Duration: 11 Nights / 12 Days
Places Covered: Delhi - Patna - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Agra
- Mathura - Vrindavan - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bharatpur - Jaipur - Delhi
Day 1: Arrival Delhi
Arrive
at New Delhi’s International Airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 2: Delhi
Today you will visit various temples, a mosque and yoga ashrams. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 3: Delhi - Patna - Bodhgaya
On the morning, take an early morning flight southeast from Delhi to Patna,
then transfer to our luxury coach for a drive south through rural central Bihar
State to Bodh Gaya.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 4: Bodhgaya - Varanasi
After breakfast, drive west from Bodhi Gaya into Uttar Pradesh state and to
Hinduism’s holiest pilgrimage city, Varanasi, the "City of Light."
Also known as Bewares or Kashi, Varanasi is the oldest continuously inhabited
city in the world. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 5: Varanasi
Day in Varanasi to explore the city and temples. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6: Varanasi - Khajuraho
On
the afternoon take a short flight westward to the world-famous temple city of
Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh state. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 7: Khajuraho - Agra - Mathura
Morning free for independent activities. In the afternoon, take a short flight
to the city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh state to visit the legendary Taj Mahal,
one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This tastefully ornate and architecturally
perfect mausoleum was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife,
Mumtaz Mahal, and is said to be the most extravagant monument ever built for
love. In addition to the Taj, we will visit Agra Fort, the Old City, and the
nearby city of Mathura, the birthplace of Krishna. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 8: Mathura
Day to visit the temples.
Day 9: Mathura - Vrindivan - Agra -
Fatehpur Sikri - Bharatpur
In the morning leave for the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri, Built between
1569 and 1585 by the great Moghuls emperor Akbar, this unusual ghost city fuses
both Hindu and Muslim artistic traditions, in reflection of the unique tolerance
of this Muslim emperor. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 10: Bharatpur - Jaipur
At
dawn on the morning, enjoy a cycle rickshaw safari/boat ride in the Keoladeo
Bird Sanctuary. The 29 square kilometers of swamps and lakes here constitute
one of the most important heronries in the world, with such species as the dazzling
purple heron, the common grey and the tiny brown pond heron. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 11: Jaipur - Delhi
In the morning, take a guided excursion through the Amber Fort and Raj Mahal
Palace complex. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12: Delhi
Breakfast will be at hotel.
Transfer to airport in time for flight home with sweet memories of India.
Taj Mahal with Religious India, Taj Mahal
with Pilgrimage
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