ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE TOUR
Tour Duration: 16 Nights / 17 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Khajuraho - Orchha - Agra -
Jaipur - Udaipur- Aurangabad - Mumbai
Does forts and palaces fascinates you? Want to know more
about them? Then the best way to know is, no its not book, but
by planning your Indian heritage tour. Indian Heritage tour
enables you to cover some exciting destinations in India. Plan
your Indian heritage tour today and explore the dramatic
craftsmanship of palaces and forts constructed in the yore days.
Special Features :
A visit to Craft Museum , Temple Tour in Khajuraho , Visit
Famous Temples and Palaces in Orcha , Taj Mahal, an example of
excellent architecture.
Day 01. DELHI.
Arrival in Delhi. Our representative will be present on the airport
and he will act as a perfect guide and a friend. He will help you to
move your baggage out of the airport and from there to nearest
booked hotel.
Overnight at Delhi.
Day 02. IN DELHI.
In the morning itself a slide show presentation will be held which
will make you aware of the Delhi city. The base of the slide show
will be ancient Indian Architecture. Post lunch you will be involved
in the sightseeing tour. The tour will focus both Old Delhi and New
Delhi.
Old Delhi
was the ruling capital of Mughals and hence you can observe array of
forts and palaces with Mughal architecture.
New Delhi,
a recently developed city also houses ancient pieces of heritage.
There are certain latest built monuments as well. Lotus temple and
Akshardham temple in Delhi are just few to mention.
Overnight at Delhi.
Day 03.DELHI.
After breakfast, you will be visiting National Museum. The
musuem instores 2,00,000 works of exquisite art, belonging to both
Indian and Foreign art. The museum covers more than 5000 years of
our cultural heritage.
Post Lunch, you will visit Craft Museum. The craft musuem
showcases extraordinarliy rich handicraft. The travellers love the
prsence of craftmanship and is popular work also famous for the
artistic display of various villages.
Late evening, resort back to hotel where you will catch the
Indian Classical Dance troupe. They will show case their talent
in the form of dances which belongs to India. The dance is followed
by the dinner
Overnight at Delhi.
Day 04. DELHI /
KHAJURAHO.
After breakfast fly to Khajuraho. Khajuraho is another most saught
destination of India. Khajuraho is known for housing the exquiste
temples which displays the basic need of man in the form of
sculptures. The erotic sculptures in Khajuraho are alluring to the
travellers. The remarkable monuments exemplify from Kamsutra. These
temples are included in World Heritage Sites. Divided into three -
Western, Eastern and Southern, Khajuraho temples offers array of
temples to explore. You will explore Eastern and Southern set of
temples.
Overnight at Khajuraho.
Day 05. IN
KHAJURAHO.
Morning, you will explore the Western group of Temples. In
this group, you have Chitragupta Temple , Kandariya Mahadeo,
Chaunsat Yogini, Lakshamana Temple and Matangeswara Temple.
In Khajuraho, you have numnber of things to explore. Post Lunch,
explore the Eastern group of Temples Khajuraho You will be
totally dedicating this day to Khajuraho excursions. We will try to
explore those destinations which we can cover with in one day. Ken
Nature Trail , Kalinjahar fort and Pandav Falls will form the major
tourists spot to explore.
Overnight at Khajuraho.
DAY 06. KHAJURAHO /
ORCHHA / JHANSI / AGRA.
Morning , you will drive to Orccha. Orccha is one destination which
is founded in 16 th and 17 th centuary by a rajput king. The city
houses number of attractions which include Orcha Fort Complex, Ram
Raja Temple and Phool bagh. Famous for its temples and palaces,
Orchha is an excellent destination to explore. This multifaceted
city of Madhya Pradesh is just a must on heritage tour.
Visit the nearest Jhanghir Mahal Palace. This is one of the
most admired palace of all time. The temple was constructed by Bir
Singh Deo. Travel to Orccha and make your holiday a dream come true.
From Orrcha, you will drive to Jhansi and take a train to Agra
Overnight at Agra.
Day 08. IN AGRA.
After breakfast, you can visit Taj Mahal is just the best
place to be in. Adore Taj Mahal as you enroll yourself in
ballooning. Taj Mahal is one of the magnificent architectural wonder
is an attractive tourist destination for most of the traveller. Taj
Mahal is an ultimate monument of Love and was constructed by
Shahjahan for his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. Near Taj Mahal, you have
the famous Agra Fort. Agra Fort is constructed in the Indo
Saraccenic style of architecture and reflects the period of Mughal
era.
Overnight at Agra.
Day 09. AGRA /
FATEHPUR SIKRI / JAIPUR.
After breakfast drive to Jaipur. In between, you will also visit
Fatehpur Sikri which falls on the way to Jaipur. Fatehpur Sikri
is a perfect combo of Arabic architecture and Indian building
styles. It resembles a holy mosque in Mecca- a greatest Muslim
pilgrimage. Late evening you will drive to Jaipur.
Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 10. IN JAIPUR.
After breakfast visit Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Amber Palace and
Jantar Mantar are few of the sights which you are going to explore.
Late evening, you will resort back to your hotel. With in the
resort, a puppet show will be held follow up with a dinner.
Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 11. JAIPUR /
UDAIPUR.
After breakfast fly to Udaipur. A general introduction on Udaipur
and session on Indian architecture will be given. This will give you
a chance to understand India better as well as it will help you on
your exploration.
Evening Boat Cruise on Pichola Lake - A highlight of your
trip to Udaipur is a sunset boat-cruise on the beautiful placid Lake
Pichola. The lake is surrounded by hills, palaces including the
beautiful city palace, temples, bathing ghats and
embankments. There are two island palaces, The Jagmandir and
Jagniwas and also the beautiful Lake Palace sits on an island in
this lake. Boat rides, which originate from the City Palace jetty
(known as Bansi Ghat), are a popular way of exploring the natural
beauty of Udaipur.
Overnight at Udaipur.
Day 12. IN
UDAIPUR.
In Udaipur, there are array of attractions to explore. You will
visit City Palace and its museum. It will give you a chance
to have a look at the world miniture painting. You will also visit
Saheliyon ki Bari and Ladies Garden
Overnight at Udaipur.
Day 13. UDAIPUR (
RANAKPUR TEMPLES ).
Ranakpur temples form a major attractions of Udaipur and you must
visit Ranakpur Temples on your Rajasthan tour. Ranakpur
temples is one of important pilgrim centres in Udaipur. Nestled on
Arravali ranges, Ranakpur is a famous destination to explore.
Ranakpur temples were constructed in 15th century AD. Spanning over
an area 48,000 sq. ft area, Ranakpur Jain temples is dedicated to
Jain tirthankara Rishavadev. It is believed that these temples took
50 years to complete.
Overnight at Udaipur.
Day 14. UDAIPUR /
AURANGABAD.
After breakfast fly to Aurangabad via Mumbai Aurangabad is quite
famous for its caves. The city was founded by Malik Amber in the
early 16 th centuary and was intially named as Khadke or the Big
rock.
With in Aurangabad, there are number of attraction which could make
your travel a worth while exploration. Your first day in Aurangabad
will be completely relaxing and will provide you a genuine energy
and zeal to explore it
Overnight at Aurangabad.
Day 15. AJANTA
CAVES.
After breakfast visit to Ajanta Caves is counted as the World
Heritage Site. This is one of the most beautiful site and the only
in the 19 th centuary. Ajanta caves are located 99-km away from
Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra.
Overnight at Aurangabad.
Day 16. ELLORA
CAVES / MUMBAI.
After breakfast visit to Ellora caves, another World Heritage Site
to view. 34 in number, Ellora Caves is 30 kms from Aurangabad.
Ellora caves are showcases some of the finest temple architecture.
The 12 caves to the south are Buddhist, the 17 in the centre
dedicated to Hinduism, and the 5 caves to the north are Jain. Ellora
has attracted chroniclers, antiquarians, scholars, and in the more
recent years an ever increasing number of tourists. After lunch, you
will fly to Bombay and visit Prince of Wales Museum, the largest
Fine Art Museum in India and Hanging Gardens.
Overnight at Mumbai.
Day 17. BOMBAY /
OUTBOUND.
After breakfast visiting Gateway of India, Flora Fountain and after
lunch you will be engaged in Bombay Heritage Walking Club (art &
architecture students /professionals). They organize a 2 hr. walk
through the old part of Bombay and also interact with the local
people. This will be a nice experience on your part as it will make
you understand the city better. Late in the evening, transfer to
airport to board a flight to home.
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