Travel deep in Rajasthan through this comprehensive journey in the most splendid cities of Rajasthan, to discover historical and religious places.
Places : Agra - Bharatpur - Jaipur - Shekhawati - Khimsar - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Chittaurgarh - Ajmer - Pushkar
Duration : 15 Days
Day 1 : Agra
Drive from Delhi to Agra. Visit great Mughal monuments: Sikendra Tomb, Agra Fort, Itmad-ud-Daulah, and of course, Taj Mahal.
Day 2 : Fatehpur Sikri - Bharatpur
Relaxed
morning,
or visit again Taj Mahal at sunrise. En route to Bharatpur, visit Fatehpur Sikri, former Mughal capital. Your experience of travel in Rajasthan begins in Bharatpur.
Day 3 : Bharatpur - Jaipur
Early morning, visit the Bird Sanctuary. After breakfast, drive to Jaipur. Afternoon free in Jaipur.
Day 4 : Jaipur
Full day sightseeing in the pink city. Discover the sandstone palaces (City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh). Elephant ride at Amber Fort. Shopping in the bazaars of the old city, a major center for handicrafts.
Day 5 : Samode - Shekhawati
Drive to Samode to visit the painted chambers of Samode Palace. Spend the rest of the day sightseeing in Nawalgarh and other painted towns of Shekhawati: admire the havelis richly ornamented with frescoes that range from sacred to secular, from sublime to ridicule.
Day 6 : Khimsar
Drive to Khimsar, a village with a feudal home as your abode for the night.
Day 7 : Osian - Jaisalmer
Leave for Jaisalmer, on the route visit Osian, once a Jain trade center.
Day 8 : Jaisalmer
Walk around Jaisalmer Fort, in the midst of sand dunes, to discover its painted mansions (Patwon-ki-Haveli, Salim Singh-ki-Haveli, Nathmal-ki-Haveli…). Visit the Maharaja Palace, the Jain temples, the Hindu Laxminath Temple. Don't miss a visit to Sunset Point at dusk.
Day 9 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
Leave for Jodhpur, the 16th century capital of the Rathore Rajputs. Relaxed afternoon.
Day 10 : Jodhpur
Full day sightseeing in Jodhpur. Tour its awesome Mehrangarh Fort, which dominates the blue city, and visit Jaswant Thada Memorial, Chamunda Devi Temple, Umaid Gardens…
Day 11 : Ranakpur - Khumbalgarh
Drive to Khumbhalgarh, visiting the Jain temples at Ranakpur en route.
Day 12 : Khumbalgarh - Udaipur
Spend morning in Khumbhalgarh Fort, which protects hundreds of temples, palaces, gardens and baoris or stepwells. Afternoon, drive to Udaipur where a boat ride awaits you at sunset.
Day 13 : Udaipur
Full day sightseeing of Udaipur's lake palaces and memorials (Crystal Gallery du City Palace, Jagdish Temple, Bagore-ki-Haveli…). Excursion to Eklingji and Nagda temples.
Day 14 : Chittaurgarh
Drive to Chittaurgarh, spend time exploring its ruined attractions, which remind of the past wars (Rana Khumba Palace, Victory Tower, Kirti Stambha…). After lunch, leave for Ajmer.
Day 15 : Ajmer - Pushkar
Visit holy places: in Ajmer, the ancient shrine of Moinuddin Chisthi, The Persian priest who introduced Islam in India, and in Pushkar, the Hindu pilgrimage center with its bathing ghats and temples (Brahma Temple, Savitri Temple, Pap Mochani).
Drive back to Delhi.
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