DELHI - KATHMANDU - VARANASI (BANARAS) - KHAJURAHO - AGRA - JAIPUR - DELHI
Day 01 :- Departure from Home Country
Day 02 :- Delhi Arrival
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Morning tour of Delhi. Visit Raj Ghat - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi , Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk.
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 pastPresident's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings & Connaught Place shopping centre.
Overnight Delhi.
Day 03 :- Delhi - Kathmandu
Morning transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive & transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 04 :- Kathmandu
Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residential quarter,Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples.
Afternoon free.
Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 05 :- Kathmandu
Day free. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 06 :- Kathmandu
Day free. Overnight Kathmandu.
Day 07 :- Kathmandu - Varanasi(Banaras)
Transfer to airport for Varanasi flight. Arrive Varanasi & transfer to Hotel.
Overnight Varanasi.
Day 08 :- Varanasi (Banaras)
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 areManikarnika & 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.
Afternoon free Overnight Varanasi.Morning visit the world famous Khajuraho temples. These Temples were built by the Chandelas between 950 AD & 1050 AD. The important ones are Chaunset Yogini Kali Temple, the Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu, Vishvanath & Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha Temple of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples.
Visit the Eastern group of Temples. Parasvanath Temple is the only exisiting Jain Temple at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the outer walls of the Sanctum.The Javeri Templeis dedicated to Vishnu. The other temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and Adinath. Later drive to Jhansi rail-station to board train to Agra. Arrive Agra and transfer to hotel.
Overnight Agra
Overnight Jaipur.
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 and ever since, it has retained this colour. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, & the Observatory . Drive pastHawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas.
Overnight Jaipur.
Overnight Jaipur.
