15-Day Classical Tour of India With One Flight: From New Delhi to Romantic City of Lakes Udaipur
Uncover India in its myriad colors as you explore its incredible heritage on a guided fifteen-day tour. Stay in castles and palaces, see classical dances, and enjoy an astonishing variety of food.
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Highlights
Immerse yourself in the culture and history of India during a guided tour that spans over fifteen days.
Visit the Akshardham Temple and the Red Fort at New Delhi, while also see the Taj Mahal at Agra
Climb up an elephant to the majestic Amer Fort near Jaipur, and take an excursion to the 14th century 450-step well at village Abhaneri
See here the temple of the Goddess of Happiness and then head to Jaipur to marvel at a rich collection of ancient manuscripts, silverware, carpets and armoury at the City Palace Museum.
Enjoy a gala dinner with unlimited drinks while you listen to dulcet folk music at Hotel Mahal Khandela. At temple town Pushkar witness aarti being performed to Lord Brahma. On your way to the romantic city Udaipur take a walking tour of Fort Chittorgarh, a marvel of military engineering.
Enjoy two ayurvedic massages and see tigers at close quarters during two safaris at Ranthambore ! And while you are in Jaipur your tour operator and his elegant wife will host you to a gala dinner with bar-be-cue, unlimited drinks and superb slow cooked food.
Inclusions:
15 buffet breakfasts.AC accommodation 15 buffet dinners including one gala dinner with unlimited drinks and bar-be-cue
All activities fees. All entrance fees. Two 60-minute Ayurvedic massages. Jeep safari in Tiger National Park, cruise on Lake Pichola.
Miner water, fruit and juices during journeys and excursions. Parking charges. Guide charges. Photography charges.
One internal flight : Udaipur to New Delhi. Airport-hotel-airport transfers.
Exclusions
International flight, insurance,lunches and liquor.
Additional Information
Guests are requested to bring soft shoes for walking.
If you are allergic to any food please let us know.
Vegan food is served.
The cost does not include lunches, insurance of any kind and international flights.
We have guides that speak well English, French, German & several other languages
Details
ITINERARY
Hotel : Rockland or equally good.
After breakfast and accompanied by our guide visit Akshardham Temple, Chandni Chowk and the Delhi Hatt, Gurudwara Bangla Saheb and Connaught Place. Take a walking tour of the Hauz Khas Village.
Dinner overnight at the hotel.
Hotel : Rockland or equally good
After an early breakfast take a full-day tour of Delhi visiting the Qutub Minar, the Lotus Temple, India Gate, Nizamuddin’s Tomb and the Red Fort. Pass by the Presidential Palace called Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay
After breakfast check out from your hotel and drive 160 km to Agra – city of Taj Mahal, one of the world’s finest monuments. A symbol of undying love you will find the site mesmerizing. Check into your hotel. Lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon see Itamad-Ud-Daulah’s Tomb. This mausoleum is famous for its beautiful architecture. Another great place you will visit is the 16-century sand -stone Red Fort that has inside it the Jahangir Palace & the Khas Palace.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Hotel : Radisson Blu or equally good
Early morning visit the Taj Mahal. From here drive 235 km to Jaipur – India’s pink city. Enroute see the famous bird sanctuary at Bharatpur. Take a cycle rickshaw ride inside the sanctuary to see migratory birds in large numbers that come here from as far as Siberia.
Arrive Jaipur by evening to a warm welcome by your tour operator and his wife – both scions of former royal families – who will host a gala dinner with bar-be-cue, unlimited drinks in your honour.
The evening will be enlivened with folk music and dances.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Hotel: Mahal Khandela
Early morning drive 45 km to the Samode Bagh & Palace to see its exquisite fresco paintings & mirror engravings. Visit the temples and cenotaphs around. Enjoy a brunch at the palace before returning to Jaipur. After lunch and rest take a 60-minute rejuvenating massage under the supervision of a famous Ayurveda doctor. Around 6:45 PM leave for Castle Kalwar – a lovely 230-year old castle situated 23 km from Jaipur. This castle is owned & operated by a scion of the royal family of Kalwar. He is a highly decorated former general of the Indian army and a great host. Enjoy bar-be-cue and dinner in the beautiful environs of the castle before driving back to Jaipur for overnight stay.
Hotel: Mahal Khandela
After breakfast take an excursion to forts of Amer, Jaigarh and Nahargarh – a breathtaking complex situated 12 km from Jaipur city. Here climb up Fort Amer on an elephant ! This is optional
On return to Jaipur see the City Palace & Museum, the Albert Hall Museum, the Palace of Winds ( Hawa Mahal ) and the Observatory. Take a cycle rickshaw ride through the colourful jewellers’ bazaars of Jaipur and then see the beautiful all-white marble Birla Temple & Ganesh Temple.
Dinner at a famous restaurant. Overnight at your hotel
Hotel : Tiger Den or equally good.
After breakfast drive to Ranthambore – that has one of the world’s best tiger sanctuaries. Spread over 500 sq. km this sanctuary has many other animals such as cheetah, antelopes,
deer, neelgai, rabbits and langoors. Check into your lovely resort. Lunch here, In the late afternoon take a jeep safari deep into the thick forests of the sanctuary to see tigers and other animals at close quarters.
Return to your resort for dinner and overnight stay
Hotel : Clarks Safari or Bhanwar Singh Palace or equally good.
Take again a jeep safari in the other part of the sanctuary. Breakfast at your resort.
Visit the 10th century fort of Swai Madhopur by climbing up through stairs. Atop the fort are located several beautiful temples. A must-see is the Trinetra Ganesh Temple.
Return to your resort for lunch. Check out and proceed to Pushkar– a town once ruled by the Maharajas. Kishangarh is world famous for the 16th century miniature paintings collectively called the Kishangarh School of Paintings. The theme of these paintings is the life of :Lord Krishna much revered by the Hindus across the world.
Check into Phool Mahal Palace owned and operated by the heir of the former Maharaja of Kishangarh. The palace is just on the shores of a lake and you would love to stay here.
Enjoy dinner on the lawns of the palace overlooking the lake.
Overnight at the Safari or Palace Hotel.
Hotel : Clarks Safari or Bhanwar Singh Palace or equally good.
After breakfast drive to Pushkar. This place is much sacred to Hindus. It is the only place where a temple is dedicated to Lord Brahma – the God of Creation in Hindu mythology. Visit the sacred pond here and see religious rituals being performed. Around 4.00 PM see ” aarti” being performed by priests to the Lord.
From here drive nearby to the beautiful Araambagh Pushkar resort for an ayurvedic massage. Enjoy bar-be-cue and dinner in its sylvan surroundings.
Driver back your resort for overnight stay.
After breakfast check out from your resort and drive on the National Highway to Bijaipur – a village located in the Vindhaynchal Hills 600 metres above sea level. Check into Bijaipur Castle – a magnificent heritage property – owned and operated by a scion of the noble family of Bijaipur. The owner is a great horse rider, yoga enthusiast and a gracious host.
After a warm welcome by him and his family enjoy your lunch.
Enjoy an ayurvedic massage and drive 12 km to the lake for a walking tour.
The owner will serve you delicious food at dinner.
Overnight at the Castle
Hotel : Castle Bijaipur
After breakfast visit Fort Chittorgarh – a marvel of military engineering – located 12 km from your Castle. This fort is on UNESCO World Heritage Sites List. Spread over three sq. km on a hill it has lovely monuments such as the Tower of Victory, the Meera Temple, the Jain Temple and massive water reservoirs. There are hoards of moneys to delight you.
Return to the Castle for lunch. After lunch take a jeep safari through the villages and hamlets stopping now and then to see crafts persons making lac bangles, jewellery, handicrafts, etc.
See traditional dance & music performances while you enjoy your dinner.
Overnight at the Castle
Hotel : Mahendra Palace or Jagat Niwas or equally good lake-facing
After breakfast check out from the castle and drive to Udaipur – India’s most romantic city of lakes. Check into a lake-facing hotel. Lunch at the hotel.
In the afternoon visit the Garden-for-Maidens, the old bazaars of the city, Jagdish Temple, the Monsoon Palace
and other lovely gardens of the city.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel
Hotel : Mahendra Palace or Jagat Niwas or equally good lake-facing
After breakfast take an excursion to Kumbhalgarh – location of India’s most formidable fort that is rightly on UNESCO World Heritage Sites List. Enroute visit the beautiful Nagda and Eklingji Temples. At Kumbhalgarh enjoy lunch at the Kumbhalgarh Royal Villas. Visit the fort that has ramparts wide enough to allow eleven horses to trot side-by-side !
Drive back to Udaipur for dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast take a cruise on pristine Lake Pichola – a man made lake surrounded by lush green hills. From here drive nearby to the City Palace museum to see an astonishing collection of vintage cars, antique armoury, paintings, manuscripts and silver artifacts.
Drive up the Monsoon Palace and see in the evening a classical dance performance at the beautiful Bagor-Ki-Haveli.
Dinner at the lake-facing famous restaurant Amrai. Presentation of gifts.
Overnight at your hotel.
Board your flight from Udaipur for New Delhi
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