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| PACKAGE OVERVIEW |
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| Rajasthan is a fairy tale world steeped in myths and legends, of sepia deserts and shimmering lakes, old havelis and impregnable forts, opulent palaces, dense forest and camels. From hidden forts and majestic palaces to endless sand dunes, from intricately carved Jain temples to national parks and bird sanctuaries, Rajasthan exhibits all colours that India is made of. So, explore this vibrant and enigmatic state with our exciting and cheap packages that offer the best deals and true value for your money! |
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 Accommodation for 2 nights in Delhi on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 2 nights in Jaipur on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 1 night in Deogarh on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 1 night in Mount Abu on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 2 nights in Udaipur on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 1 night in Chittorgarh on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 1 night in Kota on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 2 nights in Sawai Madhopur on twin sharing per person basis
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Accommodation for 1 night in Agra on twin sharing per person basis
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Daily buffet breakfast
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Intercity transfers and local sightseeing tours with guide as per the itinerary in an air-conditioned car
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Jeep ride at Amber Fort ramparts
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Applicable taxes
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| ITINERARY |
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DAY 1: DELHI
On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel for overnight stay.
Meals:
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DAY 2: DELHI
After breakfast, go on a full day city tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit the Red Fort comprising exquisite palaces, the Jama Masjid, largest mosque in India, the colourful and bustling Chandni Chowk bazaar and Raj Ghat, a memorial for Mahtama Gandhi. Also, visit the Qutub Minar, a soaring tower of victory dating back to 1199 and Humayun's Tomb. Drive past Rahstrapati Bhavan, the residence of the President of India, Rajpath and India Gate. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 3: DELHI - JAIPUR (259 KMS / 5 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Jaipur. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure. In the evening, visit the Lakshmi Narayan Temple for the evening prayer ceremony. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 4: JAIPUR
After breakfast, go on a full day city tour of Jaipur. Visit the 16 th century Amber Fort and take an elephant ride up the Fort's ramparts. The Fort encloses superb palaces and a marble temple dedicated to the fearsome goddess Kali. Visit the City Place Museum, the Jantar Mantar Observatory built in 1728 and Jaipur's signature landmark, the Hawa Mahal. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 5: JAIPUR - DEOGRAH (250 KMS / 6 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Deograh. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the 17th century Deograh Palace with miniature paintings adorning the walls. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 6: DEOGARAH - MOUNT ABU (120 KMS / 4 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Mount Abu. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the Dilwara Jain Temples adorned with fine marbles carvings and sculptures. Also, visit Nakki Lake and Sunset Point. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 7: MOUNT ABU - UDAIPUR (185 KMS / 4 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Udaipur. En route, visit the 15th Century Jain temples at Ranakpur. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. Enjoy rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 08: UDAIPUR
After breakfast, go on a half-day tour of Udaipur. Visit the City Palace where the royal family still occupies a part but the main portion is now a museum with a lavish collection of artifacts, intricate miniature paintings and sculptures. Stroll around Sahelion-Ki-Bari, a beautiful garden with fountains and admire the Jagdish Temple which is dedicated to Lord Jagannath. In the evening, take a boat ride on Lake Pichola . Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 09: UDAIPUR - CHITTORGARH (112 KMS / 3 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Chittorgarh. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the Chittorgarh Fort which is decorated with intricate carvings and sculptures. Also visit the palaces of different rulers. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 10: CHITTORGARH - KOTA (158 KMS / 4 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Kota. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the Maharao Madho Singh Museum which is famous for its collection of Rajput miniature paintings, sculptures, frescoes and armory. Also visit the Government Museum housed in the Brijvilas Palace near Kishore Sagar. Stay overnight at hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 11: KOTA - SAWAI MADHOPUR (125 KMS / 4 HOURS BY ROAD)
After breakfast, drive to Sawai Madhopur. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. In the evening, enjoy game viewing at the Ranthambore National Park and spot an assortment of wildlife including deer, wild boars, sloth bears and tigers. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 12: SAWAI MADHOPUR
Enjoy morning and evening game viewing at the Park. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 13: SAWAI MADHOPUR - AGRA (270 KMS / 06 HOURS DRIVE)
After breakfast, drive to Agra . En route visit the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, popularly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary renowned for the white Siberian Crane and other migratory birds and indigenous water birds. Also visit the 'ghost city' of Fatehpur Sikri constructed using sandstone and built by Emperor Akbar. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel for overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
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DAY 14: AGRA - DELHI (205 KMS / 4 HOURS BY ROAD)
At sunrise, visit the Taj Mahal, a 'wonder of the world' built by Emperor Shah Jehan as a shrine for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Return to the hotel for breakfast. Thereafter, visit the Agra Fort constructed of red sandstone with ornate interiors. Also visit the Jehangir Mahal, Khas Mahal, Sheesh Mahal and Deewam-e-Am. Drive to Delhi in the afternoon. En route visit Sikandra where Emperor Akbar was buried. On arrival, take a transfer to the airport for onward travel.
Meals: Breakfast
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| HOTEL DETAILS |
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WELCOMHERITAGE UMED BHAWAN PALACE
 
City: Kota
Umed Bhawan Palace exudes on aura distinctly its own. This Indo-Sarcenic, early 20th century palace has retained all the clean-cut solidity of the Victorian influence mingled with subtle Rajasthani trends as well as the trappings of royal comfort and aplomb. While the decorated ceilings and the marble corridors speak of its regal origins, the heirlooms and hunting trophies speak of the royal glories and lifestyles of the time. It offers luxurious accommodation in 32 rooms and suites that are well furnished and adequately appointed.
Hotel Facilities
The hotel serves Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisines and has a TV lounge and bar. It also offers conference and banquet facilities. Recreational facilities include a badminton court, croquet, board games, cycling trail and jogging track. Other facilities available at the hotel include currency exchange, doctor on call, laundry service and room service.
Location
The hotel is located 503 kms from the Delhi International Airport and 242 kms from the domestic airport at Jaipur.
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WELCOMHERITAGE CONNAUGHT HOUSE
City: Mount Abu
This delightful English cottage was formerly the official summer residence of the Chief Minister of the princely state of Mewar. Neat and compact, it is surrounded by impeccably maintained gardens. The cottage is at a walking distance from the Nakki Lake and Mount Abu and is most valued for the repose and retreat it offers in itself.
Rooms
The hotel has 14 air conditioned rooms with room service, telephones, refrigerators, running hot and cold water and televisions.
The other facilities offered at the hotel are garden lunches and picnics, sightseeing, acceptance of major credit cards and doctor on call.
The hotel has a restaurant that offers multi cuisine fare including Rajasthani food.
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WELCOMHERITAGE BASSI FORT-24 KMS AWAY FROM CHITTORGARH
City: Chittorgarh
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UMAID MAHAL
City: Jaipur
While not really a heritage hotel in terms of being an ancient structure with legendary history, Umaid Mahal has been created on the lines of a heritage property. The hotel is just two years old but its architecture and decor remind one of an era gone by. While the lobby is furnished with antique like furniture and decorated with lots of paintings, the reception counter boasts of an ornate metal frame with intricate carving, creating an effect of a stately era.
Hotel Facilities
Car Rental Facility | Indoor Multi Cuisine Restaurant | Outdoor Activities | Dining Hall | Live Entertainment | Laundry Service | Conference Facilities | Doctor on Call | Swimming Pool | Free WiFi | Parking Facility | Travel Desk | Business Centre
Recreational Facilities
Folk Dance | Puppet show | Village Safari
Room Amenities
35 Air Conditioned rooms | Television | Direct dial telephone | Study table | room service | balcony | Attached washroom | continuous supply of hot & cold water
Dining
Restaurant: Taikhana- is the multi cuisine restaurant with beautiful ambience.
Lounge bar serves all major Indian and foreign liquors.
Rooftop Restaurant is a tented restaurant serving delicious food with an amazing view from the top. Fold dance performances are also organised here
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THE PUGMARK
City: Ranthambhore
The Pugmark is a harmonious mix of modern architecture and imaginative landscaping. Situated at the junction of Aravalli hill ranges and the Vindhyan plateau, Pugmark Resort overlooks the Aravalli ranges. The Pugmark Resort sprawls in an area of about 5 acres and the perfect place to stay during your campaign in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan.
Rooms
The 20 well appointed rooms and 6 Swiss tents with a private mini bar are an extension to the primary theme of the property and have all the features to deliver the comforts of a pleasurable stay. The Special Suite is an enclosed heaven. The master bedroom is complimented with a mini bar and a study adjacent to it. The private pool of the suite is a sensational spot.
Dining
The resort has the Trail End Cafe, a 24 hours coffee shop; cave Palate, the multi cuisine restaurant; Rustic Earth, open air amphitheatre cum restaurant and the Flames, the high spirited bar.
Facilities
Lapped in the middle of the wilderness, the resort successfully delivers nature's beauty coupled with modern and suave facilities such as an ayurvedic massage, swimming pool, travel desk, currency exchange counter, room service, lounge, verandah, library, souvenir shop, doctor on call, credit cards, laundry service, transfers, conference and banquet hall, internet cafe, discussions with naturalists etc.
Location
The Pugmark, sprawling over an area of more than 5 acres is situated at the edge of the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan. The Jaipur/Sanganer airport is 180 kilometres away and the Sawai madhopur railway station is 10 kilometres away from the resort.
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SHIKARBADI
City: Udaipur
Location
Shikarbadi is located at Govardhan Vilas. About half a kilometre long dirt road takes you to Shikarbadi, the road flanked by nothing but desert plants, the horse stables and the air strip. The airport is about 35 km from here, the railway station about 7 km and the bus stand about 5 km.
An erstwhile hunting lodge for the royalty, Shikarbadi was converted into a hotel when hunting was banned by the government in 1976. But the lodge retains its old ambience, complete with a stud farm, an air hangar, and a deer park. Animals roam the grounds in the evenings and amid the lush greenery one can see peacocks serenading. The Aravallis ring Shikarbadi from behind, birds chirp, egrets fly, the rooms have gabled roofs and trees abound. The interiors are like that of an English villa, all stone walls and wooden everything. Stay at Shikarbadi if you are looking for something different, if you want to take a break from the chaos of life.
Rooms
There are 26 rooms at Shikarbadi, including 3 Suites, a Family Suite and 21 Standard rooms. The Family Suite is the largest, made to accommodate big groups, comprising a living room, a small dining hall, a kitchen, a master bedroom and a smaller room with twin beds. The Living room has comfortable couches, a large table with chairs, a separate antique study table and a television with cable connection. The Master bedroom is simply furnished with a double bed with red silk bedspread and intercom. A small dressing room adjoins it and is adorned with a large mirror and cupboard. The washroom has Biotique amenities including soap, shampoo, moisturiser. A geyser ensures 24-hour supply of running hot water. The decor of the Family Suite is very basic, more functional than ornamental. The kitchen has a refrigerator, a small geyser and washing sink. Kitchen ware is available on request.
The Suites have a split level living room, a bedroom, spacious dressing room and washroom. The living room is large and open with a refrigerator, tea/coffee maker, pretty cane couches and divan, television, a small dining table, a study table and intercom. Large photographs of tiger adorn the walls. A balcony adjoins the living room with a view of the Gordan Lake. The bedroom is beautiful with a bamboo double bed. Rajasthani miniatures are hung on the walls which are complemented by blue, silk drapes and bedcover. There is large gilt-edged mirror here. Amenities include television and intercom. The adjoining dressing room has a lovely rosewood dresser and cupboard. The dressing room leads to the very spacious washroom, as big as a normal room. The washroom is very clean and appointed with a bathtub, a large mirror, hair dryer, shampoo, soap, moisturiser and conditioner, as week as hot and cold running water. There is lots of natural light. The washroom has two entrances - one from the bedroom and the other from the living room, making it easier for groups. Outside, you have a beautiful view of Shikarbadi's private lake and the Aravallis beyond.
The rooms are immensely pretty, with wooden floors and stone walls. Large windows give you amazing views of grassy meadows. Wrought iron chairs adorn the room, as well as a lounge, cane chair. Amenities include tea/coffee maker, mini refrigerator, television, intercom, a large mirror. The washrooms too have stone inlaid walls and all the amenities are similar to Deluxe room washrooms except for the fact that these do not have bathtubs.
Guests can avail 24-hour room service; all the rooms have broadband internet access as well as safety deposit lockers.
Dining & Facilities
The poolside area is beautiful, marked off with a fountain. There is pool side seating in the garden with quaint wrought iron chairs and tables, and beyond, only the Aravalis. One end of the pool has deck chairs and a small Pool Bar Deck which is a small bar. The 'Baithak' restaurant also lies here. Serving multi cuisine fare, it can accommodate about 50 people. The decor is ostentatious with a large chandelier dominating the room. The theme is hunting with old hunting pictures on the walls. It has stone walls and the lighting is dim, making the ambience quite cosy after the heat outside. This restaurant can be used for conference as well.
The animals at the sanctuary are fed everyday at 4:30 pm near the swimming pool so it's the perfect time for some wildlife gazing. Shikarbadi offers interesting activities such as rifle shooting classes, horse riding, horse safari in the nearby jungles as well as the Shikarbadi paddock (Horse riding: Rs. 250 per head for 40 minmutes; Safari: Rs. 1500 per person, including breakfast.)
The second restaurant is called 'Cheetal'. It offers charming outside seating by the deer park, under natural canopies of trees. Sloping roof and stone walls again recreate the English-villa atmosphere. There more pictures of kings hunting, or with their prey. The restaurant is multi cuisine and the timings are 7 am to 11:30 pm.
The lobby of Shikarbadi is next to the reception area in a separate building complex and on its upper floor is the bar, decorated with tiger and bear skins. Cane furniture adorns the bar and from its peaceful, open spaces you get a great view of the surrounding countryside.
Other facilities offered at Shikarbadi include Comfort Travel Desk, sightseeing, airport/railway station transfer, car rental, currency exchange, doctor on call, laundry service, parking.
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HOWARD PARK PLAZA
City: Agra
Location
Howard Park Plaza is situated on the arterial Fatehabad Road, just 5 kms from the Agra Cantt. Railway Station. Lying in the heart of the tourist area, it is just a 10-minute walk from the Taj Mahal and a 10-minute drive from the main shopping centre Sadar Bazaar. The UP State Handicrafts Showroom and Pizza Hut lie at a distance of 250 metres from the hotel.
Howard Park Plaza, a 4 star hotel, offers the complete range of facilities that are required for a comfortable stay. The hotel's atrium lobby is decorated with a beautiful marble centre-piece that is crafted like a rangoli and filled with coloured gravel. Looming right above that is a long and exquisite chandelier, possibly the longest in Agra. After admiring these wondrous decor items, move on to the reception where the friendly staff greet you eagerly and help you check in.
Rooms
Accommodation options at the hotel include one Suite and 85 Superior rooms that are elegantly furnished and well appointed with all modern amenities including sofa, study table, cable television, tea/coffee maker, mini bar, luggage rack, cupboard and thermostat with temperature control. A complimentary bottle of mineral water is provided in each room. The attached washroom has a bathtub and soap, shampoo, shower cap and linen are provided for.
The Suite has a separate living room and bedroom besides two washrooms. Additional amenities in the Suite include a 4-seater dining table and two televisions, one in the living room and the other in the bedroom. The attached washroom has a Jacuzzi style bathtub and is replenished with shower gel, dental kit, shaving kit and hair dryer, in addition to other amenities.
Dining
Howard Park Plaza offers a range of dining options including a rooftop barbeque facility (during winter only). Rendezvous, the multi cuisine restaurant cum coffee shop adjoining the lobby offers a variety of Indian, Continental and Chinese delicacies with buffet as well as a la carte options while Downing Street, the pool facing bar offers the best in Indian as well as imported brands. While Rendezvous is open from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm, Downing Street remains open from 11 am to 11 pm. Room service is available round the clock.
Services & Facilities
Regal Hall, the conference/banquet hall with a provision of partition, can accommodate up to 350 guests while the Business Centre offers all necessary business services.
The range of recreational facilities offered at Howard Park Plaza includes a Spa with a beauty salon and ayurvedic massage centre. Swimming pool access as well as Spa facilities are available from 7 am to 8 pm. The hotel also boasts of a rooftop Taj viewing gallery and a shopping arcade, D' Craft, where one can find all handicraft and souvenir items.
Other facilities on offer are Wi-Fi service (chargeable at Rs. 200 per hour or Rs. 500 for 24 hours), travel desk, car rental service, safe deposit lockers at the reception, in-house laundry service, doctor on call and spacious parking.
Don't Miss
The two highlights of Howard Park Plaza are the atrium lobby and the recently renovated Spa. The atrium lobby features one of the longest chandeliers in the city, if not the state. The Spa offers a wide range of services besides a soothing ambience.
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HOTEL PARKLAND-GREEN PARK
City: New Delhi
Located in Green Park, a residential colony in south Delhi, Hotel Parkland offers a home away from home along with delightful hospitality for the business and leisure traveller to the city.
Location
Hotel Parkland is located in south Delhi in a neighbourhood called Green Park. It is 16 kms from the international airport, 12 kms from the domestic airport, 14 kms from the New Delhi railway station and within walking distance of the Green Park Main market.
Rooms
The hotel houses 42 spacious and well furnished air conditioned Executive rooms and Royal Suites. Some room facilities include a television, direct dial telephone and 24 hours room service. The attached washrooms feature a shower cubicle with linen and toiletries supplied for.
Dining & Facilities
Guests of Hotel Parkland can enjoy their meals at the hotel's restaurant Delhi Masala that serves Indian cuisine prepared by expert chefs.
For business needs, the hotel has three conference halls that can accommodate up to 250 persons along with a business centre equipped with the latest audio-video technology.
Other guest facilities available include 24 hours Wi-Fi connectivity and a fitness centre. Hotel Parkland accepts all major credit cards but does not accept personal cheques as a mode of payment.
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DEOGARH MAHAL
City: Deogarh
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| DESTINATION INFORMATION |
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| NEW DELHI |
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Delhi is the present day version of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of Pandavas, and has in-between been seen various rulers on its throne, the longest being Mughals. No wonder Delhi has charmed writers, Sufi saints and travellers alike. The present Delhi is one of the most developed Indian as well as global cities albeit with its glorious past lurking across the city. The head of Indian government sits in Delhi in the Parliament in central Delhi, surrounded by forts and monuments of his ancestors, both autocratic and monarchs. These are places like Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Jantar Mantar et al. Then there are imperial architectures around Lutyen's Delhi including Connaught Place, in heart of city and the closest Delhi can get to London's Trafalgar Square.
While these old one's have been there since long, the New Delhi, including NCR or National Capital Region has shown exemplary growth in architecture, business avenues, services, tourism and township. Let us have a quick trip across the capital...
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Humayun Tomb - Delhi
India Gate - New Delhi
Red Fort - New Delhi
Jama Masjid - New Delhi
Delhi Bahai Lotus Temple
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| CHITTORGARH |
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The erstwhile capital of Mewar from the 7th till the 16th century AD, Chittaur or Chittorgarh evokes memories of great heroism and sacrifice by Rajput men and women in the intermittent battles that they had to fight against invaders from Northwest or Delhi. Today, the city stands strewn with monuments and battlements as evidence of the blood and gore that it went through in medieval times.
Don't Miss
The Chittaur Fort is the best known fort in Rajasthan. Its origins are traced to the Pandavas of Mahabharata. It is said that Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers, built the fort. Other places that cannot be missed at Chttorgarh are Vijay Stambh, a 9-storyed tower is adorned by sculptures of Hindu deities around it; Kirti Stambh, Dedicated to Adinathji the 1st Jain Teerthankar adorned by the naked figures of the Digambars, gaumukh Reservoir, Rana Kumbh Palace, Padmini Palace, Meera Mandir, Kali Mata Temple, Jain temples and Fateh Prakash Palace, which now ahs been converted into a museum by the government.
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| KOTA |
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Located in the Hadoti district of Rajasthan, Kota has a rich history attached to it. Once the part of the erstwhile Rajput kingdom of Bundi, Kota became an independent princely state in 1624, when Mughal emperor Jehangir defeated its rulers. Kota is famous for its architectural heritage and has beautiful palaces, temples, museums, reflecting the splendour of the bygone era. The striking Chamba River flows right through the city.
Don't Miss
The City Fort Palace with its rugged bastion, ramparts, with delicate domes and balustrades is the most prominent thing to see in Kota. The Rao Madho Singh Museum is a store house of artefacts, miniature paintings, magnificent sculptures, and ancient murals and arms. The Jagmandir Palace built by one of the queens in 1740 was once the pleasure palace of kings in the middle of the beautiful Kishor Sagar Lake. Its reflection in crystal waters of the lake offers a breathtaking view to visitors. Also, don't miss the Chambal Gardens and Haveli of Deaji when in Kota.
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| RANTHAMBHORE |
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Most famous for its tiger population, the Ranthambore National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary covers 392 sq. km of the total 1,334 sq. km area of Ranthambore. It is bordered by two rivers, Chambal and Banas, which are the lifeline of the area. During the dry summers, pools formed on the river beds serve as the best place for animal sightings. For those who like tranquility, the 200 km safari on four different trails, presents an amazing assortment of resident and migratory birds and animals in Ranthambore National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. Visitors need to adhere to the Forest Department's fixed timings for the morning and afternoon safaris of three hours each.
Morning safari times in winter are usually 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M., while in summer, it's 6:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. The evening safari times in winter are 4 P.M. to 6:30 P.M., while in summer it's 3 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
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A langur monkey at Ranthambore National Park
View of the beautiful Ranthambore Fort
Meandering Jungle Trail, Ranthambore National Park
A tiger crossing the Jungle safari trail in Ranthambhore
The tigers of Ranthambhore
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| AGRA |
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A crimson sun casting an orange hue, setting behind the luminescent white marble of the epitome of everlasting love 'The Taj Mahal', is probably the 'cliched' picture that leaps to our mind when we think of Agra. Why should it not? After all Taj Mahal remains unsurpassed in beauty. But there is much more to Agra than just the Taj Mahal. Agra has a rich and puristic cultural mix of the Persian and the Mughal era. It is home to many ancient relics and monuments of historical and cultural significance - Taj Mahal, the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri, the exquisite tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah are just a few of the many wonders of pristine Mughal architecture that are nestled in the city.
Historians are of the general opinion that the city of Agra was founded in 1504 A.D. by Sikandar Lodi, the ruler of the Delhi Sultunate. Sikander Lodi's son, Ibrahim Lodi, ruled over the city after his father's death until he fell fighting Babar in the first battle of Panipat fought in 1526. Under the Mughals, the city witnessed the blossoming of some of the finest pieces of architecture ever made. The magnificence of the ancient times is not the only thing that would strike you with awe. In the backdrop of the monuments and the tombs, is a bustling industrial city getting richer by the day. Some of you might get down on your knees twice - at the Taj Mahal to propose and the second time to thank your stars for all the shopping you could do in the city! Agra has a thriving market of marble artifacts, silk fabrics, and leather goods available at dirt cheap rates.
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Agra Taj Mahal
Taj Complex
Agra Taj Mahal 1
Agra Taj Mahal
Agra Taj Mahal 2
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