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18 nights / 19 days
Places to visit : Delhi - Agra - Sariska - Samode - Jaipur - Pushkar
Jodhpur - Jaisalme - Mandawa- Neemrana - Delhi


Day 1. Arrive Delhi

Arrive Delhi. You are welcomed at the airport and transferred to the hotel.

Day 2. Delhi / Agra

Breakfast at hotel. Combined sightseeing of New Delhi and Old Delhi. Lunch at local restaurant. Overnight and dinner at hotel.

Day 3. Delhi / Agra

At 6 AM, we board the fast and comfortable tourist train (air-conditioned chair car) to Agra where we would reach at about eight in the morning. A tour of Fatehpur Sikri, the Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal takes up the entire day. There is time for lunch at the hotel in between. Overnight at hotel.

Day 4. Agra / Sariska

After breakfast, we drive 5 hours through uncrowded roads to the Sariska sanctuary. Sariska was the private hunting reserve of the Maharaja of Alwar. The Sariska Palace is replete with antique furniture and old hunting pictures and was built to entertain visiting British royalty in the early 1900's. Spread over the Aravali hills, several species of deer, wild boar etc. maybe seenin the sanctuary. There is always a chance for the tiger. Open jeeps will allow a good view while driving within the park. Overnight at the hotel / Sariska Palace.

Day 5. Sariska/Samode

The morning jungle drive will include a visit to Kankwari Fort situated deepwithin the sanctuary. Later after a picnic breakfast we return to the Sariska Place and then drive a couple of hours to Samode where the sumptuousness of the Samode Place will surprise one. Overnight at the Samode Place.

Day 6. Samode/Jaipur

After breakfast, drive two hours to Jaipur, visiting enroute the Amber Fort, Elephant will take one up the hill, atop which sits the fort and the palace. Following the tour, check into the Rambagh Palace at Jaipur, a city that is appropriately known as the 'Pink City'. In the afternoon, a tour trough the City Palace and the 18th century observatory with its outsized astronomical instruments will fascinate one. Jaipur was built in 1727 as a planned city by Maharaja Jai Singh .Overnight at hotel.

Day 7. Jaipur / Pushkar

Drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar and check into hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 8. Pushkar

There is adequate time to laze in the sun at hotel. Walk through the ghats and lanes. Overnight at hotel.

Day 9. Pushkar / Jodhpur

A five hours drive in the afternoon brings one to Jodhpur town. It was the erstwhile capital of the princely state of Jodhpur. Imposing palaces and forts will amaze one here. One checks into the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 10. Jodhpur

After Breakfast, a drive through the surrounding villages of Jodhpur on Jeeps. One returns to hotel in time for lunch. After lunch, there is some time to rest. Mid afternoon, one will drive over to the Umaid Bhawan Palace hotel where the afternoon is best spent on its magnificent terrace. Overnight at hotel.

Day 11. Jodhpur / Jaisalmer

After Breakfast, one is ripe for a tour of the Meherangarh Fort built in 1459. A guide will show us through. Returning to the hotel in a couple of hours, we prepare for the drive to Jaiselmer that will take 7 hours. At Jaiselmer, we shall check into the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 12. Jaisalmer

After breakfast, we drive to the main gateway of the fort and then walk up to its top. Overnight at hotel.

Day 13. Jaisalmer / Camel Safari

Following an early breakfast, we drive five hours to the roadhead for the camel Safari. Enroute, we stop for snacks. Interesting rural scenes will fascinate one. In the pleasantly warm and striking light of the afternoon, we reach the roadhead. Overnight in tents.

Day 14. Camel Safari
Day 15. Camel Safari

Another day in the desert, when we visit isolated homesteads in the desert. Overnight camp.

Day 16. Safari / Mandawa

After breakfast, an hour's ride will bring us to the roadhead. Our waiting car will take us to Mandawa situated six hours away. Overnight at the Mandawa Castle.

Day 17. Mandawa / Neemrana

After breakfast, we have a short walking tour of the havellis ( mansions) that tare painted with beautiful frescoes. We then drive four hours around mid morning to a superb isolated fortress palace situated atop the Aravalli mountain range Neemrana. Overnight at the Neemrana Fort Palace.

Day 18. Neemrana

The day is free to rest at this superb palace. A short walk can be made to the 9 story deep step well with galleries around it. The food at Neemrana is excellent too.

Day 19. Neemrana / Delhi / Home
Two hours driving from Neemrana will bring one to Delhi. A short tour of Delhi. Dinner at local restaurant and later transfer to the airport for the flight home depending on the onward journey.
 
 
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