Golden Triangle With Ajanta Ellora

Day 01 ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive Delhi. Meet & assistance at the airport and transfer to hotel.
{Check In time 14:00 Hrs.} Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 DELHI
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast sightseeing of Old Delhi takes you to Jama Masjid, – The largest mosque in India. Drive past Red Fort & Chandni Chowk, once an imperial avenue of Mughal Royalty which today is the busiest commercial area of the city. Rickshaw ride in the bustling bazaars of Chandani Chowk. Also Visit Raj Ghat (memorial to Mahatma Gandhi).
Afternoon: sightseeing of New Delhi including the visit to the 12th century Qutab Minar. Bangla sahib Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) Drive past the India Gate (war memorial dedicated to the lives of laid down by the Indian soldiers), the president’s residence – formerly the Viceroy’s Palace, parliament House and the Secretariat buildings, – an interesting blend of the Victorian and 20th century architecture. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03 DELHI – JAIPUR BY SURFACE (250 KMS / 05 HRS.)
Breakfast at the Hotel. After breakfast drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival transfer to the Hotel.
Evening visit Lakshmi Narayan temple (Birla Temple) to attend the Aarti ceremony.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 04 JAIPUR – Amber – JAIPUR
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Morning: visit of Amber Fort riding on elephant back. Amber is a classic, romantic Rajasthani Fort Palace. Inside the Fort visit the Jag Mandir or the Hall of Victory. Inside the Jag Mandir is the famed Sheesh Mahal – a room with all the four walls and ceiling completely embedded with glittering mirror pieces, which were specially imported from Belgium during that period. En-route to Amber Fort, you will have a brief photography stop at Hawa Mahal – the Palace of Winds.
Later: – city tour of Jaipur which begins with a visit to the Maharaja’s City Palace, the former Royal residence, part of it converted into a museum. A small portion is still used by the Royal family of Jaipur. Later visit the Jantar Mantar, which is the largest stone and marble crafted observatory in the world. Situated near the gate of the city palace, the observatory has 17 large instruments, many of them still in working condition.
Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 05 JAIPUR – Fatehpur Sikri – AGRA BY SURFACE (250 KMS / 05 HRS.)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri is the imperial city of the Mughal dynasty. Famously known as the city of ghosts, it was built by the Great Mughal Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory of South India.

After arrival at Agra visit Taj Mahal undoubtedly one of the most romantic buildings of the world. Renowned for its architectural magnificence and aesthetic beauty, it counts among man’s proudest creations to commemorate his love (Friday Closed). Also visit Agra Fort. The fort is really a city within a city, which embraces the Moti Masjid, the Diwan-I-Am or the Hall of Public Audiences, the Diwan-I-Khas or the Hall of Private Audiences, the Octagonal Tower, Jahangir’s Palace and many more monuments”. Overnight at hotel.

Day 06 AGRA – DELHI BY SURFACE (240 KMS / 04 HRS.) DELHI – AURANGABAD BY FLIGHT 6E2738 – 1635/1825 HRS.
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Delhi. Upon arrival transfer to the Airport to board the flight for Aurangabad. Assistance upon arrival & transfer to the Hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 07 AURANGABAD – AJANTA – AURANGABAD
Breakfast at hotel. Later visiting UNESCO World Heritage Site Ajanta caves AJANTA (CLOSED ON MONDAY) is world’s greatest historical monument recognised by UNESCO located 105kms from Aurangabad City of Maharashtra, India. There are 30 caves in Ajanta of which 9, 10, 19, 26 and 29 are chaitya-grihas and the rest are monasteries. These caves were discovered in AD 1819 and were built up in the earlier 2nd century BC-AD. Most of the paintings in Ajanta are right from 2nd century BC-AD and some of them about the fifth century AD and continued for the next two centuries. All paintings show heavy religious influence and centre around Buddha, Bodhisattvas, incidents from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas. The paintings are executed on a ground of mud-plaster in the tempera technique. Overnight at hotel.

Day 08 LEAVE AURANGABAD
After Breakfast visiting UNESCO World Heritage Site ELLORA (CLOSED ON TUESDAY) caves These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, brings the civilization of ancient India to life. Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit but, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India.
In time Transfer to the Airport to board the flight for onward destination.

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