Day 01 : Abroad - Delhi
Arrive at New Delhi International
airport. You will be met on arrival and transfer
to the hotel..
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi
Breakfast at the hotel.
This morning you will be given the sightseeing
tour of Old Delhi. Visit the former centre of
Mughal Power, Old Delhi offers ancient monuments,
narrow streets and bustling bazaars. Visit the
vast Red Fort, built in 1648, the Jama Masjid,
the greatest mosque in India and completed in
1658 by Shah Jahan who also built the Taj Mahal,
and the Raj Ghat, the simple memorial to Mahatma
Gandhi.
In the Afternoon
sightseeing tour of New Delhi - drive past the
stately government buildings of the British
Era designed by Lutyens, including the India
Gate & the Presidential Palace. Continue
onto the beautiful Humayuns tomb of the Mughal
era & predecessor of the world famous Taj
Mahal. End the tour at the towering minaret
of Qutab Minar.
Overnight at hotel
Day
03 : Delhi - Agra
Breakfast at the hotel.
Leave Delhi for Agra by road. Upon arrival in
Agra, check in at the hotel.
In the afternoon you will be given the city
tour of Agra. Visit the TAJ MAHAL
(Closed on Fridays) - located on the bank of
Yamuna River, the most extravagant monument
ever built for love. Little needs to be said
about this architectural wonder which is always
the soul raison-de-etre for every tourist's
visit to Agra. Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj
is a white marble memorial to his beautiful
wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years
to be completed and was designed and planned
by Persian architect Ustad Isa. Apart from it's
stunning design balance and perfect symmetry,
the Taj is also noted particularly for its elegant
domes, intricately carved screens and some of
the best inlay work ever seen.
Continue your visit to Red Fort
Red Fort - lies on
the bend of the river Yamuna, almost in the
heart of the town. Akbar built it as his citadel
over the years 1563-73 in the finest architectural
style. It has imposing gates and walls of red
sandstone and a moat.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Agra –Jhansi- Khajuraho
Transfer to the railway
station in time to connect train for Jhansi.
Upon arrival in Jhansi, you will be met and
transferred to Khajurajo. En route visit Orchha.
Tour of Orchha – visiting various temple
and Palaces visit Fort palace of Raj Mahal,
Jahangir Mahal, Diwan -I- Khas and last palace
in the series Rai Praveen Mahal.
Later continue your drive to Khajuraho.
Afternoon visit the temples.
Visit the Eastern group of temples which consists
of 3 Hindu and 3 Jain temples, their proximity
attests to the religious tolerance of the times
in general and of the Chandela rulers in particular.
Visit the most important and fascinating western
group of temples. The temples of Khajuraho have
been declared a 'world heritage' site by UNESCO
in order to preserve the rich legacy of architecture,
bequeathed to future generations by the Kings
of the Chandela dynasty. These temples are famous
for their intricate sculptures and erotic carvings
that are one of the outstanding achievements
of Indian art.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh
Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive to Bandhavgarh. Upon arrival at Bandhavgarh
- check in at the hotel.
Bandhavgarh National Park is situated in the
Vindhya range of hills which offers a good variety
of cover from Bamboo forest to open grassland
and a wide range of animals including sambar,
barking deer, chinkara, chowsingha, gaur (the
largest of the world's wild oxen), wild boar
and leopard. Bandhavgarh also holds a good population
of tiger and is particularly noted for daylight
sightings.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Bandhavgarh
Morning and afternoon game
viewing excursions open jeeps.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07: Bandhavgarh - Kanha
After breakfast drive to
Kanha
Upon arrival at Kanha - check in at the hotel
Kanha National Park - ideally situated in the
sylvan surroundings of Satpura Hill ranges,
Kanha National Park has a core area of 940 sq.
km. Tropical semi-evergreen forests of this
tract are quite rich in wild fauna which provide
plentiful food for carnivore as well as herbivore.
Gaur are also common at Kanha, they inhabit
the dense under growth at higher elevation.
Other mammals are the sloth bear, wild boar,
musk shrew, blue bull, sambar deer, palm squirrel
and more than 150 species of birds.
If time permits - Late afternoon, game viewing
in the sanctuary by jeeps.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08: Kanha - Nagpur - Bombay
Early morning game viewing
in the sanctuary by jeeps.
Return to hotel for breakfast.
After breakfast, drive to Nagpur airport to
connect flight to Bombay
In Bombay you will be met on arrival and transferred
to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 09: In Bombay
Breakfast at the hotel.
This morning you will be given the city tour
of Bombay.
Late evening transfer to the airport in time
to connect your onward flight.
Day 10: Bombay - Abroad
Your flight departs Bombay
on this day.
