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Day
01: Delhi
Arrive
Delhi. Assistance and transfer to hotel. Overnite at hotel.
Day
02: Delhi
Full
day tour visiting Laxmi Narayan Temple, Hanuman Mandir ,Gauri
Shankar Temple, India Gate, Qutab Minar, Chattarpur Temple &
Bahai Temple. Overnite at hotel.
Day
03: Delhi/Ajmer/Pushkar
Transfer
to railway station to board train for Ajmer. On arrival , assistance
and later drive to
Pushkar and check in at hotel. Morning visit the holy lake and the
famous Brahma Temple.
Overnite at hotel.
Day
04: Pushkar/Jaipur ( 131 kms/03 hrs )
Drive
to Jaipur and check in at hotel. Tour of Jaipur visiting
Maharaja’s Palace, Hawa Mahal , Royal Observatory and Albert
Museum. Also do excursion of Amber Fort, where ascent to the
fort is on elephant’s back. Overnite at hotel.
Day
05: Jaipur/Fatehpur Sikri/Agra ( 221 kms/05 hours )
Drive
to Agra via Fatehpur Sikri to visit the Mosque built by Emperor
Akbar in the memory of Sheikh Salim Chisti. On arrival ,
check in at hotel. Overnite at hotel.
Afternoon
visit Taj Mahal – built by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jehan in memory
of his wife Mumtaj Mahal ; Agra Fort on the opposite bank of River
Yamuna built by four successive Emperors ; and the tomb of Itmad –
Ud – Daullah.
Day
06: Agra/Jhansi/Orchaa/Khajuraho
Transfer
to railway station to connect train for Jhansi. On arrival ,
assistance and later drive to Khajuraho ( 181 kms/04.50
hrs ) enroute visiting Orchaa which boasts of its palaces and
temples built by its Bundela rulers in the 16th and 17th century.
Jahangir Mahal , a tiered palace crowned by graceful chhatris has a
spectacular view of soaring temple spires and cenotaphs. On arrival
, check in at hotel. Overnite at hotel.
Day
07: Khajuraho
Morning
visit Eastern & Western group of temples. The world famous
Khajuraho temples were built by the Chandela kings
between 950 AD and 1050 AD. The most important are the
Chaunset Yogini Temple dedicated to
Goddess Kali, The Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or
Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu,
Vishvanath and Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha
Temple of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples.
Visit the Eastern group of temples
that consist of the Parasvanath Temple - the only
Jain Temple surviving at Khajuraho and
has excellent sculptures on the outer walls of the
Sanctum, the Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu.
The other temples in this group are those
dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and Adinath.
Afternoon
at leisure. Overnite at hotel.
Day
08: Khajuraho/Varanasi
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for Varanasi – the religious capital
of Hindus since times immemorial and a place of devotion and worship
with hundreds of temples doting the city. On arrival , assistance
and transfer to hotel. Overnite at hotel.
Day
09: Varanasi
Morning
visit the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple – the most sacred shrine
dedicated to Lord Shiva , New Vishwanath Temple – with the whole
Gita engraved on its marble walls , Durga Temple , Tulsi Manas
Mandir – with text of Ram Charit Manas engraved on its walls ,
Vinayaka Temples – devoted to Lord Ganesh , Annapoorna Temple ,
Kal Bhairav Temple , Jateshwar Mahadev Temple, Maha Mritunjiya
Temple and Bharat Mata Temple. Overnite at hotel.
Day
10: Varanasi/Kathmandu
Early
morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage
from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer
the prayers to the rising sun. The two
cremation ghats are
Manikarnika & Harishchandra where
funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious
Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of
the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death.
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for Kathmandu. On arrival , assistance
and transfer to hotel.
Day
11: Kathmandu
Morning
visit Pashupatinath Temple , Bodhnath and Bhadgaon. Visit the
temple of Bodhnath, the colossal 2500 years old Stupa, one of
the largest in the world. This Stupa has the all seeing-eyes
of the Buddha by king Mana Deva in expiation of his sins of
the advice inset with prayer wheels. Also visit
the Pashupatinath Temple which is noted for its erotic
wood carvings of the struts. Also a city tour visiting Durbar
Square, Hanuman Dhoka, ancient royal residential
quarters etc.
Bhadgaon is a Newar city of 9th century. Visit the ancient
gateway, Durbar Square, royal residential quarter of Bhupendra
Malla, temple of Nytapole in pagoda style and other temples.
Day
12: Kathmandu
Morning
visit Patan and Swaymbhunath Temple. Visit the Old Newar City - the
historic Durbar Square, see the Golden Gate, the sky
piercing temple of Teleju and the statue of Yogendra
Malla, other temples and old windows and carved
balconies of wood, curio shops and bazaars.
On return, visit Swayambhunath, the 2500 years old
Buddhist temple.
Also visit Swayambhunath, the 2000 years old site with 5
dhyani Buddhas enshrined at the base of the Stupa.
Day
13: Kathmandu/Delhi
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for Delhi. On arrival , assistance and
transfer to hotel.
Day
14: Delhi/Back Home
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for onward journey.
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