Taj Mahal Tour with Golden Temple Tour
Duration : 06 Nights / 07 Days
Destination Covered : Delhi-Agra-Jaipur-Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi , Meet assist at the airport & transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi
After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Old &
New Delhi
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail
visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma
Gandhi was cremated; Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in
India.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi
would include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutub Minar,
a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the
imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the President's Residence,
Lotus Temple and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic
Enclave.Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known
as Birla Temple.
Day 03/ Delhi-Agra-Jaipur
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast airconditioned train to Agra.
Breakfast in the train, Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours
& visit the magnificient Taj Mahal -Built by Shah Jahan,
the Taj is a white marble memorial to 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. AGRA FORT - Fort built in red sandstone
with its magnificent palaces, halls of public and private
audience and the beautiful gardens. This is where Emperor
Shah Jahan was kept under house arrest by his third son
Aurangzeb and spent the last year of his life viewing the
Taj Mahal from across the river Jamuna.
Also visit the Agra fort - the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience),a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard public petitions.At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlayslend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms & enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a 5* hotel in Agra. After lunch drive to Jaipur enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preservedred sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged capital of mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to Hotel .Night stay in Jaipur.
Day 04 / Jaipur –Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast ,Proceed for a morning excursion
to Amber Fort. Elephant ride ascent to the fort.
AMBER FORT PALACE - Amber is the classic romantic Rajasthani
fort palace. Its construction was started by Man Singh I
in 1592, and completed by his descendent Jai Singh I. Its
forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise where a beautiful
fusion of Mughal and Hindu styles finds it's ultimate expression.
Continue sight-seeing.
CITY PALACE - A delightful blend of Mughal
and traditional Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace
sprawls over one-seventh of the area in the walled city.
It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and
the City Palace Museum.
JANTAR MANTAR - This is the largest and the best preserved
of the five observatories built by Jai Singh II in different
parts of the country. This observatory consisting of outsized
astronomical instruments is still in use.
HAWA MAHAL - The ornamental facade of this
"Palace of Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur.
Their five-storey structures of sandstone plastered pink
encrusted with fine trelliswork and elaborate balconies.
The palace has 953 niches and windows. Built in 1799 by
Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the palace
women.
Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel .Night stay in Delhi.
Day 05 / Delhi - Amritsar
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway
station to board the superfast air-conditioned train to
Amritsar. Breakfast in the train, arrive Amritsar and transfer
to hotel. Evening visit Wagah Border to watch Border Retreat
Ceremony The pageant of the beating of the retreat and the
change of guard within handshaking distance of the Indian
and Pakistani forces here makes the most charming of the
spectacles as a daily evening drill. Ascertain the timings
before you leave to see this spectacle since these are changed
seasonally. Wagha is the only land border open between Pakistan
and India. Night stay in Amritsar.
Day 06 / Amritsar- Delhi
Morning visit Golden Temple -is the most sacred temple for
Sikhs. It is a symbol of the magnificence and strength of
the Sikh people all over the world. In the evolution of
the Darbar Sahib, is entwined the history and ideology of
Sikhism. In its architecture are included, symbols associated
with other places of worship. This is an example of the
spirit of tolerance and acceptance that the Sikh philosophy
propounds. Also visit Jallianwala Bagh- Martyrs’ Memmorial
built in the shape of eternal flame of liberty is situated
on the outskirts of Golden Temple. Here about 1500 and 2000
persons who were attending a peaceful meeting during the
freedom movement fell under the bullets of the British General
Dyer on 13 April 1919 and the city of Amritsar. Afternoon
transfer to railway station to board the train back to Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 07/ Departure
Transfer to airport to board the onward flight.
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