GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUR - DETAILED PROGRAM

Day 01: Delhi – Welcome to India
Arrival at Delhi Airport. Our representative welcomes you at the airport and transfers you to the Hotel. Rest of the day for relax. Overnight stay at hotel.

DELHI : Sophisticated, Energetic DELHI, India's Capital seems like it's in a perpetual state of flux. The harmonious lines of Delhi's historic structures and Old buildings, in the midst of new European-style neighbourhoods and even newer slums, give Delhi's urbanscape a hodgepodge quality that can overwhelm the first time visitor. Delhi rewards the determined sightseer with more than a thousand monuments. Delhi also offers a glimpse into the REAL INDIA: the labyrinthine street bazaars of Old Delhi, and the temples and monuments of India's checkered colonial past. In the deepest sense, from Old Delhi's Red fort and jama Masjid mosque to New Delhi's chic art galleries and nightclubs, Delhi is profoundly Indian city.

Day 02: Delhi
After breakfast, spend your freshest, more energetic day in Old Delhi, see Lal Qila ( Red Fort) early in the morning, then Jama Masjid across from it. Later venture into Chandni Chowk. Afternoon explore New Delhi visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch ), Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 03: Delhi - Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur. (280 Kms, 5 Hrs Drive) Upon arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon free for independent activities.Overnight at the Hotel.

JAIPUR : Surrounded on three sides by the rugged Aravali Hills, and celebrated for it's striking pink buildings, Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. Jaipur takes it's name from Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Timelessly appealing bazaars full of colorful textiles and trinklets - Lac Bangles, Steel Utensils, copper ornaments-and Mendhi (henna) artists form an integral part of the city center. Another cultural highlight of Jaipur is its mouth-watering cuisine. The sensory whirl and jumble colorful ghagharas (Skirts) and turbans, tower of quilts, and sturdy jutis (pointed shoes), and street packaked with camel cart and cycle rickshaws, make Jaipur a dazzling, sprited city like no other.

Day 04: Jaipur City Tour
Morning visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince and ever since, it has retained this colour. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas. Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 05: Jaipur -Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
Drive to Agra (250 Kms, 5 Hrs Drive), visit Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms from Agra and built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight in Agra.

AGRA : Under the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542 -1605) and his successors, Jahangir & Shahjahan, Agra flourished. After the reign of Shah Jahan's son Aurangzeb (1618-1707), however, and the gradual disintegration of the empire, the city passed from one invador to another before the British took charge in early 19th century. The british governer general Lord Curzon did much to halt and repair the damege inflicted on Agra's fort and palaces by raidors and vandals. Agra was the center of the Moghul empire, and the empire itself was the focus of Political, cultural, and artistic evolution

Day 06: Agra City Tour - Delhi
Morning visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father. Late afternoon drive to Delhi ( 210 Kms , 4 Hrs). Upon arrival in Delhi drop at Hotel/Airport for onward journey