Key Information: Tour Duration: 12
day(s) Group Size: 2
- 50
people Destination(s):India Specialty Categories:Cultural JourneyWildlife Viewing 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: Delhi. Company Representatives of Holiday India will receive you on arrival at the international airport in Delhi late in the night or midnight. Transfer to your hotel. Relax. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 2: Delhi - Jaipur. Breakfast will be at the hotel. Proceed to Jaipur. Reach and check in at hotel. Proceed for sight-seeing of the city. Overnight will be at Jaipur.
Day 3: Jaipur - Agra. Breakfast will be served at the hotel. Proceed for excursion to Amber Fort in the outskirts of Jaipur. Elephant ride ascent to the fort. Overnight stay will be at Agra.
Day 4: Agra - Umaria - Bandhavgarh. After breakfast proceed to visit Taj. Enjoy battery van ride to the Taj. Take train to Umaria. Overnight would be on board the train.
Day 5: Bandhavgarh. Reach Bandhavgarh and check in at hotel. Check in at the resort and overnight will be at Bandhavgarh.
Day 6: Bandhavgarh. A full day game viewing inside the jungle (Two safaris). Overnight at the resort.
Day 7: Bandhavgarh. A full day game viewing inside the jungle (Two safaris). Overnight at the resort.
Day 8: Bandhavgarh - Khajuraho. After breakfast proceed to Khajuraho. Reach and transfer to hotel. Explore the village in the evening. Visit Shilpagram. Overnight will be at Khajuraho.
Day 9: Khajuraho - Varanasi. Proceed for a guided tour of the famous temples of Khajuraho after breakfast. Spend night at Varanasi.
Day 10: Varanasi. Drive early morning to Daswamedh Ghat and take a boat ride on the sacred river Ganges to see the cremation Ghats and witness the living traditions of one of the world's oldest and most important religions. Return for breakfast to the hotel. Proceed for day guided tour of Varanasi including the Gyanvapi Mosque and Benaras Hindu University. Overnight will be at Varanasi.
Day 11: Varanasi - Delhi. Breakfast will be at the hotel at hotel. Proceed for sight-seeing of Sarnath. Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Reach Delhi and you will be transferred to hotel. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 12: Delhi: Departure. Proceed for a full-day tour of Old & New Delhi after breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight home.
