Indian Travel Packages » Indian Train Tour Package » Train Tour 04
Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Gwalior - Khajuraho - Varansi - Delhi
Day 01 :
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel.
Morning tour of tour of Old Delhi visiting
Raj Ghat and
Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru,
Jama Masjid and drive past
Red Fort and
Chandni Chowk. Check-out from the hotel.
Afternoon visit
Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199,
Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch ),
Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre.
Day 02 :
Morning transfer to New Delhi rail-station for Jaipur train. Arrive & transfer to hotel.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur.
Jaipur - the
capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old. Visit
Maharaja's City Palace, the
Observatory &
Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas.
Overnight Jaipur.
Day 03 :
Morning visit Amber Fort.
Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the State. Visit the
Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors. Ascend the Fort on Elephant back. Later transfer to rail-station for Agra train.
Late evening arrive Agra. Transfer to hotel.
Overnight Agra.
Day 04 :
Morning visit the world famous
Taj Mahal built by the Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains.
Later visit the
Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public and Private Audience. Also visit the
Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Afternoon free.
Day 05 :
Morning transfer to rail-station for Gwalior train. On arrival in Gwalior, transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit the
Man Mandir, Gujari Mahal (today an archaeological museum), The
fort, Temples of Sas-Bahu, Teli Ka Mandir, Jai Vilas Palace, Tomb of Gaus Mohammad and the Mausoleum of Tansen.
Day 06 :
Morning transfer to rail-station for Jhansi train. Arrive Jhansi & drive to Khajuraho.
Day 07 :
Morning visit the world famous
Khajuraho temples were built by the Chandela kings between 950 AD and 1050 AD. The most important are the
Chaunset Yogini Temple dedicated to Goddess Kali, The
Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu, Vishvanath and Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple,
Visha Temple of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples.
Visit the Eastern group of temples that consist of the
Parasvanath Temple - the only Jain Temple surviving at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the outer walls of the Sanctum, the Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu. The other temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and Adinath.
Afternoon free.
Day 08 :
Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi and transfer to hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight Varanasi.
Day 09 :
Early morning boat excursion on the
river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are
Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that
to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death.
Check-out.
Evening transfer to rail-station for New Delhi night train.
Overnight onboard train.
Day 10 :
Morning arrive New Delhi & transfer hotel. Day at leisure.
Overnight Delhi.
Day 11 :
Morning transfer to airport. End of our services.