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Day 1: Arrival at Jaipur
Arrival at Jaipur airport / railway station and transfer
to hotel. Overnight stay at RTDC Hotel Teej, Jaipur.
Day 2: Jaipur
Morning excursion to Amber fort. Make your ascent to the
palace fortress on the gaily-caparisoned elephant back
(optional). Tour the chamber & hallways of the palace,
which are famous for the excellence of their design &
decoration.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur known as “ The pink city of
Rajasthan “ visit the unique Janter Manter observatory,
which was built in 1700’s, yet even today still looks
futuristic or almost surrealistic: the city palace & its
museum, the Hawa Mahal or the palace of winds. Overnight
stay at RTDC Hotel Teej, Jaipur.
Day 3: Jaipur –
Ajmer/Pushkar
Morning drive to Ajmer. On arrival visit the Ajmer city
– The Dargah, the Dargah is the tomb of Sufi saint,
Khwaja Muin-uddin Chisti, who came to Ajmer from Persia
in 1192. Construction of the shrin was completed by
Humayun. Constructed of white marble, it has 11 arches
and a Persian inscription running the full length of the
building. It has a marble dome and the actual tomb
inside is surrounded by a silver platform. The tomb
attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every year on
the anniversary of the saint’s death Adhai-din-ka
Jhonpara one of the finest example of Indo-Islamic
architecture, this mosque was a Sanskrit college in the
12th century. In 1193 AD Mohammad Ghori destroyed the
college and a mosque was built in its place. The mosque
was built on pillars and surprisingly no two pillars are
alike.
After the tour of Ajmer drive to Pushkar. The sister
city of Ajmer, Pushkar is just 11 km away from the city.
The road to Pushkar passes through the Nag Pahar or the
sanke mountain. Pushkar is an ancient city. The city is
considered by Hindus to be one of the most sacred places
in India and has, perhaps, the only existing temple in
Asia, dedicated to Lord Brahma. Life in the city is very
much related to the Pushkar Lake. Mythology says that
this ancient lake was formed when a lotus slower fell in
the valley from the hands of Brahma.
The famous Pushkar fair is held every year on the Kartik
Purnima day. This fair is famous as a bazaar for the
animals particularly the camels. But the folk dancers
and the folk musicians add traditional colour in the
fair, which gives a new leash of life to the town. Over
night stay at RTDC Hotel Sarovar, Pushkar.
Day 4: Pushkar - Jodhpur
In morning visit the temples and holy lake. Leave for
Jodhpur. Arrive by noon and check in at hotel
Afternoon, visiting Mandore gardens set on a plateau are
the ruins of the ancient marwar capital now surrounded
with beautiful gardens. See the pillared ‘hall of
heroes’ and the ‘shrin of the 300 million gods’ return
to the old city walk through sojati gate, which leads to
sadar bazaar with its ornate clock tower. Overnight stay
at RTDC Hotel Ghoomar, Jodhpur.
Day 5: Jodhpur – Jaisalmer
Morning, sightseeing tour of Jodhpur – Gateway to the
desert beyond, home of the Rathores of marwar. Visit the
fort, rising up a hilly scrap, built on the advice of a
hermit which over looks the city in, the image of a long
sentinel. Inside the fort are a number of palaces added
by successive ruler. Also visits the jaswanthada, richly
carved white marble cenotaph of Maharaja Jaswant Singh
ii, which preserves the genealogy of the rulers of
Jodhpur along with their life-size portraits.
Afternoon depart for Jaisalmer. On arrival check in at
your hotel. Over night stay at RTDC Hotel Moomal,
Jaisalmer.
Day 6: Jaisalmer
Morning, sightseeing tour of Jaislmer. It is in the
heart of Great Indian Desert. Visit fort, built by
Maharawal Jaisel in 1156 ad – one of the 2nd oldest in
Rajasthan situated on triangular mount 76 meters above
ground level, Jain temple of 12 century BC, Gadsisar
tank, folk museum, Patva-ki-haveli, Salim Singh haveli
and Diwan Nathmal ki haveli, Badal Niwas palace-return
to hotel through narrow cobbled streets.
Afternoon drive to Sam located 45 km west of Jaisalmer
to have the feel of Thar Desert and sand dunes. Camel
ride (optional) on these dunes is a lifetime experience.
Return back to Jaisalmer for overnight stay at RTDC
Hotel Moomal, Jaisalmer.
Day 7: Jaisalmer – Bikaner
Depart Jaisalmer for Bikaner. Arrive by after noon.
Check-in at the hotel. Overnight stay at RTDC Hotel
Dholamaru, Bikaner.
Day 8: Bikaner
Morning – Sightseeing of the city of Rao Bikaji, a
descendant of the founder of Jodhpur Jodhaji, founded
this desert town in the north of the state in 1488.
Visit the Junagarh fort constructed between 1571 & 1611
by Raja Rai Singh, the 6th Rular of Bikaner. Also visit
Lalgarh Palace museum & camel breeding farm (closed on
Sunday). Over night stay at RTDC Hotel Dholamaru,
Bikaner.
Day 9: Bikaner –
Jaipur After breakfast leave back for Jaipur and arrive
by after noon where your tour ends. Departure for onward
destination by train/air. |