DELHI-AJMER-PUSHKAR-JAIPUR-FATEHPUR SIKRI-AGRA-JHANSI-ORCHAA-KHAJURAHO-VARANASI-KATHMANDU
Day
01 : Delhi
Arrive
Delhi. Assistance and transfer to hotel.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 02 :
Delhi
Full
day tour visiting Laxmi Narayan Temple, Hanuman
Mandir, Gauri Shankar Temple, India Gate, Qutab
Minar, Chattarpur Temple & Bahai Temple.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 03 :
Delhi / Ajmer / Pushkar
Transfer
to railway station to board train for Ajmer. On
arrival, assistance and later drive to Pushkar and
check in at hotel. Morning visit the holy lake and
the famous Brahma Temple.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 04 :
Pushkar / Jaipur ( 131 kms/03 hrs )
Drive
to Jaipur and check in at hotel. Tour of Jaipur
visiting Maharaja’s Palace,
Hawa Mahal, Royal Observatory and Albert
Museum. Also do excursion of Amber
Fort, where ascent to the fort is on elephant’s
back.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 05 :
Jaipur / Fatehpur Sikri / Agra
( 221 kms/05 hours )
Drive
to Agra via Fatehpur Sikri to visit the Mosque built
by Emperor Akbar in the memory of Sheikh
Salim Chisti. On arrival, check in at hotel.
Overnite at hotel.
Afternoon visit Taj Mahal –
built by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jehan in memory
of his wife Mumtaj Mahal; Agra Fort
on the opposite bank of River Yamuna built by four
successive Emperors; and the tomb of Itmad
– Ud – Daullah.
Day 06 :
Agra / Jhansi / Orchaa / Khajuraho
Transfer
to railway station to connect train for Jhansi.
On arrival, assistance and later drive to Khajuraho
( 181 kms/04.50 hrs ) enroute visiting Orchaa which
boasts of its palaces and temples built by its Bundela
rulers in the 16th and 17th century. Jahangir
Mahal, a tiered palace crowned by graceful
chhatris has a spectacular view of soaring temple
spires and cenotaphs. On arrival, check in at hotel.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 07 :
Khajuraho
Morning
visit Eastern & Western group of temples. 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 at leisure.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 08 :
Khajuraho / Varanasi
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for Varanasi –
the religious capital of Hindus since times immemorial
and a place of devotion and worship with hundreds
of temples doting the city. On arrival, assistance
and transfer to hotel.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 09 :
Varanasi
Morning
visit the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple
– the most sacred shrine dedicated to Lord
Shiva, New Vishwanath Temple – with the whole
Gita engraved on its marble walls, Durga Temple,
Tulsi Manas Mandir – with text of Ram Charit
Manas engraved on its walls, Vinayaka Temples –
devoted to Lord Ganesh, Annapoorna Temple, Kal Bhairav
Temple, Jateshwar Mahadev Temple, Maha Mritunjiya
Temple and Bharat Mata Temple.
Overnite at hotel.
Day 10 :
Varanasi / Kathmandu
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.
Transfer to airport to connect flight for Kathmandu.
On arrival, assistance and transfer to hotel.
Day 11 :
Kathmandu
Morning
visit Pashupatinath Temple, Bodhnath and Bhadgaon.
Visit the temple of Bodhnath, the
colossal 2500 years old Stupa, one of the largest
in the world. This Stupa has the all seeing-eyes
of the Buddha by king Mana Deva in expiation of
his sins of the advice inset with prayer wheels.
Also visit the Pashupatinath Temple
which is noted for its erotic wood carvings of the
struts. Also a city tour visiting Durbar Square,
Hanuman Dhoka, ancient royal residential quarters
etc.
Bhadgaon is a Newar city of 9th century. Visit the
ancient gateway, Durbar Square, royal residential
quarter of Bhupendra Malla, temple of Nytapole in
pagoda style and other temples.
Day 12 :
Kathmandu
Morning
visit Patan and Swaymbhunath Temple.
Visit the Old Newar City - the historic Durbar Square,
see the Golden Gate, the sky piercing temple of
Teleju and the statue of Yogendra Malla, other temples
and old windows and carved balconies of wood, curio
shops and bazaars. On return, visit Swayambhunath,
the 2500 years old Buddhist temple.
Also visit Swayambhunath, the 2000 years old site
with 5 dhyani Buddhas enshrined at the base of the
Stupa.
Day 13 :
Kathmandu / Delhi
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for Delhi. On arrival,
assistance and transfer to hotel.
Day 14 :
Delhi / Back Home
Transfer
to airport to connect flight for onward journey.
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