Price includes:
international flights,
hotels as above or similar with daily breakfast, transfers
( where indicated ) by private air conditioned cars, English
speaking local guides, admission fees, internal flights, visa to India.
Single room supplement is £195 per person.
Price excludes :
insurance, meals, camera
fees, tipping and any service not specified.
Please add £160 for
departures in Dec & Jan.
Day 01 : Departure on scheduled airlines from London
Heathrow. On arrival arrange your
own taxi transfer to 4* Hotel Hans Plaza for overnight.
Day 02 : DELHI ( (B ) Breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure in Delhi. Suggested
sightseeing: Old Delhi for the historic Red Fort built by 5th Mughal
Shahjahan during 1638/48AD, Jama Masjid opposite the Red
Fort. Optional rickshaw ride in Chandni Chowk, the main
High street in the Mughal times. Visit Rajghat the
cenotaph of Mahatma Gandhi. Overnight at Hans Plaza hotel.
Day 03 : DELHI ( B ) Breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure for other optional
visits to New Delhi: Connaught Place and Janpath (street), main downtown
area of Delhi built by the British in 1931AD, National
Museum, Rajpath and Vijay Chowk to view the Government
building i.e. Rashtrapati Bhawan or the President House
formerly Palace of the British Viceroy of India, Central
Secretariat, the centre of all Government activities,
Parliament, the seat of worlds largest democracy, and
India Gate the 1st world war memorial to the Indian dead
in the war fighting under the British, all built by the
British in 1931AD. Overnight at Hans Plaza Hotel.
Day 04 : DELHI / RISHIKESH ( B ) Morning transfer to New Delhi railway station for
Shatabdi Express train ( 06:55-11:22) to Haridwar. On
arrival arrange your own taxi transfer to Rishikesh. Check
in at Hotel Natraj. Afternoon stroll along colourful bazars in town centre
ending up at Triveni Ghat to witness the AARTI i.e worship
of Holy River Ganga at dusk ( please check the Aarti time
at hotel reception). Overnight at Hotel Natraj.
Day 05 : RISHIKESH/ DELHI ( B ) Breakfast at hotel. Today recommended visits are :
Muni-ki-Reti, a beach at Ganga, Laxman Jhoola suspension
bridge which leads the way to some Ashrams ( hermitages).
Late afternoon take a taxi to Haridwar station for the
Shabtadi Express train back to Delhi (17:00- 22:45). Overnight at Hotel Hans Plaza.
Day 06 : DELHI/ JAIPUR ( B ) Early morning transfer to station for Shatabdi Express
train to Jaipur (06:10-10:40). On arrival check in at
Hotel Dera Rawatsar. Afternoon optional visit to City
Palace & Museum, Jantar Mantar the royal observatory and
Hawa Mahal the palace of the winds which is a picture
postcard symbol of Jaipur. Overnigh at Dera Rawatsar
Heritage hotel.
Day 07 : JAIPUR ( B ) Breakfast at hotel. Optional visit to the Fortress
Palace of Amber,the former Capital of the Jaipur rulers
till 1727AD. Elephant ride is available here from parking
to the fort gates atop the hill. Evening free for
independent activities. Overnight at Dera Rawatsar
Heritage hotel.
Day 08 : JAIPUR / AGRA via FATEHPUR SIKRI ( B )
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Agra, the city of The Taj
Mahal. En route you may like to have lunch at RAJASTHAN
MOTEL, Mahua. Suggested sightseeing : Fatehpur Sikri one
of the Capitals of The Great Mughals, built during
1569-72AD. Continue to Agra. Check in at 3* Hotel Mansingh
Palace for overnight.
Day 09 : AGRA ( B ) Today you are suggested to wake up early for a visit to
The Taj Mahal at sunrise. After breakfast, suggested visit
to Agra Fort built over the reigns of 3 Mughal emperors.
Overnight at Mansingh Palace 3* hotel.
Day 10 : AGRA / JHANSI / KHAJURAHO ( B )
Early morning transfer to railway station to connect
SHATABDI EXPRESS train to Jhansi. From Jhansi drive to
Khajuraho (180 kms / 4.50hrs) and check in at Hotel Usha
Bundela for overnight. Evening optional visit to SOUND &
LIGHT SHOW at the Western Cluster of Temples.
Day 11: KHAJURAHO ( B ) Breakfast at hotel. Optional walk ( 10 minute ) to the
Western Cluster of Temples. Must see would be Laxman
Temple & Kandaria Mahadev Temple built a 1,000 years ago
finest example of Hindu Temple architecture. Afternoon
optional jeep excursion to Raneh Falls and the National
Park (18 kms away) or just book AYURVEDIC MASSAGE to
rejuvenate the self.
Day 12 : KHAJURAHO / VARANASI ( B ) Breakfast at hotel. Check out and arrange your own taxi
transfer to the airport for flight to Varanasi. On arrival
take a taxi to 4* Hotel Hindustan International. Afternoon
optional walk to the nearby market to get a feel of the
local colours.
Day 13 : VARANASI ( B ) Optional : early morning take a taxi to River Ganga
(Ganges) and take a BOAT RIDE ON GANGA to view the morning
activities at the river banks. See Manikarnika Ghat where
Hindus cremate their dead to ensure straight passage to
heaven. Return to Hotel and after breakfast optional visit
Sarnath where Lord Buddha delivered the first sermon after
attaining enlightenment, some 2,500 years ago. Also you
are suggested to visit the Archeological Museum to see the
original 3-Lions sculpture carved in 3rd century BC and
now the National Emblem of India. Afternoon free to
explore the city on your own or to visit Bharat Kala
Bhawan i.e. Art Museum in Banaras Hindu University campus.
Day 14 : VARANASI / DELHI / Departure ( B ) Arrange your own taxi transfer to airport for flight
back to Delhi to connect with your flight home.
