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| PACKAGE OVERVIEW |
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| One of the most visited regions of India and housing a treasure trove of ancient cities, architectural marvels, colourful people and cultural conundrums, the golden triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur gives the traveller the essence of North India. Explore the 2500-year-old rich past of Delhi to the dazzling Taj Mahal at Agra to the Rajputana architecture and valour of Jaipur, the 'city of victory'. |
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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 Agra on twin sharing per person basis
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Daily buffet breakfast
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Inter city transfers and local sightseeing with English speaking guide as per the itinerary by a chauffeur driven air conditioned car
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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DAY 4: JAIPUR
After breakfast, go on a full day city tour of Jaipur. Visit the 16th century Amber Fort and enjoy an elephant ride up to 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.
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DAY 5: JAIPUR - AGRA: 249 KMS / 6 HOURS BY ROAD
After breakfast, drive to Agra. En route, visit the imperial 'ghost city' of Fatehpur Sikri built of sandstone by Emperor Akbar. On arrival, take a transfer and check into the hotel. Late afternoon visit the Taj Mahal, 'a wonder of the world' built by Emperor Shah Jahan in loving memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Stay overnight at the hotel.
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DAY 6: AGRA - DELHI: 205 KMS / 4 HOURS BY ROAD
After breakfast, visit the Agra Fort built by Emperor Akbar in 1565 and the marble tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah built by Empress Noor Jahan for her father. Check out and drive to Delhi. On arrival, take a transfer to the airport for onward journey.
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| HOTEL DETAILS |
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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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HOLIDAY INN
City: Jaipur
Holiday Inn is a classified as 5 Star hotel by the Govt. of India. The hotel's architecture upholds the local culture, blending it comfortably with surroundings. All modern facilities are incorporated in the well planned hotel designed as a Haveli, which means a nobleman's mansion.
Hotel Facilities
Banquet | Conference & Seminars | Boardroom |Shopping arcade | Swimming pool | Travel desk | Business centre | Laundry service | Foreign exchange counter | Parking | Doctor on call | Safety deposit lockers | WiFi internet | STD/ ISD phone facility
Recreation facilities
Swimming Pool | Gymnasium | Table tennis | Indoor games
Room Amenities
Air conditioner | Satellite television | Telephone | Mini bar | Safety deposit locker |Tea coffee/maker | Attached washroom | Hot & Cold water | Soap | Shampoo | Linen |
Dining
Coffee Shop: Palms, the coffee shop offers Indian and International cuisine and snacks
Bar: The Bar is an extension of Palms and offers Indian and imported wines and spirits
Restaurant: Aangan is the Indian specialty restaurant, where you will be entertained with flute recitals, while the chefs conjure ethnic cuisines for you.
Outdoor Restaurant: Goth - The Village is the ethnic outdoor village restaurant, with an authentic Indian rural backdrop with folk dancers, fortune - teller, fire eaters entertaining you. The Goth is open only for dinner.
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ASTER INN
City: New Delhi
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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
India Gate - Delhi
India Gate - Delhi
Delhi Bahai Lotus Temple
New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi
Qutub Minar - New Delhi
Qutub Minar - New Delhi
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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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