Day 01 - Arrive Delhi
Arriving Delhi, you
will clear customs and
immigration. Leaving the
airport, you will be met by our
representative, holding a play
card with your name on it at the
exit. Arrival transfer to your
hotel and assistance for
check-in will be provided. After
check-in overnight at hotel.
Day 02 - Delhi - Mandawa
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After an early breakfast,
check-out from the hotel and
drive to Mandawa.
Arrive Mandawa and check-in into
hotel Castle Mandawa.
Mandawa castle, one of the
finest castles of Rajasthan is
now a beautiful hotel.
Mandawa has beautiful
frescoes, havelis & mansions.
In the afternoon take a walking
tour of the painted 'havelis'
of some of the leading
business families of the
country. Though they no longer
live here, the local caretakers
are happy to show the visitors
around. Enroute you can shop for
the colorful art and crafts of
Rajasthan: tied and dyed
textiles, metal handicrafts,
carved wooden artefacts and
more. You also get a unique
insight to life in the desert by
visiting nearby villages on a
camel safari.
Overnight at hotel.(Breakfast)
Day 03 - Mandawa - Khimsar
After breakfast visit
painted havelis &
mansions. Also visit
Mandawa Town for
capturing the rural life in your
camera. Later on check-out and
drive to Khimsar
- which is steeped in history.
Founded 2500 years ago by the
Jain Saint Mahaveer this is the
starting point of the great
Indian Desert. The founder of
the castle which was built in
mid 15th century was Prince
Karamsi. On arrival check-in
into Hotel Khimsar Fort. Perched
on the edge on the great Thar
Desert in the heart of rural
India, the unique fort at
Khimsar offers a wide range of
experiences. The battle-scarred
walls and turrets remind one of
the glorious past of this place.
You have an option to relax and
pamper yourself with an
Kerala aromatherapy massage
by expert masseurs. Overnight at
hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 04 - Khimsar - Jaisalmer
After an early breakfast,
check-out from the hotel and
visit Khimsar town.
See the rural Rajasthan on
Village Tour.
Later on continue drive to
Jaisalmer - The Citadel City.
On the way we pass camel carts,
vibrant and colorful Rajasthani
women carrying produce to the
market, and men sporting
brightly colored turbans usually
sitting groups just passing the
time of the day. On arrival
check in into hotel. Overnight
at hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 05 - Jaisalmer
After breakfast
half day sightseeing of
Jaisalmer. Almost 900 years
old, Jaisalmer was a major post
on the trade route across the
forbidding Thar Desert, and
still today, one's first glimpse
of the honey colored walls of
the fort, rising out of the hot
and barren desert is magical.
Untouched by time, Jaisalmer,
with its golden crenellated
walls and narrow streets lined
with exquisite havelies, has a
medieval ambience. The
fort encloses palaces
decorated with delicate jali or
lattice worked screens, carved
doors and flora carvings, and
elaborately carved 12th to 16th
century Jain temples. The
havelies in
both the fort and the town are
exceptional. Similar in style to
the homes of Venetian merchants,
the havelies were the mansions
of wealthy traders. The houses
are decorated with beautifully
carved facades, jali screens and
oriel windows, each with an
inner courtyard surrounded by
richly decorated apartments.
To see the beauty of the Thar
Desert take a camel ride to Sam
Sand Dunes. Overnight
at hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 06 - Jaisalmer -
Jodhpur
After an early
breakfast check-out from the
hotel and drive to Jodhpur -
The Desert enchantment. On
arrival check in into hotel.
Later on visit Mehrangarh
fort - unsurpassed in beauty
& grandeur, it is one of the
largest forts in India.
Innumerable palaces in the fort,
interspersed with sprawling
courtyards, are intricately
carved Jaswanthada - The
19th century royal cenotaph and
the museum located in the Umaid
public gardens. After that a
visit to Ummed Bhawan
Palace. A portion of
the Ummed Bhawan Palace has been
converted into a museum.
The architectural splendors of
these remnants will enthrall
you. Overnight at hotel.
(Breakfast)
Day 07 - Jodhpur -
Narlai
After breakfast visit Guda
Bishnoi : The villages are
inhabitated by the
Bishnoi tribe who are
staunch believers in the
sanctity of plant and animal
life. Villages are marked by
Khejri trees and deers, which
thrive there.Come back to hotel
for collecting your luggage.
You still have time to browse in
the bazaars of the old city for
Jodhpur's famous glass bangles,
rugged "mojri" slippers and
vivid tie and dye fabric. The
area around the bazaars is a
wonderful example of 19th
century town planning, blending
Rajasthani concepts with more
contemporary styles.
Then, we depart on a two hour
drive to Narlai.
On arrival check in into
Rawla Narlai - A Heritage Resort.
A 17th century fortress
renovated over the years to have
exquisite rooms with period
decor. It is situated in the
heart of Narlai, a typical
Rajasthani village bustling with
activity and colours. The Rawla
(fortress) provides a stupendous
view of a gigantic 350 ft single
rock of granite dotted with
caves and temples and crowned by
a statue of a white elephant.
Here you wake up to the sounds
of this 17 century village and
the early morning chanting
coming from the many local
temples and mosques. Overnight
at Resort.
(Breakfast)
Day 08 - Narlai -
Kumbhalgarh - Narlai
After an early breakfast
take an excursion
Kumbhalgarh
where you explore the one of the
most majestic forts of India. 13
mountain peaks surround the
impregnable fortress of
Kumbalgarh (54 Kms) at a height
of 3281 ft. Seven towering
gateways pierce the massive
walls of this prominent fortress
of Mewar . The young Udai Singh
founder of Udaipur took shelter
here from his treacherous
uncles. Emperor Akbar was
defeated by these impregnable
walls dotted with cannonballs.
In the evening back to Narlai.
Overnight at hotel.
(Breakfast)
Day 09 - Narlai - Ranakpur -
Udaipur
After breakfast, drive to
Ranakpur.
We
have arranged your lunch
at Fateh Bagh.
Fateh Bagh Palace is recreated
in Ranakpur by 65000 pieces of
lovingly rebuilt stone by stone
out of 200 years old Rawla
Koshilav Palace. This is
probably India's first attempt
at transporting a palace,
faithfully preserving the
richness of Rajput architecture
for 21st century visitors.
After lunch visit
Ranakpur Jain Temples
complex,
one of
the biggest and the most
important cluster of Jain
temples in India. Nestled in the
Aravalli range. The Chaumukha
Temple, or Four Faced Temple, is
the main temple in the complex
and dates back to the 15th
century. Built in marble, the
temple has 29 halls supported by
more than 1400 pillars, no two
of which are alike. The two
other Jain temples in the
complex are Neminath and
Parasnath temple.
After that continue
drive to
Udaipur. Arrive
and check-in into hotel.
In the evening, you have the
option of taking a boat ride on
Lake Pichola. Overnight at
hotel. (Breakfast/Lunch)
Day 10 -
Udaipur
After breakfast visit
City Palace -
the largest palace complex in
Rajasthan, with its scalloped
arches, fretted balconies, and
cupolas. Jagdish Temple
is an Indo-Aryan temple
dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It has
a black stone image of Vishnu as
Jagannath, Lord of the Universe.
Folk Art Museum
has an interesting exhibition of
folk arts including dresses,
dolls, masks, musical
instruments, paintings, and
puppets. Later on an excursion
to Eklingji & Nagda
temples. Eklingji,
It is famous for the
beautifully sculpted temple
complex with 108 temples within
its high walls built in 734
A.D.The temples are dedicated to
Lord Shiva, the presiding deity
of Mewar ruler. The walled
complex encloses an elaborately
pillared hall or mandap under a
large pyramidal roof and has
four-faced image of Lord Shiva
in black marble. Nagda,
This ancient place in Mewar was
the capital of Bappa Rawal and
has a magnificient torana
exquisitely carvedwith graceful
apsaras. This ancient site
dating back to the 6th century
A.D. is renowned for the
Sas-Bahu temples (9th- 1Oth
century A.D.) with interesting
architecture and carvings. In
the evening, you have the option
of taking a boat ride on Lake
Pichola. Overnight at hotel.
(Breakfast)
Day 11 - Udaipur -
Pushkar
After an early breakfast, drive
to Pushkar - the city of
Brahma. Pushkar is a sacred
town for the Hindus, situated 11
kms. to the North-West of Ajmer.
The charm of this sleepy,
lakeside settlement so
captivated the great Indian
poet, Kalidas, that it found a
place in his classic, Abhigyan
Sakuntalam. The Great Hindu
epics of Mahabharat and Ramayana
make references to this
religious place regarded to be
Adi Tiratha. Evidence points to
its having existed during the
fourth century B.C. lake in the
inhospitable surroundings of a
desert is no less than a
miracle.
Enjoy a peaceful day in the
idyllic village around the holy
Pushkar Lake. One can walk
around the entire lake in about
an hour. There is drumming every
evening at sunset from the 52
ghats surrounding the lake.
Visit various temples
and the sacred lake. (
Pushkar fair is world famous and
normally is during the months of
October or November.) Overnight
at hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 12 -
Pushkar - Jaipur
After an early
breakfast check-out from the
hotel and drive to Jaipur.
Arrive Jaipur and check-in into
hotel. Afternoon half day city
tour covering Hawa Mahal
or "Palace of Winds," one of the
major landmarks of Jaipur,
although it is actually little
more than a facade. The
five-storey building overlooks
the main street of the old city
and is a stunning example of
Rajput artistry with its pink,
semi-octagonal, honeycombed,
sandstone windows. It was
originally built to enable the
ladies of the royal household to
watch the everyday life and
processions of the city. The
City Palace, located in
the heart of the old city, is a
large complex of courtyards,
buildings, and gardens, and also
houses an interesting museum.
Adjacent to the City Palace is
Jantar Mantar,
the ancient astronomical
observatory built by
Raja Jai Singh, whose passion
for astronomy was even more
notable than his prowess as a
warrior. In the evening we have
arranged your dinner at
Revolving Restaurant.
View the Pink City from the 14th
storey of the revolving
restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
(Breakfast/Dinner)
Day 13 - Jaipur
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After breakfast visit
Amer Fort - The
royal family's residence at
Amber is only 11 km away. Ascend
on elephant back,
the hill, on which the fort is
situated. The palaces and forts
of yesteryear, once witness to
royal processions, now shine
amid the splendor of modern
monuments, a juxtaposition
accepted quite naturally into
the lifestyles of an amazing
people. It is an example of
fascinating blend of Hindu and
Muslim architecture built in red
sandstone and white marble. The
highlight of the fort is the
Seesh Mahal (Mirror Palace),
a palace known for its
craftsmanship in mirrors. Amber
is the classic romantic
Rajasthan fort palace. Amber was
the ancient capital of the
Kachhwaha Rajputs until Sawai
Jai Singh II moved down the hill
to his newly created capital,
Jaipur. This is one of the most
magnificent destinations located
on the hills just outside
Jaipur. It was built by Raja Man
Singh in 1600 AD and completed
by Sawai Jai Singh in the 18th
century.
In
the evening we have arranged a
special THEME DINNER at
an Ethnic Village Resort where
you can savour the taste of
RAJASTHANI CUISINE with Folk
Dances. Other
attractions are CAMEL
RIDES,PUPPET SHOW, MAGICIAN,
FORTUNE TELLER and VILLAGE
CRAFTS. Overnight at hotel.(Breakfast/Dinner)
Day 14 -
Jaipur - Delhi
(Departure)
After breakfast morning free to
relax. In the afternoon
check-out from the hotel and
drive to Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and
car with driver will be at your
disposal until
transfer to International
Airport to catch flight for
onward destination.
(Breakfast)