Key Information: Tour Duration: 11
day(s) Group Size: 2
- 50
people Destination(s):India Specialty Categories:Cultural JourneyArcheology/History Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 2000 US Dollar (USD)
The construction of Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the ended in 1648 A.D. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to have been employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named after the deceased empress- 'Mumtazabad', now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent to it.
The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The material was brought in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. The central dome is 187 ft. high at the center.
Some feel the Taj is best seen on a full moon night, others find it ethereal at dawn while some insist that it is sensuous at sunset.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival at Delhi. Company Representatives of Holiday India will receive you on arrival at the international airport in Delhi late in the evening. Transfer to your hotel. Relax. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 2: Delhi. Breakfast will be at Delhi. Proceed for a full day tour of Old & New Delhi. Enjoy the Dances of India in the evening. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 3: Delhi - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer. Early morning transfer for flight to Jodhpur. Reach and proceed to Jaisalmer by surface. Reach and check in at hotel. Overnight will be at Jaisalmer.
Day 4: Jaisalmer. After a relaxed breakfast proceed for full day sight-seeing tour of The Golden City - Jaisalmer. It is in the heart of the Great Indian Desert. Its temple, fort and palaces are all built of yellow stone. Stay overnight at Jaisalmer.
Day 5: Jaisalmer - Jodhpur. Proceed in the morning after a leisurely breakfast and reach Jodhpur. Relax in the hotel and visit the museum of Umaid Bhawan Palace. Overnight will be at Jodhpur.
Day 6: Jodhpur - Udaipur. Transfer to airport in the morning for flight to Udaipur. Reach and check in at hotel. Relax in the evening. Overnight will be at Udaipur.
Day 7: Udaipur - Jaipur. Proceed for sight-seeing tour of Udaipur after breakfast, stopping first at City Palace. Here you will marvel at rooms with mirrored walls and ivory doors, colored glass windows and inlaid marble balconies and the Peacock Courtyard. Also visit the lovely Sahelion-ki-Bari Gardens, the Jagdish Temple and the local folk Museum. Overnight will be at Jaipur.
Day 8: Jaipur. Breakfast will be at hotel. Proceed for excursion to Amber Fort in the outskirts of Jaipur. Elephant ride ascent to the fort. Visit a rug factory and see the ladies at the intricate work or a gem factory and see the gem cutting and polishing process. Overnight will be at Jaipur.
Day 9: Jaipur - Agra. Proceed for Agra after breakfast. Visit Itmadullah's Tomb built by Empress Noor Jehan in memory of her father (The interiors of which are considered better than the Taj). Spend the night at Agra.
Day 10: Agra - Varanasi. Proceed for sight-seeing of Taj Mahal after breakfast. Overnight will be at Varanasi.
Day 11: Varanasi - Delhi. Drive very early morning to The Daswamedh Ghat and take a boat ride on the sacred river Ganges. See the cremation Ghats and witness the living traditions of one of the world's oldest and most important religions. Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Proceed for the Farewell Dinner before reaching the airport for flight home with sweet memories of Holidays in India.
