Day1 Delhi to Amritsar
Transfer to New Delhi railway station for train 2029 Shatabdi Express to Amritsar Junction, departing at 0720 hours and arriving at 1305 hours. You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at M.K. Hotel (Standard Room).

Amritsar's origin was in the 16th century, when Guru Ramdas, the fourth Sikh Guru, settled by a pool with miraculous healing powers. His son, Guru Arjun Dev, built a temple in the midst of this pool, and enshrined in it the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs.


Day2 Amritsar to Delhi

Early morning transfer to Amritsar Junction railway station for train 2014 Shatabdi Express to New Delhi, departing at 0515 hours and arriving at 1105 hours. You will be met on arrival and depart by road to Agra, a journey of about four and half hours. Afternoon visit to the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Overnight at hotel Trident Hilton (Standard Room).

It was during the Mughal era that Agra first gained prominence, during the 16th and 17th centuries when it served as their capital. The Moghul passion for building endowed Agra with some of the loveliest buildings in the world.

Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal between 1630-1653 as a memorial in white marble to his queen Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the greatest love stories ever written with white marble and precious stones. Perhaps the most perfect architectural monument in the world.

The massive Agra Fort was started by Akbar in 1565, and was added to over the years. Initially it was a military structure, with 2.5 Km long, 20 metre high double walls protecting its inhabitants. By Shah Jahan's reign it had partilly become a palace. This rusty red sandstone fort stands like a crescent on the bank of Yamuna River. It is one of the finest forts in India and is a silent witness to the rise and fall of the imperial Mughal Empire. Visit its numerous palaces, pavilions and buildings that echo the story of Mughal Empire.

Day3 Agra to Jaipur
Depart by road from Agra to Jaipur, a journey of about six hours. Enroute stop at Fatehpursikri. Overnight at hotel Trident Hilton for two nights (Standard Room).

In 1596 Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri, 37 kms away from Agra, in honour of Saint Salim Chisti who had prophesied the birth of his son Jehangir. He moved his capital there but abandoned it 14 years later, due to the water supply going bad. Lying on a rocky ridge two miles long and one mile wide it is an epic poem in red sandstone with impressive public halls, private residences, fortifications, massive gateway, pavilions and palaces.

Jaipur is the state capital of Rajasthan and owes its name, planning and foundation to the Maharaja Jai Singh II. In 1727, Jai Singh decided to move from his hillside fortress at Amber to the plains, and thus Jaipur was conceived. It is also know as the "Pink City", derived from the pink painted sandstone from which the buildings in the old walled city are constructed.

Day4 Jaipur
Morning visit to the Amber Fort. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Jaipur city.
Seven miles outside the city in the rugged hills that surround Jaipur is the magnificent Amber Fort. A painted elephant will take you up to the fort through its huge gateways and pillared pavilions. This Rajput Fortress/Palace was constructed from 1592 by Raja Man Singh II, and is a superb example of Rajput architecture.

A city tour takes you through the bazaars to the City Palace complex which includes the Hawa Mahal, Palace of the Winds, built in 1799. The five-story building looks out over the main street and were originally for the ladies of the royal household to watch life and processions of the city. Jai Singh built the Jantar Mantar Observatory, still equipped with the ancient instruments including a very accurate 90-foot sundial, in 1728.

Day5 Jaipur to Udaipur
Transfer from hotel to Jaipur airport for flight 9W 709 to Udaipur, departing at 0700 hours and arriving at 0745 hours. You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Udaipur city. Overnight at hotel Trident Hilton for two nights (Standard Room).

Udaipur, the 'City of Dreams', is interspersed with shimmering lakes, marble palaces and fountains and is often referred to as the most romantic city in India. It was built in traditional Rajput style in 1559 A.D. by Maharana Udai Singh and was originally the capital of the State of Mewar. It's beautiful lake setting, graceful architecture, bustling bazaars and historical past make Udaipur rather special.

Sites of note include the bazaars, the grand City Palace (largest in Rajasthan) which overlooks Pichola Lake, the fountain gardens of Sahelion-ki-Bari (Garden of the Maids of Honour) and the Jagdish Temple noted for its elephant-motif carvings.

Day6 Udaipur
Morning visit to the Eklingji and Nagda. Afternoon free
These interesting temples are situated 23 kms outside Udaipur. Eklingji is a celebrated temple dedicated to the presiding deity of Maharanas of Mewar, the rulers of the region. The present building chisseled out of sandstone and marble dates back to the 8th century (734 AD) and is a complex of 108 temples enclosed by high walls. Nagda dates back to the 6th century AD and contains the exquisitively carved temples (Sas-Bahu temples pf 9th-10th century) and are among the most beautiful ancient temples of Rajasthan.

Day7 Udaipur to Mumbai
Transfer to Udaipur airport for flight 9W 709 to Mumbai, departing at 0820 hours and arriving at 0935 hours. On arrival Mumbai you will take hotel courtesy car for transfer from airport to hotel. Overnight at hotel Sea Princess (Standard Room).

Mumbai (Bombay), the gateway to India in the days of the Raj, is today India's commercial capital. The city dates back to around the first century AD when the area consisted of seven islands separated by the sea. In 1661 the Portuguese presented the port and islands of Mumbai to the British. In 1668 The East India Company leased all of the Islands of Mumbai from the British Govt. for £10.00 in gold per year. On independence in 1947 the Mumbai presidency became Mumbai state, and subsequently Mumbai became the state capital of Maharashtra.

Mumbai is a fascinating crossroad of the east and west where the sophistication and technology of the first world is combined with the eastern ability to sell almost anything against a backdrop of color, scents and sounds. Besides being the major port of India this cosmopolitan city with eight million population is the fastest moving, most affluent and most industrialized city in India. It is India's financial, commercial and industrial center, and the center of the film industry.

Day8 International Departure
You will take hotel courtesy car for transfer from hotel to Mumbai international airport for your flight back home.