Same Day Taj Mahal Tour By Car
0600 HRS Pick up from hotel FOR SAME DAY TRIP TO AGRA VISITING SIKANDRA ENROUTE
SIKANDRA : SEE
THE 16TH CENTURY AKBAR'S TOMB, the Foundation stone of which had been laid by the Emperor himself. The mausolleum was completed by his son, Jehangir and is inlaid with white marble in various polygonal patterns. This massive structure stands on the raised platform in the centre of Moghul styled garden
PROCEED TO AGRA FOR SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF AGRA CITY & TAJMAHAL WITH LOCAL ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE.
AGRA : THIS TINY TOWNSHIP ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER YAMUNA WAS ROCKETED TO PERMANENT PROMINENCE BY THE UGHALS, A DYNASTY OF MAGNIFICENT MONARCHS DESCENDED FROM THE MONGOL HORDES OF TIMUR THE LAME AND CHENGIS KHAN. THEY RULED MOST OF AGRA NORTH INDIA FROM THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY, TILL THE BRITISH BEGAN TO TAKE OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 18TH CENTURY. THEIR FORT AT AGRA IS A SPLENDID FUSION OF MILITARY MIGHT AND LAVISH BEAUTY.
TAJ MAHAL THE ULTIMATE SYMBOL OF MUGHAL ACHIEVEMENT IS, CURIOUSLY ENOUGH, A MAUSOLEUM THE TAJ MAHAL, UNQUESTIONABLY THE WORLD'S MOST MAGNIFICENT MONUMENT TO OVER BUILT IN 17TH CENTURY. A COLOSSAL, PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED MASS OF WHITE MARBLE, IT IS LITERALLY A JEWEL, FASHIONED OVER 20 YEARS OF HUNDREDS OF SKILLED CRAFTSMEN AND OVER 20,000 LABORERS TO FLOAT LIKE SOME FANTASTIC MIRAGE UPON THE YAMUNA.
THE AGRA FORT : WAS ONCE THE FLOURISHING CENTRE OF THE MUGHAL DYNASTY, AND FOUR SUCCESSIVE EMPERORS HELPED TO CREATE ITS MASSIVE WALLS, WITHIN WHICH HINDU AND MUSLIM STYLES MERGE INTO A SPLENDID FUSION OF MILITARY MIGHT AND LAVISH BEAUTY
IN THE EVENING RETURN TO DELHI VISITING FAMOUS ISKON TEMPLE.
ISKON TEMPLE : Completed in 1998, this is a complex of temples. Built on a hilly place this temple is dedicated to the Lord Krishna and was built by the Hare-Rama Hare-Krishna cult followers. This complex is elegantly build and is one of the largest temple complexes in India . Currently the main attraction of the temple are the Robort who enact and preach the Gita. The magnificent temple has 'Shikharas' at a height of 90-feet above the ground level. The hall of the temple is centrally air-conditioned with a capacity to accommodate about 1,500 people.
There are beautiful paintings of Russian artists on the different past times of Radha Krishna, Sita, Ram, Laxman, Hanuman and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Special programmes like kirtan, aarti, pravachan and prasadam are held every Sunday between noon to 3.00pm. The temple remains open in the morning from 4.30am to 12.00pm and then in the evening from 4.00pm to 9.00pm
ARR DELHI & DROP AT RESPECTIVE HOTELS.
*****END OF THE
TOUR*****
Total nett cost will be Rs.
3,000 P.p (minimum
two person) includes following.
- Air conditioned car
for all services as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Toll Tax.
- Interstate taxes.
- Parking charges
- Services of local
English speaking guides during sightseeing tours.
COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:
-
Any other services not mentioned in the
itinerary.
-
Entrance fee at the monuments.
-
Telephone calls, tips ,
laundry, liquor or any other expense of personal nature.
Same Day Jaipur Tour By Car
0600 HRS LEAVE FOR SAME DAY TRIP TO JAIPUR (258 KMS & 5 HRS DRIVE). VISITING AMBER FORT ENROUTE.
AMBER (PALACE) FORT : THE ORIGINAL PALACE OF THE LOCAL RULERS WAS BUILT IN THE 17TH CENTURY HIGH UP ON A HILL OVERLOOKING A LAKE, JUST BELOW THE VAST AND SOMBRE WALLS OF THE ANCIENT FORT OF AMBER. THE TOWERS AND DOMES OF THE AMBER PALACE ARE REMNISCIENT OF SCENES FROM SOME FAIRY-TALE. ITS HALLS OF VICTORY IS RICHLY DECORATED WITH PANELS OF ALABASTER WITH FINE INLAY WORK OF TENDERCOLOURS.
ARRIVE JAIPUR & PROCEED FOR JAIPUR CITY TOUR WITH LOCAL ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE.
JAIPUR CITY : THIS 18TH CENTURY CITY (CAPITAL OF RAJASTHAN) IS FAMED AS "THE PINK CITY", BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL ROSE-PINK-SANDSTONE USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. THE FORTIFICATIONS GIVE IT A MEDIEVAL ATMOSPHERE, BUT ITS WELL-PLANNED LAYOUT IS "MODERN", BUILT IN 1728. VISIT MAHARAJA'S CITY-PALACE, SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY WITH CHARMING GARDENS SURROUNDED BY HIGH WALLS; PALACE OF WINDS (HAWA MAHAL),A UNIQUELY DESIGNED FIVE -STOREY STRUCTURE WITH TIERS OF OVERHANGING BALCONIES OF PINK SANDSTONE; MAHARAJA JAI SINGH AFTER WHOM THE CITY WAS NAMED, BEING A KEEN ASTRONOMER BUILT AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY WHICH IS STILL IN USE. IT IS MADE OF QUAINT MASONARY INSTRUMENTS OF REMARKABLE SIZE. LATER WALK AROUND LOCAL BAZAAR.
IN THE EVENING RETURN TO DELHI BY CAR & DROP TO RESPECTIVE HOTELS
****END OF THE TOUR****
Total nett cost will be Rs.
3,700 P.p (minimum
two person) includes following.
- Air conditioned car for all services as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Toll tax.
- Interstate taxes.
- Parking charges.
- Services of local English speaking guides during sightseeing tours.
COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:-
- Any other services not mentioned in the itinerry.
- Entrance fee at the monuments.
- Telephone calls, tips , laundry, liquor or
any other expense of personal nature.
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