Central India Tour
Duration : 9 Nights / 10 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Agra - Gwalior - Jhansi - Bhopal - Indore -
Delhi
Day 1 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check-in at 12
Noon. Afternoon City Tour of Old Delhi visiting Red Fort, built in 1648 by Mughal
Emperor Shahjehan, Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, Raj Ghat
and Shanti Vana-the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Also drive past Chandni Chowk, shopping centre of Old Delhi. Overnight at the
hotel.
Day 2 : Delhi
Morning sightseeing tour of New Delhi visiting Qutab Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din
Aibek in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch), Lakshmi Narayan
Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament
House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place- shopping centre
of New Delhi. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 : Delhi - Agra
Transfer to railway station to board the train for Agra. Assistance on arrival
and transfer to the hotel. Morning excursion to Fatehpur Sikri (40 kms) built
by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water.
See the graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chishti,
Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Afternoon City Tour of Agra visiting Agra Fort
and Taj Mahal, the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan
in 1630 for his queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Also visit
the Agra Fort containing the Halls of Private and Public audience and other
palaces. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
4 : Agra - Gwalior
Transfer to railway station to board the train for Gwalior. Assistance on arrival
and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon City Tour of Gwalior. Half day tour visiting
the Man Mandir , Gujari Mahal (today an archaeological museum ), The Fort, Temples
of Sas-Bahu, Teli Ka Mandir, Jai Vilas Palace, Tomb of Gaus Mohammad and the
Mausoleum of Tansen. Evening visit to fort for sound and light show. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 5 : Gwalior - Jhansi
Transfer to railway station to board the train for Jhansi. Assistance on arrival
and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon City Tour of Orchha. Orchha's grandeur
has been captured in stone, frozen in time and a rich legacy to the ages. For,
on this medieval city, the hand of time has rested lightly and the palaces and
the temples built by its Bundela rulers in the 16th and 17th century retain
much of their prestine perfection. Jehangir Mahal, a tiered palace crowned by
graceful chhatries has a spectacular view of soaring temple spires and cenotaphs.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 : Jhansi - Bhopal
Transfer to railway station to board the train for Bhopal. Assistance on arrival
and transfer to hotel. Afternoon City Tour of Bhopal. Visiting the Upper Lake,
Lower Lake, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Birla Museum, Kilol Park, Kamla Park, Moti
Masjid, Sadar Manzil and Taj-ul-Masjid. Drive past Vidhan Sabha, Tagore Memorial
and the National Archives of India.Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 : Bhopal
Full Day excursion to Sanchi (58 km) which has distinction of having the finest
specimens of almost all Buddhist architectural forms, Stupa, Chaitya,Temples
and Monastries dating from 3rd century BC. Visit three important Stupas with
circular domes and railing around them. Also visit Ashoka Pillar, Gupta temple
built in the 4th century and Great Bowl carved of one piece of stone. The museum
displays number of sculptures found in the area. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 : Bhopal - Indore
Morning depart by surface for Indore. On arrival check-in at the hotel. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 9 : Indore
Full day excursion to Ujjain. Full day excursion to Ujjain-60 km the city which
traces its origin to the very dawn of Indian history and has a great tradition
of learning and culture. It was used as the base for calculations of Hindu astronomy,
astrology and grography. Visit the Temple of Mahakaleshwar, Observatory of masonry,
Jantar Mantar, Bathing Ghats of Shipra river and the Gopal Mandir, a 19th century
temple of Maratha-Style architecture.Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10 : Indore - Delhi
Transfer to airport to board the flight for Delhi. Assistance on arrival and
transfer to international airport for onward destination.
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