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14 Days Cultural Central India Tour

Price :US$ 550 Per Person

Dates :	Starting dates in Delhi

2004	July 2004 11 & 25 Aug. 2004 15 & 29 Sep. 2004 12 & 26

DAY 01 : ARRIVE DELHI
Meeting and Assistance at the airport and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 02: DELHI
Morning after breakfast enjoy combined city tour of Old & New Delhi visiting Red fort, Jama Masjid, Rajghat, India Gate, President house etc. Entrances to Monuments are not included (only guide with driver). Overnight at hotel.

DAY 03 : DELHI- JAIPUR
Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Jaipur. Jaipur is the Gateway to Rajasthan. Also know as Pink city, as all buildings have a pink tint to them. It is an unselfconsciously medieval city, with stately palaces, colourful bazaars (market) and a fort brooding over the city. Graceful women in swirling skirts and viels of red, yellow, orange and magenta, laden with silver jewellery, straight tall men in Turbans and luching carts drawn by camels, do nothing to dispel the illusion. On arrival checkin at hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 04 : JAIPUR
Morning after breakfast guided excursion to Amber fort, enjoy elepant ride over there. Afternoon city tour of Jaipur visit City Palace museum, Observatory and Palace of Winds. Overnight stay at hotel.

Buland Darwaza, Agra

DAY 05 : JAIPUR-FATEHPUR SIKRI-AGRA
After breakfast drive to Agra and transfer to your hotel. Enroute visiting Fatehpur sikri- named as The Abondoned city. Built by great Mugal Emperor Akbar, as his capital but after few years abondoned due to scarcity of water. The whole city is built of Red Sand Stone. Afternoon visit Taj Mahal-The Eternal symbol of India and Agra, built in white marble. Taj Mahal was built by Mugal Emperor Shahjahan for his Empress Mumtaz Mahal. 20,000 workmen worked for 22 years to complete it. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY 06 : AGRA-GWALIOR-ORCHA
Morning after breakfast drive to Orcha. Enroute visit Gwalior Fort- also known as Gibralter of Asia. On arrival in Orcha checkin at hotel. Orcha is famous for its temples. Its a small town. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY 07 : ORCHA-KHAJURAHO
Morning breakfast at the hotel and drive to Khajuraho-temple city of India. On arrival in Khajuraho checkin at hotel. Khajuraho is famous for its 11th century temples which are still very prominent and dominating the city. Overnight stay at hotel.

Khajurahao

DAY 08 : KHAJURAHO
Breakfast at the hotel and proceed for guided city tour of Western and Eastern style of Temples. Whole temple walls in western style of temples are embosed with eroctic sculptures and idols. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY 09 : KHAJURAHO-ALLAHABAD
After breakfast drive to Holy City Allahabad. Also famous for confluence of three rivers Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswati. On arrival in Allahabad checkin at hotel for overnight stay.
DAY 10 : ALLAHABAD-VARANASI
Breakfast at the hotel and drive to City of temples and holy river ganges- Varanasi. On arrival checkin at hotel. Rest of the day free for your independent activities. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY 11 : VARANASI
Early morning boat excursion on the holy river ganges to see the bathing ghats and cremetion site. Watching people bathing and worship-ping at the ghats is one of the most extraordinary experiences of a visit to India. Later visit the Bharat Mata Temple, Durga temple, Tulsi Manas mandir, Banaras Hindu University which has an art gallery.

DAY 12 :VARANASI- DELHI
Breakfast at the hotel Full day free. Evening transfer to railway station to board overnight sleeper train for Delhi . Overnight on board train

Varanasi Ghats

DAY 13 : DELHI
Arrive Delhi in the morning and transfer to hotel. Full day free for your independent activties. Do you last minute shopping. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY 14 : DELHI DEPART
Intime transfer to airport to connect your flight back home.

PRICE : USD 550 Per Person

Includes :
--03/04 star twin sharing hotels with daily american breakfast
--All transfers,city tours and intercity travel by non-airconditioned transport
--2nd AC sleeper class Train tickets Varanas-Delhi
--English speaking guides during city tours
--Elephant ride in Jaipur
--Boatride in Varanasi

Excludes:
--Monument entrance fees during city tours
--Expenses of personal nature like, food, laundry, telephone calls, drinks etc etc.
--All other expenses not mentioned under "includes" heading.