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-- North India & Nepal Rail Tour -- |
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(17 Nights & 18 Days) |
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Delhi -Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Kathmandu - Delhi |
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Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Delhi. |
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| Day 02 |
Morning tour of tour of Old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana- the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and
Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and
Chandni Chowk. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
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 and Connaught Place shopping
centre. Later transfer to rail-station for Jodhpur night
train.
Night on board. |
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| Day 03 |
Morning tour of Jaisalmer. Visit the Fort, bazzars & the old mansions known as "havelis". People still live in these ancient buildings dating from 12th to 15th century.
Every house has exquisite carvings and filigreed work.
Afternoon free in Jaisalmer. Checkout from the hotel at
1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to rail-station for Jodhpur
night train.
Night on board. |
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| Day 04 |
Day free in Jodhpur. Checkout from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Late evening transfer to rail-station for Jaisalmer night train. (4810 Express 2330/0600 hrs) Night on board. |
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| Day 05 |
Morning arrive Jodhpur. Transfer to hotel. Later visit
the Meharangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone Hill,
including Moti-Mahal and Phool Mahal.
Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing Marble Memorium built in 1899 and the
museum located in the Umaid Public Gardens.
Afternoon free.
Overnight Jodhpur.
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| Day 06 |
Drive to Udaipur visiting Ranakpur Temples enroute.
Ranakpur - 98 kms from Udaipur, the Jain Temples built in
the 15th century are situated in the lovely valley of the
Aravali. Its surrounding is quiet & picturesque. Ranakpur
has grand structures and beautiful sculpture.
There are 1444 pillars in the temple and none of them are similar.
The magic of light & shade is really awe inspiring. Surya
Temple and other Jain Temples are side attractions.
Overnight Udaipur. |
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| Day 07 |
Morning tour of Udaipur. Visit the city palace, Jagdish
Temple, drive around Fatehsagar Lake, Sahelion ki bari
(Queen's resort for her friends) and Bhartiya Lok Kala
Mandir (Folk art museum). Afternoon free.
Overnight Udaipur. |
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| Day 08 |
Morning free. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Jaipur night train.
Night on board. |
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| Day 09 |
| Morning arrive Jaipur. Transfer to hotel. Later visit
Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the
State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory
glittering with mirrors.
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.
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.
Overnight Jaipur. |
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| Day 10 |
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Day free in Jaipur. |
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| Day 11 |
Morning transfer to rail-station for Agra train. Arrive
Agra. Transfer to hotel.
Later visit the world famous Taj Mahal 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.
Also visit the Tomb of
Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of
her father. |
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| Day 12 |
Day free in Agra.
Check-out at 1200 hrs.
Evening transfer to Tundla rail-station for Varanasi night
train.
Night on board. |
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| Day 13 |
| Morning arrive Mughalsarai (Varanasi) & and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight Varanasi. |
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| Day 14 |
Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. 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 Varanasi. |
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Transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive
Kathmandu & transfer to hotel. Afternoon free.
Overnight Kathmandu.
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| Day 16 |
| Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the
ancient royal residential quarter, Mahadev & Parvati
Temple and other temples. Afternoon free.
Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 17 |
| Day free in Kathmandu.
Overnight Kathmandu. |
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| Day 18 |
Morning free. Afternoon transfer to airport for Delhiflight. Arrive & transfer to city centre.
Later in the evening transfer to the airport to board flight for onward journey. |
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Day 19 |
Departure. |
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