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Day 01. Arrival
Delhi
On arrival in
Delhi, you will be received by our representative and transferred
to
the hotel.
After having breakfast, you will take a city tour of New Delhi
including Laxmi Narayan Temple - The Place of Gods, India Gate -
The memorial of martyrs, drive past the Parliament House - The
Government headquarters, Lotus Temple - the only Bahai temple,
Humayuns Tomb : built in mid 16th century this is an early example
of Mughal architecture and Qutab Minar. In the afternoon after
having lunch, we will enjoy city tour of Old Delhi including Jama
Masjid - The largest mosque in Asia, Red Fort - The red stone
magic, Gandhi Memorial - The memoir of father of the Nation. We
will also enjoy sound and light show at Red fort. Overnight stay
at hotel in Delhi.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02. Delhi /
Jaipur:
Distance: 270 km Time: 5.30 Hours
After
breakfast leave for Jaipur.
Which is
also called the "Pink City" of Rajasthan. En-route visit the
Fatehpur Sikri which is built by great Mughal Emperor Akbar, as
his capital but after few years discarded due to shortage of
water.
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur.
Day 03. Jaipur / Bhartpur:
Distance: 240 km Time: 5 Hours
After breakfast
leave for Bhartpur. Arrive & check In to the Hotel.Visit Bharatpur
National Park (Bird Sanctuary) by Riksho.
Bharatpur
National Park
- This magnificent bird haven in actual came into being
paradoxically as a duck shooting preserve for Maharaja Suraj Mull
of Bharatpur. He transformed the shallow depression formed by the
confluence of River Gambhir and River Banganga into a reservoir by
damming the rainwater in monsoons. Flooding of water created
shallow wetland ecosystem causing it to be a perfect habitat for
an astounding variety of birds. The park that was a hunting
preserve for the Maharaja and the British continued to be so till
1964, after which the hunting was banned. A forestation policy of
planting acacias was vigorously followed. However the ecosystem at
the Park continues to be fragile due to pressures of tourism and
need for water from surrounding villages. However the
environmentalists won the day in 1985 when UNESCO listed it as
World Heritage site and earlier in 1982 it was declared as
National Park. And, today the Park is recognized as the most
important breeding and feed grounds for the birds in the world.
Some species are still endangered and especially the Siberian
crane. Visitors are advised to maintain low noise level and avoid
littering the park.
Overnight at the
hotel.
Day 04. Bhartpur
/Agra / Kanha:
via Fatehpur Sikiri: Distance: 60 km Time: 1.30 Hours
World famous
monument The Taj Mahal, Overlooking the River Yamuna, the
Taj Mahal is a classic example of Mughul architecture, with the
Taj itself built as a mausoleum at the northern end of an
extensive formal walled garden designed in the charbagh style and
structured on the Islamic theme of ‘paradise’. The whole site was
built by Shah Jahan between ad 1632 and 1653 as the final resting
place of his favourite wife Arjumand Bano Begum (also known as
Mumtaz Mahal) who died in ad 1631 shortly after giving birth to
their fourteenth child. Upon his death in ad 1666, Shah Jahan was
buried alongside his wife in the Taj. (Closed on Fridays).
After city tour
departure transfer for Over Night Train to Jabalpur.
Day 05. Jabalpur
/ Kanha:
Distance: 170 km Time: 4 Hours
Arrive in
Jabalpur and leave for Kanha. Arrive & check In to the Hotel. Rest
day free for relax.
Kanha
has sometimes been called the N'Gorongoro of India. The simile is
apt, albeit Kanha is far greener and its cordon of hills far more
densely wooded. Unlike Tanzania's N'Gorongoro, the Kanha valley is
not a volcanic crater, though the enclosing hills are a
consequence of geologically ancient volcanic activity. The
horseshoe-shaped Kanha valley, which accounts for nearly a third
and the oldest part of the Kanha National Park, is bound by two
distant spurs emanating from the main Mekal ridge, forming its
southern rim. The spurs, in their gently tapering traverse, nearly
close in the north leaving but a narrow opening for the meandering
Sulkum or Surpan river, the valley's main drainage. Herds of the
Kanha miscellany, the axis deer (chital), the swamp deer (barasingha),
the blackbuck (hiran), the wild pig and occasionally the gaur,
throng the central parkland of the valley, providing the basis for
the comparison with N'Gorongoro. With its confiding herds and
relatively tolerant predators, Kanha offers an almost unrivaled
scope to a keen photographer of Indian wildlife.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 06. Kanha
National Park
Morning & Afternoon safari by Exclusive Jeep . Overnight stay at
hotel.
Day 07. Kanha
National Park
Morning &
Afternoon safari by Exclusive Jeep , Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 08. Kanha /
Bandhavgarh:
Distance: 280 km Time: 6 Hours
After breakfast leave for Bandhavgarh.
Arrive & check In to the Hotel.
Bandhavgarh
national park have a very long history. Set among the Vindhya
hills of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 168 sq miles (437 sq km),
it contains a wide variety of habitats and a high density of game,
including a large number of tigers. Bandhavgarh was declared
Project Tiger Reserve in 1993. Bandhavgarh national park have a
very long history. Set among the Vindhya hills of Madhya Pradesh
with an area of 168 sq miles (437 sq km), it contains a wide
variety of habitats and a high density of game, including a large
number of tigers. Bandhavgarh has been a center of human activity
and settlement for over 2000 years. Legend has it that Rama, hero
of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, stopped at Bandhavgarh on his way
back to his homeland after defeating the demon king Ravana of
Lanka. Two monkey architects, who had engineered a bridge between
the isle of Lanka and the mainland, are said to have built
Bandhavgarh's fort. Later Rama handed it over to his brother
Lakshmana who became known as bandhavdhish, "the lord of the fort"
- a title still used by the present "lord of the fort," the former
Maharaja of Rewa. Lakshmana is the particular god of the fort and
is regularly worshiped in a temple there. In the Bandhavgarh you
can also enjoy tigers sighting from elephant back. Government
elephants belonging to the Forest Department and equipped with
walkie-talkies also in Bandhavgarh. However, there are many tigers
in the park and elephants are able to take you up steep, rocky
hillsides and down marshy riverbeds which are impassable to
vehicles.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 09.
Bandhavgarh National Park
Morning &
Afternoon Safari by Exclusive Jeep . Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 10 .
Bandhavgarh / Khajuraho:
Distance: 275 km Time: 6 Hours
Arrive & check In
to the Hotel. Khajuraho – a small town located in the heart
of India and famous for its erotic temples which were built by the
Chandela rulers in a short span of 100 years from 950-1050 AD Out
of 85 only about 20 have survived the ravages of time. Temples
here fall in three distinct groups namely western, eastern &
southern and belong to two different religions – Hinduism and
Jainism. These Hindu temples with erotic carvings were built 1000
years ago with art and architecture merged to perfection. The
temples are in three groups in an area of about 8 square miles.
The western group, largest and most important, the eastern group
is that of the Brahmin and Jain shrines close to the present
Khajuraho village and the Southern group which houses the
Chaturbhuj temple.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 11. Khajuraho
After breakfast
visit Full day Eastern & Western Temple Tour. Enjoy in the evening
Light & Sound program.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 12 .
Khajuraho / Varanasi:
Distance: 425 km Time: 9 Hours
After breakfast
leave for varanasi. Arrive & check In to the Hotel. Varanasi –
famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges
(Ganga). It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in
the world, dating back thousands of years. It is often also
referred to as "city of temples and learning". The culture of
Varanasi is deeply associated with the river Ganga and its
religious importance. The city has been a cultural and religious
center. Varanasi has its own style of classical Hindustani music,
and has produced prominent musicians, philosophers, poets, and
writers in Indian history. It is one the cities mentioned in the
Bible and has been known to the world for its sericulture.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day
13. Varanasi
A sunrise boat
ride is the highlight of a trip to Varanasi, when the temple along
the river front is bathed in soft light. Later, disembark from the
boat and return to hotel through the narrow gali (lane), know as
Vishwanath Gali, lined with a multitude of shops that sell all
manner of religious objects. It leads to the city’s principal
shrine, the Vishwanath Temple said to be over 1,000 years old.
Next to the temple is a Well, known as the “Gyan Kapur Kuan” (Well
of Knowledge). Sightseeing of Varanasi visiting Bharat Mata
temple, Durga temple and Benaras Hindu University. After lunch
Visit Sarnath
where
Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon and attained nirvana.
Evening:
Witness Aarti on the Holy River Ganges.
Day 14. Varanasi/Delhi
After brekfast
leave for Railway Station to the board for Delhi.
Arrive in Delhi
and departure transfer to the Airport to catch your flight home
with unforgettable memories. |
