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Details for your Extension Introduction This Wild Women Expeditions Trip Information Package has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith and it is subject to change. Please review your trip itinerary and flight schedule a couple of days prior to travel in case there have been changes that affect your plans. Also please review the WWE Waiver and Booking Terms & Conditions prior to your trip. Cost: $1295 USD THE COST INCLUDES: COST DOES NOT INCLUDE: • Accommodation in twin sharing basis at hotels • Anything not mentioned in inclusions above. mentioned above or similar • Any expenditure of personal nature like video • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, camera fee, laundry, telephone calls, hard drinks. L=Lunch & D=Dinner). • Tipping to the accompanying tour escort. • Services of air conditioned vehicle for airport • Any sudden increase in price due to steep hike in transfers and sightseeing tour park Entry Fee, steep hike in fuel cost, change in • Train ride to Bhopal - Agra and Regional flight government tax policy or for any reason beyond Agra - Varanasi our control like acts of god, natural calamity, law • Boat ride on double decker boat on River Ganges and order situation, riots etc and any forced • Services of accompanying English speaking tour change in itinerary for any unforeseen situation or escort from arrival (from Bhopal until Varanasi reason beyond our control. airport drop) • Tipping at hotels, hotel’s bell boy, drivers, local guide (except the accompanying tour escort) • Bottled drinking water for the entire tour (available in vehicle). • Meeting / assistance at the time of arrival and departure at airport and during check in/out at hotels in major cities. • Entrances fees to the monuments. • Government Service tax. ITINERARY DAY 1: BHOPAL – AGRA Breakfast at Reni Pani Jungle Lodge and say farewells to those headed home. Transfer to railway station to board the 3:30pm train to Agra. Pick up at Agra railway station and transfer to hotel. Evening visit to Sheroes cafe followed by dinner. • Meals: B & D • Overnight at ITC Mughal DAY 2: AGRA – VARANASI Sunrise visit the world famous Taj Mahal. Little needs to be said about this architectural wonder, which is always the soul raison-de-etre for every tourist's visit to Agra. Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj is a white marble memorial to his beautiful wife, Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years to be completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect Ustad Isa. Apart from its stunning design balance and perfect symmetry, the Taj is also noted particularly for its elegant domes, intricately carved screens and some of the best inlay work ever seen. Back to hotel for breakfast and after breakfast visit marble and embroidery shop. Transfer to Agra airport to connect flight for Varanasi. On arrival, our representative will meet you and transfer to the hotel. Varanasi, known to the devout as Kashi, is said to have been founded by Shiva, Lord of the Universe. One of the oldest living cities in the world, as also one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India, Varanasi is a major tourist attraction. Situated on the banks of the sacred Ganges, the city has been a centre of learning and civilization for over 2000 years. • Overnight at Panchkote Raj Ganges • Meals: (B, L & D) DAY 3: VARANASI Sunrise boat ride on River Ganges to see people praying and bathing and to witness burning ghat, later a walk through the mystical landscape of poets, sacred temples, holy ponds near Assighat, the southernmost embankment of the holy Ganga river, walk in the footsteps of 16th century Banaras poet and mystic Pandit Goswami Tulsidas, translator of the sacred Ramanyana text. You will hear about the history and special culture of Varanasi while visiting the Southern temple established by Tulsidas The walk ends with a special darshan, meaning 'taking sight' of a hidden sun temple behind his home. Evening visit to the Ganges for glittering evening Aarti (prayer) ceremony, this is memorable experience, a rickshaw ride through the bustling streets of this unique city followed by a sunset cruise on the Ganges. Here you will witness striking religious rituals being performed—a truly unique experience. • Overnight at Panchkote Raj Ganges • Meals: (B, L & D) DAY 4: VARANASI DEPARTURE After breakfast on time transfer to Varanasi airport to flight for onward destination. • Meals: (B) Departure • The extension ends officially in Varansai. • We’ll drop you off at the Varanasi Airport (VNS) after breakfast. You can then fly to Delhi or Mumbai to connect with your international flight home. Itinerary Disclaimer Wild Women Expeditions and our local partners intend to adhere to the described itinerary and this is only a general guide to follow on your tour of the region. WWE itineraries are subject to change, as we cannot predict the weather or other environmental conditions. We are continually striving to make improvements to all our trips based on feedback from WWE members, guides, partners, and other research. WWE reserves the right to alter itineraries based on the above at anytime..