North India Luxury Tour - 10 Days

Our Endeavour: These tours are operated with complete assistance, chauffeurs, guides and representatives being, at beck and call of the clients, who can leave their worries behind before stepping out on the tour.

• Express check-in, traditional welcome with aarti tikka, garlanding and welcome drink will await them at each hotel, with VIP courtesies, like fruit and flower basket, cookies etc in the room.
• All guides interacting with them are highly knowledgeable and professional, showing them India in great depth and give them a real insight into India's heritage and culture.
• We take them to some of the most exotic restaurants and dine in style, during the tour, giving them a taste of real India.
• Complete exclusivity is maintained while providing elephant ride, boat rides on lake, rickshaw ride etc.
• Some exclusive meetings with high profile historian and other personalities will be arranged to give a close feel of bygone era of Indian history and essence of Indian culture.
• Chauffeur driven deluxe car like Toyota Camry, Corolla, etc make their travel highly comfortable and creamy-smooth, Toyota Innova ( SUV ) being lowest in that order.
• Our polished and professional drivers exactly know how to go along with their temperament, and quickly sense their special needs, on the spot, leaving nothing to chances.

Note: Have increased a night in Agra to make the pace of the tour at ease.

Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Upon arrival, our representative will welcome each member with garlands. After the welcome, we drive in a Luxury Car to The Oberoi Hotel (Deluxe Room).

Day 02: Delhi
After breakfast, city tour begins with visits to the Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi's Memorial), the Jama Masjid (The Universal mosque which can accommodate 20000 people at a time for prayers), The Red Fort (Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan). Later we will visit the Chandni Chowk Bazaar (Silver street), enjoy the rickshaws ride (tricycles) through the narrow lanes of the silver and goldsmiths street and the spice market. At Lunch (own arrangements) we shall arrange for meeting with University professor for discussion on Hinduism and Indian Politics. Afternoon proceed for city tour of New Delhi, visiting the Qutab Minar (A 70 meters high victory tower built about 800 years ago), the Nila Gumbad and Emperor Humayun's Tomb (This tomb has served as the base model for the other Mughal Monuments to follow - including the Taj Mahal). We also drive past to 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 Parliament House and the Presidential Palace. You will visit the National Museum - with some fine costumes of tribal and its collection dating back to the 3rd century BC. This evening, you will see the Cultural dance performance and have Welcome Dinner at the famous restaurant. B D
NOTE : The Red Fort & National Museum remains closed on Mondays.

Day 03 : Delhi
Morning free to relax or enjoy Spa or Ayruvedic massage at the hotel. Afternoon visit Akshardham temple. Akshardham Temple (closed on Mondays), a perfect blend of traditional stone art and architecture with contemporary and modern technology. The 100-acre complex of Swaminarayan Akshardham is where ancient values and timeless spirituality are parallel with the modern thoughts. The perfect combo of pink sandstone and white marble gives a magnificent look to the 141 feet high and 316 feet wide main monument. There are 234 ornately carved pillars and nine domes portraying the lives of the deities and avatars. This evening you will dine at The Spice Route at The Imperial, serving Southeast Asian cuisine, has been designed to reflect the journey of spices from the Malabar Coast in Kerala through Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia to Thailand and Vietnam. The Restaurant is an overwhelming visual depiction of the art and culture that traveled through these regions. B D

Day 03 : Delhi - Sikandra - Agra (By road - 4 hours drive)
This morning, drive to Agra, enroute stop at Sikandra 10 kms before Agra, to see the Mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This building has an excellent Muslim architecture, which is very evidently visible in the subsequent Mughal buildings, including the Taj Mahal. Continue on drive to Agra. On arrival, check in to The Oberoi Amar Vilas Resort (Deluxe Room). After wash and change, visit the Agra Fort, reminiscent of the glorious and sorrowful Mughal reign. At sunset, visit the legendary Taj Mahal by decorated Tonga's. Dinner at the hotel. B D

Day 04 : Agra
After breakfast, visit the Agra Fort, reminiscent of the glorious and sorrowful Mughal reign, visit the mausoleum of Itmad-ud-Daula : The tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg (Father of the Empress Nur Jahan) - and an earlier example of the fine workmanship of the Taj Mahal. Late afternoon, meeting with historian to discuss Mughal Architecture and Taj Mahal. At sunset, visit the legendary Taj Mahal, poetry in marble and a symbol of eternal love. Later, evening get ready for a DINNER at PESHAWAR, a barbequed specialty restaurant, with authentic North West Frontier cuisine, at hotel Mughal Sheraton. BD

Day 05 : Agra - Abhaneri / Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur (By road - 6 hours drive)
After breakfast, drive to Jaipur. En route visit the Mughal Emperor Akbar - Fatehpur Sikri, built entirely of red sandstone and Tomb of Salim Chisti. Continue drive on to Jaipur. Stop at Abhaneri is a small village is known for its beautiful baoris (step wells) and the famous Harshat Mata Temple. Abhaneri is believed to have been established by Raja Chand. Many believe that Raja Chand was in fact Raja Bhoja, a celebrated king who ruled over the Gurjar kingdom in the 9th century. Abhaneri was earlier known as Abha Nagri or the city of brightness. Today, this ancient village is in ruins. Tour the Chand Baori with a vast well with flights of steps on three sides is a 10th century monument. It is a fine example of the architectural excellence prevalent in the past. This impressive step-well is deep as a seven storeyed building. See the famous Harshat Mata Temple opposite the well. Historians believe there might have been a religious connection between the two. The step-well is 35 meters on each side with steps leading down from each side where water can be drawn from any level. Stop at Fatehpur Sikri, the Mughal Emperor Akbar, built it entirely of red sandstone and now declared as a World Heritage Monument, Continue to Jaipur. On arrival, check in to The Oberoi Raj Vilas (Deluxe Room). Rest of the day vehicle at disposal. Evening COCKTAIL DINNER at the hotel, over a session filled with exchanging of ideas, coming up with feedback of tour, talking on issues related to India and Indian culture, with the tour escort. B D

Day 06 : Jaipur
After breakfast, visit the fairy tale like Amber Fort, where you ascend the hill like a Maharaja on the back of an elephant. After Amer, we have a (optional) visit to a carpet weaving unit making hand knotted carpets, using vegetable dyes, thereby making the colors of each piece unique. Afternoon 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. Also visit the amazingly accurate Jantar Mantar stone Observatory. This evening drive to Samode for dinner. BD

Day 07 : Jaipur / Udaipur (By flight 9W 709 - 07:00 hrs / 09:30 hrs)
Early morning, the representative will assist you for transfer to the airport to fly to Udaipur. On arrival, you will be met by a representative and transferred to hotel. Afternoon, city tour of Udaipur includes the City Palace, Saheliyon-ki-Bari (Garden where women of the royal household would meet) and the Jagdish Temple (Built in 1651 A.D. by Maharana Jagat Singh, this Indo-Aryan temple is the most beautiful temple of Udaipur). Afternoon visit Shilpgram - an artisan village. We will arrange for meeting with miniature artist). This evening, enjoy EXCLUSIVE boat ride on Lake Pichola. Dinner at the Hotel. B D

Day 08 : Udaipur - Ranakpur - Udaipur (By road - 2 hrs one way)
After breakfast, full day excursion to Ranakpur for sightseeing of the fabulous 500-year-old Jain Temples. The temples are superbly preserved in near perfect condition. The most distinctive feature are the 29 halls of the main temple, some octagonal and many more than one story high, are dissected by 1444 pillars, each sculpted with unique designs which no two are the exactly alike. The carving on the walls, while musicians and dancers have been modeled out of brackets between the pillars and the ceiling. You will lunch at the Maharani Bagh Orchard Retreat, the royal orchards of the Jodhpur Maharaja. Dinner at the Sunset View Restaurant at Fateh Prakash Palace. BLD

Day 09 : Udaipur / Mumbai (By Flight 9W 709 - 0815 / 0930 hours)
After breakfast, the representative will assist you for transfer to the airport to fly to Mumbai, the dynamic city of tycoons, skyscrapers, film studios and big business. On arrival, you will be met by a representative and transferred to The Oberoi Hotel (Superior Room). Late morning, city tour of Mumbai, includes, the British built arch "Gateway of India", Bombay's landmark, and constructed in 1927, to commemorate the visit of King Emperor George V, who made the first-ever State, visit to India by a reigning monarch. Followed by a drive through Hanging Gardens (now known as Sir K.P. Mehta Gardens), where the old English art of topiary is practiced. Continue with a drive through Marine Drive, only claimed from the sea in 1920 - hence the austere buildings lining it. At night its superb sweep from Nariman Point to Malabar Hill twinkles prettily, earning it the cliché: the Queen's necklace. Proceed to see William Steven's masterpiece, the Victoria Terminus (1878-1887), showing how the Gothic of Scott and Burges could be adapted to India and make a really impressive public building. See the exterior carvings on the history of India's transportation. The Prince of Wales Museum, is another building designed by Wittet to commemorate the globetrotting George V, due to his first visit to India in 1905, before becoming king. It houses an extensive collection of fascinating 18th and 19th century miniatures. On the same floor are elegantly carved ivory artworks as well as jade and Indian bronze images. Dinner at the Taj Mahal Hotel. B D
Note: Prince Of Wales Museum remains closed on Mondays.

Day 10: Mumbai Departure
After breakfast, enjoy a boat tour of the Elephanta Caves, located on a small island about an hour boat-ride from the Gateway to India. These caves built between the 6th and 8th Centuries have some beautiful Hindu sculpture. Afternoon will be at leisure. Dinner at the hotel. After dinner, the representative will assist you for transfer to the International airport to board the flight for onward journey. BD
Note: Elephanta Caves closed on Mondays.

STANDARD INCLUSIONS FOR ALL PACKAGES:

• Two way transfer to local train station at Haridwar.
• Accommodation in a Deluxe Room.
• Morning Wake Up signature tea.
• Daily fresh fruit bowl.
• 3 Ananda Rejuvenation Spa Cuisine meals (breakfast/ lunch/ dinner), per night of stay, per person.
• Spa treatments as per the package program.
• Introductory Spa and Fitness orientation sessions with an Initial Spa consultation.
• Daily use of the Hydrotherapy facilities: Indoor and Outdoor Jacuzzi, Steam, Sauna, Chill Plunge Pool, Kneipp Hydrotherapy Foot Bath and Heated Lap Pool.
• Opportunity to participate in scheduled Spa Lifestyle and Wellness activities Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Fitness, Cooking demonstrations. Lectures and Workshops/ Excursions.
  

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