Must See in India
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Must See in India
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Day 01 Arrive Delhi
India Package Tour, Early morning arrive Delhi International Airport. Where you be met and transferred to your Hotel.
Afternoon: Half-day city tour of Old Delhi. The tour of Old Delhi starts with the visit of Red Fort. This palace citadel was built Shah Jehan in 1648 and was a veritable city within a city.
When Shah Jehan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi he built the Red Fort as his residential palace as well as his military fortress.
The fort is a complex of marble buildings with balconies, filigreed windows, massive red sandstone walls, ramparts and gateways. The most elegant building is the DIWAN I KHAS or the Hall of Private Audience
Day 02 Delhi / Agra
India Operator Tour, Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Agra.
Afternoon: Half-day tour of Agra, the city of the Moguls made famous by Emperor Akbar.
Visit Agra Fort - Emperor Akbar started its construction in 1565 when he was just 23 years of age. Within the fort are several fascinating buildings - the Pearl Mosque built of marble.
The Hall of Public Audience where the famous "peacock throne" was kept, the Octagonal Tower, the Jehangir Palace built by Akbar for his son Jehangir and the Khas Mahal, a beautiful white marble structure used as a private palace.
Day 03 Agra / Gwalior
India Operator Tour, Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Gwalior.
Arrive Gwalior and check into your hotel. Later do a tour of Gwalior City.
The history of Gwalior dates back to 8th century AD, when its chieftain Suraj Sen was cured of leprosy by a hermit-saint named Gwalipa.
Out of sheer gratitude, Suraj Sen named the city after his saviour. Gwalior's strategic position between north and south India made it an important possession and was captured by several ruling houses. The first historical holders of the city were the Huns.
Tomb of Mohammed Gaus - is a sandstone mausoleum of the Sufi saint, who helped the first Mughal Emperor Babur to win over the fort.
It is a good example of early Mughal architecture having hexagonal towers at its four corners and a dome that was once covered with glazed blue tiles.
Day 04 Gwalior / Bhopal
Places of Tourist Interest, Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later transfer to railway station to bard the Shtabadi Express to Bhopal. Arrive Bhopal and transfer to your hotel.
Capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal is a fascinating amalgam of scenic beauty, historic city and modern urban planning.
It is situated on the site of an 11th century city, Bhojapal, founded by the legendary Raja Bhoja who is credited with having constructed the lakes around which the city is built.
Day 05 In Bhopal
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Lying 46km north of Bhopal, Sanchi has the singular distinction of having specimens of almost all kinds of Buddhist architectural forms, stupas, chaityas, temples, monasteries and pillars - the finest examples of Buddhist creative art and sculpture in the country dating from 3rd century BC to 12th century AD. The Sanchi Hill works up in shelves, with Stupa 2 on a lower shelf, while Stupa 1, Stupa 3, a 5th century Gupta temple No. 17 and a 7th century No. 18 lie at a middle shelf, and the apex of the hill crowned by a later monastery. Sanchi is, undoubtedly, a landmark in Indian history, specifically the part, which deals with the nurture and subsequent flowering of Buddhism. Sanchi is, undoubtedly, a landmark in Indian history, specifically the part that deals with the nurture and subsequent flowering of Buddhism.
Day 06 Bhopal / Ujjain ( 190 Kms )
Places of Tourist Interest Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Ujjain. Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Ujjain is the modern name of Ujjayini. Ujjain is one of the holiest cities in India. It is situated on the banks of river Shipra. It gets its sanctity from a mythological tale about the churning of the oceans by the Gods and the demons in search of nectar of immortality. When the coveted vessel of nectar was finally found, there followed a mad scramble across the skies with demons pursuing the gods in an attempt to take the nectar from them. In the process four drops were of split and they fell at Haridwar, Nasik, Ujjain and Allahahbad. As a result Ujjain became one of the holiest cities and the sites of the Kumbh Mela, which takes place every 12 years.
Day 07 Ujjain / Mandu ( 155 Kms )
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later visit the temples of Ujjain. The most important temple in Ujjain is Mahakaleshwar Mandir which is dedicated to God Shiva. The temple enshrines one of India 12 "jyothirlingam" naturally occurring lingam believed to derive currents of shakti (power) from within themselves as opposed to lingam ritually invested with mantra shakti by the priests.
Overnight at the Hotel
Day 08 In Mandu
India Operator Tour, Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later do an excursion to Maheshwar (63 Kms) & Omkareshwar. Maheshwar - located 63 km away from Mandu situated on the banks of river Narmada, this town was an important cultural and political centre at the dawn of Hindu civilization and was mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata under its former name Mahishmati. It languished in obscurity for many centuries until revived by the Holkar queen Rani Ahilya Bai of Indore in the late 18th century. The principal sights here is the mighty fort-complex the three ghats lining the banks of the Narmada and the many tiered temples distinguished by their overhanging balconies and intricately worked doorways. The town is also famous for the Maheshwari saris, the hand woven saris known for their unique weave and beautiful complex patterns. The Rewa Society inside the fort runs a sari-weaving factory where you can see the weavers at work
Day 09 Mandu / Indore (100 Kms)
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Indore.Indore is located in the Narmada River Valley in the western part of Madhya Pradesh with the rivers Saraswati and Kham flowing through. Indore was planned and founded by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar and derives its name from the 18th century Indreshwar Temple. Indore is a flourishing Industrial City and a major textile-producing centre. Although the city is located on the ancient pilgrimage route to Ujjain, nothing much happened here, historically speaking, until the 18th century. From 1733, it was ruled by the Holkar dynasty that was firm supporters of the British.
Day 10 Indore / Delhi
Places of Tourist Interest, Morning: Breakfast at the hotel.
Afternoon transfer to airport to take your flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and be transferred to your hotel. Overnight at the Hotel
Day 11 Delhi / Europe
Today you be transferred to airport for your International flight back home.
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