Golden
Triangle Tour Duration:
5 Nights / 6 Days Destinations Covered: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi
Day
1: Arrive Delhi Arrive in Delhi. Meeting and assistance on arrival.
Transfer to hotel. Overnight.
Day 2: Delhi Morning
tour of Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana (the cremation sites of
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru), Jama Masjid, and a drive past Red Fort
and Chandni Chowk. Afternoon: visit the 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 the
President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and
Connaught Place. Overnight.
Day 3: Delhi - Agra ( 210 Km.
) Drive to Agra enroute visiting Sikandra. Check in to hotel.
Afternoon visit the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. The Taj Mahal was 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. Afternoon: free for shopping.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Agra - Jaipur ( 250 km. ) Morning
drive to Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri - provides a
marvellous escape into the past. Akbar embarked on the construction of a new
capital here when a prophecy of the birth of a male royal heir, by the Sufi
Saint Salim Chisti of Sikri, came true. Upon arrival, check in at hotel. Overnight
.
Day
5: Jaipur Morning: visit Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the
State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal, or the Hall of Victory, glittering with
mirrors. Enjoy an elephant ride at Amber Fort.
Afternoon
proceed for a city tour of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. This city was
given a coat of pink colour a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince and
it has retained this colour ever since. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, a
notable astronomer, this city is now 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City
Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal &
through the residential & business areas. Overnight.
Day
6: Jaipur - Delhi (260 km) After breakfast, drive to Delhi to board
flight for onward journey.
Note: Golden
Triangle Tour can be extended / shortened as per your preferences.