Rajasthan with South India
Duration: 28 Nights / 29 Days
Places to Visit: Delhi
- Jaipur - Pushkar - Udaipur - Mount Abu - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Bharatpur
- Agra - Delhi - Madras - Tanjore - Madurai - Periyar - Allepey - Cochin - Coimbatore
- Ooty - Mysore - Belur - Halebid - Bangalore - Mumbai
Day 01: Arrival Delhi 
Assistance
on arrival and transfer to your hotel where a welcome ceremony awaits you. Girls
dressed in traditional Indian attire anoint your forehead with ‘a red tikka’
followed by ceremonial garlanding.
Day 02: Delhi After a
leisurely breakfast embark on a sightseeing tour of Old Delhi including the Red
fort and the Jama masjid, post lunch tour of New Delhi to include Qutab Minar,
India Gate, Humayun's tomb and the Lakshmi Narayan temple.
Day 03:
Delhi - Jaipur Morning drive to jaipur, the fabled ‘pink city’
of the desert named after Jai Singh, the former Maharajah of Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur
by lunch and check inn to your hotel. After Lunch and some rest visit the City
Palace, the royal residence of the Maharajah of Jaipur and later visit the Observatory
dating back to the 18th century and also visit the Palace of winds (Hawa Mahal).
Evening enjoy your dinner with cultural Rajasthani folk dance programme.
Day 04: Jaipur - Pushkar Morning after breakfast visit the majestic
Amber Fort where you ride up on elephants back to the former capital of the royals
set against the backdrop of wooded hills. Later explore shopping centres of jaipur
and drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar and check inn to your hotel. Evening enjoy
the camel Fair.
Day 05: Pushkar 
Enjoy
the various events and activities in Pushkar fair the whole day.
Day
06: Pushkar - Udaipur : After breakfast drive to Udaipur (the Venice of
the east). Arrive Udaipur in the evening and check inn to your hotel.
Day 07: Udaipur After Breakfast make a visit to the City Palace, built
in 1725 and later visit Sahelion ki Bari, the gardens the maids-of-honour. After
lunch make a trip to Nagda and Eklingji to see the beautiful temples in their
ruins.
Day 08: Udaipur - Mt.Abu via Ranakpur Morning drive
to the only hill resort of Rajasthan Mt.Abu enroute visiting the famous Jain temples
of Ranakpur. Arrive Mt.Abu and check inn to your hotel. Evening at leisure.
Day 09: Mt.Abu - Jodhpur Morning at leisure to enjoy the scenic
beauty of this hill station. After lunch transfer to Jodhpur.
Day
10: Jodhpur Start the city tour of Jodhpur visiting the Mehrangarh Fort
museum and Jaswant thada, the cremation spot of the royal family. After lunch
visit the ancient capital of Marwar-Mandore.
Day
11: Jodhpur - Jaisalmer Morning drive to Jaisalmer situated deep in the
heart of the Thar desert. Arrive Jaisalmer and shortly after lunch visit the Chhatris
of Maharwals and later Camel ride at Sam for sunset.
Day 12: Jaisalmer
- Bikaner Leave for Bikaner and arrive by lunch. After lunch make a tour
of Junagarh Fort and its fabulous palaces.
Day 13: Bikaner - Mandawa
After breakfast transfer to Mandawa (an old castle in Rajasthan). Post lunch session
includes a small visit of Mandawa to appreciate the painted Havelis on the ancient
and the famous silk route.
Day 14: Mandawa - Bharatpur Drive
to Bharatpur (famous for keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary). Evening make a visit
to the sanctuary.
Day 15: Bharatpur - Agra Early morning
make a visit to the sanctuary to see the birds in their natural habitat. After
breakfast drive down to Agra (The city of Tajmahal). Arrive Agra by lunch after
a tour of the beautiful city of Fatehpur Sikri, the Old capital of Mughal emperor
Akbar. Post lunch tour of the world famous Tajmahal and of the Red Fort. Later
explore the shopping centres of Agra. Evening enjoy special cocktail dinner.
Day
16: Agra - Delhi - Madras Morning at leisure. Afternoon transfer to Delhi
domestic airport to connect flight to Madras. Arrive Madras in the evening and
check inn to your hotel.
Day 17: Madras Full day city tour
of Madras including the Snake park and Kapaleeswara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva
and the museum.
Day 18: Madras - Tanjore Morning drive to
Tanjore and check inn to your hotel. Evening at leisure.
Day 19:
Tanjore - Madurai Morning start the tour of Tanjore visiting the Brihadeshwara
Temple, a typical architecture from the 11th century. Later visit the Saraswati
Mahal Library. After lunch depart for Madurai , arrive in the evening and transfer
to your hotel.
Day 20: Madurai - Periyar Morning visit the
world famous Meenakshi Sundereshwara temple, a huge Dravidian temple complex.
After lunch depart for Periyar wild life sanctuary. Arrive Periyar in the evening
and check inn hotel.
Day
21: Periyar - Aleppey Morning boat cruise on the lake to get a closer
look at the wild elephants. Later drive to reach the small beautiful town of Allepey
situated on the backwaters of Kerala
Day 22: Aleppey - Cochin
After breakfast boat cruise on the backwaters of Kerala (three hours from boat)
and than continue by Road to Cochin. Arrive Cochin and visit the Chinese fishing
nets in the backwaters of Cochin. Overnight at boat.
Day 23: Cochin
Sea Boat Ride To Visit Various Islands And Churches, Santa cruz Basilica,
Mattancherry Palace, Jewish synagogue, Dutch palace, St. Franchis. Overnight at
boat.
Day 24: Cochin - Coimbatore After breakfast drive to
Coimbatore also called the ‘Manchester of South India’. Arrive by lunch
and soon after lunch visit the Maruthamalai temple.
Day 25: Coimbatore
- Ooty Morning drive to the queen of hill stations,Ooty known for its
salubrious climate and scenic beauty. Arrive Ooty by lunch and rest of the day
is at leisure.
Day 26: Ooty - Mysore 
Morning
depart for Mysore (wonderful historic town and evidence city to exhibit the oldest
Indian richest economy). Arrive by lunch and shortly after lunch visit the Mysore
Palace, once the capital seat of power of the ruling Wodeyars. Also visit the
Brindavan Garden, Chamundeeswri temple, Tipu’s summer palace.
Day
27: Mysore - Belur - Halebid Transfer to Belur, the superbly preserved
Chennkesava Temple here is a tribute to the skill and genius of the medieval craftsman.
Later visit Halebid temple 10 kms. From Belur, a riot of carvings left incomplete
after 80 years of labour.
Day 28: Halebid - Bangalore Drive
to Bangalore to catch flight to Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai in the evening and transfer
to your hotel.
Day 29: Mumbai and Departure
After breakfast proceed for a half day city tour of Mumbai visiting Kamla Nehru
park, Hanging gardens situated on the slopes of Malabar hill offering a panoramic
view of Marine Drive and Chawpatty beach, Prince of wales museum, Mani Bhawan,
Dhobi Ghat, Gateway of India and drive through the Crawford market.
Evening
Transfer to international Airport in time to board flight for onward destination.
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