Duration : 7 Nights / 8 Days
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Arrival at IGI Airport Delhi. Upon arrival meet and Greet by company representative and transferred to hotel. Overnight at Delhi hotel.
After breakfast at hotel, start your full Day city tour of Old & New Delhi OLD DELHI - Former centre of Mughal Power, Old Delhi offers ancient monuments, narrow streets and bustling bazaars. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1650 switched the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi. He possesses an Exquisite talent, especially in architecture. Visit Red Fort, the most Opulent Fort and Palace of the Mughal Empire. The fort is his symbol of power and elegance, built behind red sandstone walls. Its main gate (Lahore Gate) faces Chandni Chowk, the perpetually congested avenue-heading west From the Red Fort, is filled with twisting lanes, small streets and crowded Bazaars, visit Raj Ghat, the memorial site of the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi, Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, and Chandni Chowk, the colourful market of the old city. After noon visit NEW DELHI - drive past the stately government buildings of the British Era designed by Lutyens, including the India Gate & the Presidential House. New Delhi was designed and built by the British in the 1920s. Drive pass through the India Gate, President House and Parliament House. Also visit to Humayun Tomb, Lotus Temple & Qutub Minar. Overnight Stay at hotel.
After breakfast drive to Jaipur. on arrival at Jaipur hotel. Check in hotel. Then visit Amber Fort - the ancient capital of the State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon city tour. 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. Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas. Overnight Stay at hotel.
Drive to Agra visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms from Agra and 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 Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight Stay at hotel.
After Breakfast, visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the Seven Wonders of the World surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build this memorial to Shah Jahans wife. Also visit the Agra fort - the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. Overnight stay at hotel in Agra.
Drive to Delhi airport to board flight for Varanasi. Arrive Varanasi & transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel in Varanasi.
Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation Ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns Day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Rest of the Day at leisure. Overnight stay at Varanasi.
Morning free. Later transfer to the airport for Delhi flight. Arrive Delhi. Transfer to city centre. Later transfer to International airport for return flight.