Workshop / Art tour - 12 Days

Workshop highlights: Chogyals' in Udaipur, Kripals, blue pottery, Sanganer ( block Printing ) in Jaipur and Bhists in Delhi - Or similar in these cities.

Blue Pottery, Jaipur : Mr. Kripal Singh ji is an very old and very famous artist of Blue Pottery work and hand made miniature paintings and wall paintings [ frescos] . He is making the blue pottery from his own house and visits can be possible if you send the request in advance . Guests can see the demonstration of the blue pottery work at his house.

Handicraft : Guests can visit the in the market some private workshops in the old town . The handy craft work will as under :- Terra Cotta / Bangles and other ornaments made by Lacquer / embroidery by silk , silver and golden threads / Tie and Dye works etc. .

Block Printing / Hand Made Paper : Guests can also visit Sanganer the town near Jaipur , famous for the Block printing and hand made paper factories where they can see the demonstration of block printing and paper making by local workers .

Day 01 : Arrive Mumbai

On arrival in Mumbai, the dynamic city of tycoons, skyscrapers, film studios and big business, the group will be met & transferred to the Oberoi Towers Hotel. Later leave for Prince of Wales Museum, founded in 1905 by the Prince (later King George V) during his first visit to India. Its superlative collection of sculpture, paintings and decorative arts ranks it among the great museums of India.

Day 02 : Mumbai - Aurangabad ( By flight 9W 103 - 1930 hours / 2015 hours )

Morning enjoy an interesting drive through this vibrant city. Travel along the elegant arc shaped Marine Drive past the famous Chowpatty Beach to the impressive Gateway to India, along Flora Fountain via legendary Victoria Terminus. Evening transfer to the domestic airport to fly to Aurangabad. On arrival, the group will be met and the transferred to the Hotel Ambassador Ajanta. B

Day 03 : Aurangabad

Today you will go on a full day excursion to the Ajanta Caves, 107 kilometers northeast of Aurangabad. The incredible rock-cut monuments of Ajanta, housing important examples of Buddhist architecture and sculpture, are positively the best and most comprehensive examples of early Buddhist paintings. A British Captain, John Smith, in 1819, accidentally discovered the Ajanta caves. The cave temples are cut into the rocky slides of a dramatic crescent-shaped gorge, at the head of which, is a waterfall that feeds a natural pool, the Saptakunda. There are thirty excavations many unfinished. Some of the paintings depict the Buddhist way of life, divided into two distinct periods an earlier Hinayana period and a later Mahayana Phase.B

Day 04 : Aurangabad - Mumbai ( By flight 9W 104 - 2055 hours / 2140 hours )

After breakfast, excursion to the Ellora Caves, the famed group of cave-temples at Ellora is located 26 kilometers north of Aurangabad. The monuments are excavated out of the vertical face of the Khuldabad escarpment to face westwards across the Deccan plain. The Ellora monuments span a period of about three hundred and fifty years, from the sixth to the tenth centuries AD. The architecture is inspired by practice at other rock cut locales in the Western Deccan coupled with constructional activity at areas further south. The Ellora caves, exemplifies the last stage in the development of the rock-cut medium, and the outpouring authority of free structural architecture. The sculptures are one the greatest, examples of the Chalukya, Kalachuri and Rashtrakuta era. Afternoon at leisure. Evening transfer to the airport to fly to Mumbai. On arrival, the group will be met and transferred to The Orchid Hotel. B

Day 05 : Mumbai - Udaipur (By flight 9W 3301 - 0555 hours / 0740 hours)

Early morning transfer to the airport to fly to Udaipur. On arrival, the group will be met and transferred to The Trident Hotel. Morning we will have a half day city tour of Udaipur, which includes the City Palace, Saheliyon-ki-Bari (Garden where women of the royal household would meet) and the Jagdish Temple (Built in 1651 AD by Maharana Jagat Singh, this Indo-Aryan temple is the most beautiful temple of Udaipur). Afternoon visit Mr. & Mrs. Choyal's workshop. Evening, we have a boat ride around the fabulous Lake Pichola, which will include a visit to another island palace called the Jagmandir. B

Day 06 : Udaipur - Jaipur ( By flight 9W 3301 - 0810 hours / 0915 hours )

Morning transfer to the airport to fly to Jaipur, the beautiful pink city almost totally built in shimmering pink sandstone. On arrival, the group will be met and transferred to The Trident Hotel. Later, visit the fairy tale like Amber Fort, where you ascend the hill like a Maharaja on the back of an elephant. Afternoon a quick city tour of Jaipur, which includes visits to the City Palace of the Jaipur Maharaja, the honey-comb designed Hawa Mahal also known as the Palace of Winds from where the royal ladies, who lived in seclusion, observed life on the outside yet remained hidden inside. Also we visit the amazingly accurate Jantar Mantar stone Observatory. Later visit Mr. Kirpla Singh's "Kirpal Kumbh Ceramic Workshop".B

Day 07 : Jaipur : Morning visit blue pottery work shop. After leave for an excursion to Sanganer to see the block printing and hand made paper factory. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 08 : Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra ( By road - 6 hours including stop at Fatehpur Sikri )

Morning we drive through the vast farmlands of Uttar Pradesh State. En route we visit the ghost-city built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, one of the finest examples of Mughul architecture in India - Fatehpur Sikri, built entirely of red sandstone and now declared as a World Heritage Monument. Tour the tomb of the holy saint Salim Chisti, where we see some of the earliest examples of intricate marble lattice work and luminescent designs in black mother of pearl. In Agra, check in to The Trident Hotel. Afternoon visit the Agra Fort, standing testimony in red sandstone to the story of the Great Mughals. At sunset, visit the legendary Taj Mahal, poetry in marble and a symbol of eternal love and one of the Wonders of the World. B

Day 09 : Agra - Jhansi ( By train Shatabadi Express - 0820 hours / 1205 hours )
Jhansi - Orchha - Khajuraho ( By road - 4 hours drive )

After breakfast, transfer to the Agra railway station to board the train Shatabdi Express to Jhansi. On arrival, the group will be met and drive to Khajuraho, a city of Living Temples. Enroute visit the Raj Mahal and the Jehangir Mahal. Thereafter, check in to The Trident Jass Hotel. B

Day 10 : Khajuraho - Delhi ( By flight 9W 724 - 1320 hours / 1540 hours )

Morning visit the architectural marvels of "The Khajuraho Temples". These Hindu temples with erotic carvings were built 1000 years ago with art and architecture merged to perfection. The walls are richly carved depicting scenes from the 'Kama Sutra'- The Hindu book of love. Afternoon transfer to the airport to fly to Delhi. On arrival, the group will be met and transferred to The Park Hotel. B

Day 11 : Delhi
Morning tour the fascinating sights of Old Delhi, including the Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi's Memorial), the Jama Masjid (the Universal Mosque), the Red Fort. Afternoon enjoy an interesting city tour of New Delhi visiting the Qutab Minar (A 70 meters high victory tower built about 800 years ago), the Emperor Humayun's Tomb (This tomb has served as the base model for the other Mughal Monuments to follow - including the Taj Mahal). We will also drive past the India Gate (Built to pay tribute to the 30,000 Indian soldier, who lost their lives while fighting for the British during the First World War), the Houses of the Parliament and the Presidential Palace. Afternoon visit the studio / workshop of Mr. Ramesh Bisht at Mehrauli.B

Day 12 : Delhi - International departure

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