Royal and Rustic Rajasthan Tour
Places to See : Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri -
Jaipur - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Udaipur - Ajmer - Pushkar
- Delhi
Duration: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Day 01 Arrive Delhi
Upon
arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.
Day 02 Delhi
After breakfast set out to visit the imperial capital of the 20
th
century :
New Delhi.
Visit the
Qutub Minar - the tallest free standing
minaret in stone in the world; then onto
Humayun's tomb
- the first Mughal construction in
India
from 1565 AD. Also see the
Rashtrapati Bhawan, the India
Gate built in the earlier half of the 20
th century. Drive
through the old city past the Red Fort and visit the
Jama
Masjid - the biggest of its kind in
India.
Here take a rickshaw through the winding streets of the old city to see the
life of the people in this part of the world. A perfect introduction of your
tour. The rickshaw puller pulls you through the imperial avenue the
Chandni
Chowk where you will find each and every small business under the sky.
Finally, reach
Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, where
your chauffeur is waiting for you.
Day 03 Delhi - Agra
Leave
Delhi and reach
Agra by early afternoon.
En route visit
Sikandara the tomb of the great emperor Akbar
Taj
Mahal is awaiting your arrival today. A must see with the rising / setting
sun as th
e
Taj Mahal is bathed in the golden rays of the sun. Built by Shah Jahan, the
Taj is a white marble memorial that houses the tomb of his beautiful wife Mumtaz
Mahal. This monument took 22 years to be completed and was designed, and planned
by Persian architect Ustad Isa. Apart from its stunning design, balance and
perfect symmetry, the Taj is also noted particularly for its elegant domes,
intricately carved screens and some of the best inlay work ever seen anywhere
in the world. Then see the
Agra Fort built by Akbar that houses
many fabulous palaces built in Indo Islamic style. See the marble
palace of Shahjehan
that was built with the remaining and rejected stones from the Taj Mahal - Mussamman
Burj.
Day 04 Agra
- Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur
Leave early morning for Jaipur and enroute visiting the phantom city of
Fatehpur
Sikri : the erstwhile capital of the Mughal emperor
Akbar the Great. Visit the diwan-i-am - the hall of public audiences where the
emperor used to give justice to the oppressed subject of his. See Jodhabai's
palace (Akbar's Hindu wife) that is even bigger than his own private palace.
Later visit
Salim Chisti's tomb at the nearby mosque.
Salim chisti was a sufi saint who blessed Akbar and his Hindu wife with a long
awaited son. Akbar was so overwhelmed that he built a mosque in his remembrance
to thank the Sufi saint. Continue towards the
Pink City - Jaipur.
Day 05 Jaipur
Visit the
Amber forts and palaces in the morning; included is
an elephant ride at the Amber fort. See the marvelous
Sheesh
mahal built in the 17
th century in a fusion style of Hindu
and Islamic art. Also see the hall of public audiences and
Maharaja Man
Singh's Palace who had twelve queens. Also visit the carpet manufacturing
factory in the city
of
Amber. After lunch set off to see the Pink city
visiting the observatory
Jantar Mantar built in
1727 by Sawai Maharaja Jai Singh II who was a mathematician, an astronomer an
astrologer and a great musician of his era. Then visit the
City Palace
of the Maharaja of Jaipur with a fabulous collection of robes and saris in cotton
and silk with gold latticed work. The city palace houses a collection of paintings
also in the painting gallery and of course a collection of arms and ammunitions
in the ammunition gallery. This evening after the visit discover the art of
cutting and polishing of gems for which Jaipur is world renouned. Visit the
gems cutting and polishing atelier in the city of
Jaipur.
Day 06 Jaipur - Bikaner
Leave the Pink
City and proceed towards
Bikaner and reach by lunch
time. See the Junagarh Fort, a royal museum that encompasses history of
Bikaner
from its days of construction that dates back to the 16
th century.
Later visit the camel-breeding farm, a unique experience. Evening time free
to stroll in the busy market area of
Bikaner city centre.
Day 07 Bikaner - Jaisalmer
In the morning after breakfast leave
Bikaner
to visit the world famous temple in the vicinity of
Bikaner
-the
Karni Mata Mandir (
Rat Temple).
According to scriptures it is one of the most sacred temples for the Hindus.
Leave for Jaisalmer - the Golden city of
Rajasthan and on route visit
the fort at Pokaran Visit the 15
th century fortress where the 3
rd
Mughal emperor, Akbar the Great, was born in 1543. The bazaar in the middle
of this village is very colourful and full of local flavours. After lunch continue
towards Jaisalmer and arrive by early evening. Day 08 Jaisalmer In the morning
after the breakfast at your hotel discover the hidden bounties of this desert
capital of the Bhattis. Visit the Jain temples inside the oldest living citadel
in the world. Also visit the Palace with its beautiful museum and also the Patwaon
ki haveli just outside the citadel. After lunch leave for Khuri / Sam dunes
to witness the sunset amidst the sand dunes in the desert. At Khuri / Sam included
is a camel ride to the dunes from the parking. As the sun goes down the western
horizon the ambiance is set for the ethnic desert tunes by local artistes. Return
to your hotel after sunset.
Day 09 Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
Reach the blue city --
Jodhpur.
Upon arrival drive to the
Mehrangarh fort the stronghold
of the Rathore princes from 1453AD. We see the superb collection of paintings
and arms and ammunitions. The view of the city from the rampart walls is breath
taking. Post lunch session introduces you to the fabulous
spice market
of
Jodhpur the 2
nd
largest city in Rajasthan. Walk along the market to feel the odours of the spices
filling the air around you Then go to
Mandore gardens
the then capital of Marwar to view some of the fabulous cenotaphs and the hall
of local heroes of the wars. Drive back to
Jodhpur and see the
Umaid Bhawan Palace, the
present residence of the king of
Jodhpur.
Day 10 Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Udaipur
After breakfast we take you on a safari to discover the hidden beauty of the
jungle life. Here you would be visiting the Bishnoi villages. Bishnois are a
tribe that respects life in every form - animals trees and even dead branches.
They are vegetarians and even in the villages they protect the animal life and
don't let anybody practice hunting in the vicinity of their villages. They live
in a joint family system where the oldest member is generally the head of the
family. Then we would like you to wit
ness
the opium ceremony with the Patels - a rich tribe. It is a ceremony prevelant
in this part of Rajasthan where the youth offers opium to drink mixed with water
to the elders of the family when they come back from work in the fields. Leave
the Suncity and reach
Ranakpur a big pilgrimage for the Jains.
Jains are a community that developed during the 3
rd century under
Lord Mahavira (a contemporary of Lord Buddha) and they are strict vegetarians
by religion. They eat nothing that grows below the earth like carrots, radish,
potatoes etc. Their food consists of rice, wheat, lentils and green leafy vegetables.
Admire the workmanship from the 16
th century. The temples are built
out of marble and the main shrine of Adinath with
1444 columns
is awe inspiring and none of these are similar. Also see the sun temple and
the other temples in the campus. After lunch in Ranakpur continue towards
Udaipur and reach by early evening. Time free
to relax at your hotel after a long day.
Day 11 Udaipur
After breakfast in your hotel leave for the magnificent city tour of Mewar -
Udaipur. Visit
the
City
Palace the richest
palace museum in the entire Rajasthan. See the
Peacock Square
and the
miniature painting school inside the palace premises.
Udaipur has the prestige of housing the best miniature art
schools in the country under the royal patronage of the king of
Udaipur.
Return to the city and visit
Sahelion ki Bari
a garden with fountains and a small palace inside it. Sahelion ki
Bari
is a garden complex where Maharana Sangram Singh build this garden complex with
fountains and lakes for his beautiful daughter. In the evening we take a lake
cruise on the placid waters of
Lake Pichhola by sunset and visit the island
palace
Jagmandir where according to legends the Mughal Emperor
Shah Jehan lived and got inspired to build the Taj mahal later.
Day 12 Udaipur - Ajmer - Pushkar
Today cross the entire stretch of desert to reach the most holy cities of Pushkar
and Ajmer.Ajmer is the pious city for the Muslims. Surprisingly both the cities
are at distance of 11km from each other. Visit the Durgah built in fond remembrance
of
Khwaja Muin ud Din Chisti where the Muslim pilgrims from all
over
India throng during the festival times.
Later visit Mughal emperor Akbar's Palace where his son Jehangir received S
ir
Thomas Roe to grant him the permission of trade to East India Company with India,
that changed the history of India completely and slowly and steadily India became
colony of the
British Empire. Pushkar happens
to be the holiest places according to the Hindus as it is considered that Lord
Brahma (the Creator) and his wife Saraswati (the godess of learning and music)
performed a ritual in the lake. Here we visit the only Brahma temple of the
world before intermingling with the local colours in the local bazaar. Pushkar
is the world famous for its cattle fair held each year in the month of October/November.
Proceed towards
Ajmer.
Day 13 Pushkar - Delhi
In the morning drive to
Delhi.
Day 14 Delhi
- Out
In time transfer to the international airport for your flight back home.
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