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India’s Golden Triangle is the perfect point of entry
into India for first-timers.
The Golden Triangle is a good introduction to India for the
lay traveller. The cities of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur are exotic,
as well as understandable – or so you think, until you
get into the streets. Then you realise that three are some things
you simply cannot prepare for: the intensity of the massive
poverty; the religious diversity; shocking government hotels;
antiquity still everywhere you care to look; the scale of the
Taj Mahal; the mystique and audacious grandeur of the ancient
Mogul architecture; the chauvinism; the environmental desecration…and
the traffic.
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Duration: 5
nights / 6 days (Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi)
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Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Arrive in Delhi. Meeting and assistance on arrival. Transfer
to hotel. Overnight Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi
Morning tour of Delhi visiting Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk
and Red Fort. Later drive to Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana (the
cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru).
Afternoon visit India Gate (War Memorial Arch) & Lakshminarayan
Temple - a modern Hindu Temple, Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub
Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199. Also drive past
the President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat
Buildings and Connaught Place. Overnight Delhi.
Day 03: Delhi - Agra
Drive to Agra enroute visiting Sikandra. Check in at hotel.
Afternoon visit the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Taj Mahal was
built by the Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630, for his Queen
Mumtaz Mahal, to enshrine her mortal remains. Later, visit
the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque & the Halls
of Public and Private Audience. Afternoon: free for shopping.
Overnight at hotel. Overnight Agra.
Day 04: Agra - Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri
and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Upon arrival, check in at
hotel. Late pm: at leisure. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 05: Jaipur
Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat
of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince and
it has retained this colour ever since. Built by Maharaja
Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years
old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observator. Drive
past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential
& business areas. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 06: Jaipur - Delhi
After breakfast, drive to Delhi visiting Amer Fort with
an Elephant ride, enroute. Arrive at Delhi international
airport to board flight for onward journey.
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| Duration: 3 Nights
/ 4 Days (Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi )
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Day 01: Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Morning tour of Delhi.
Visit Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive
past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon visit Qutub 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's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat
Buildings & Connaught Place shopping centre. Late evening
drive to Agra. Overnight at Agra.
Day 02: Agra
Morning tour of Agra. Visit the famous Taj Mahal built by
Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal
to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort
containing the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public and Private
Audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built
by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father. Afternoon
at leisure. Drive to Jaipur visiting enroute Keoladeo National
Park situated within 60 Kms. from the Taj Mahal. Overnight
Jaipur.
Day 03: Jaipur
Morning visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital
of the State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory
glittering with mirrors. Ascend the Fort on Elephant back.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan
was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour
of a visiting Prince and ever since, it has retained this
colour. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer,
this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace,
the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa
Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business
areas. Late evening drive to Agra. Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 04: Delhi Departure
Morning transfer to airport for departure.
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