GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH VARANASI
GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH VARANASI
Trip Highlights
Travel through the three historical and cultural wonders of the India – Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. After exploring an amalgamation of Mughal, British and Rajput sophistication in Delhi, Jaipur and Agra we bring you to the city of the eternal holiness, i.e. Varanasi. A city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh famous for its many Temples and Ghats and spiritualism. It is holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism.
Highlights:
Delhi: Old City, Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, Rajghat, India Gate, Parliament Building, President House, Qutab Minar, Humanyun’s Tomb.
Agra: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri
Jaipur: Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Amber Fort
Varanasi: – Visit Sarnath, Boat Ride at Ganges, Ganga Aarti in the evening/morning
Day Wise Plan
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Our repersentative will receive you at the International airport and welcome you and escort you to your hotel.
Overnight in Delhi.
Meals: None
Day 02 : Delhi
Post breakfast enjoy full Day city tour of Old Delhi. and New Delhi..
Your private guided tour of Old Delhi will take you to Chandani Chowk Silver Square (Once the center of Delhi.), Jama Majid (India’s largest Mosque) and the narrow alleys of Old Delhi. You will have an opportunity to enjoy a Rickshaw Ride at Old Delhi .We will drive past the Red Fort (Delhi’s most magnificent monument was built by Emperor Shah Jehan) and Raj Ghat (Set in the midst of deep green lawns, Rajghat is the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated) .
Later in the afternoon visit New Delhi. ,we will drive past the President House ( the official residence of the President of India. Formerly the residence of the Viceroy of India), India Gate ( a majestic high arch,42 meters high, built as a memorial to the Indian Soldiers killed in world war 1) and Parliament Building. Later we visit Humayun Tomb built in the mid 16th century by Haji Begum, senior wife of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor ).
Evening at leisure.
Overnight in Delhi.
Meals: Breakfast
Morning , drive down to Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Upon arrival check in at hotel.
Afternoon free at leisure.
Overnight in Jaipur.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 04 : Jaipur
Morning after breakfast we will drive to Amber Fort (The classical romantic Rajasthan Fort palace. It’s construction was started by Man Singh I in 1592 and completed by his descendant Jai Singh-I.
Later visit City Palace the former Royal residence. Part of the City Palace has been converted into a museum. Later we visit the famous Jantar Mantar which is the largest stone and marble crafted observatory in the world. The observatory has 17 large instruments, many of them still in working condition.
Photo stop outside Hawa Mahal –Palace of Winds. Hawa Mahal was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799.
Later drive back to your hotel. Evening at Leisure.
Overnight in Jaipur.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 05 : Jaipur/ Agra Via Fatehpur Sikri
Morning after breakfast, proceed to Agra. Agra is one of the prominent destinations of the World and a notable landmark of India.
En route visit Fatehpur Sikri 40 kms west of Agra, is built a city predominantly in Red Sandstone and is called Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Great Mughal Emperor Akbar during 1570 and 1585. It is one of the finest examples of the culmination of Hindu and Muslim architecture.
Later we continue drive to
upon arrival check into your hotel.
Later visit Agra Fort. Situated on the bank of river Yamuna, the Agra Fort to Day, stands as a citadel of the past that has witnessed centuries slip by.
Overnight in Agra.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 06 : In Agra – Delhi – Varanasi
Morning after relaxed breakfast we will take you to the mesmerising Taj Mahal – known as the monument to love. The romantic story of this exceptional building is almost as beautiful as the Taj itself.
Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays
Later we will drive down towards Delhi airport where connect evening flight for Varanasi.
Upon arrival in Varanasi you will be transferred to hotel.
Overnight in Varanasi
Meals: Breakfast
Day 07 : Varanasi
Today morning you visit Sarnath. After attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya Buddha went to Sarnath; and it was here that he preached his first discourse in the deer park to set in motion the ‘Wheel of the Dharma’. It is one of the most holy sites as in this place the stream of the Buddha’s teaching first flowed. At this place, Buddha encountered the five men who had been his companions of earlier austerities. On meeting the enlightened Buddha, all they saw was an ordinary man; they mocked his well-nourished appearance. “Here comes the mendicant Gautama,” they said, “who has turned away from asceticism. He is certainly not worth our respect.” When they reminded him of his former vows, the Buddha replied, “Austerities only confuse the mind.
Afternoon we will head towards the Dasaswamedh Ghat (One of the banks of Ganges River close to Kashi Vishwanath Temple) to witness Ganga Aarti (Evening Prayer). Overnight at hotel.
Overnight in Varanasi
Meals: Breakfast
Just before dawn when the east starts turning from dark to orange, we will take you for the famed Boat Ride on the River Ganges (Move slowly into the middle of the river on your small boats and sail through the water of Holy Ganges. After some time, none other than the Sun would welcome you with a beautiful new morning which you would love to store among your most beautiful memories.
As the sun moves upwards, you will see more and more people walking on the Ghats to have a dip in the Ganges, pray to Sun God and perform morning meditations. You will see Yogis sitting cross-legged with rudraksha mala (A kind of holy neck less).
Return to hotel for breakfast.
In time transfer to the domestic airport to board the flight for Delhi. Our representative will greet you upon your arrival at Delhi. Later our representative will escort you to the International Airport and assist you check-in for your flight to onward destination
Meals: Breakfast
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