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Day1: Arrival at Delhi airport. 

Overnight stay. 

Day 2: After having the breakfast, let’s begin 

your visit with UNESCO World Heritage Site 

Qutb Minar, which is at 120 meters and the 

tallest brick minaret in the world. It also includes 

an Iron Pillar which was constructed in the 

Gupta Empire, with the rust –resistant 

composition. And the Red Fort built by Shah 

Jahan the Mughal Emperor and Humayu’s 

tomb. All the architectures are standing with a 

grace and proud for years ago, with hand 

carved inscriptions and designs. 

Afternoon: Sightseeing of Old Delhi takes you to the Raj Ghat (memorial to Mahatma Gandhi), Jama Masjid, 

– The largest mosque in India. Drive past Chandi Chowk, once an imperial avenue of Mughal Royalty which 

today is the busiest commercial area of the city. Overnight stay.



Day 3: Morning board train for 5 hours. 

After taking a lunch and check in at a hotel and rest for about few 

minutes and proceed straight for sightseeing. 

As the name says that, it is a synonymous of its fort, and one of 

the oldest Indian forts. It has a famous and spectacular 

architecture architectures consisting in palaces and forts. The 

Tomar King, Man Singh (1486-1516) built the Man Mandir, a sixtowered 

palace decorated with perforated screens, mosaics, 

floral designs and mouldings in Hindu plethora. Man Singh also 

built the Gurjari Mahal, a turreted palace of stone – now an 

archaeological museum. The Fort also contains a mosque and 

11th century temples. 

Overnight stay.



Day 4: After the breakfast in the morning, your next 

visit to some other historical monuments such as the 

tomb of Muhammed Ghaus, a saint worshipped by 

the Mughals and the tomb of Tansen, Akbar’s famed 

court musician. 

After the enjoying the lunch and spend some time at 

leisure, let’s move towards Dholpur. Drive for 1 and 

half hours. 

Dholpur is named as Dhawalpuri after its ruler Dhawal Deo, once the ruler of the city, its name was distorted 

with the passage of time and got its present name Dholpur. 

The places of interest are Muchchhkund, which is about 8 kms from the town of the Dholpur and commands a 

picturesque view of the surroundings. The enclosures around it were supposed to have been built by Mughal 

emperor Akbar. Other place worth visiting is Laswari, it is here where Daulat Rao Scindia was defeated at 

hands of Lord Lake. Kanapu Mahal is another interesting building to visit. It is an old fort of historic importance, 

located toward the south of Dholpur tower. Also visit Shergarh Fort. This monument at Dholpur was built by 

Sher Shah Suri on the site of an earlier Hindu fortress. Overnight stay.



Day 5: Early morning after breakfast drive to Agra for 1 hour. 

Let’s have something to eat and then proceed straight to sightseeing. Let’s begin with the symbol of love Taj 

Mahal, constructed by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, one of the seven wonders of India. 

Next, Agra Fort, behind its forbidding red sandstone battlements lies palaces that tell the story of the Mughal 

Empire. The most impressive part of the Fort is the Dewan-e-Am, where the Emperor sat on his throne to 

dispense to his subjects, and the Dewan-e-Khas where he received foreign dignitaries. Visit the tomb of 

Iltmad-ud-Daulah, father of Queen Nur Jahan – a two-storied tomb bearing mosaics in inlaid semi-precious 

stones. 

After a visit, you must be starving, then go for a lunch at a local restaurant.



Proceed to Bahratpur for almost 1 hour to reach visiting Fatehpur Sikri enrooted. Fatehpur Sikri is 37 km, 

from Agra, is a ghost city built in the 16 th century by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He met here the Saint Salim 

Chishti who predicted the birth of his three sons. It consisted of Persian style architecture Diwan – e – khas, 

Panch Mahal – a five storey building for the ladies and mistresses, a 54 meters largest gateway in the world 

– Buland Darwaza and a tomb of Salim Chishti. 

And later continue drive to Bharatpur. Check in at a hotel and overnight stay.



Day 6: After having a breakfast, let’s for Bharatpur’s 29 sq. km piece of marshland is one of the finest bird 

sanctuaries in the world, with over 360 species. It used to form the hunting estate of the Maharajas of 

Bharatpur, and the daily shoot was reputed to be as high as 100,000 birds. However, Maharaja Brajendra Singh 

converted the estate into a bird sanctuary in 1956. Bird watching is good during winters when it is frequented by 

Northern hemisphere migratory birds. Among many other birds to be seen are egrets, ducks, coots, storks, 

kingfishers, spoonbills, Sarus cranes and several birds of prey, including laggar falcon, greater spotted eagle, 

marsh harrier and Pallas’ eagle. There are also chital deer, sambar, nilgai, feral cattle, wild cats, hyenas and 

wild boar whilst near Python Point, there are usually some very large rock pythons. After lunch drive to Jaipur 

for 3 hours. Check in a hotel and now it’s time for dinner and then stay overnight.



Day 7: Morning excursion to Amber fort. Amber is a classic, romantic Rajasthani Fort Palace. The rugged, 

time-ravaged walls of the Fort may not look beautiful from the outside, but the interior is a virtual paradise. 

Miniatures painted on the walls depict hunting and war scenes, apart from festivals. Precious stones and 

mirrors are embedded into the plaster. Inside the Jag Mandir is the famed Sheesh Mahal – a room with all the 

four walls and ceiling completely embedded with glittering mirror pieces, which were specially imported from 

Belgium during that period. En route to Amber Fort, you will have a brief photography stop at Hawa Mahal – 

the Palace of Winds.



Afternoon sightseeing tour of Jaipur city visiting Maharaja’s City Palace, the former Royal residence, part of it 

converted into a museum. A small portion is still used by the Royal family of Jaipur. Built in the style of a 

fortified campus, the palace covers almost one-seventh in area of the city. One of the major attractions in the 

museum is the portion known as Armoury Museum housing an impressive array of weaponry-pistols, 

blunderbusses, flintlocks, swords, rifles and daggers. The royal families of Jaipur once used most of these 

weapons. Later visit the Jantar Mantar, which is the largest stone and marble crafted observatory in the world. 

Situated near the gate of the city palace, the observatory has 17 large instruments, many of them still in 

working condition. Take a Rickshaw Ride in the local market to feel the pulse of Rajasthan. Overnight stay. 

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