Best 6 Days 5 Nights Jaipur Historical Places Trip Package

Arrival at New Delhi International Airport / Railway station. On your arrival you will be met by Sutra Voyages representative who will welcome and escort you to your hotel in a chauffeured car. He will hand you our India travel kit that contains all your hotel and transport vouchers, air tickets, welcome letter and other documents Arrive at your hotel and check in.

This morning visit Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, which has some dramatic remnants of the Mughal Empire. Enjoy a rickshaw ride in the by-lanes of Old Delhi. Drive past the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid - India's largest mosque; both built by Emperor Shahjahan. Also visit Rajghat, the site of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation. Visit Humayun's tomb, built in the 16th century by the second Mughal emperor, and is an early example of Mughal architecture. Post lunch, drive through the majestic bouleds of New Delhi which includes the grand government buildings and Parliament house, the India Gate and "Rashtrapati Bhawan" - the Presidential Palace. Also visit the 234-foot high Qutab Minar and the adjoining monuments. Return to your hotel. Dinner will be at the hotel

After breakfast depart for Agra. Agra is renowned as the city of the Taj Mahal. But this royal Mughal city has, in addition to the legendary Taj, many monuments that epitomize the high point of Mughal architecture. In the Mughal period, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Agra was the capital of India. It was here that the founder of the dynasty, Babar, laid out the first formal Persian garden on the banks of the river Yamuna. Arrive at Agra and check into your hotel. This afternoon visit the Taj Mahal. With its incredible lacy white grandeur and loveliness is perhaps the most perfect architectural monument in the world. Emperor Shahjahan constructed this most famous and incomparable Mughal monument in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is the most extravagant monument ever built for love. The Taj Mahal is amazingly graceful from almost any angle and it is the close up detail, which is really astounding. Please note: Taj Mahal remains closed on Friday. Later visit the Agra Fort. It was built by the third Mughal Emperor, Akbar, and added to by his son Jehangir and grandson Shahjahan. Agra Fort is an imposing structure with walls of red sandstone, almost two miles long and contains palaces, audience halls and mosques built by all the three emperors. The fort presents a good sampling of Islamic and Hindu architectural styles. Return to the hotel.

Check out and drive to Jaipur visiting Fatehpur Sikri en – route. Fatehpur Sikri the political capital of India's Mughal Empire under Akbar's reign, from the year 1571 until 1585, when it was abandoned, ostensibly due to lack of water. We visit Emperor Akbar's Residential complex, Mosque & Tomb of Salim Chisti. It achieved prominence as the capital of the Mughal Emperors from the year 1526 to 1628. It remains a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era monuments Arrive Jaipur and check in at the hotel. Rest of the evening will be at leisure at the hotel.

This morning proceed for a sightseeing tour of Jaipur. Ascend to Amber Fort on a jeep. Tour the chambers and hallways of the palace, famous for the excellence of its design and decoration. Within the complex is Ganesh Pol, an imposing gateway painted with the images of god Ganesh. The merging of Rajput and Mughal architectural styles is captured in the Sukh Niwas and Jas Mandir apartments, and the Charbagh garden with its perfectly proportioned landscaping. Pierced screen windows offer views from different vantage points, and shimmering mirrors encrust the walls of Sheesh Mahal. In the afternoon visit the Solar Observatory, which was built in the 1700s but still appears to be futuristic; the City Palace and its museum; the Hawa Mahal or the "Palace of the Winds. " This beautiful façade is probably the most-photographed in Jaipur, with its ornately carved windows designed so the ladies of the palace could look out onto the streets unobserved.

After breakfast check out and drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to New Delhi Airport / Railway station.