Moghul Highlights(Trip #55507)

Tour Overview

This short option of our North Indian Highlights tour provides you with an ideal introduction to the 'golden triangle' of India: Delhi, Jaipur and Agra with their Moghul highlights including the incomparable Taj Mahal. We also go off the beaten track and stay in a old haveli, a village of 'mud huts', and the palace of a Maharajah. The tour also includes a visit to the bird sanctuary at Bharatpur and a wildlife safari in Ranthambore National Park, where if you're lucky you might even see a tiger.

Itinerary:
Day 1 DELHI Afternoon tour of Delhi.
Day 2 SHEKHAVATI Drive to the Shekhavati area of Rajasthan, renowned for its painted frescoes and ornate havelis (merchant's houses). We spend the night in a heritage hotel. (B)
Day 3 SHEKHAVATI Walking tour of one of Shekhavati's small towns followed by a camel ride to surrounding villages. Overnight in the desert resort, in beautiful and luxurious mud huts! (B)
Day 4 JAIPUR Drive to Jaipur. Afternoon visit the splendid Amber Fort. (B)
Day 5 JAIPUR Morning Jaipur city tour. Remainder of the day at leisure. (B)
Day 6 RANTHAMBORE Drive to Ranthambore National Park where we take an afternoon game ride. (BD)
Days 7 - 8 KARAULI Visit Ranthambore Fort then drive to Karauli where we stay in a Maharaja's residence. We visit the magnificent Karauli City Palace and the local bazaar. (B)
Day 9 BHARATPUR - AGRA Drive via the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur to the abandoned Moghul capital at Fatehpur Sikri. (B)
Day 10 AGRA - DELHI Visit the Taj Mahal before returning to Delhi by evening express train. Overnight in Delhi. (B)
Day 11 DELHI Tour ends after breakfast. (B)

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