Rajasthan With South India Duration:
28 Nights / 29 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Jaipur - Pushkar - Udaipur
- Mount Abu - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Bharatpur - Agra - Delhi - Madras
- Tanjore - Madurai - Periyar - Allepey - Cochin - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysore
- Belur - Halebid - Bangalore - Mumbai
Day 01: Arrival Delhi
Assistance
on arrival and transfer to your hotel where a welcome ceremony awaits you. Girls
dressed in traditional Indian attire anoint your forehead with ‘a red tikka’
followed by ceremonial garlanding.
Day 02: Delhi After a
leisurely breakfast embark on a sightseeing tour of Old Delhi including the Red
fort and the Jama masjid, post lunch tour of New Delhi to include Qutab Minar,
India Gate, Humayun's tomb and the Lakshmi Narayan temple.
Day 03:
Delhi - Jaipur Morning drive to jaipur, the fabled ‘pink city’
of the desert named after Jai Singh, the former Maharajah of Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur
by lunch and check inn to your hotel. After Lunch and some rest visit the City
Palace, the royal residence of the Maharajah of Jaipur and later visit the Observatory
dating back to the 18th century and also visit the Palace of winds (Hawa Mahal).
Evening enjoy your dinner with cultural Rajasthani folk dance programme.
Day 04: Jaipur - Pushkar 
Morning
after breakfast visit the majestic Amber Fort where you ride up on elephants back
to the former capital of the royals set against the backdrop of wooded hills.
Later explore shopping centres of jaipur and drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar
and check inn to your hotel. Evening enjoy the camel Fair.
Day 05:
Pushkar Enjoy the various events and activities in Pushkar fair the whole
day.
Day 06: Pushkar - Udaipur After breakfast drive to Udaipur
(the Venice of the east). Arrive Udaipur in the evening and check inn to your
hotel.
Day 07: Udaipur After Breakfast make a visit to the
City Palace, built in 1725 and later visit Sahelion ki Bari, the gardens the maids-of-honour.
After lunch make a trip to Nagda and Eklingji to see the beautiful temples in
their ruins.
Day 08: Udaipur - Mt.Abu via Ranakpur Morning
drive to the only hill resort of Rajasthan Mt.Abu enroute visiting the famous
Jain temples of Ranakpur. Arrive Mt.Abu and check inn to your hotel. Evening at
leisure.
Day
09: Mt.Abu - Jodhpur Morning at leisure to enjoy the scenic beauty of
this hill station. After lunch transfer to Jodhpur.
Day 10: Jodhpur
Start the city tour of Jodhpur visiting the Mehrangarh Fort museum and Jaswant
thada, the cremation spot of the royal family. After lunch visit the ancient capital
of Marwar-Mandore.
Day 11: Jodhpur - Jaisalmer Morning drive
to Jaisalmer situated deep in the heart of the Thar desert. Arrive Jaisalmer and
shortly after lunch visit the Chhatris of Maharwals and later Camel ride at Sam
for sunset.
Day 12: Jaisalmer - Bikaner Leave for Bikaner
and arrive by lunch. After lunch make a tour of Junagarh Fort and its fabulous
palaces.
Day 13: Bikaner - Mandawa After breakfast transfer
to Mandawa (an old castle in Rajasthan). Post lunch session includes a small visit
of Mandawa to appreciate the painted Havelis on the ancient and the famous silk
route.
Day
14: Mandawa - Bharatpur Drive to Bharatpur (famous for keoladeo Ghana
bird sanctuary). Evening make a visit to the sanctuary.
Day 15: Bharatpur
- Agra Early morning make a visit to the sanctuary to see the birds in
their natural habitat. After breakfast drive down to Agra (The city of Tajmahal).
Arrive Agra by lunch after a tour of the beautiful city of Fatehpur Sikri, the
Old capital of Mughal emperor Akbar. Post lunch tour of the world famous Tajmahal
and of the Red Fort. Later explore the shopping centres of Agra. Evening enjoy
special cocktail dinner.
Day 16: Agra - Delhi - Madras Morning
at leisure. Afternoon transfer to Delhi domestic airport to connect flight to
Madras. Arrive Madras in the evening and check inn to your hotel.
Day
17: Madras Full day city tour of Madras including the Snake park and Kapaleeswara
temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and the museum.
Day
18: Madras - Tanjore Morning drive to Tanjore and check inn to your hotel.
Evening at leisure.
Day 19: Tanjore - Madurai Morning start
the tour of Tanjore visiting the Brihadeshwara Temple, a typical architecture
from the 11th century. Later visit the Saraswati Mahal Library. After lunch depart
for Madurai , arrive in the evening and transfer to your hotel.
Day
20: Madurai - Periyar Morning visit the world famous Meenakshi Sundereshwara
temple, a huge Dravidian temple complex. After lunch depart for Periyar wild life
sanctuary. Arrive Periyar in the evening and check inn hotel.
Day
21: Periyar - Aleppey Morning boat cruise on the lake to get a closer
look at the wild elephants. Later drive to reach the small beautiful town of Allepey
situated on the backwaters of Kerala
Day 22: Aleppey - Cochin
After
breakfast boat cruise on the backwaters of Kerala (three hours from boat) and
than continue by Road to Cochin. Arrive Cochin and visit the Chinese fishing nets
in the backwaters of Cochin. Overnight at boat.
Day 23: Cochin
Sea Boat Ride To Visit Various Islands And Churches, Santa cruz Basilica,
Mattancherry Palace, Jewish synagogue, Dutch palace, St. Franchis. Overnight at
boat.
Day 24: Cochin - Coimbatore After breakfast drive to
Coimbatore also called the ‘Manchester of South India’. Arrive by lunch
and soon after lunch visit the Maruthamalai temple.
Day 25: Coimbatore
- Ooty Morning drive to the queen of hill stations,Ooty known for its
salubrious climate and scenic beauty. Arrive Ooty by lunch and rest of the day
is at leisure.
Day 26: Ooty - Mysore 
Morning
depart for Mysore (wonderful historic town and evidence city to exhibit the oldest
Indian richest economy). Arrive by lunch and shortly after lunch visit the Mysore
Palace, once the capital seat of power of the ruling Wodeyars. Also visit the
Brindavan Garden, Chamundeeswri temple, Tipu’s summer palace.
Day
27: Mysore - Belur - Halebid Transfer to Belur, the superbly preserved
Chennkesava Temple here is a tribute to the skill and genius of the medieval craftsman.
Later visit Halebid temple 10 kms. From Belur, a riot of carvings left incomplete
after 80 years of labour.
Day 28: Halebid - Bangalore Drive
to Bangalore to catch flight to Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai in the evening and transfer
to your hotel.
Day 29: Mumbai and Departure After breakfast
proceed for a half day city tour of Mumbai visiting Kamla Nehru park, Hanging
gardens situated on the slopes of Malabar hill offering a panoramic view of Marine
Drive and Chawpatty beach, Prince of wales museum, Mani Bhawan, Dhobi Ghat, Gateway
of India and drive through the Crawford market.
Evening Transfer to international
Airport in time to board flight for onward destination.
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Rajasthan With Taj Mahal —›
Cultural Tour of Rajasthan —›
Heritage Tour of Rajasthan —›
Wildlife Tour of Rajasthan —›
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