Day 1 - Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Check-in at 12 Noon. Afternoon City Tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit
Qutab
Minar, India Gate (War Memorial),
Lakshmi Narayan Temple - a
modern Hindu Temple, drive past President's House, Parliament House and
Secretariat Buildings. Also visit
Raj Ghat and
Shanti Vana -
the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and
drive past
Red Fort and
Chandni Chowk. Overnight at the
hotel.
Day 2 - Delhi - Mandawa
Morning depart for Mandawa by surface. On arrival check-in at the hotel.
Afternoon tour of the town and the painted Havelis. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 -Mandawa - Bikaner
Morning depart for Bikaner by surface enroute visiting typical village. On
arrival check-in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 - Bikaner
Morning City Tour of Bikaner. Bikaner city is bolstered by imposing walls
and has a 16th century fort housing old palaces, temples and a mosque.
Founded by Raja Rai Singh, the fort is distinguished by its long range of 37
pavilions, a line of balconies and aerial windows of varying designs. An
enormous arched doorway leads to the
Joramal Temple. The royal
chapel is
Har Mandir where royal weddings and births were once
celebrated. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5 - Bikaner - Kuchaman
Morning depart for
Kuchaman by surface. On arrival check-in at the
hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 - Kuchaman - Khimsar
Depart for
Khimsar by surface. On arrival check-in at the hotel.
Evening Jeep Safari to sand dunes. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 - Khimsar
Full day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 - Khimsar - Manvar
Morning drive down and check-in at the tented camps at Manwar. Overnight at
the Camp.
Day 9 - Manvar
Jeep or camel safari in the desert. Overnight at the camp.
Day
10 - Manvar - Pushkar
Morning drive down to
Pushkar. Arrive and check-in at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11 - Pushkar
Morning visit Holy Lake Pushkar and Brahma temple. Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12 - Pushkar - Jaipur
Depart by surface for Jaipur enroute visiting Amer Fort with elephant ride.
Amer
Fort, the ancient capital of the State until 1728. Visit the
Jagmandir
or the Hall of victory glittering with mirrors,
Jai Mahal and
Temple
of Kali. Ascend on Elephant back, the hill, on which the fort is
situated. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13 - Jaipur
Morning City Tour of Jaipur. Half day city sightseeing tour visiting
Maharaja's City Palace and the Observatory. Drive past
Hawa Mahal or
the
Palace of Winds and through the rose-pink residential and
business areas of Jaipur. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at the
hotel.
Day 14 - Jaipur - Delhi
Morning depart for Delhi by surface. On arrival check-in at hotel for wash &
change and dinner. After dinner transfer to the international airport.
Day 15 - Leave Delhi
In time transfer to the international airport to connect flight for onward
destination.
