The rail programs are designed exclusively for train lovers.
| Day 01 |
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel.
Morning tour of tour of Old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the
cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and
drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Afternoon 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. |
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| Day 02 |
Morning transfer to New Delhi rail-station
for Jaipur train. Arrive & transfer to hotel.
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. 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 Jaipur. |
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| Day 03 |
| 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. Ascend the Fort on Elephant back. Later
transfer to rail-station for Agra train. Late evening arrive Agra. Transfer
to hotel. Overnight Agra. |
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| Day 04 |
| 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.
Afternoon free. |
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| Day 05 |
Morning transfer to rail-station for
Gwalior train. On arrival in Gwalior, transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit the Man Mandir, Gujari Mahal (today an archaeological
museum), The fort, Temples of Sas-Bahu, Teli Ka Mandir, Jai Vilas Palace,
Tomb of Gaus Mohammad and the Mausoleum of Tansen. |
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| Day 06 |
| Morning transfer to rail-station for Jhansi
train. Arrive Jhansi & drive to Khajuraho. |
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| Day 07 |
| Morning visit the world famous Khajuraho
temples were built by the Chandela kings between 950 AD and 1050 AD. The
most important are the Chaunset Yogini Temple dedicated to Goddess Kali, The
Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11
headed Vishnu, Vishvanath and Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha Temple
of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples. Visit the Eastern
group of temples that consist of the Parasvanath Temple - the only Jain
Temple surviving at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the outer
walls of the Sanctum, the Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu. The other
temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and Adinath.
Afternoon free. |
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| Day 08 |
| Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight.
Arrive Varanasi and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight
Varanasi. |
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| Day 09 |
| Early morning boat excursion on the river
Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the
morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are
Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every
pious Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the
Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Check-out at
1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for New Delhi night train.
Overnight onboard train. |
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| Day 10 |
| Morning arrive New Delhi & transfer hotel.
Day at leisure. Overnight Delhi. |
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| Day 11 |
| Morning transfer to airport. End of our
services. |
