Delhi - Ranthambore- Jaipur - Bharatpur - Agra -
Corbett - Delhi DAY 01 EUROPE / DELHIEarly
Morning: Arrive Delhi, where you be met welcomed in traditional Indian
style with garlands and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight at the
Hotel. DAY 02 DELHI / RANTHAMBORE 
Morning:
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Afternoon: Half day sightseeing of
Delhi. The tour of Delhi starts with the visit of Red Fort in Old Delhi.
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.
From the Red Fort you will take a cycle rickshaw to Chandni Chowk or the
Moonlit Square. It is a medieval area in which you will recognize not just
Cairo or Istanbul, but also Chester and Heidelberg. This is perhaps one of
the Delhi’s most populated areas and the largest marketplace -
jewelers, spice merchants, food vendors, money lenders, shopping arcades,
workshops as well as residences, are crammed here. Within this area is the
British built Town Hall, the St. James Church built by colonel Skinner in
the early 19th century, the old St. Stephen’s college and the office of
the state department of Archaeology with a colonnaded facade going back to
the 19th century when it was the British Residency.
Evening transfer to
railways station for overnight train to Ranthambore
Overnight in
the trainDAY 03 IN RANTHMABORE Early
morning arrive Ranthambore railways station where you be met and transferred
to your hotel. Enjoy Afternoon safaris to the Park to view & appreciate
wildlife in its natural habitat.
Lunch & Dinner at the
hotel.
Overnight at the Hotel. DAY 04 IN RANTHMABORE
Enjoy Morning & Afternoon safaris to the Park to view &
appreciate wildlife in its natural habitat.
Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight at the HotelDAY
05 RANTHMABORE / JAIPUR ( 180 KMS )Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel.
Later drive to Jaipur.
Afternoon : City tour of Jaipur. The
city is a living testament to one of the most remarkable men of his age -
Jai Singh II, he was an extremely talented politically as well as on the
battle field. Indulging in his passion for science and the arts resulted in
the creation of Jaipur. However, much of the pinkness of the city goes to
the credit of Maharaja Mansingh who dressed up the city in the symbolic
welcoming colour when the prince of Wales, later Edward VII visited Jaipur
in 1876. A tour of the city visiting the City Palace and Museum comprising
of several courtyards, gardens and buildings and is a blend of Rajasthani
and Mogul architecture. The former Maharaja still lives in part of the
palace. The museum has an extensive collection of art, carpets, enamelware,
old weapons, miniature paintings, an armoury of guns and swords, costumes
and dresses of the former Maharajas and Maharanis of Jaipur.
On display
are 2 huge silver vessels which have found their way into world record of
being the largest single pieces of silver in the world. A former
Maharaja used them to carry his drinking water to England a he was a devout
Hindu. Adjacent to the city palace is the observatory built by Jai Singh in
1728, who had a passion for astronomy. Stop at the Hawa Mahal or the Palace
of Winds built in 1799. It is a stunning example of Rajput artistry and was
originally built to enable ladies of the royal household to watch the
everyday life in the streets below through the delicately honeycombed
sandstone windows.
Overnight at the Hotel. DAY
06 JAIPUR / BHARATPUR (180 KMS ) Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. A
tour of Amber Fort. About 11 Kms from Jaipur is Amber, the former capital of
Jaipur state stunningly situated on a hillside and overlooking a lake which
reflects its terraces and ramparts. Ascend the hill on elephant back.
Construction of the palace - fortress began in 1592 by Raja Man Singh, the
Rajput commander of
Akbar’s
army. It was later he extended and completed by Jai Singh. An imposing
stairways leads to the “Hall of Public Audience ” which has a
double row of columns and latticed galleries. Next to the hall is the Kali
Temple whose entrance doors are made of silver. Walk over the : Hall of
Victory, noted for its inlaid panels and glittering mirror ceiling. On the
opposite side is the “Hall of Pleasure ” with an ivory - inlaid
sandalwood door. The “Hall of Private Audience ” is decorated with
delicate murals. But the jewel of the fort is the “Hall of Mirrors ”
whose interior is encrusted with tiny mirrors. With doors closed and candle
lit, it is like being inside a vast twinkling diamond, The oldest part of
the palace are the apartments of Raja Man Singh, where each of his dozen
wives had a separate suite.
Later drive to Bharatpur Keoladeo Ghana
National Park. This park will provide you with a marvelous exposure of more
then 350 species of birds. Bharatpur is the watering ground in India of the
endangered Siberian crane. Despite the hordes of tourists arriving there
everyday the birds continue to live their peacefully. The setting is so
lovely that it induces a hush amongst the visitors.
Dinner at the
Hotel Overnight at the Hotel. DAY
07 IN BAHRATPUR Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Later full
day visit of the bird sanctuary.
Evening: Dinner at the Hotel
Overnight
at the Hotel. DAY 08 BHARATPUR / AGRA
( 60 KSM ) Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Drive to
Fatehpur Sikri. Visit Fatehpur Sikri which is perched atop a rocky ridge.
Fatehpur Sikri is the work of one man - it was vigorous city built with
inspiration and genius by a king who had not yet turned 28 - the Emperor
Akbar. Unfortunately, at that time Akbar had no son and heir to his vast
empire. He visited several holy men and shrines to seek blessings for the
birth of a son, but in vain - till one day he visited the saint Salim Chisti
who predicted the birth of a son. Akbar quickly built a few royal palaces
close to the saints hermitage and the queen who had just conceived moved in.
Thus was born Mohammed Salim named after the saint. Akbar was so overjoyed
that he decided to move his court from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri in gratitude.
Fateh pur Sikri - the “ City of Victory ” was thus built as an
affirmation of faith, hope and of joy.
Arrive Agra Visit of the Agra
city the world famous monument of Love ,Taj Mahal, the city of the Moguls
made famous by Emperor Akbar. The Taj Mahal - often described as the most
extravagant monuments ever built for love. It took 22 years for the Taj
Mahal to be built and in total 20000 people worked on the Taj. Several
experts contributed to the designing of the Taj Mahal such as Frenchman
Austin of Bordeaux and the Italian Veroneo of Venice. The Taj Mahal is
amazingly graceful from almost any angle. The semi-precious stones inlaid
the marble in beautiful designs are through a process called “pietra
dura ”.
Overnight at the Hotel. DAY
09 AGRA / CORBETT PARK ( 280 KMS ) Morning: Breakfast at
the Hotel. Later drive to Jim Corbett Park. Arrive Corbett, check in to your
hotel.
Overnight at the Hotel. DAY
10 IN CORBETTEnjoy Morning & Afternoon safaris to the Park to
view & appreciate wildlife in its natural habitat.
Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner at the hotel.
It is the oldest park of the north India’s
sanctuaries. Corbett is situated on the generous flow of the Ramganaga,
river that divides the Garhwal from Kumaon. The main entrance to the park
lies north of Ramnagar. The park is famous for its wide variety of wild
life. The park is particularly renowned for its tigers but also has
elephants, several type of deer including sambars, panthers, crocodiles and
many species of birds. The park was established in 1953 and was later
renames after the famous Jim Corbett, who spend many years in this area and
wrote the book “ The man eaters of Kumaon” . The park is
completely cool and at sun rise one can go out on elephant’s back for
about two hours to observe the wild life in its natural habitat. The
elephant rides are most interesting as one can easily spot the spotted deer
and the hog deer, wild boars, monitor lizards, jackals and many kind of
birds. There is also a good chance of seeing the tiger. Later proceed for
half day jeep safari to the park with the naturalists
Overnight
at the Hotel. 
DAY
11 JIM CORBETT / DELHI ( 305 KMS )Early Morning: Breakfast
at the Hotel. Later drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi , check into your hotel.
Evening dinner at the hotel / local Indian restaurant and then transfer
to IGI airport for your flight back home.
