10 DAY BUCKET LIST TOUR INDIA’S GOLDEN TRIANGLE $ PER PERSON 129 9 TWIN SHARE TYPICALLY $2699 DELHI • AGRA • JAIPUR THE OFFER 10 DAY INDIA’S GOLDEN TRIANGLE A dazzling kaleidoscope of colours, flavours, sensations and aromas; India is a true feast for all the senses. Taking in the nation’s celebrated Golden Triangle $1299 - Delhi, Agra and Jaipur - this incredible 10 day cultural odyssey has everything required for an unforgettable adventure. Experience the unique wonders of Delhi, a vibrant city home to around 20 million 13 DAY WITH GOA EXTENSION people; discover local highlights such as Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque, and Raj Ghat; and take in the colourful Chandni Chowk market by rickshaw. Continue south to Agra and witness the Taj Mahal, considered the ultimate symbol of love; $1799 plus the Agra Fort. The journey then continues to Jaipur, the pink-washed capital of India’s Rajasthan province, with visits to the Royal Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar, City Palace and more. This remarkable package includes return international flights, seven nights hotel accommodation, English-speaking guides and more. Have extra time? Upgrade to the 13 day package with Goa extension’ and experience one of India’s most popular seaside resort towns at leisure. It’s a perfect way to relax after your grand tour. *Please note: all information provided in this brochure is subject to both change and availability. Prior to purchase please check the current live deal at www.tripadeal.com.au or contact our customer service team on 1300 00 TRIP (8747) for the most up-to-date information. If you have already purchased this deal, the terms and conditions on your Purchase Confirmation apply and take precedence over the information in this brochure. 10 DAY BUCKET LIST TOUR THE ITINERARY 10 Day Standard Itinerary Overnight: Jaipur (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) Meals included: Breakfast;Dinner Day 1 Australia - Delhi, India Today depart from either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Day 4 Jaipur City Tour & Amber Fort *Adelaide for Delhi, Fly with either China Southern Airlines, After breakfast, enjoy a full day sightseeing tour of Jaipur. Begin China Eastern Airlines or China Airlines (subject to availability). with a morning excursion to Amber Fort. Located 11km from Jaipur, it was the old fort of the Kachwaha clan of Amber. The Meals included: In-Flight fort is built with white marble and red sandstone and looks even more attractive because of the Maota Lake in the foreground. Day 2 Welcome to Delhi The fort itself is a beautiful sight to behold. Upon arrival, meet the tour representative and receive a This afternoon take part in a city tour visiting the City Palace, welcome garland at the airport. Then, you will be transferred the former royal residence built in a blend of the Rajasthani to the first hotel. While check in is being organised, a and Mughal styles. Jantar Mantar, is the largest of the five representative will provide the “Welcome Folder” documents observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh. The Hawa Mahal or the and brief you on the tour programme. Your hotel room will be Palace of Winds was constructed for the royal ladies to watch ready to check into, you can then take the rest of the day to royal processions without being seen. Enjoy an Indian costume rest and relax before joining your fellow tour members for a tying demonstration and also visit Lakshmi Narayan Temple. welcome dinner at the hotel. Overnight: Jaipur (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) Overnight: Delhi (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) Meals included: Breakfast Meals included: Dinner Day 5 Jaipur - Chand Baori Step Well - Agra (approx. 245km Day 3 Delhi - Jaipur ‘The Pink City’ (approx. 265km day) day) After breakfast at the hotel, you will travel to Jaipur - the capital After breakfast, you will depart for Agra. On the way, you will of Rajasthan. On arrival in Jaipur you will check-in to your hotel visit Chand Baori Step Well, located opposite a temple known for the evening, where dinner will be provided. Jaipur is instantly as Harshat Mata Temple. It is believed that the Chand Baori recognisable for its pink-washed buildings, a colour associated step well has a religious connection and that’s the reason it was with hospitality in Rajput culture. This beautiful city, along with built in front of the temple. Agra and Delhi, form what is known as the Golden Triangle of India’s tourist circuit. On arrival to Agra, check-in to the hotel. Agra is the quintessential Mughal City, where the world marvels at the Jaipur is a city where royalty still lives in the grandeur of its epitome of love, beauty and sacrifice, the Taj Mahal one of the palaces, where fighting for the honour of the clan has never wonders of the world. So awe-inspiring is the monument that been a need but a way of life, and where treating guests as Agra has been immortalised as the City of the Taj. As visitors gods has been a tradition from time immemorial. There is a walk down the narrow bustling streets, they cannot help but timeless appeal to Jaipur’s colourful bazaars, where you can wonder, if the man contentedly smoking a hookah, is a direct shop for Rajasthani textiles and trinkets. The beautifully laid out descendent of some bygone Mughal. gardens and parks, attractive monuments and heritage hotels, once the residence of Maharajas, are all worth a look. After you have settled into the hotel, enjoy a tour to Gurudwara 10 DAY BUCKET LIST TOUR THE ITINERARY Guru Ka Tal (Sikh temple) in Agra. Here you will have the chance Overnight: Delhi (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) to join in a live community cook inside the temple complex, Meals included: Breakfast done for their pilgrims. Overnight: Agra (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) Day 8 Delhi City Tour - Delhi, India Meals included: Breakfast Following breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a city tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit Raj Ghat (where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated); Red Fort (made famous by Mughal Emperor Shah Day 6 Taj Mahal & Agra Fort Jahan); and Jama Masjid (the largest mosque in India) which After breakfast enjoy a city tour visiting the Taj Mahal, where has three great gateways, four angle towers and two minarets you will see the undeniable beauty that incorporates and constructed of alternating vertical strips of red sandstone and expands on design traditions of Persian and earlier Mughal white marble. Chandni Chowk is the main street of Old Delhi in architecture. While earlier Mughal buildings were primarily the colourful shopping bazaar, enjoy a rickshaw ride through constructed of red sandstone, Shah Jahan promoted the use the market! of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones. The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built Next up is Laxminarayan Temple, a site dedicated to Lakshmi, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the Taj the goddess of prosperity and good fortune. India Gate is a Mahal began in 1632, the principal mausoleum was completed 42m high stone of triumph and is a war memorial. The tour in 1643 and the surrounding buildings and garden were finished continues with a visit to Rashtrapati Bhawan, the palace-like about five years later. building home to the President of India. Afterwards visit the beautiful Lotus Temple, also known as the Bahai Temple. In addition to the Taj, the Agra Fort (also known as the Red Adherents of any faith can visit, pray or meditate. Fort) is a fascinating sight, it showcases a high level of ornamentation and the Kohinoor diamond was reportedly part Overnight: Delhi (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) of the furnishings. The fort’s artwork mixes Persian, European Meals included: Breakfast and Indian art, resulting in a unique Shahjahani style rich in form, expression and colour. Red Fort is one of the building Day 9 Delhi - Australia complexes of India encapsulating a long period of history, arts After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your and its innovative architectural style, including its garden design return flight back to Australia. which influenced later buildings and gardens in Delhi. In 2007, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Meals included: Breakfast;In-Flight Red Fort Complex. Overnight: Agra (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) Day 10 Arrive in Australia Meals included: Breakfast 13 Day India with Goa Extension Day 7 Agra - Delhi (approx. 205km day) Early risers can take the opportunity to head to the Taj Mahal Day 9 Delhi - Goa and experience the monument just after sunrise (not included), After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your then return to the hotel for breakfast. Mid morning depart by flight to Goa. On arrival, you will be greeted and transferred surface back to Delhi, on arrival check in to the hotel. to the hotel for check in. Goa is known as one of the most 10 DAY BUCKET LIST TOUR THE ITINERARY famous seaside resort towns in India. Goa has always been an attraction for the tourists, who want to be close to the sea, sand and bask in the sunshine as well as experience the colourful culture. In the local dialect, Goa is often referred to as “Goa Dourada,” (meaning “Golden Goa”) because of its beaches, forts, churches, waterfalls, seminaries and caves. Goa is rich not only in culture or entertainment, but it also has a rich floral and faunal heritage making it a complete destination. Overnight: Goa (Standard Or Premium Hotel Option) Meals included: Breakfast;Dinner Day 10 Goa Free Day After breakfast, you will have the day to spend at your own leisure.