Day 01: Arrival at Delhi
On arrival at Delhi our representative will receive and transfer you to
the hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel in New Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi
Breakfast at the hotel follows a morning sightseeing tour of Delhi
including the Raj Ghat (samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi), Shanti Vana (samadhi
of Nehruji), Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Chandni Chowk and Akshardham temple.
Lunch follows an afternoon tour of New Delhi covering Qutub Minar,
Humayun Tomb, India Gate, Lotus Temple, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament
House and Connaught Place while driving through the city. Overnight stay
will be at Delhi.
Day 03: Delhi - Jaipur
206 km After breakfast you will be picked up from the hotel and driven
to Jaipur, the Pink city. Upon arrival at Jaipur you will check in at
hotel. After checking in, you can spend rest of the time at leisure.
Overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 04: Jaipur
Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, is one of the heritage cities in
India. The city boasts of numerous forts and monuments that were built
during the rule of the Rajput rulers in the medieval and early modern
periods. After breakfast you will explore the massive Amber Fort
(ascending the fort on elephant back). After returning back from the
Amber fort you will have lunch and then set out for a sight seeing tour
of Jaipur.
Jaipur, also called the pink city, is the capital of Rajasthan.
Raja Jai Singh founded the Jaipur city. The city boasts of numerous
majestic buildings including the City Palace, the Jantar Mantar and Hawa
Mahal. Overnight stay will be at Jaipur.
Day 05: Jaipur - Agra
On the fifth day of your Golden triangle tour you will head for Agra,
the city of the Taj Mahal. Agra is almost 5-6hrs from Jaipur. While
driving towards Agra you will stop at Fatehpur Sikri for a brief period.
Fatehpur Sikri was once the capital of the Mughal Empire. The
city boasts of some of the magnificent monuments of the medieval period.
Akbar, the great Mughal Emperor, made it the capital but was later
abandoned due to scarcity of water. The buildings at Fatehpur Sikri
present a unique blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles. Some
of the attractions at Fatehpur Sikri are the Panch Mahal, the Buland
Darwaza and the Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chisti. Upon reaching Agra you
will transfer to hotel. Overnight stay will be at Agra.
Day 06: Agra - Delhi
Welcome to the city of the Taj Mahal! Agra boasts of one of the wonders
of the world. In the morning we will take you for a sightseeing tour of
Agra that will include the beautiful Taj Mahal.
Agra is synonymous with the majestic marble edifice, Taj Mahal.
The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in the memory of his
beloved wife, Mumtaj Mahal. Taj Mahal, the epitome of love and romance
stands on the banks of river Yamuna. In addition to the Taj Mahal, Agra
also boasts of monuments such as the Red Fort and Itmad-ud-Daulah, the
tomb of Nur Jahan's father. The tomb of Akbar at Sikandara is also an
attraction at Agra. In the afternoon you will be driven back to Delhi
for flight back home/onward journey.
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