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 - Ranthambore: By Train 400 km in 6 hr. Transfer to the station for train to Sawai Madhopur after breakfast. Reach and transfer to the resort. Evening free at the resort and you can relax or watch some slides on the tiger. Overnight at resort.
Day 3: Ranthambore. A full day game viewing inside the jungle (Two safaris). Overnight at the resort.
Day 4: Ranthambore - Bharatpur: Keoladeo Ghana National Park By Road 400 km in 6 hr. Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to Bharatpur. Return to the lodge in the evening and relax. Overnight at Bharatpur.
Day 5: Bharatpur - Agra: By Road 55 km in 1 hr. Early morning Rickshaw Ride at the Bird Park. Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to Agra. Reach Agra. Check in at hotel. Overnight will be at Agra.
Day 6: Agra - Umaria (Bandavgarh): By Overnight train
Proceed to visit Taj after breakfast. Enjoy battery van ride to the Taj. Transfer to station for train to Umaria. Overnight will be on train.
Day 7: Arrive at Bandavgarh. Reach Umaria and transfer to Bandavgarh. Reach and enjoy breakfast. A full day game viewing inside the jungle (Two safaris).
Day 8: Bandavgarh. A full day game viewing inside the jungle (Two safaris). Overnight at the resort.
Day 9: Bandavgarh - Kanha: By Road 255 km in 6 hr. After breakfast drive to Kanha. Reach in the afternoon and relax at the resort. Overnight at the Kanha Resort.
Day 10: Kanha. A full day game viewing inside the jungle (Two safaris). Overnight at the resort.
Day 11: Kanha - Nagpur. Proceed to Nagpur by surface & stay overnight.
Day 12: Nagpur. Flight to Delhi. Spend day doing last minute shopping and transfer to airport for flight home.
