Royal Heritage Past
Duration: 11 Nights / 12 Days
Places Covered: Delhi - Shekhawati - Bikaner - Osian - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Udaipur - Dungarpur - Chittorgarh - Pushkar - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
Highlights of Tours : Certain parts of India, and Rajasthan in particular, still possess beautiful reminiscences of their long glorious history in the forms of living monuments and indigenous cultural practices. Heritage cannot be preserved in books, it has to be in the hearts of the people who live with it. This is exactly what is worth seeing in these places of great heritage.
Day 01: New Delhi
You will be received at airport/railway station and transferred to your hotel. Remaining day at leisure.
Day 02: New Delhi
Daylong sightseeing of Old Delhi (Shahajahanabad) and Lutyen's Delhi (New Delhi). Evening free to shop around the busy Connaught Place.
Day 03: Agra
Transfer to Agra and later visit the most beautiful monument of love - The Taj. Also see Agra Fort during the day. Evening free on own.
Day 04: Jaipur
Drive through abandoned citadel of Mughal emperor Akbar known as Fatehpur Sikri. At Jaipur, day left free to walk in interesting old bazaars.
Day 05: Jaipur
Day sightseeing of the City Palace Complex and Amber Fort. Visit to an ethnic resort for local Rajasthani dinner.
Day 06: Mandawa
Reach the Shekhawati town Mandawa by road. Walking tour of the town to see some of its frescoed havelis (mansions).
Day 07: Mandawa
Excursion to Nawalgarh and Mukundgarh towns- the towns having some of the best frescoes. Take a traditional Rajasthani lunch in a village.
Day 08: Bikaner
Reach Bikaner - the camel city. Visit the well-preserved Junagarh fort. In the evening visit the unique camel-breeding farm.
Day 09: Jaisalmer
Drive further to Jaisalmer - The Golden City. In the evening walk in the still inhabited fort of Jaisalmer with a distinct and vibrant lifestyle.
Day 10: Jaisalmer
Morning sightseeing tour of the fort and various other attractions of this fairy tale city. Evening excursion to Samm Sand Dunes for the sunset views of the desert.
Day 11: Jodhpur
Drive straight to Jodhpur. On arrival visit the majestic Mehrangarh fort and the busy bazaars around Clock Tower in the old town. Take an optional dinner at Ummaid Bhawan Palace.
Day 12: New Delhi
Half day jeep safari in Bishnoi villages. Evening transfer to airport to board the flight to Delhi. On arrival, transfer to airport/railway station for your journey back home.