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ARRIVAL JODHPUR
Upon arrival at Jodhpur airport, meet assistance and you will be transferred to the hotel.
Check into the hotel. (Check in time 1200 hrs, early check in subject to availability)
Later start your sightseeing of Jodhpur and visit Mehrangarh Fort and Jaswant Thada.
The old city of Jodhpur is surrounded by a wall 10km long, which was built about a century after the city was founded. From the fort you can clearly see where the old city ends and the new begins. The old city is fascinating jungle of winding streets of great interest to wander around. Eight gates lead out from the walled city. It’s one of the more interesting cities in India and those baggy-tight horse-riding trousers, jodhpurs, took their name from this locale. The Mehrangarh Fort is sprawled across a 125-meter high hill and is the most impressive and formidable fort in the fort-studded Rajasthan.
>Visit Mehrangarh Fort (citadel of the Sun) that evokes the very spirit of the Rathore’s, the ruling local Rajput clan. Visit its various palaces with their delicate friezes and respective museums, displaying treasures of the royal family. North of Mehrangarh Fort, and connected to it by road, Jaswant Thada is a pillared marble memorial to the popular ruler Jaswant Singh II (1878-95), who purged Jodhpur of dacoits, initiated irrigation systems and boosted the economy. The cenotaphs of members of the royal family who have died since Jaswant are close by his memorial; those who preceded him are remembered by chattris at Mandore.
Later walk around the Old part of Jodhpur and scroll around the local market.
Overnight at the hotel.
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JODHPUR – PUSHKAR - JAIPUR
After breakfast you will drive to Jaipur and en route visit Pushkar.
100’s of stunning temples including the only ‘Lord Brahma Temple’ in the world, and several gurudwaras. It is located amidst the western Aravalli Range on the shore of the natural Pushkar Lake, around 10 kilometres from the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan. And since Pushkar is a part of the torrid desert state, it has particularly warm summers and cool, pleasant winters with moderate rainfall in the monsoons. Pushkar is believed to have been an ancient city as it has found mentions in many Hindu mythologies and other important Indian scriptures.
Visit Lord Brahma Temple and enjoy walk around the Lake.
Reach Jaipur by evening and check into the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
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JAIPUR SIGHTSEEING
Today morning after an early breakfast visit the hilltop fortress at Amber. Enjoy elephant ride for reaching up to the fortress. Once on top, stroll through the sprawling complex of courtyards and halls.
En-route to Amber Fort you will stop and see the `Palace of Winds’, otherwise known as Hawa Mahal (Only Drive past). It is really an elaborate façade, extremely intricate in its pink sandstone carving.
Afternoon visit the City Palace, which is an overwhelming complex of exquisite palaces, gardens and courtyards, decorative art and carved doorways.
Lunch will be at local restaurant during the sightseeing.
Afterwards visit Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar is the most famous of five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh in India. Jai Singh was a great admirer of progresses and research made in the fields of science and technology, and he was passionate about astronomy.
Evening is in leisure and explore the local market.
Overnight at the Hotel.
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JAIPUR – AGRA
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast check out from the hotel and drive to Agra. En route visit Abhaneri.
Abhaneri, is a village in the Dausa district of Rajasthan. The place is widely popular as it is home to a colossal stepwell, Chand Baori, which is considered among the most beautiful stepwells of India. The village of Abhaneri is believed to have been established by Samrat Mihir Bhoj who was a Gurjar Pratihar king.
Later drive to Bharatpur and visit Keoladeo National Park along with the local guide.
Reach Agra by evening & check into the hotel.
Once a small village on the banks of the Yamuna, it was transformed by two great Mughal monarchs, Akbar and his grandson Shah Jehan into the second capital of the Mughal Empire – Dar-ul-Khilafat, or ‘seat of the Emperor’ in the 16th & 17th century.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 5 -->AGRA
DEPARTURE
Early morning you will be taken to the witness the sunrise visit of the Taj Mahal (Closed on All Fridays) with your guide. On the inner walls, jewel-like stones create beautiful designs in white marble. The Mughals perfected the art of embedding semi-precious stones into marble and the Taj is the finest example of this special process called pietra dura. It begins with a marble plate, varying in size. Then jewels are sliced paper thin and embedded in the marble with such precision that the joints are invisible to the naked eye. Come back to the hotel for breakfast & wash n change. After check out from hotel, have a visit of Bay Taj & Agra Fort. Afternoon drive to visit Fatehpur Sikri. You will visit the once seat of Mughal legacy, which is an abandoned city glowing red under the sun, Fatehpur Sikri - the deserted red sandstone city built by the Great Mughal Emperor, Akbar, as his capital and palace in the late 16th century is just 37kms from Agra. After visit, drive back to Agra. Our vehicle will drop you at Agra station & board your train to Delhi.
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- Accommodations
- Daily Buffet Breakfast
- All airport transfers and sightseeing using below A/C Vehicle as per the itinerary
- Assistance on arrival/departure at airport & train station
- Service of local English-speaking guide during the sightseeing in Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Agra & Fatehpur Sikri
- Rikshaw ride in Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur
- All applicable Govt. Service Tax