Ranthambore National Park

VISITING: DELHI - JAIPUR - RANTHAMBORE - BHARATPUR - AGRA - DELHI

Morning proceed to Jaipur enroute visiting countryside and on arrival transfer to your hotel. Check-in time is 12 noon.
Afternoon guided city sightseeing tour of Jaipur visiting the Maharaja’s City Palace, the Observatory, the Museum,   and the impressive Palace of Winds with the intricate facade carved out of pink sandstone.
Jaipur is about 275 km from Delhi and 250 km from Agra and forms the most chosen tourism golden triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It a bustling capital city and a business centre with all the trapping of modern metropolis but yet flavored strongly with an age-old charm that never fails to surprise a traveler.

Overnight at your hotel.

Morning guided excursion to fabled Amber Palace situated atop a hill overlooking the city. Amber (pronounced Amber) issituated about 11 kilometres from Jaipur and was the ancient citadel of the ruling Kachhawa clan of Amber, before the capital was shifted in the plains to present day Jaipur.

The Amber Fort set in picturesque and rugged hills is a fascinating blend of Hindu and Mughal architecture. Constructed by Raja Man Singh I in 1592 and completed by Sawai Jai Singh I the fort is made in red sand stone and white marble. The rugged forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise with a beautiful fusion of art and architecture. Amber is the classic and romantic fort- palace with a magnificent aura. The interior wall of the palace depicts expressive painting scenes with carvings, precious stones and mirror settings. In the foreground is the Maota Lake providing a breathtaking look. Built mainly for the warring enemies as a safe place, the heavily structured walls could defend the residents within the ramparts of the fort.
Later proceed to Ranthambore and on arrival transfer to your hotel.

SAWAI MADHOPUR – A city named after its founder, Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I.  Visiting Ranthambhor National Park, where in are located the ruins of a 10th century fort.  This wildlife sanctuary is considered the country’s best for observing and photographing the activities of the tiger.  The park, covering an area of 392 sq. kms. is home to more than 300 species of birds.  The tiger, hyena, ratel, jackal and fox are among those constituting the carnivorous population here.  Sawai Madhopu is known for its exclusive toys, ethnic ornaments and costumes.

Overnight at your hotel.

Morning proceed for Jeep safari.

Ranthambhore National Park is one of the most popular parks of North India. Dotted with lakes and ponds, the National Park sprawls over an area of 410 sq. kms. The park is covered with belts of dry deciduous forests with ancient banyans and peepal trees and large areas of grassy meadows.  It is also studded with small covered pavilions, ancient summer palaces and crumbling guard posts that bear mute testimony of erstwhile kingdoms and long forgotten battles. The wildlife species that are found inside the park include tigers, leopards, sloth bears, Marsh Crocodiles, sambars, Chital, Nilgai (blue bull), wild boars, Chinkara, Jackals, hyenas etc

Afternoon again Jeep safari.

Overnight at your hotel.

Morning and afternoon proceed for Jeep safari. Overnight at your hotel.

Morning proceed for Jeep safari. Later drive to Agra enroute visiting Bharatpur.

Bharatpur, like Alwar, was once a part of the Matsya Desh of old. History binds itself inextricably linked with mythology; for it was here that the Pandava brothers are supposed to have spent their 13th year of exile some 3500 years back (see Mahabharata for the full story). and all of it is not hogwash, for there're some fine archaeological remains of this ancient civilization preserved in the Bharatpur Museum.

On arrival in Agra transfer to your hotel.

AGRA – Home of the world-famous TAJ MAHAL, best described as “poetry in marble’, because of its beauty, grace and exquisite workmanship. Also visit AGRA FORT, standing opposite the TAJ on the banks of the Yamuna River, which contains a wealth of palaces and monuments that recall the days of Mughal splendors.

Overnight at your hotel.

Morning guided city sightseeing tour of Agra visiting Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.

Taj Mahal (Close on Friday) stands serene and awesome, on a raised marble platform, by the banks of the Yamuna, testifying to the timelessness of art and love. Its pure white marble shimmers silver in the soft moonlight, exudes a shell - pink glow at dawn, and at the close of the day, takes on the tawny, fiery hue of the  majesticsun.Shahjahan built the monument in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the 'lady of the Taj'. It has been called the most extravagant monument ever built for the sake of love. The construction of the Taj commenced in 1631, and was completed in 1653. Workers were gathered from all over the country and from Central Asia, and about 20,000 people were recruited to translate this wild dream into a reality.
Among the other monuments that Agra takes pride in is the Agra Fort, built by three of the greatest Mughal emperors. The construction of this massive structure began in 1565, under Akbar, and continued till the time of his grandson, Shahjahan. Armed with massive double walls, punctuated by four gateways, the fort houses palaces, courts, mosques, baths, gardens and gracious pavilions within its premises. Among the fascinating structures that are to be found within the fort is the red sandstone Jehangiri Mahal built by Akbar for his Hindu queen, Jodhabai, was one of the earliest constructions illustrating the fort's change from a military structure to a palace.
Later proceed to Delhi enroute visiting countryside and transfer to airport in time for onward destination.

Taj Mahal                  = USD 15
Agra Fort                   = USD 6
Fatehpur Sikri          = USD 5
Amber Fort               = USD 4
City Palace                 = USD 6
Observatory              = USD 4
Hawa Mahal              = USD 2