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BANGALORE/MYSORE/HYDERABAD/BHUBNESHWAR/KOLKATTA/VARANASI/KAJURAHO/AGRA/ DELHI/JAIPUR/JODHPUR/JAISELMER/RANAKPUR/CHITTORGARH/
UDAIPUR & GOA
DAY
1 - ARRIVE MUMBAI
Arrive
Bombay now renamed Mumbai, Capital State of Maharashtra - the land of 7
island
&
the business hub of India. Meeting & assistance on arrival and transfer
to Hotel Parle
International.
Afternoon visit Gateway of India,from where we procced for an boat excursion
to
Elephanta Island where you will see unparalled examples of Brahmanical
Scultptures.
These
cave temples were built by carving out solid stone mountains,sometime between
450-750
AD Return to hotel, after sunset for overnight.
DAY
2 - MUMBAI
Morning,
after breakfast proceed for city tour of Mumbai. Drive past Flora fountain
built
in
1869, St thomas Cathedral built in 1672, the town hall,Tower of silence
& the Prince of
Whales
museum. Later visit the Hanging gardens & the marine drive. Overnight
in hotel
DAY
3 - MUMBAI > COCHIN
Morning
after breakfast, transfer to airport to connect flight at 0850 hrs for
Cochin. Upon arrival
at
1035 hrs, transfer to Hotel Casino.
Afternoon city tour.This harbour capit city of the State of Kerala,
presents
a contrast of British, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese & Jewish influence.
Your tour takes you
to
Cochin harbour, Dutch palace, the Jewish synagogue, St Francis church,
where lies the last
remains
of Vasco da Gama. Also see the chinese fishing nets. Overnight in
hotel.
DAY
4- COCHIN> CHENNAI
Morning
after breakfast, boat cruise in the backwaters, ideal means of appreciating
this
important port's beautiful settings. After noon in time transfer to airport
to connect
flight
at 1510 hrs for Chennai, formally called Madras. On arrival at 1610 hrs,
transfer
to
Hotel Savera.
Balance day free. Overnight in hotel.
DAY
5 - CHENNAI > MAHABALIPURAM
Morning
after breakfast, Proceed for half day city tour of this modern yet ancient
city. The capital
city
of the State of Tamil Nadu. See the St George fort, Govt.museum, the art
gallery, Snake park,
Kapaleeswarar
temple, Santhome Cathedral. Later a drive along the Marina Beach, brings
us back
to
our hotel. Afternoon depart by surface for Mahabalipuram, the seaside town
of 7 Pagodas,
washed
by the waters of the Bay of Bengal. On arrival check into Hotel
KG Emerald for overnight.
DAY
6 MAHABALIPURAM > PONDICHERRY
Morning
after breakfast, visit the 7th century pallava monument.These cave temples
are cut out
of
a single rock. See the 5 story high temple built in the 7th century AD
in the shape of a pyramid
constructed
in Dravadian style. Also visit the ancient Krishna & Ganesha Temples,
besides the
balancing
rock. Afternoon depart by surface for Pondicherry birthplace of Shri Aurobindo.
On
arrival check into Hotel Jayaram.
Balance day free. Overnight in hotel.
DAY
7 - PONDICHERRY
Morning
after breakfast, proceed for tour of this partially French City, whose
foundation was
laid
by the French architect, Francis martin in 1739AD. Visit Auroville city
and Aurobindo's
Ashram,
which is the final resting place of Shri Aurobindo & the Mother.Overnight
in hotel.
DAY
8 -PONDICHERRY > KANCHIPURAM > CHENNAI > BANGALORE
Morning
after breakfast, depart by surface for Chennai. Enroute visit Kanchipuram.
Visit
Shri Kamatchi Amman & Ekambaranatha Temple. Shop for world famous Kancheepuram
silks,
before continuing to Chennai airport. On arrival assistance at airport
to connect flight
at
1720 hrs for Bangalore, capital of the State of Karnataka and also called
the Garden city.
On
arrival at 1805 hrs, transfer to Hotel Museum
Inn. Overnight in hotel.
DAY
9- BANGALORE > SRIRANGAPATNAM > MYSORE
Morning
after breakfast, depart by surface for Mysore. Enroute visit Srirangapatnam,
an
island surrounded by two tributaries of the river cauvery and once the
capital city of
Mysore
kings. Visit the fort & the ancient Vishnu temple. Check into Hotel
BW Ramanashree.
Afternoon
proceed for half day tour of this city of palaces & sandelwood. Visit
the Vrindavan gardens,
Mysore
Palace, housing various ancient Temples,The Jagmohan Palace (Chamrajendran
Art Gallery).
Drive
to Chamundi Hill to see the Temple which houses the 2000 year old royal
deity Chamundeshwari.
Also
visit the Nandi statue, whose workmanship is exquisite. Return to hotel
for Overnight.
DAY
10 - MYSORE > BANGALORE > HYDERABAD
Morning
after breakfast, depart by surface for Bangalore. On reaching Bangalore
proceed
for
city tour.Visit lalbagh Botanical gardens, Tipu Sultan's summer palace,
the Bull Temple
on
Bagal hill & drive past the secretariat & other govenment buildings,
before contunuing
onwards
to the airport to connect flight to Hyderabad at 1800 hrs.
On
arrival at 1900 hrs,transfer to Hotel BW Amrutha
Castle for overnight.
DAY
11- HYDERABAD
Morning
after breakfast, proceed for city tour of the twin city of Hyderabad
& Secundrabad,
capital
city of the State of Andhra Pradesh, seperated by the hussain sagar lake,
also know
as
the Budapest of India. Visit the Golconda fort, see the Osman sagar-an
artificial lake,
Falak
Numa Palace & the Buddha Purnima complex, where stands a 350 tonne
gigantic
Buddha
statue, the highest in the world. Afternoon visit the Salarjung Museum,
built in
1889,
it houses the single largest private collection in the world.
Later
we visit the Charminar. Return to hotel for overnight.
DAY
12 HYDERABAD > BHUBNESHWAR
Early
morning, transfer to airport to connect flight at 0600 hrs for Bhubneshwar,
capital
city of the State of Orissa.. Later on arrival at 0735 hrs, meeting, assistance
and
transfer to Hotel Swosti. After
breakfast, proceed for half day city tour.Visit the world
famous
11th century Lingaraja Temple. Non Hindus are not allowed inside the complex,
so
we see from outside. The bindu sagar lake lying north of this temple is
our next halt-
it's
history dating back to the mythological times. Also we visit the Ananta
Basudev,
Mukteshwar
& Parashurameswar Temples. Return to hotel for Overnight
DAY 13 BHUBNESHWAR > KONARAK > PIPLI > KOLKATTA (overnight in train)
Morning
after breakfast, proceed for full day excursion to Konarak. Enroute we
visit Udaigiri &
Khandagiri
buddhist caves. A clear view of Bhubneshwar town is visable from
atop Khandagiri
caves.
Konarak Sun Temple, a shrine in stone built by king Narasimha in the 12th
century AD,
is
100ft high, decorated with thousand of sculptures consisting of carved
animals, larger than life
erotic
groupings, statues & honeycombed rocks. The temple design depicts a
chariot driven by
7 horses,
with 12 immence stone wheels. The temple is dedicated to "Surya" The Sun
God. On
our
return we stop over at a small village called Pipli, world famous for its
very colourful Piplique
workmanship.
before driving direct to railway station to board overnight express train
to Kolkatta,
capital
city of the State of West Bengal, at 2050 hrs. Overnight in train.
DAY 14 ARRIVE KOLKATTA > VARANASI (overnight in train)
Arrive
Kolkatta (formally called Calcutta) at 0610 hrs. Transfer to Hotel
Peerless Inn. After
breakfast,
proceed for city tour. Visit The Victorial Memorial, which sits in mejestic
splendour
at
the bottom end of this big green space called the "Maidan" . An immence
palace of white
marble,
built in honour of Queen Victoria by the British. Drive past the Race course
to Botanical
Gradens,founded
in 1786. The 200 + year old Banyan tree is the main attraction. Our last
halt
is
the City Museum, constructed in 1814, it presents a 300 feet footage raising
two stories high
in
Italian architecture. Afternoon free. Later on time transfer to railway
station to board
overnight
express train to the holy city of Varanasi at 1920 hrs. Overnight in train.
DAY
15 ARRIVE VARANASI
Arrive
Varanasi 1030 hrs.Transfer to Hotel Hindustan
International Afternoon proceed for city
tour
of this very ancient town, situated on the banks of river Ganges, in the
State of Uttar Pradesh.
Visit
the Ramgarh Fort, Bharat Mata Temple, walk around the narrow bylanes and
the ghats,
before
returning to hotel. Evening free for own activities. Overnight in hotel.
DAY
16 VARANASI > KAJURAHO
Early
morning, transfer to the Ghats to take an unforgetable boat ride on the
Ganges.
See
the different Ghats ( bathing spots) built by kings & noblemen.
Watch sunrise before
returning
to hotel for breakfast. Later in time transfer to airport to connect flight
at 1220 hrs
for
Kajuraho- built by the Chandela kings some 1000 years ago-which probably
form one of
the
best examples of Indian Erotic art. Enroute to the airport we take a short
stopover at
Sarnath
- Buddha's first surmon was given here. Later on arrival at 1330 hrs, transfer
to
Hotel
Oberoi Trident. Afternoon visit the Western
Group of Temples. Return to hotel for overnight.
DAY
17 KAJURAHO > AGRA
Morning
after breakfast, proceed for half day tour of the Eastern Group of Temples.
Visit
the magnificent cluster of richly decorated ancient temples Afternoon free
till
departure
transfer to airport to connect flight at 1745 hrs for Agra, the city of
Taj
Mahal. On arrival at 1825 hrs, transfer to Hotel
Amar for overnight.
DAY
18 AGRA > DELHI
Morning
after breakfast, proceed for half day excursion to Fathepur Sikri, the
abondoned
capital city of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great. Visit the Palace interiors.
Return
to Agra. Afternoon visit Sikandra, Agra fort & Taj Mahal. Later in
time transfer
to
railway station to board super- fast express train at 2015 hrs for Delhi.
(dinner on board)
Arrive
Delhi at 2210 hrs and transfer to Hotel The
Connaught for overnight.
DAY
19 DELHI
Morning
after breakfast, proceed for full day city tour of the Capital of India.
You combinly
explore
Old Delhi, the living legacy of the Mughals and Edward Lutyen's modern
New Delhi- a striking
contrast
to Old Delhi. Evening visit Red Fort to witness son et lumaire. Overnight
in hotel.
DAY
20 DELHI > JAIPUR
Early
Morning transfer to railway station to board superfast train at 0610 hrs
for Jaipur,
capital
city of the State of Rajasthan. On arrival at 1040 hrs transfer to Hotel
Jaipur Palace.
Afternoon
proceed for half day city tour of Jaipur,visiting the City Palace, Observatory,
War
& Cloth museum (located inside the premises of city palace) and the
Hawa Mahal
or
" The Palace of Winds " Return to hotel for overnight
DAY
21 JAIPUR > JODHPUR (overnight train)
Morning
after breakfast half day excursion to Fort Amer, where you ascend the fort
main
gates on elephant back. We also visit Nehargarh & Jaigarh fort before
returning
to
hotel. Afternoon free to stroll around the colourful bazaars of Jaipur.
Later in time
transfer
to railway station to board overnight express train at 2240 hrs for
Jodhpur,
another
princly state of Rajasthan. Overnight in train.
DAY 22 ARRIVE JODHPUR
Arrive
Jodhpur at 0540 hrs. On arrival transfer to Hotel
Ajit Bhawan Palace.
After
breakfast, proceed for city tour. Visit Jaswant Thada, the white marble
ceotaph of
Maharana
Jaswant Singh, surrounded by 4 other cenetops of later rulers. Next visit
Mehrangarh
Fort, built atop a hill. See the wonderful carvings & delicate lattice
works
on
the hard sandstone walls of the fort. On return walk around this blue city
bazars
&
see the ornate & ancient clock tower. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight
in hotel.
DAY 23 JODHPUR > JAISELMER
Morning
after breakfast, depart by surface for Jaiselmer, the ancient desert city
of
Rajasthan
and on arrival check into Rajwada Palace Hotel.
Afternoon proceed for city tour.
Visit
the Patwon-Ki & Salim Singh haveli, which is about 300 years old and
housed the
Prime
Minister of Jaiselmer State. Also visit Gadisar lake, which once
provided the entire
water
supply of the city. Next stop takes us to the 800 year Fort built of golden
yellow sandstone
by
Prince Jaisal on the Trikuta Hill. Within its walls defended by 99 turrets
lies the old city,
which
is nearly a quarter of modern day Jaiselmer. Walk thru the narrow yet facinating
bylanes
before returning to hotel. Late afternoon proceed for sunset viewing
on
Sam Sand Dunes, to get the real feel of the Desert. Overnight in hotel
DAY 24 JAISELMER> JODHPUR
Morning
after breakfast, depart leisurly by surface for Jodhpur. On arrival check
into
Hotel
Bal Samand Palace. Evening Village safari
with dinner. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 25 JODHPUR > RANAKPUR > UDAIPUR
Morning
depart by car for Udaipur, lake city of Rajasthan. Enroute visit Ranakpur
group
of Jain Temples. See some of the finest stone carvings & scultptures
of this
15th
century temple complex. Later on arrival check into Hotel
Paras Mahal for overnight.
DAY 26 UDAIPUR > CHITTOR > UDAIPUR
Morning
after breakfast proceed for full day excursion Chittorgarh. Visit this
imposing
fort, Queen Padmani's Palace, the tower of fame & the victory tower
erected
by
one of the greatest rajputh warrior kings, Maharana Rana Pratap in the
16th Century AD.
Return
to Udaipur. Balance time at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 27 UDAIPUR
Morning
after breakfast, excursion to Nagda, Eklinji & Nathdwara temples. Afternoon
city
sightseeing tour. Evening boat ride across lake Pichola. Overnight in Hotel.
DAY
28 UDAIPUR > MUMBAI > GOA
Morning
after breakfast, transfer to airport to connect flight at 0920 hrs for
Mumbai.
On
arrival at 1105 hrs, transfer in transit to connect flight at 1345
hrs for Goa, which
boasts
of some of the finest beaches in the world.later on arrival at 1445 hrs,
transfer
to
Ronil Beach Resort.
Balance day at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 29 GOA
Morning
after breakfast, proceeed for half day city tour of Old Goa.Visit Dona
Paula for
a panaromic
view of India's largest natural harbour. Next stop is Miramar, a long beautiful
avenue
along
the Mandovi river. proceed to Basilica of Bom Jesus, wherein enshrined
in an oracle silver
casket
lies the body of St. Francis Xavier, believed to be more than 500 years
old. Also visit Sea
Cathedral,
the biggest of its kind in Asia and end our tour with a visit to the Oillar
Monestary-
shrine
of Fr Angelo De Souza, a saintly local priest. Afternoon free. Overnight
in hotel.
DAY 30 GOA
After
breakfast, day free for independent activities. Vehicle at disposal for
full day.
Farewell
Seafood dinner and Overnight in hotel
DAY 31 GOA> MUMBAI
Morning
after breakfast free time. Later transfer to airport to connect flight
at 1730 hrs for Mumbai.
On
arrival at 1830 hrs, transfer directly to international airport to connect
flight for onward destination
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