Day 1: Arrive
DelhiUpon arrival company representatives will meet assist you
at the international airport Delhi & transfer to your pre booked
hotels. Overnight stay will be at the Delhi hotel.
Day 2:
DelhiAfter an early breakfast in hotel you will set out on a
guided tour of combined OLD & NEW Delhi. Visit Jama Masjid, the
largest mosque in India - Built by Shah Jahan, the construction was
started in 1844 and was not completed until 1658, witness the Red Fort;
Visit Humayun's Tomb - built
in
mid 16th century this is an early example of Mughal architecture, Visit
Qutab Minar, witness the India Gate, Lotus Temple, Jantar Mantar,
President House, Akshardham Temple. The city tour ends with a visit to
Laxmi Narayan Temple (Birla Mandir). Dinner and overnight stay will be
at the hotel.
Day 3: Delhi - AgraAfter an early
braekfast drive to Agra to visit incredible Taj Mahal. Visit the
deserted town of Fatehpur Sikri with its wonderful red sandstone
monuments on the way. Check in at a luxury hotel on arrival in Agra
where you stay overnight.
Day 4: Agra - DelhiAgra
is famous as being home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World -the
incredible Taj Mahal. The architectural splendor of the mausoleums, the
fort and the palaces is a vivid reminder of the opulence of the
legendary Moghul Empire, of which Agra was the capital in the 16th and
early 17th centuries. The 16th century Agra Fort, houses a number of
exquisite buildings: the Moti Masjid (pearl mosque), Diwane-I-Am (palace
for general audience), Diwane-I-Khas (private palace), Anguri Bagh (wine
yard), Sheesh Mahal (hall of mirrors), and the Musamman Bhurj (Jasmine
Tower) where Shah Jahan died as a prisoner of his own son.
After
the tour of the fort, you will be taken to visit the magnificent
mausoleum, Taj Mahal, erected by Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved
wife, Queen Mumtaz Mahal. Begun in 1631, 20,000 workmen took 22 years to
complete it a dream in white marble which lies in perfect proportion to
the elegant garden of fountains. Enjoy lunch in the hotel. After lunch
in the hotel, drive back to Delhi enrouting Sikandara Tomb.
