Golden Triangle of India

Golden Triangle of India 9 days | Starts/Ends: Delhi

PRIVATE TOUR: Coined as 'golden' available upon request. Accommodation Day 4 : The Taj Mahal for the extraordinary wealth of rating – See Trip Notes for details • cultural and historical splendour, Touring - Delhi, Jaipur and Agra • Entrance fees for all included sightseeing Delhi, Agra and Jaipur offer a • Services of English-speaking Indian rich colourful history, incredibly specialist guides for all included sight- impressive sights and lavish seeing hospitality. Ideal for the first time • An airport arrival transfer day 1 and a visitor or combined with a beach departure transfer day 9 • break in the south. All relevant transfer and transportation in private modern Chauffeur driven air- conditioned vehicles Delhi - Agra. Home of the legendary Taj HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS Mahal, constructed entirely of white marble What's Not Included and inlaid with semi-precious stones, the Taj Trip Highlights • International flights and visa Mahal has no peer and has been described as • Old and New Delhi - The magnificent Red • Tipping - An entirely personal gesture the most extravagant monument ever built for Fort, India's largest mosque Jama Masjid, love, this fine example of Mughal architecture was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory and Gandhi's crematorium Raj Ghat ITINERARY • The spectacular Taj Mahal - India's most of his beloved second wife-Mumtaz Mahal, famous monument in all its glory at sunset Days 1-3 : Delhi who died tragically during childbirth. Later a • visit to Agra fort, behind its colossal walls are Agra - The beautiful Agra Fort and the Arrive Delhi airport and transfer to your some of the finest Mughal buildings in India. Mughal mausoleum known as Baby Taj hotel. The following days offer sightseeing • Overnight - Agra (B) The Pink City of Jaipur - The lofty Amber of Delhi both new and old with visits to the Fort, the very regal City Palace and the battlemented Red Fort - built by Shah Jahan in ancient observatory of Jantar Mantar the 16th century, Jama Masjid - India’s oldest • Fatehpur Sikri - An ancient abandoned and largest mosque, Raj Ghat - a marble Mughal city memorial marking the spot where the great What's Included leader- Mahatma Gandhi was cremated after his assassination. We also visit Humayun’s • Breakfast daily Tomb and India's largest mosque, Qutab • 8 nights SUPERIOR hotels. STANDARD Minar. Overnight - Delhi (B:2) and DELUXE hotel options are also

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Golden Triangle of India

Day 5 : Jaipur In the Pink City of Jaipur be sure to explore the Johari Bazaar and other bazaars, where you can buy jootis (traditional Rajasthani curled shoes) Jaipur’s famous blue pottery, textiles and handicrafts Overnight - Jaipur (B:2) Days 8-9 : Delhi Jaipur - Delhi. On day 8 we return to Delhi where the remainder of the day is at leisure. On day 9 there is an onward departure transfer to airport. En route a stop is made at the fantastically well preserved former Mughal city of Fatehpur If you'd like to extend your stay, we offer a Sikri. This magnificent fortified city was the variety of hotels, short stays and add-ons for capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 until you to choose from. Please read our best 1585, when it was abandoned dramatically places to visit or [[best things to see each due to a lack of water. Explore the various month|126647]] for suggested places to visit temples, places of worships, pavilions, public on your holiday. If you can’t find what you’re areas and examples of everyday living such as looking for, please let us know so we can areas from where ablutions were performed, accommodate your request. to an ancient aqua cooling system and marvel at how life must have been for the inhabitants of this old city. Continue to the UNESCO- For information about visas, top travel tips, listed Pink City of Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, best time to travel and much more, browse our afternoon at leisure. Overnight - Jaipur (B) [[travel guide|126581]]. Overnight - Delhi - (1) (B:2) Days 6-7 : City Palace & Jantar Mantar PRICES / DATES INFO

Prices shown are per person when there are 2 persons sharing a room, based on a travelling party of at least 2 adults. The 'Solo Room' price is applicable when a single room is required. If travelling solo, an additional ‘1-person’ supplement will apply.

A jeep transports us to the lofty 16th century PRICES / DATES 2021 Amber Fort. On day 7, tour of the City Palace Date Twin Share Single containing an interesting museum of regal 26 Feb GBP 1,045 GBP 1,445 attire. Just over the road is Jantar Mantar, an observatory of astronomy built by Jai Singh in 1728. At first glance, Jantar Mantar resembles a sculpture park, though in fact, each construction has a specific scientific purpose. Some measure the positions of stars, whilst others calculate eclipses, the lunar calendar and simply the time of day. Even today, most of the constructions remain accurate!