amber is a classic, romantic Rajasthani Fort Palace. The
rugged, time-ravaged walls of the Fort may not look beautiful from the outside, but the
interior is a virtual paradise. Miniatures painted on the walls depict hunting and war
scenes, apart from festivals. Precious stones and mirrors are embedded into the plaster.
Inside the Jag Mandir is the famed Sheesh Mahal – a room with all the four walls and
ceiling completely embedded with glittering mirror pieces, which were specially imported
from Belgium during that period. En route to Amber Fort, you will have a brief photography
stop at Hawa Mahal – the Palace of Winds.
Sheesh Mahal
Amber Fort Hawa Mahal

Afternoon sightseeing tour of Jaipur city visiting Maharaja’s
City Palace, the former Royal residence, part of it converted
into a museum. A small portion is still used by the Royal
family of Jaipur. Built in the style of a fortified campus, the
palace covers almost one-seventh in area of the city. One of
the major attractions in the museum is the portion known
as Armoury Museum housing an impressive array of
weaponry-pistols, blunderbusses, flintlocks, swords, rifles
and daggers.
City Palace
The royal families of Jaipur once used most of these weapons.
Later visit the Jantar Mantar, which is the largest stone and marble
crafted observatory in the world. Situated near the gate of the city
palace, the observatory has 17 large instruments, many of them
still in working condition.
Jantar Mantar
Take a Rickshaw Ride in the
local market to feel the pulse
of Rajasthan. Overnight stay.

Day 08: JAIPUR – DELHI & LEAVE DELHI
Today in time transfer straight to Delhi airport to board the return / onward flight. 256
kms (159 miles) & 5:390 hours drive.End of servicesCheckin / Checkout time: 1200
hours noon

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