All Inclusive
8 Days
Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur Tiger Reserve, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
Itinerary
DAY 1 WED: DELHI
Check in at 3:00 pm. Dinner onboard the Palace on Wheels. Depart for Jaipur.
DAY 2 THU: JAIPUR
You will be greeted by caparisoned elephants and strains of the shehnai... Welcome to the Pink City of Jaipur. Lunch at Rambagh Palace. Discover Hawa Mahal, City Palace Museum, Nahargarh Fort, Amber Fort...silent sentinels to a glorious era.
DAY 3 FRI: JAISALMER
Arrive at the 12th century city of Jaisalmer dominated by its sandstone fort of 99 bastions. Visit the exquisitely carved havelis and palaces with their latticed windows, balconies, cupolas and facades. Experience the famed camel safaris. Later enjoy a feast of Rajasthani cuisine accompanied by music and folk dancing.
DAY 4 SAT: JODHPUR
The Mehrangarh Fort is all-pervasive in this 15th century city.
Visit this magnificent fort and Jaswant Thada, a royal cenotaph close by. Lunch is served at the Umaid Bhawan Palace—the royal residence—a part of which is now a hotel.
DAY 5: SUN: SAWAI MADHOPUR TIGER RESERVE / CHITTORGARH
Welcome to the tranquility of Sawai Madhopur and the beautiful 10th century fort of Ranthambhor. Surrounded by the Ranthambhor National Park, a Project Tiger reserve, the imposing ramparts of the fort soar above... they too have tales to tell! Continue on to Chittorgarh. Images of love and valour; scars of battles lost and battles won... Thrice besieged the fortified bastion of Chittorgarh is all this and more. The moving legends
of honor and pride will linger in your memory long after you
leave this place.
DAY 6 MON: UDAIPUR
Proceed to Udaipur, the city of lakes, palaces and gardens, temples and forts this morning. Lunch at the Lake Palace Hotel, the former summer residence of the princess of Mewar. Enjoy the tranquility of Lake Pichola... Visit the City Palace in all its ancient glory, the residence of the maharajas of Udaipur.
DAY 7 TUE: BHARATPUR BIRD SANCTUARY / FATEHPUR SIKRI / AGRA / DELHI
A wonderland for birds, visit the renowned Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur, once the preserve of the maharaja of Bharatpur and now a world heritage site. It is home to 300 species of birds—some flying in from as far as Siberia and China. Visit Fatehpur Sikri en route to Agra. The palaces of the Mughal emperor, Akbar, as well as tombs and mosques in his capital are truly magnificent. Lunch at the Taj View in Agra and proceed to one of the most beautiful monuments ever conceived: The Taj Mahal, built by emperor Shah Jahan to commemorate eternal love for his queen, Mumtaz Mahal. Breathtaking in its proportions and craftsmanship, it is captivating. The timeless city of Agra offers you many more monuments and tombs, all exquisite in architectural skill and beauty.
DAY 8 WED: ARRIVE DELHI
Arrive in Delhi at 7:30 in the morning.
