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DELHI-UDAIPUR-RANAKPUR-JODHPUR-OSIAN-JAISALMER-BIKANER-GAJNER-JAIPUR
Day
01 : Delhi - Udaipur
Early
morning, transfer to the airport for flight to Udaipur.
Upon
arrival, the guests will be met & transferred
to the hotel.
City
tour of Udaipur - The tour will cover the
magnificent City Palace, the Jagdish
temple, the pleasure gardens and a drive
around the other nearby lakes.
Return to hotel for lunch.
Afternoon,
enjoy a cruise by private boat on
the placid waters of Lake Pichola. From the lake you
have a wonderful view of the City Palace stretching
along the east bank, while the south bank has pleasant
gardens running down to the waterside.
Overnight at hotel.
Day
02 :
Udaipur - Ranakpur - Jodhpur
After
breakfast at the hotel, drive to Jodhpur enroute
visit Ranakpur Temples.
Ranakpur Temples - the most magnificent
15th century Jain temples situated in the deep secluded
valley of the Aravalli Hills. Though over 500 years
old, the temples here are superbly preserved in a
near-perfect condition. Includes visit to two
more Jain temples and the Temple of the Sun God with
its erotic sculptures.
Continue
another few kms onto Maharani Bagh Orchards
for typical Rajasthani lunch in a Mango grove. After
lunch, continue drive to Jodhpur.
Upon
arrival, proceed for sightseeing tour of Jodhpur.
City
tour of Jodhpur includes
Meherangarh Fort - one of the most
impressive & formidable in the whole of fort-studded
Rajasthan is situated on a high natural rock bluff
and from which you can look down on the wonderful
panorama of the bustling city below, Jaswant
Thada - the Royal Cenotaphs.
Overnight
at hotel.
Day
03 : Jodhpur - Osian - Jaisalmer
Morning
drive to Jaisalmer. Enroute stop for lunch at
Osian.
Osian Desert camp - an oasis in the
desert, a great centre of Brahmanical and Jain religions.
After lunch
drive to Jaisalmer.
Upon arrival
at Jaisalmer - check into hotel.
Rest of the
day at leisure for own activities.
Overnight at hotel.
Day
04 :
Jaisalmer
After
breakfast at the hotel, proceed for city tour of Jaisalmer.
Visit this perfect Rajput walled desert city which
is like a golden jewel shimmering above the hard sand.
Visit the palaces, the Jain
temples and magnificent Havelis.
Also visit the Fort - built in 1156
by Rawal Jaisal, the Jaisalmer Fort
is the second oldest fort of Rajasthan after Chittor.
One fourth of the population lives inside the Fort.
Lunch at the
hotel.
Afternoon,
camel ride to visit the Royal Cenotaphs of
the Rawals in Barra bagh where the rulers
were cremated. This is also the best place to witness
the spectacular desert sunset, and photograph the
fort.
Overnight
at hotel.
Day
05 : Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Gajner
After
breakfast at the hotel, drive to Gajner - enroute
do sightseeing of Bikaner.
Visit
the Junagarh Fort constructed between 1588
and 1593 by Raja Jai Singh, a general in the Moghul
Emperor Akbar's army.Thereafter continue drive to
Gajner.
Upon arrival
at Gajner - check into hotel. Gajner Palace
built on the embankment of a lake, beautifully architectured
and is made of Red Sandstone. One can appreciate the
craftsmanship of the intricate carvings on red sandstone.
Rest
of the day at leisure to enjoy the palace with its
beautiful lake and surrounded wooded areas which has
become the home of different species of migratory
birds, most renowned amongst them being the Imperial
Sand Grouse. Endangered Antelopes like Black Bucks,
Nilgais, Chinkaras and other animals like the Wild
Boar roam freely in this area which is now a preserved
sanctuary.
Overnight
at hotel.
Day
06 : Gajner - Jaipur
After
breakfast at the hotel, drive to Jaipur.
Upon
arrival at Jaipur - check into hotel. Tour ends.
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