Duration:
14 Nights / 15 Days
Places Covered: Delhi - Swai Madhopur - Ranthambore
- Jaipur - Bharatpur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Umeria - Bandhavgarh - Kanha -
Nagpur - Delhi
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi
Upon arrival at Indra
Gandhi International Airport Terminal 2 you are met and transferred to your prebooked
Hotel.
Upon arrival at the hotel you are received with a traditional welcome
of TIKKA and ARTI. Rest of the day is relaxing and for free activities.
Overnight
at Hotel.
Day 02 : DelhiThis morning we visit Old Delhi, built
in the 17th century by Shah Jehan the Magnificent ( who also built the Taj Mahal).
First we will be visiting the famous Jama Masjid mosque with its 9,000 sq. ft.
courtyard, three domes and two minarets, and then proceed to the massive complex
known as the Red Fort.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 03 : Delhi -
Swai Madhopur (BY TRAIN) - RanthamboreMorning transfer from hotel to railway
station to board Golden Temple Mail to Swai Madhopur. This exciting journey through
the countryside by train takes us to Ranthambore, nearly a thousand - year - old
fortress.
Countless battles have raged around these walls.
Day 04
: RanthamboreRanthambore is one of the few preserves where the Camera
- shy tigers may be seen in day light. You'll take thrilling jeep rides in the
morning and evening in search of wildlife. You sometimes chance upon these fleet
- footed and silent creatures, the embodiment of grace. In the afternoon, explore
the lakes on your own and visit the imposing Ranthambore.
Day 05 : Ranthambore
- JaipurAfter a morning game drive you leave for Jaipur, popularly known
as the Pink City, was built in 1727 AD by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Designed
in accordance with Shilp Shastra - an ancient Hindu treatise on architecture -
Jaipur follows a grid system.
Day 06 : JaipurToday morning
we visit the Amber Fort in the Aravali Hills, which is a super example of Rajput
(Medieval Hindu) style architecture. A slow elephant ride takes us to the top
of the Fort, which houses several graceful buildings and temple.
Afternoon
at leisure.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 07 : Jaipur - BharatpurThis
morning travel to Bharatpur for a tour of the world famous bird sanctuary here.
The reserve bosts of river 300 species of resident and migratory birds. Drive
to Bharatpur Morning take a cycle rickshaw ride to watch the birds in keoladeo
Ghana Bird Sanctuary.
Day 08 : Bharatpur - Fatehpur Sikri - AgraThis
morning drive to the Fatehpur Sikri ( ghost capital) for a tour of the magnificent
and world heritage buildings still in a state of perfect preservation.After visiting
the old mughal capital we continue our drive to the city of Taj Mahal. Upon arrival
we checkinto our prebooked Hotel. Agra was the capital of India under the Moghuls
in the 16th and 17th centuries. Afternoon we see the Agra's Red Fort, built over
three generations by the moghul emperors.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day
09 : Agra - Umeria (by overnight train)Morning we visit for an early morning
sunrise to the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum built by a sorrowing Shah Jehan in memory
of his young wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Building's stupendous scale, flawless symmetry,
translucent white marble and shimmering reflection in the water channel are truly
breathtaking.
Overnight on board the Indian railway.
Day 10 : Arrive
Umeria and transfer to Bandhavgarh National ParkUpon arrival at Umeria
railway station we are met and transferred to Bandhavgarh National Park. Bandhavgarh
home of white tiger and other species such as Indian bison, sambar, barking deer
& blue bull.Bandhavgarh's large tiger population offers the best chance to
see the elusive cat.
Overnight in the Lodge.
Day 11 : BandhavgarhMorning
and Afternoon we spent in Game viewing. Here we are able to see the South Bear,
Wild Boar, Leopard and Tiger. The Park is also populated with India's rare and
endangered animals such as Chital , Cinkara, Chowsingha, Gaur and is rich in Bird.
Overnight
at the Lodge.
Day 12 : Bandhavgarh - Kanha National ParkAfter
a morning game drive in Bandhavgarh, travel to Kanha the original country Kipling
so vividly described in his jungle books. Kanha has some 22 species of mammals;
most commonly spotted are languor, jackal, wild pig, spotted deer, swamp deer,
Sambar and black buck.
Overnight at the Lodge.
Day 13 : KanhaMorning
and Afternoon we spent in game viewing.
Overnight at the Lodge.
Day
14 : Kanha - Nagpur (Drive) - Delhi (by flight)This morning game drive
is your last opportunity to enjoy Indian wildlife. After breakfast, travel to
Nagpur, the citrus capital of Maharashtra and a center for the aboriginal Gond
tribes who remained in power until the early 18th Century. After a brief tour
of the city, fly back to Delhi.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 15 :
Leave DelhiAfter what will have been a majestic way to see and experience
royal India, we bid farewell as we are transferred to the airport for our flight
back home.
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